Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-12-28


cazr throughout the ccgsnfry, soliciting TO
petition for the repeal OF the sAli usiss xsd all~c
Ing that the statements in saad eiryalsr false
they ask Congress TO elxy actioE sach petitions
Ensig said Presidents forward documents giving q
faithful exhibit u the facts A bill was intro
dated ard ordered rriuied providing that National
R@aks, the ia Of 5aBHzrT, fs.2 shall asve three
pr cent. in gold coin hard Of the aggregate cir
cessfiol. Increasing annually thereafter until fhsy
have fifteen per cent thereafter 20 keep reserve
In -uG. instead Of iesxlssnders-. n rtSoHfioz As
osferes iIassrzlc7i-c tie Committee Of Investigation
and ReireEchmeBt 10 inquirc into tie nsAsier OF
the existence At Mes YORK and IL by
the Government oa3cers Ertrr nc Iaznc nf the NEn
eral orer Rasiness- Of 81 alleged Eao2stroas abuse
fraudulent IA character, sHd particularly ~ssscr
anF COLLISION or Improper e9pnecison Nii2
any Office. of the United stase-- and 20 faz-
Their il4nie whether any officer has been or Il
known ny his sHpeTIor ozccr 20 BE guilty 81 ore-
err aaksng hfibe. az Other crimes or neaezzezn-
ors and THAT the committee he SEfhc-7xco 20 Sud
f0r persons and papers Consideration OF the
resolution was postponed antA Ster me sfpoSHs-
menf OF the committee -. a resolution was .aeA
offered for the appointment 81 the following IoEra-
naisree on Investigation gnd ResreE chmeni; fsacS-
inghSnl- Pratt, Howe. Harlan, Stewart. Posi- and
claimed hy Ncssrs. TrambgR Sa1aner, >eharx-
Thurman etc. fh9i The proposed members
were not original supporters q the res-
clufSon authorizing its appointment whtie Nessrs
Anthony. Howe, Conkline. MorTos. etc, couienacd
IT'S; the Senator's named 81 the committee were IN
feror az fen and searching inressigz-iaA info ATTY
charges Of corruption which might come before The
Senate.
In the House, on the 18Th. a large num-
b.r Of bills were introduced. including the follow
in-: To punish bank insurance, State and gov
erz1rnezi officials for bribery and corruption: 10
prevent cruelty 20 animals in transit oy ra.iFeAds
10 prevent .ae appointment Of dishonest and lncof
t.etent government officials. and Masking the oT,cers
appointing and the members Of Cot z-re-- recon
Tnendin- them, responsible for their m.ssonaaet,
southern point q, Lake Michigan 10 the Mississippi
River ng-sr the ra0ufA Of Ehe ONO Ter hoaa!ng o.
the United States ns'rscs soarfs a. - s"erRe ai'a
Springfield Mo: 20 refund .he cotton TAX coeciea
In fss SO and '65. 10 lecaiize T~aiTzzEns-i mar
rfS-s~ In 9szh and to dismiss 81 criminal pro
she tyrsr-o 4 NCrxhwtsserrs Railway 10 change the
ssrsctis8n az ta-sr rad IL Michigan. Also. for
eh.rg-~ ia she dfrecssan Of the 0aioasyon s. Lake
SEr.ersos EAzsr<saa, for the improvement OF the
rsx5r-sssnr of ne pesvosr.es Rxpsds: 20, pabKe
hsaiainzs 81 osAsoeh. Wis. for the ADMISSION OF
Trsh a. STATE: Aettgr1t0-r % the rights Of
-zsr1-e. 6eeazr1nr women entitled 10 Suffrage IN
hgn wss vzs.<d rgpdif Wing the steamboat act 50 -
10 1ECz t0as< the Mississippi &nd tributaries TO
carry lg sv-sesd % 20 ruSsGfs Of steam 10 the square
iy On Standard boilers 81 IL inches diameter and
.1..s S=z-sf5 ~ NEE - issst shr-s. ks-
oAuiiees were @0Pse3-iDq1iri Into the caase q
removal AID cOz46lssOD - accounts OF tssnefh
Rsg,Des n The Freearnen's Bzresa; declaring
fhRt. whgte Tire Ho1se aeeTas the conduct o. fer
esEu governments 20 &c heyond IT. jurisdiction u
g7SFevrrsenf and Republican Institutions. and with
fAe families and friends u 4l persons who have
loS- the.r lives either in the fed - on the scsroad
o< el-ez here, in The cause Of eiEil liberty Al
loaned
In the Senate. on the 10Th, the House
hin sYpsuysristing 4osa 90 for public buildings in
Chicago Was EEaS.es. A resolution was introduced
r-oyidinr sor sixteenth Amendment 10 the Con-
situation prohibiting giving AID 10 sectar1an schools
and notice ~a- -1rez q an aIlseleni 10 ne Con
si'utior providin. ihss the President -hsl oe IN
eligible for reelection. The President we re.
aue~led 10 give information 20 the relations o'
the United States with spain, concerning herrEeas-
uaent ~ Americans in Cahs-..-A substitute was
rrrret for he bill ssrhrstoyy ~ the sci Of July
81 IsZe TO reduce internal taxes and for other pnr-
posss A han was fstcodaesd snd referred to
punish stock gambling by pl5hc oineers: and lor
Committee on Retrenekment TO inquire into tbs
charges made in reference TO the general o-aeT nas-
mess IL the New York Custom House wss taken up
and seTersl amendments were offered and accepted
instructing the committee 80 inquire whether any
charges for storage or earring nos authorized by
law have been msae hy custom officers: also,
whether presents have beer scecpted BY officers OF
the Custom Honse from other officers subordinate
TO them or setting under their eontrol also. whether
the officers or employees of said Custom Holse
hsye used their influence 10 control either OF the
lat rwo State Conventions Of the Republican
party OF the State Of New York and whether a.
-e-slsents OF money have been made 30 be used 10
control primaries 10 secure delegates 20 State Con
ventions for other political plrposes; also.
whether any officers IN said custom House nave
been or are being used instruments Of political
or party patronage. The resolution as amended
WIS sdopied-yeas 81. nays none Another
resolution was then adopted directing ne same
committee 70 inquire whether any Minister
OF the United States in any foreign country y
engaged in any mining company. and using his
official position for the promotion Of it, Interests
and If - whether his doing - i compatible with
bis duties such Minister :. Mr.. POSI-, al HE own
relnfs-. was excused from SCR ing ON The Com
rnitGee Of Investigation and Rctrerchmens A
resolution declaring Mr.. Norwood, of Georges, en-
titled 10 seat in the senate, Was agreed 10. and be
v as sworn in A resolution adopted. dircci-
ing the Sergeant Arms 10 arrest ssnnder-- tae
refractory witness in North Carolina. Executive
session and sdjoaTnnaenL
In the House, on the 10Th, number OF
bills were referei. 4 resolution was adopted.
for an investigation by the Ranking Committee Of
the recent failure Of National Banks. 4 message
relative 20 civil service reform recsssed from
the President, rrad sni referred. A lengtAy dis
cu.sson occurred on the Labor bill. a bin wa-
passed sppryprixting ss- SO supply Ge6ciencie-
In ihe expenses Of the hn-hlax Committee Ad-