Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-06-09

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on in the interior. The authorities have
made no movement to check it."
Congressional. tHta
In the Senate, on the goth, the JOINT
resolution giving the consent Of Congress to the
acceptance by the State Of New jersey Of the
Stevens Battery was passed A report was made
upon the memorial of citizens of Rhode Island
upon thu discrimination against naturallzec cltl.
zens under the constitution OF that state Bills
we're repOrted-tO provide for carrying mails be.
tween the United States and the west coast OF
South America; substitution for the Dill regulat-
ing proceedings for the naturalization OF aliens
The Legislative Appropriation Dill was proceeded
with and several amendments were adopted, when
the bill was reported to the Senate al the amend
ments proposed in Committee Of the Whole were
agreed to, except those upon which separate votee
were desired by Senators--and 1t was agreed that
the amendments undispOsed of should be voted
on on the 27th.. Adjourned. t..e.....'
In the House, on the 26th, bills were
passed annullirg law Of New Mexico, which re-.
served real estate from execution, with proviso
that homestead only to the amount OF 1000 be
reserved Senate bill creating an additional land
district In Colorado The River and Harbor bill,
approprating nearly $500, 0O0 was reported from
the Committee on Commerce; and referred to the
Committee on Appropriations. IA bill was intro
duced and referred exemptipg machinery used IN
seam vessels from tonnage duties. u the
amendments proposed to the Northern Pacioc
Railroad bill were rejected, and the bill was
passed--1O7 10 IS. ;. "A report was made from the
Conference Committee on the bill to enforce the
Fifteenth Amendment, which went over TO the
37th. The bill orevive the commercial and nav
igation Interests Of the United States was dis
cussed at length, and q motion to table 1t was re
jected 81 to 1885,. Adjourned s ,d
In the Senate, on the 9th, bills were
introduced and referred-to promote the cultiva
ton OF public lands for the improvement Of
water communication between the Mississippi
river and Lake Michigan by the Wisconsin and
Fox rivers for bridge acrOes the Kansas river
of the corporation OF Washington acting as an off,
Ger Of election or registration 3 s were n s,, re-
y the deficiency e. the for nile
age of members by the House Of Representa-.
.iyes without amendment bill appropriating
$s25.oO0 in gold To. pay the Government OF Great
July l, 1883, to settle the claims OF the Hud.
son Bay Company and Puget Sound Agricnl.
tural Company ;, 1t was ordered that the Senate
would adjourn rom the 2sh to the sst IN order to
observe the both as holiday for the decoration of
soldiers graves The Legislative Appropr istiOn
bill was taken up. and amendments were adopted,
placing female clerks in the departments on an
equality with the males as to compensation; max.
Ing appropriations for the extension OF the Capitol
grOunds-43 To 10; appropriating 100000 for an
expedition TO the North poic-2o 10 % making
10000, Associate Judges, $500. Circuit Judges,
$3.50. Cont of Claims and District OF Columbia
Judges, 5000; and the bill was passed,
In the House, on the eth, q report was
made In the South Carolina contested case OF Wal
lace against Simpson, declaring A. 3. Wallace Only
elected aud entitled to seat, and resolution to
that effect was adopted and Mr.. Wallace was
called forward and took the oath "A bill wac re-
ported annnlling all laws OF the Territory OF Idaho
taxing persons of the Chinese or Mongolian race,
and law creating the ONCE Of District Attorney
for each county; and forbiddng the Territorial
Legislature paying extra salaries to Federal off,
GERS In the Territory, or to members or employees
of the legislature IA report from the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs, referring to the President
the petitions Of Wiliiam Maggie and John War
rem, citizens OF the United States, now prisoners
In Great Britsia, with request that such action
be taken by him In acc ordnance with International
law. AVID vi h the rights OF American citizenship,
as the facts will Justify WAS agreed to....A large
number OF reports from the Committee on RevO-
lutionary Pensions and the War of 1912 we're
made. and disposed off,. "A new rule was ADOPT
ed forbldding the Changing Of vote after the an
record Of a members vote who was NOT present
when the vote was taken. The report OF the
Conference Committee on the bill to enforce the
riheenth Amendment was agreed to--133 TO SO. -.
The Internal Revenue bill was reported back
rom the Ways and Means Committee, and the nrrt
reading was dispensed with. ana after considera.
ton OF the bill TO reduce the internal taxes, the
houro auIOuucu
In the Senate, on the 2Sth, petitions
were presented and referred-from the American
Cable Company, asking aid TO the proposed line
from New York, Ola the Azores, to Lisbon, Lands
End, Eug'and. Havre and Amsterdam or colored
citizens or Maryland, asking q remedy for pro-
rcription 10 travel on account Of color. The
subject OF the restoration Of foreign commerce
70 american vessels was further Considered ~.
nistrict OF Columbia business was consi dered,
n tn mt ~
employe OF the corporation acting AZ an election
or registration Officer. Executive session and
adjournment to the 8lst.
In the House, on the 2Sth, q bill was
passed granting pension of eight dollars per
month to the surviving soldiers and sailors Of the
war OF 1919 who are In dependent circumstances.
and who gave no aid or comfort to the late rebel
non, snd also to the surviving widows OF officers
ana men married before or during the war OF 1870
VINO are IN IKE circumstances. ;. Con Iteration
OF me Dill TO reduce internal taxes was resumed
OF Adjourned to the 31st
In the Senate, on the 31st, bill was in,
PRODUCED, to encourage the building of sbins TO-
the foreign trade and for other purposes. The
joint resolution for extending the time for con.
sructing railroad from St Croix River A. the
wesl end u Lake Superior, to Bayfield,. wis. was
ps-sei A OIL was reported incorporstipp the
enc submarine Company. and to facilitate teIe
a'n communication between America and Asjs
80. adverse reports were made upon bills for the
.incstion o. treaties with the Creek Nation.