Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-02-10

ingstone, the celebrated African traveller,
has been burned - . wizard BY chief In
the interior.
It is reported that $50 prisoners were
killed in Havana, on the 8lst ult., BY vol
unteers. A great FIRE took place in the
negro quarter Of Havana, called Jesus
Maria, the same night.
Congressional.
In the Senate, on the 9th, the House
joint resolution prohibiting assessments upon. Or
collections from, Subordinate ohcfas 70 MAKE
p'e:fss; s their g .: :sRsSr pS q ds,
It It. 6maha, Nebraska, was discussed, and
passed. ;. The credentials Of John !. Lewis
and jobs W. johnson, senatore;elece nom
peafed and the usual oath Of once was adminfs-
tered BY the Chair TIE Currency bill was taken
up and discussed until adjournment
In the House, on the 9th, bills were in
troduced and referfed-to pay the China and Japan
indemnity fund into the Treasury; to establish
steamship lines requiring National banks, going
into Liquidation, to deposit lawful money In place
q theft circa.tng notes; 70 amend the law con-
mechanics, &c. TO abolish mileage. The bill TO
prevent the further sale Of public lands except I'M
der the presumption and Homestead laws. was re,
recommitted :. A resolution ofinquiry was passed
relative to the Improvement OF navigation IN the
ai'si:sppi hive, s. nssE t 6smm Mss
on the Postal Telegraph bill, consisting Of Me.srs.
washbur. wis ) lawrence, Dawes, Davis, Pal.
mer, woodward, and Beck; was announced.
Virginia, were sworn In; objection was made TO
Mr.. Porter, but. after very excited debate 1t was
overuled and he was sworn il: Bills were passed
word %sa 70 incade abolish the
frankiDg privilege and 70 60 into effect July l.
IA to l4....A resolution was reported nom The
Committee on nect,ons "a decsrpg mat \. =. roe
FIRST Congressional District Of Pennsylvania, and
that John Covode was. The legislative Appro-
priation bill was debated in Committee Of the
Whole. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 28th, John w.
Johnston was sworn in as Senator from Vir.
ginia. The amendment to the Virginia bill.
allowing an Affirmation 70 be made BY those con
was passed. q. Resolutions were agreed tO-in-
struc.Ag the Committee on Judiciary to report
iect O, tho Organization OF Provisional Legisla-
ture In 0eov9fa; requesting the Secretary Of War
to communi 40 the result Of the survey Of the hsr
Dor Of Duluth at the head Of Lake superios' WITH
resolutions were introduced-to authorize the
Kansas Pacific Railroad to extend ind construct
railroad and to 3 "
and seamen, regardless Of their former condition
OF servitude; allowing settlers on the late Sioux
Reservation, in Minnesota, 70 make proof ana pay.
ment OF their claims up to the LIST OF next March
Thu Presidents veto OF the bill extending
Rollin Whites patent was considered The Dill
appropratiDg go 90 for the relief Of the poor and
destitute in the District Of COLUMBIA was passed
....Adjourned to the 8lst
In the House, on the 28th, J. X. Gibson,
gr
were introduced and referred-to preserve the
navigation Of the Mississippi at near the Falls Of
st. Anthony granting lands to the Deer Creek b
Marble Quarry Railroad Company, OF Michigan |:
for the collection Of debts due from Southern rail-
read t. se ,d the
Territorial Government for the District OF Colum-
bia; to regulate commerce between the States in
regard 70 commercial paper; 70 abolish the
produce brokers' tax ~ imposed on farmers and
market gardeners. "A bill was passed abOlishing
the office OF Congressional Printer, and creating
Superintendent Of Public Printing on salary OF
$4,000 a year. "A report was made by the Com
ttee on Elections In the Gaze Of claimants for seats
from the State OF Georgia, under the election Of
April 90 1858, declaring them not entitled 10 their
seats and q resolution to that effect was adopted
-. A post-route bill was reported and passed:
The Appropriation bill was discussed In Committee
Of the Whole. Adjourned
In the Senate, on the 81st ult., bills were
introduced-to abolish the Office of Surveyor Of
Customs; relating to the Central Branch Of the
Union Pacific Railroad Company; to provide for
the admission of Mississippi. The House bill to
abolish the franking privilege was repOrte Av0rab
". petit ion was presented from citizens of Kan
sas. for the selection Of commission to distribute
eligible lands for hOmesteads for freedmen. The
Fifteenth Anne ndment, were pre.ented.. Resou-
tions of inquiry were offered and adopted. The
Currency bill was taken, ~ and an amendment
adOpted-43 to 13-that banking capital may be
transferred from State having more than its pro-
portion to State having less. Adjourned.
In the House, on the 31st, Richard s.
Aver and Lewis Mckenzie were admitted as Rep
resentatiyes from Virginia. IA large number OF
bills were introduced and referred including the
following: to admit Mississippi to representation
In Congress to remove all political disabilities to
divide Ohio into three judicial districts to author
extend the road TO 81 Paso; to repeal the act OF
the 3D. OF March, 1863 relative to habeas corpus to
abolish the Department Of Agriculture; to declare
in United states bonds, and Issuing therefor an
equivalent amount OF notes not bearing interest;
fixing the pay Of Senators and Representatives
per- m o nna he s ~ 81 n HsSass
extending till the list OF December. 1872, the
time for nling claims for additional bounties; for
the extension OF the Portage Lake Canal to Ke-
erent rights to the Republic Of Cubs was offered
and referred. a resolution declaring that tho ma
tiOna de0t should De paid ~ strict compliance with
the contract, and that b-2Os payable In green
backs, and condemning the policy Of the adminis-
trati0n In redeeming such bonds at high rate Of
premium while II has the clear right to redeem
them at par, was offered and laid on the table-i29
to A.. Several resolutions OF inquiry were
adopted =. The Senate amendments to the House
bill to establish land district in Wyoming Ter
ritory were c0ncurrcd In. The Senate concurrent
resolution, accepting the statue OF Genera Green,
was agreed to and the Senate bill 10 make
Omaha port OF delivery was REFERRED. ..Ad-
j0urned.
In the Senate, on the 1st, memorial
was presented and referred praying for ssch lcgis
ation u will secare the Government Of the United
States to the white race. "A Joint resolution re-
storing Mississippi 10 representation In Congress
was introduced and referred -, A resolution ives
adopted, instructing the COMMITTEES on Foreign
Relations to consider the expcdiency Of recon.
mending to the President that this government
shall tender msdiaton between the Dominion Of
Canada and the people Of the Red River settle.
ments. with view to the adjustment OF pending
difficulties. The Chair designated the new Sena-
tors nom Iowa and Virginia, Howell, Lewis, and
Johnston, TO MI vacancies upon the Committee on
Political Disabilities Pensions. and District Of Co
lumbia :. The Currency bill wss taken MP and an
amendment adopted-s6 70 that the amount Of
additional circulation shall be eS3 COCO; several
other amendments were disposed Of, when the