Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-02-03

$50, ,OOO;" and that the recess would
cost the State sll 600.
There seems to be some prospect
now that the Pension laws will be so
amended that Pensions shall be paid,
In fall antar~itassat expense, directly
to the Pensioners, through Post
Office Money Orders. The prospect
for this much-needed change is not
great, indeed; but some leading jour-
nails are advocating it earnestly.
The recent speech Of Congressman
McCrary, of the First District of
Iowa, on the suhject of Apportion-
ment of Representatives, is highly
praised. He showed up with great
force the present inequality of East
ern and Western representation, and
urged that the new and fair appor-
tionment should be made on the
basis of the Census of 1870, instead of
waiting two years longer.
A Washington Special Of the 9th
says that the Committee on Terrific
ries has completed tho bill for the
punishment of polygamy In Utah.
1t authorizes the President to use all
the troops necessary to enforce its
provisions, and also to raise $4,000
militia. Well, now let's see that
little business move right along.
The "twin relic" remaining cannot
be abolished too soon.
The great Ecumenical Council at
Rome continues its sessions, and is
much talked about. 1t is still doubt
full whether it will declare the In
fallibility Of the Pope.
So far as we can judge now, it
seems likely that the present Legis-
lature will make some appropriation
toward new State House. Well,
that will at least stop the nonsense
about moving the Capital.
Gen. Butter k5s feplIad to tie
speech of Mr.. Dawes, and shows that
the Estimates made by 2'res't John
sons Cabinet officers were Intention
ally too small, and that their purpose
was to give color for charges Of OK
travagance when Pres't Grants Adj
ministration should be compelled to
call for Deficiency bill. Mr.. Dawes,
however, replied to this reply, and
stoutly persisted in his former state
ments.
Itappears from the dispatchesthat
the revolutionists of Hayti have cap
tured Pres't Salnave. shot him, shot
some one or two hundred OF his fol-
lowers, had general jubilee over
the matter, and fixeG the first Of this
month as the time for electing a new
President. Things seem beautiful
in that lovely isie--but we "doD't
want any of II in our'n," not even
the bay OF SANTANA just at present.
Miss Clara Barton, whose noble
services for our soldiers during the
Rebellion can never be forgotten, has
addressed the following brief but
stirring note, from Switzerland, to
the returned soldiers OF this country:
When you were weak and ] was
strong, / toiIed for you. Now you
are strong and am weak. Because
of my work for you, ask your aid.
| ask the ballot for myself and my
sex. AS i stood by YOU, ! pray you
to stand by me and mine.
CLARA BARTON.
Mr.. Edward A. Goodrough, Of
Brown County, Wisconsin, "unani-
mously petitions Congress for the
abolition OF the Franking Privilege"
and says he is the only citizen of that
County, all his neighbors being In
dians.
The Gate city urges that the DEM
ocrats i'm our State Legislature are
determined TO vote through the most
extravagant appropriations If possi-
BILE, SO as afterward to throw the
blame upon the Republican majori-
ty." This may well be watched a
little.
The Chicago Post remarks that the
Georgia Legislature is now running
smoothly, the rebels WHO illegally
procured seats as members having
been elected, and the members whom
they unseated having been admitted
again; and 80 ALI Is pronounced Sc
rene down that way. na s. a1a
The New York Tribune observes
that there is neither sense or decency
In paying the General Of the Army,
in time Of Peace, nearly three times
AS much as the Chief Justice Of the
United States, and more than double
as much as the Secretary Of War;
md the Tribune is certainly rightinit.
T,,o poro ~ Rome hnd n cOnf;lb