Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-26

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~. r,ouument 70 General steuten, 1t schutze1
Prrk. "a the 18Th . The Tariff bill was proceeded
With in COMMITTEE Of tie Whole Adjourned T.
" II l', the Senate s - lstsA sds ver,
p.ssed-erantipg pdl1Is lad in the go q A.
hens to the Decatuf N Railre grant
Ing lands TO aid tho "a uSaea Of rain ID frou
.he western boundary Of Minnesota, 1t the junc
don Of the Sioux Wood River with the Rsd kive.
Amer ca Tee bill to repeal al sxtesing iaws o..
|isDoEi, wafes. ma neicbandte p bond t0 Asxlcs
poses, wac reported favorably from tie comm,tee
syv.T6U AppsCpvsatt0o hin awD pssse4 e
33-and The Frank NJ bill was alro laid aside-3 q
.nd re al to enforce ne f' !, ,sn. 1919
eeutivs sessi0n snd adjournnsnf -. 49,.
b In the House, ON the 10Th, bills wre
ntrod uced ard ressrred- prevent cruelty TO an
imals while in trsnspoft BY railroads.. etc reis-
tive 70 the qualifications Of Assistant VI shAls TO
sakS de esnsu., 20 % not 70 exclude women au-
ahorix,ng the copstruetoa OF . bridge across the
1ss ar o ~ .1Nusee f Essl e 1s he
Is River. siong ,be thirty SIKH paFauel y incor,
po.le re InisrP.tio. society e tps United i9,ss
ststes for the p. motion o. prossson ~, - sssn
O s., fesefstion Il wisconnn 70 prevent In.
extssmsnstion of the fuf4oearing animals Of
AAska; jnpos(ng tax on ApiItts distilled rom
sppes, peaches and grspes exclusively, and 70
regulate the dssfIlaton thereof 70 fnc1eaee pen
stens TO Invalid fpidkn, widows, $40 nn0f
feetuay secure The collection Of revenue taxStion
on distilled spiTits and provide sorfhe HDO!taion
Of spirits from the unitsd states granl1g 9opnsy
through iii febeiIion 70 repeal liz provision Of
the act of April III 1856 which sntbSstIes the Sec
Rotary OF The Treasury to faDd the public deRt ior
the sppn ment Of select comt,es s 70 We M
Kansas Treaty OF 1857 :. "A resolution WIS offered
and referred. ihstxuctiag the necons'ruoticn Com
81, bill was reported from the Committee OF Ways
and Means, and ree0mni 70 reduCo internal
revenue taxes-amcpg pibsr changes, modifying
70 sisO a motion TO postpone an prior
bus,rse.s until afier the Appropriation bills
.ss S.peseS, af TIM virtually p ossp%9mP9 g
ths ri so ei mooS sns ssso
Suspended. and biil wac reported from the Ju-
dietary Commitee and pass d-iSl e Ito en-.
force my fgat OF cses ~, ~, n"n Wso have
been hitherto denied that right On account OF race,
coof.or previous condition Of serv1udsi .Ad-
jourDed. LsaI ~ dssas3tsg. spa{
In the Senate, on the 18th, Q memorial
was presented fot . general abolition of taxation
on prod uctions, "a bill was reported, ordered
printed aud placed on tie calendar as substitute
for the Marsh III IL San Diego hailrosd bill grant
ing twenty ate rbate ectiont Of land on each side
Of the line in the Territories, and ten sections 10
any State thrvugh which the road may pass Inc
Fifteenth Amendment bill came mp and was De-
bsted o. considerable length. Executive session
and Adjournment.
r In the House, on the 18th, the cohsid-
Grafton ofthe bill to. revive American commerce
and navigation was resumed, land notice given that
vote would be eslled for on the 18TH. Two PEE
ti0ns were resented and REFEREED against stephen
j. Field. Justice II the Sunreme Court Of the
United STATES, rid Ogden Hoffman, Judge ar rdcf0
o the Tn ted Stacs for The District OF California,
and praying that articles Of impeachment be
presented against them. ..Ab II WIS preseIted and
referred incorpsia ing the Texas Paclnc haiirDad
Maya Appropriation bill was taken mp and de-
basd IN Jomntee tfths Whole Adjourned. :
In the Senate, on the 18th, petitions
were presented for the removal Of political dis
abilities; in favor Of the SANTANA Bay treaty; to
make Vallejo, CAL port OF entry; IN favor OF q
ship canal ncroes the lsihmus Of Darien "A bill
was introduced, TO facilitate The transmits on Of
Asian, Aus ralisn and European merchand,se m
bond to snd &C foss the teriit. ry Of the United
~tates... Resolutions were gsdopted-IequestiDg
the President to communicate copies q sny
sorresp ondence or papers IN The oiaie Depart
meut Ie AtluB W fuV pshSokV VI my N''6N,' "
CanadiAn steamers lhrosgb the canal a.
Ssut Ste. Mare; calling 10, Information
conce rnfng the recent e0ffespOndence OF Mr..
bancroft. United s.slss Mnis.s, a. Berlin. rels.
tive TO political questions IN Germany; setting
apart the last Friday and Saturday, a The present
nonth for District 6f COLUMBIA business, and PRO-
vding f.r three evening sessiObs "a each week
|osseaitsr foy bills on the calendat. the House
Bill TO e1fosce the Fifteenth Amfndm snt was
taken up. and ON motion the sen4e, bill on the
same subj,ct was ,tnbsti uted aud considered as
the pending amendment. }. Adjourned. lttiH
In the House, on the 18th, bill was
parsed to allow honorably discharged soldiers and
sailofs to enter under the Homestead act quarter
sections OF land In alternate reserved sections OF
public land along the lines Of railroad and other
public works 70 which public lands have oe sa
granted y The bill to revive ,he navigation sno
commercial interests Of the United Ststes wac
taken up and debated. "A report was made from
the Com mittee on Elections In the contested cleo
don case or Wsl,ace against simpson, rom the
Fourth Congressional pslrict OF South Caf0lipa:
declaring Wallsce entitled to the eeat The Naval
Appropriation bih wa considered 10 Committee
of the Whole, end several amendments were disi
posed Of, when the bill was reported TO the House
and passed. Adjourned.
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