Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-02-17

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ected by the Senate.
Among the nominations by the Presi
dent on the 4th were: H. H. Heath, Mar
shall for New Mexico; Samuel Bard, o
Georgia, Governor Of Idaho; Mary Z
Prndle, Postmistress at Wabashaw, MINI
The impeachment Of Governor Reed, o
Florida, was killed in the House on thu
4th, by the adoption of the minority
report -
General Butler, a. Chairman ofthe Ma
iiona] Asylum for Disabled Soldiers, some
time ago made application for the bounty
due soldiers who had deserted during the
war, amounting to 100000. The Trea
sury refused to turn over the money, on
the ground that the bounty was not due
until expiration ofthe term of service, and
that a. the men had deserted, their terms
had not expired. This decision has been
affirmed by the Attorney General, and
hence the money will not be paid over.
A Washington telegram Of the 9th states
that the President had informed friend
that Judge Hoar would remain in the
Cabinet. 58
The Postmaster General states that dur.
ing the month of January there were 237,.
1877 franked letters sent from the Wash
ington Postoflice, at a cost Of 81, 259, and
$50 tons Of printed matter, at cost OF
388,S6O to the Government.
The President, on the 9th, issued proc.
1amation announcing tho ratification of
the additional treaty with China.
Representative Hoag, of Toledo, Ohio,
died in Washington on the 9Th, Of pneu-
monia.
The Supreme Court Of the United States
has rendered decision in the case ap.
pealed from Kentucky, on the payment of
. note made before the passage of the
Legal Tender act. When the maker went
TO pay it, he offered greenbacks, which the
bank refused to take. He declined to pay
the coin, and was thereupon sued by the
bank. The Supreme Court of Kentucky
sustained the action, and declared the act
in question unconstitutional. This brought
the case into the United States Supreme
Court, where it has twice been argued, and
the decision of the State Court is sustained,
The Court holds that the act Is unconstitu-
tonal In 80 far as it relates to contracts
made prior to February 20, 1852, at which
date 1t was signed by the President; and
that Congress could not make 1t applica.
BILE to contracts entered into prior to that
date. ChiefJustice Chase read the
opinion for himself and Justices Nelson,
Clifford and Field, adding that it was also
concurred in by Justice Grier, before his
resignation. Justice Miller, for himself
and Justices Davis and Swayne, dissented
from the opinion of the Chief.J usticej and
held that the act Isl constitutional in it's
terms, and that greenbacks are, as therein
specified, legal tender in payment of all
debts, whether on contracts made before
or after it became the law.
The President on the 7th nominated to
the Senate Hon. William Strong, of Phila-
delphia, and Hon. Joseph p. Bradley, of
Newark, N. j., for Justices of the Su-
preme Court, respectively for the Penn
sylvania and the Georgia Circuits.
The President on the 9th nominated
Jesse Grant as Postmaster at Covington,
Ky; James Crowley, Postmaster at Go.
lumbus, Ohio.
A general order from the War Depart
ment provides that no coal oil hereafter
be used for the illumination Of military
posts. Lard oil is to be substituted gener.
ally In its place.
The East.
Gold closed In New York on the 9th
1t 1904.
Anew York dispatch OF the 3D. states
shat the Rev. Horace Cook was then with
his family, near Boston, under medical
treatment.
Since January 1 up to the Sd inst,
4,2S4 immigrants had arrived at the port
Of New York. aIa.sIs
A great fire occurred at Towanda, Pa,
ON the evening Of the Goth ult, entailing
. loss Of $25O0OO.
A freight train was thrown from the
track on the Sd, between Burlington and
Essex, VT, and Patrick Collins, conductor
was killed, and Michael Clancy, Andrew
johnson and Michael Ryan, employees on
the train, seriously injured.
The Labor Reform members of the
Massachusetts, Legislature have united in
. resolution to confne themselves in leg.
islation solely to matters pertaining TO-
labor reform, and not to become involved
rs party in the question of woman suf.
frage or other doubtful measures.
A large freight train going east on the
Boston s. Albany Railroad, on the Sd,
broke the couplings near Chatham village,
and the train Of cars ran back down q
heavy grade, coming in collision with
another freight train, piling them all up
In . mass Of ruins with the engine, and
killing Miles Phillips, conductor; Charles
Hpr~gue, brakeman, and Henry Bibley,
fireman. John Lostly, brakeman, was Sc
riously injured, and. William Booth, en-
1ineer, slightly.
At Bangor, Me-, on the morning of the
9Th, the thermometer marked 2415 deg.