Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-12-22

grade Of Rear Admiral and Commodore to three
and six respectively, by omission to oil vacancies
| petroleum; to regulate rank in the navy Of the
United States, and for other purposes; to enable
the jackson, Lansing 4 Saginaw Railroad Com.
road from Traverse Bay to the Straits Of Mack.
(! nav; to define and protect the rights Of miners,
| and to encourage the development Of the mines
10 Congress from the Indian Territory was re-
/ ported fayorably from the Committee on Indian
Affairs. :. Adjourned to the 18th.
| In the Senate, on the 18th, memorial
was presented from the Iron Noulders' National
Union, held in Philadelphia last July, protesting
against the importation Of coolies into the United
states. Bills were introduced-to provide a re-
IN ios &c
| intercourse between the United States and the
| British North American possessions and the
p. tho Of 81 m.
the United States and Europe to protect the lives
and property OF crews, passengers and merchandise
| and Oriental steam Navigation Company, Of New
York, to establish American line OF iron steam.
ships for opening direct trade between the United
mails of the United States, and for promoting en-.
| igraton into the Southern States Of the Union.
| A general amnesty resolution was offered, and
resolution was introduced, laid on tie table and
ordered printed. authorizing the appointment OF
COMMISSIONER in relation to the Republic Of Do
relating to the tenure OF civil offices was received
from the House, and referred. Several bills
were considered in their order. those to which
any objection was made being laid aside. .Execu-
| tive session and adjournment.
| In the House. on the 18th, James II.
Rainey, colored memberelect from the Fourth
| District OF South Carolina, appeared
and took the oath o. Office. Bills were
| introduced and referred-tO amend the act
OF March 8, 1865. regulating the carrying OF
tax; to amend the law for the collection OF duties
on imports; to establish ocean steamship lines for
transportation between the United states and En-
rope TO authorize the Secretary Of the Interior to
increase the compensation OF Assistant Marshals,
for taking the Of 1870 In relation to repeal
ing the taxes on legaciss and distributing shares
lean flag; to extend the provisions OF the twenty
NTH section Of the Army Appropriation bill OF the
9th OF July 1870, affecting the relatives OF de o
for the falls Of the Ohio and the Loisvile and Port
land Canal; to provide for the settlement OF claims
OF officers and soldiers Of the revolutionary army;
appropriating condemned cannon for the Nation
al Cemetery at Knoxville, Tenn. to extend the
time for the completion OF the Missouri q Mon
tana Railroad; to divide Missouri into three Judi
cial districts: to amend the act Of July 3: 1858,
granting lands for the improvement OF the Mime
sofa River; to appropriate the proceeds OF the
sales Of public lands in oregon to the support OF
common schools there; to authorize the con-
struction Of . military and postal railway
between Washington and New York.. max
ing Treasury notes receivable as part pay.
ment of customs duties; to amend the General
! Bankruptcy aet....A resolution was adopted
calm. for information concerning the I'm
provement OF the Dee Moines Rapids. "A bill was
reported from the Judiciary Committee and passed
ST to 25-to repeal the acts OF March ., 1887 and
April s, 10 g. regulating the tenure Of certain civil
officers, being an unconditional repeal OF all ten
ure-of Office acts. IA joint resolution was In
troduced and referred, authorizing the President
to appoint commission, consisting Of five per-
sons to inquire into the expedieScy Of negotiating
| ts acquisition. "A concurrent resolution for q
| recess OF Congress from Thursday, Dec. ~, to
| Wednesday, Jan =, was adopted resolution was
tons to report what effect had been given to the
provisions of the last Indian Appropriation bill
requiring an investigation OF certain ar,egea Irauds
ishing the Offices of Admiral and Vice. Admiral In
| the navy was passed under suspension OF the
rules and without division ~. RI. resolution was
| pie Of revenue reform points to the abolition OF
the internal revenue system at the earliest day
consistent with the faith and credit Of the govern
ment, and OF all stamp and other internal taxes
Appointments to I'LL vacancies In committees:
Mr.. strickland on Public Lands, and Mr. Ferris on
Postal Telegraph. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the creden.
tias of Thomas j. Robertson, Of South Carolina,
reelected for the term commencing March, 1871,
were read and laid on the table. The creden-
tias Of Messrs. Farrow and Whitley, Senator'S
elect from the State OF Georgia. were taken from
the table and referred to the Judiciary Committee
>. Bills were introduced and referred-granting
lands to the STATE Of Wisconsin to ad IN the IN con
Superior, yta Green Bay, Wis; to aid In the con-
strnetiea Of railroad and telegraph line from
Yermillionville Louisiana to Ma,s h all IN the
land grant in aid Of the Selma, Rome 4
Dalton Railroad, In the States OF Georgia
and Alabama. .. Leave was asked to intro
au View to the Arlington estate
the widow Of Gen. Robert Z. Lee, the removal OF
the graveyards on the premises and general res
titution for any encumbrance placed there IN the
interest Of the Government. After lengthy dis
cussion, the request was refused-yeas 4. nays 81.
way, late Representative from Virginia, were re-
ceived, read, and after eulogistic remarks, were
adopted, Resolutions were adopted for an ~.
yest1gaiiOn by the Retrenchment Committee into
any alleged dsloyalty on the part OF Senator
Sprague, OF Rhode Island, in come ction with one
Charged a S ysS the
| ing the war Of the rebellion. Adjourned.
In the House, on the 18th, petitions were
presented OF settlers the Cherokee neutral lands
in Kansas asking for recognition OF their rights
| under the homestead law and pre-emption laws;
of 1000 citizens of Gloucester Mass, complaining
OF unfriendly acts of the authorities Of the Domin.
| lon OF CANADA toward American HsneTHehs 1nu
| praying that retaliatory measures be enacted by
| Congress, in the way Of nOn-intercourse. ETC..
| Bills were passed--the postal pill, amended so as
to repeal from the lst OF July, 1871, all laws allow
| ing the ranking privilege, and permitting newspa-
pers, periodicals and magazines recipr0caiy inter-
changed between publishers, and copy
| Of weekly, semi-weekly and monthly news.
papers to be sent free OF charge to actual
| subscribers within the county where pub
Iished, but providing that the ranking privilege
shall not be taken from any person to whom 1t has
heretofore been granted BY name BY special ACT o.
+ GGeasresr, removing political disabilities from
| Win. NJ. McGurder, VIM. Cardwell and richard
Goulding, Of Virginia; to amend the twenty NTH
section of the of the 9th OF July, 1870 provid.
| ing hOmesteads for officers, soldiers and marines
| who served during the rebellion. :. The bill ex-
| tending the time to construct railroad from the
| st. Croix River, or lake. to the west end OF Lake
Superior, and to bayfield,, was postponed TIL the
| second Tuesday In January. Bills were intro.
| duced and referred-to aid the Mediterranean ORR
| entail Steam Navigation Company OF New FORK to
establish an American line Of iron steamships; to
secure the eligibility Of American ships for foreign
trade, and to encourage shp-bniding In the United
States; granting lands for railroad from Den
yer, Col, to Albuquerque, New Mexico. .Ad'
journed.
The Week Of Prayer In 1871.
The Hon. William E. Dodge, Presi.
1 xlou4 ~c xl.o Exo,ral;col "A 1lianca Of the