Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-04-06

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thought that the government was defdnct
and rumor was cur n tms ders would
be f{rced to resign, dpd be- lcceeded -
the. nc d,Asuale
III Fl inch llenipotenI les arrived u
bruI el5 "a thl 18th, and lie negotiations
Pfor. 3fnaftresky of peacd between France
and Germany would soon commence.
In an address TO the National Assembly
at Versailles On the 27th, Tbiers defended
Ihe .tjsdsA lofhl policy, Adtts@H ~.
emn oath that he would not bctray the
K9pdbifc : y 'a''''''' ss''s'' I
The PleDipotsnsiarieso d France ana
Germany met 1t Brussels on the 2sth, at
the French Legation. Credentials were
exchanged, and aparations MADE &c, for f.
ture meetings. llnit4ef Isl e7uigl-!,.s.
. Recent Havana dispatches cay the gen
end Impression was that the sugar crop
will show . decrease Of from one-fifth 70
onelquarter compared with last year. ~
Paris wac reported quiet on the 10Th,
the ineurgent committee still retaining all
the Important points. A sab Central
Oohmittee, consisting oftwelve members,
had been formed GaritAldi had been o.
ieredithe Csuprende command Of the Ma.
tOnal s0uardA ii gols .Yiau0d zoe TG
| "A Versailles dispatch Of the 2oth7 sass
Minott andlR icciotti Garibaldi had de,
clined 70 light except against q foreign
ehemy.99g gilh1sG3g st3'Aios h7"i o.
Oh Berlin tdispsteh Of the 2sth says:
TThere has been correspondence between
Bismark end the Central COMMITTEES IT
Paris. The later represented that the
Thieps government was unsupported, in
any proper way by, the country, and that
the election Or new Assembly became
necessary. The committee offered mean
while to pay nss few daYSyansin stallment
of the indemnity due Germany. Bis
mark o reply was favorable. The opinion
here Il, strong that the restoration Of the
empire hy aid Of the Imperial army j. in
f'i''"y igJrOuo1 .gax61luO Kuidua h
"A Stockholm dispatch Of the Goth says
the illness Of the Queen of Sweden had
assumed such a, character that no hopes
were entertained or her recovery. ''hs ,'' :,
-D5'Ytq3K Jef95AH
-aop llitg tCoAgressienal.. Is odi ~
aInltbe Senate. on the 2Bd. &, q isefies, of
resolutions were partially read BY Mr.. Sumner
protesting against the employment Of the United
states payy on the Dominican coast h osesr to pre-
vent any opposition TO the annexation scheme dc.
clanDg shC6 act BY the President 70 be d usurpa-'
Ss " I by III e 6ss and s
ana soSid &c Si1i va ntfosaesd
South, and authorizing tie President, 10 certain
cssee, TO DECLARE marital law IN dsofderly com.
mgnities and call out the mitia, and lengthy De-
2aae :h ~ Or tnc ssgeet "a special message
to 30 iaid 81 the table and pflnted ~. Executive
session and adjournment. d0IIs Hi dfuO~ 9hl
In, the House, on the SD, a preamble
and resolution were adopted declaring that, the
Senate having adopted resolution precluding the
considerations In that bsanch of Congress Of any
s ssss SsSs Say Sgssss ns ssss the
ber net fhe Senate Bill authorizing tie con-
stIucti0n q bridge ?vsr the Arksneas River "
little Rock was passed. =. message was received
a. n The judgment Of cossress .S hall saeeta.iiy
secure the ls, liberty and property and the en-.
forcsment Of law n al parts q he United States;
message to select committee Of nine. appointed,
BY the Speaker - follows: Messrs. ShelfaharYs !,
Butler, mass. }, scofcld, Dawes, Blair, Thomas,
Morgan, Kerr and wilhorns ssAdiourned 70 the
In the Senate, on the gath, the, House
resolution Tor nnal Adjournment on the eth was
laid on the table. An additional resolution on
ner, read epd laid on tbe table, and the whole se
prtstsa. 3Ahctton was adopted s6 to 4 . post
strpcHng the Judiciary Committee ito, prepare 2
bill to sdppfess disorders at the South, and the
Denceacy Appropriation bill was taken up and
tivs ssssiSa sad adjournment. y = - Il,
No session Of the House on the 24tl. -
In the Senate on the s25th, Powell Clay.
ton, Senator-elect from ,Arkausas, appeared md
took the oath Of ONCE. The cases Of Messrs.
Blodeett ana tGoldthwaits, claiming seab ffom
"a Esis :s
s,SA ca p-r'.d' WIN ys'ou' ACCOMPLISHMENTS
No session Of the Houhel Oh the s5th..
'Inthe Senate, onlthe' 9th, mi. Sumner
submitted and had rsad en- additional resolution
on the San Domingo question, and then proceeded
70 deliver lengthy speech against the annexation
schaut OF the sdmiuietrationy chAractsfxing ~
sdisregard Of law and precedent, etc. Senators
Rs az m sse5 ss h sas
been the largest ever assemblea in ths Ssnsts