Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-07-14

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In the Senate, on the 90th, The
| snesdneuss to the scnsse bgii 70 pssv -
exsernsnassos Of fus-besnrg aninsls - -
were oo0crrred tn "A joint rescautisa -
| ported asfhoHxiEg the exploration an - -
| the Tehuanfepec and Nicaragua ruata ~ ~
Canal between the Atlantic asd Pacific c. ~.
Reports al CoESerence Committees On O.
| rcsolstson foe the relief Of o1hoers o. u Il.
| and on The bin 10 smesd the granting tt -
way 10 ditch and Canal owners over puoaI
10 sn.~s1 ~ RSzrFrss a. sss..sS
: year n he vsr q lss s.ssIii0a -, .
two year, r~sinence aatborixipg the ahjadica.
ttor, BY the United States Cctrts Of Asxican lapc
eisims BOT passsd upon y TIE land ccnm..s,on O
ssd North Lopssssns 4 Texas Railroad 10 Con-
soiidste for The purposs al nrning jsncaon
ing to asid foads twenty sections o. isnd pes mile
-. The n, bin was proceeded with. and several
smsndmeufs were agreed to- Adjourned
In the House, on the 30th, . bill was
introduced, to chsnge the time o. holding Great
ana Dns1cs Cosrn Of the United States IN the
Nntaerp District ofOhio. >. Several Of the senate
we're Yer nos-oonenrred IN and conlerene. Comm !.
Tee. consisting of Aessn Sargent, Beck. and
Csrke. a Ks,ss. wss sppsanied. J. Bills were
s.,s 70, - s. s::s G % Of
wa.er comm unscatioe between the niss'sr ppi
River ana Lake Michigan BY way OF the w'scon,in
and Fox kiven; 70 amend the Get snfnonnnE -
on the military reservation o. Fort Leaven.ofsn,
Kansas. requiring the spans ~ the draw 70 bs not
ess than 30 feet In the ciesr on each .ids Of TIE
| central pivot TO amend the oct OF July 49, 1858
rsrss purcksssa q Cs,sSisn pos,s; seSG. sills,
rslisf q prss.ptioa ssts,sn in Nsbfsska. .Bils
r e!s. so.. csps eoa e "
and gsSsDs ss1 :a snd As iEScy
refuge II the eastern entrance. the expen~s
NOT TO exceed ~ OD,00o; granting the Evans
ys !, nn ne ., s. nc s,o
River; creating q port OF delivery u Duluth.
kinn. "A mslorify report was made from the
Committee On Elections. In the Kentucky election
csse. that Rice. tie citing member, vaa diequs-
fed under the Fourteenth Amendn ert, and that
the Governor be notified Of the vacancy, snd thst
leigier, the contestant. Be allowed the expenses
OF The contest and the views OF tho minority
were presented, declaring Rice juSly entitled to
the seat -. The bin for refupding and consodat-
Ing the national debt was considered, and several
proposed amendments were disposed Of. 4eeen
Field, Packer and Knott were announced - Con.
ference Committee On the National Currency bill
>. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the list, the House bill
to change the time for holding terms Of the Dis
trict and Circuit Courts o: the Northern District
Of Ohio. was paced The House amendments 70
the bill for the improvement OF water communica-
Michigan vso the wisconsin and Fox
rivers, were eopcuned In. Bills were reported
TO promote railroad communications In the
wsy Ut the Portage Lake improvement Com
psny, and granting lands for the improve
ment oi Sturgeon Bay. Tho Tax bill was
rived from United Btatee bonds ave per cent. was
rejected-l2 to 30 the bill was reported to the
Senate, and the amendment striking out the In
q motion to reconsider was subesa uently made
and carried, and IN amendment was offered and
adopted-27 TO 2i--continuiDg the income tax
Instead Of per cent. the question then being on
striking ont the sections imposing the income tax,
az amended, the Senate refused 70 strike them out
"a TO S-thus reversing ito former action....
Adjourned.
In the House, on the list. the Senate
Almeda bill, to grant the hight Of way to q road
through public lands in California, was passed..
Several private bills were passed "A resolution
was adopted--requesti the President TO demand
OF the British Government nnder what pretepse or
right. and uQder whose order. American nthing
vessels have been arrested and detained In the
Straits OF Canso, the way to the nshing grounds,
by vessels flying the British Dag. Consi0eyation
OF the Funding bill was resumed and afer dlspos'
bill was adopted ~ substitute for the Senate bill
...Adj0urned.
In the Senate, ON the I'd, bills were
reported-granting condemned ordnance for Sol
disrs' monuments to various towns throughout
the country; amendment to the River and Harbor
Appropriation bill to establish q trans Atlantic
postal telegraph service BY an American cable.
A report was submitted and adopted rom the
Committee Of Conference on the bill amondatory
Of the Patent and Copyright laws. "A motion to
report was made from the Committee Of Con-
ference on the Indian Appropriation bill. that the
committee was unable TO agree IN consequence OF
the Senate TO make treaty sipulatious with In.
dian tribes which should bind the House, and
Committee Of Conference WAS ordered. the
the bill to define the duties Of Pension
Agents was adopted. "A Committee OF Confer.
ence WAS appointed upon the .s-Omce ApProPr-
laws and punish crimes against them was taken up
and debated, and an amendment TO strike ths word
"white " out OF al scts OF Congress relative to
on account q rsss Or color was agreed tos7 70
~ Adjourned.
In the House, on the I'd, petition Was
presented from business men OF Cincinnati
against change Of time when reduction Of du.
ties shall take place under the Tar and Tariff NIL,
and prayer that the date nxed IT December 81,
1870 be retained 80. Bills were pasfcd-to forbid
the conveyance OF Indian reservations BY treaty
to any other grantee than the United states; au-
thortzing applicants under the Homestead act,
when prevented BY distance or other good cause
from personal attendance o. the District Land
once. TO make anidavit and proof before the
Clerk Of County Court, and transmit the same,
the Land Once for the protection Of settlers on
lands Of the United 6tates, providing that when
any person entitled to avail himseif OF the benent
Of the Presumption or Homestead laws, has made
bona tide settlement on lands subject thereto.
such settlement shall be deemed TO create q con-
tract between tho government and settler, ana his
claim shall constitute vested right Of property
to prevent tho further sales Of public lands IN the
Territory Of Dakota, except under the Pre-emp-
ton and Homestead laws; also, similar laws sp.
plying to Nevads, Nebraska, California, Kanss~,
Arkansas, and Utah; declaring forfeited TO the
United States lands granted to the
state OF Louisiana In 1885, for tho
New Orleans, Opelousas d Great Western Rail-
road to extend the wood screw patent Of Thomas
Harvey; for the extension of the patent OF Arson
Smith FOR Improvement In pows; to incorporate
the United States Freehold Land and Emigration
Company, and confirm certain legislation IN Colo.
RADIO Territory IA report WISE made and agreed
to, ron the Conference Committee on the bill to
revise, consolidate and amend the patent ana
copyright laws. The House agreed to second
conference on the Indian Appropriation bill. and
Messrs. Sargent, Niblack and Paine were appoint
ed GOnferancA COSnvnlttaa ThA LOuininua