Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-02-09

without . permit from the GcnnGn an
shorities. The revictualing Of the city will
proceed under GermSn supervision. Con-
iideAcc is expressed 1t the German head
quaftcrs .thsss peace has been secured
The German soldiers are chagrined at
being plphibitsd entering Paris."
The coAtriSuticn impcsed upon Paris
by the articles Of capitulation is IN three
millions Of francs. -
A dispatch forwarded ffom Versailles
on The essh. BY Jules FsvD - the
Government q Bordeaux, ayS: "A
treaty was signed today. There Il 70 be
IN armistics Of twenty-one days. The
National Assembly 10 70 Be convened as
Bordeaux on Feb. Is; election 10 take
place on the Sth of February" a
An official dispatch TO the Baden Minis
try ON the 3Oth states that the army Of
Gen. Bourbaki had entered Switzerland,
crossing the border near Bruntroul. A
reported attempt of Bourbaki TO commit
suicide Is confirmed.
4 dispatch from Victoria, on the 30th,
says the Legislature Of British Columbia
has accepted the proposals. for confederar
ton with Canada. .ts /.
A Versailles dispatch Of the 3Oth says
the distress in Paris was very great. The
destruction Of the railways impeded the
revictualing of the city. The Germans,
meanwhile, were supplying articles OF
first necessity from their own stores
A London telegram Of the 31st states
that postal Communication between Lon
don and Paris had been reopened. Gam
beta had ratified the capitulation. The
Prussians were driving cattle into Paris
to feed the inhabitants The resssembling
OF the Conference had been again post
poned in consequence Of the illness Of the
Earl of Granville.
1t IL stated that the ex,Empress Eugene
after stormy interview with the Duke de
Persigny, ordered him to quit her pres
ence, since he persisted in urging her to
consent to the Acknowledgement Of France
A special telegram from Berlin to the
London Times, on the 1st, says the condi-
tons Of peace presented by Bismark to
Fsvre embrace the cession of Alsace and
Loraine with Belfort and Metz; payment
Of thousand million francs indemnity for
expenses of the war, the cessiOn of the
colony of Pondicherry, and transfer to the
German navy Of twenty frst-rate frigatcs
NJ. Favrs referred these terms to the Ma.
tional Assembly to meet at Bordeaux.
A dispatch from Versailles on the LIST
says the armistice had been carried out in
the West and North of France without
difficulty. 1t was reported that the armis-
tice had been extended to all. the depart
ments..
A late Constantinople dispatch says
the dykes at Smyrna had been destroyed
by torrent. A large part Of the town was
inundated and many persons were
drowned. H fasf '
Hon John Ross, member of the Do
minion Senate, died at his residence, near
Toronto, Canada, on the 31st ult. g
Congressional.
In the Senate, on the Goth, bills were
passed. -suthoriEing the sale Of portion Of the
Fort Leavenworth military reservaud~ TO the Kan
sas Agricultural and Mechanical Association tor q
fair ground; making Q temporary loan OF 100000
for the prosecution OF the work on the Sault Ste.
Marie Canal and River: the Pension Appropriation
bill; to repeal the income tax OF December 81,
1s60-98 TO Is. /. "A bill was reported authorizing
the construction. OF bridge across the Missouri
the protection and reservation Of food for fishes on
the coasts OF the United States, reported with
out amendment. "A bill was introduced TO enable
Chippews and Chunse Indians, in Kansas, to dis,
pose of their lands. Adjourned. ct
In the House, on the Goth, commune
cation was received and referred nom Commits.
sionsr Pleasanton relative to the income tax,
which tax he regards a. the one above oil Others
moet obnoxious to the people, and he renews his
recommendation for Its entire abolition...A bill
was introduced and referred allowing an addi-
tiOnal representation OF forty-three In Congress,
as follows: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Georgia,
Texas, Wisconsin, Kansas, Missouri and Michigan,
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ala
bama, Mississippi, California and Minnesota, one
each, and Illinois. four, such additional members
TO be elected by general tickets. bill was pass
cd for the better security Of Agricultural College
funds The death Of Senator Norton OF Mime
sofa was announced and eulogies were pfononnc-
priation bill WAS further considered In Committee
Of the Whole. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 9th, remOn.
strances were presented from 400 citizens Of West
ern Pennsylvania against the interference with the
navigation VI the Ohio River by the construction
OF the Newport and Cincinnati bridge. "A resolu-
ton was adopted appointing Gen. Sherman Re-
gent Of the Smithsonian Institute, Utcs Gen. Deh-
Held resigned. ;. "A bill was reported confirming
the title OF the State Of iowa to the lands granted
by the act OF July ~, 1874 also, Joint resolution
to confirm the safe Of Shawnee Indian lands In
Kansas, made with the approval OF the Secretary
OF the Interior. bill wss introduced to confirm
the title ofcertan lands In the Fort Kearney reeer
walton In Iowa The Civil Service Reform bill
was further debated Executive session and ad-
jourhment TO tho 8Jth. it'
In the House, on the 9th, o bill was in.
troduced and referred to provide the admission
FREQ OF duty, Of animals especially those imported
from the Dominion OF Canada for breeding pur-
poses. "A bill was reported and laid on the table
to incorporate the Southern Express Company
The Indian Appropriation bill WAS reported nom
Committee OF the Whole and passed "A resolu
tiop was adopted that the Senate bill to repeal so
much OF the act approved July IA, 1870 entitled an
act reduce internal taxes and for other purposes
a. continues the income tax after the S1st day OF
December, 1862, be returned to that body with the
respectful suggestion the part ofthe House that
section Of article Of the Constitution vests In
the House Qf Representatives the sole power to
originate such measures. Adjourned.
T.. Al. a. ~ L.,