Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-06-30

steamer. escaping the Span5sA g1shuah
then sailcd for .Apinval HI uanAg~
mens was piAia,y The csuse e - d
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The lvsS Emm ays: DICKENS M
sortu1e az S., COO. SIX nnnsAly psEls y
The Mya<ry Of Edwin Dood ne
1nishcd. and the rese at The srsy -
Outlined q 10 leave IN compleaioal ~.
II IL understood the n~Ss co1 nss
that wfIkie Collins usdessak the
task"
A terrible cuaA.snk;ca occusr =
Panama on The stA The A. !
Hotel. several ssorcA dwellingA &c. ~eft
destroyed. and many Iives were iost
An explosion occurred In one Of the
Government powder mills II WklshAn
Abbey, near London. On the ls1A, and
several persons were killed
Dean Stanley delivered . sermon In
Westuin saxr Abbey @ the 18th. On the
lase Charles DickenA A part Of the lAst
VII al Dickens Ms read, in which he de-
clinesa monument, but resss his fame Upon
his Published workA BE also urges his
ckilaren 70 practice Christianity IN .
hrosd spiris, NOT accepting the narrow
oonstrnction Of shy NAN or SECT The
Dean closed with glowing tribute TO he
| llunxious dad.
A terrible disaster occurred on the
Great Northern Railroad, in England, on
the 2is. A hrge excursion tsain vss run
INTO By freight train, several CARS thrown
from the track, and three Of them deDol-
ished Thirseen persons were killed and
thirty to forty injured. some fatally.
A Paris dispatch Of the 22d says tass
| new evidence Of . conspiracy asaina the
State and Emperor wss coming 70 hight,
and several additional arrests had been
made. M
Coaxressi0aAl.
In the Senate, on the 16th, substitute
vs reported Tor the bill 10 facilitate the fraaspof-
,a,son OF European, Asss.ic. snA Austraiial mer-
ehsDdise to Interior cities OF the United States and
the continent providing only for the wsns-
| poristior OF goods 10 bond across The continent
with smendmenis :. x Joint resolution va re-
ported, p,ecgiDg the faith OF the govesnmsm 70
construct . suitable heakwstsT and harbu Of
a s ss c:n. Ss sas. q pee e
government not TO exceed ~ cocoon, on condition
ihst the ssid ship canal be forever free TO the ve:-
ssI; and properly q tse pnisSc 1890 10
repeal the oct Of March II, 1900. declaring
the assent Of Congress 70 certain acts o. the
States Of nsrylsnl and Gecrgia. sssisnsn 2,
the appointment By tie Senate Of new managers
~ Q Conference Committee on tbs Invalid Pension
| Appropriation bill, had contrary 70 all pariia
nsnsser., ' and sSs senate c onmItsse therefore
asked To be excused from further service. which
request was granted, and nessrs. morrill, fhainel }.
| Nyc and Stockton were substituted In their paces
Bills were passed-authorizing the secretary OF
War TO deliver to any city OF municipality con
| demned iron OF cannon for soldiers, monuments,
| House bill 10 establish Department Of Justice
80. The Franking bill came up In regular order,
and motion TO postpone the subject ull next ser.
was adopted-s6 to i7-conunning the present
provisions OF the law relative to the free transmits
sion OF newspapers, and an amendment was Of
sons Spon ~no% BY
TO the Executive Department and Agricultural De-
partment. and notice was given OF substitute for
the entire BILL. Adjourned.
In the House, ON the 18th, bill was re-
| ported and referred to the Committee Of the
Whole, to abolish tho duty on coal, !" bituminous
and every other kind" The Cuban resolutions
were then voted on, the nrrt vote being on amend
18th ~ n psss the zane sysnas Of
intercourse and trade with the United states, ON
sisteIt with the lay o. nations. as have been OF
rejected, n to 101; q motion was made and te-
jected that the whole subject be laid on tho table,
when the substitute offered on the lmn was
agreed TO, and the resolution thus amended was
| paseed--102 10 g. . The House refused TO concur
with the Senate on the Pension Appropriation bull
| ana insisted upon It's own position. Bile were
Company the right Of way through public snds for
| the construction Of q railroad and telegraph from
Ogden Cty to salt Lake CITY e , ,Ss F s1 S9a.
tsry District. "A bill was reported. granting the
isIand Of Yerba BueDa, eGyerninsnt leland 10
San Francisco Bay, to the Western Pacific Ran.
island shall b insured TO the United states for
fortincations and military purposes. ana nothing
| In the bill shall impair the lawful or equitable
amendments TO tie bill defining the duties Of Pen
Com s o. Confersncs ordered Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the nth, bills were
reported-without amendment. tho House bill to
amend the Homestead act, extending 1t to sol
diers; with amendments, the bill continuing the
| st. Paul q Sioux CITY Railroad across the Terri
| tory OF Dakota 10 Yankt0n, and for land grant
IN aid Of IL The House Joint resolution amenda.
tory OF the joint resolution for the relief 81 Ger.
tain officers Of the army, passed IN July 1868 was
| amended 80 M to provide for compensation RON
| date OF commission TO officers who were commits
stoned while In Confederate prisons, the prescnt
| law dating tho pay from the date OF Muster
| In, and passed. 4. The House bill to construe
certain acts therein recited relative to pensions,
was passed !. The bill to pronibit contracts Tor
seryile labor was tssen uR, and several amsn a.
Mrs. Lincoln was taken mp and debated. The -
| Franking bill came up, but was passed over tor
| consideration OF the calendar. and number OF
bills were read. The Post-Otnce Appropriation
| bill was taken up In Committee Of the Whole, and
| amendments were agreed DEMONSTRATING free LET
ter delivery TO cities OF over 40 600 inhabitants
continuing the present provisions Of tho law ios
| the free transmission Of newspapers; to provide
| for two.cent letter postage Other amendments
wore oiI6fed and rejected. Adjourned.
In the House, on the nth, . report was
made from the Election Committee and agreed To.
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