Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-02-23

! In the Senate, on the 9th, Messrs. How
! On, Edmunds and Davis were appointed Com.
mittee OF Conference on the 1919 Pension bill, and
Messrs. Cole. Wilson and Blair on the West Point
Appropriation bill. Bills were introduced and
! refened-to extend the tine for completing the
/ st. Louis b Iron Mountain Railroad, end for osnef
| nstf Southern Railway, giving the ccmpeHy incor
porated in Ohio . national charter 70 sonstrncs
| md maintain railway and telegraph hne from
e.
nue. sppO nted under the act OF 1851 whose teIms
expire BY constitutional limitation q the beginning
q the next sessioi q Congress kxecutive ses-
In the House, on the 9th, Mr.. Whitley,
presented himself and took the oath q once. "A
| motion to 90 into COMMITTEES Of lie whole On the
general calendar in order 70 take up the bill to re-
peal the income tax vas asiesssd I, nmm N.Y.
| Of the Whole !. The death OF M. Coyods. Of
Pennsylvanis, was announced, and enlogies deliv-
cred -. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 10th, bills were
reported TO incorporate the Red River Valley 3
Santa Fe Railroad, with an amendment; House
$50. to provide for homestead for the ofa6ers
soidiers, seamen and marines Of the late VA? al
lowing quarter section Of government iand
1sss s rSs sd II re Of s
sentatiyes YVES passed "A bill was introduced 70
establish . diplomatic mission at Berlin upon
Paris and London, liking the salary Of the MIN
htef It $1,000, and the Secretary Of Legation
ct 12.6a5 per aBnum. "A message WAS
vsn pem.r Of The
ceased were made, and resoluuons OF iespect
were adopted. An evening session va held, ana
the legislative Executive ana Judicia. snc sIe
amended. and ordered printed. Adjourned,
In the House, on the 10th, bills were
prssed-to authorize the issue and payment by the
ofacen OF the Treasury, Of checks under 400 that
have been lost or destroyed for the enlistment q
400 additional seanen In the navy for practce
ship ct Annapolis: Navae APPROPRIATED D.. p'i,;
1919. Adjourned. }ti @fAf
In the Senate, on the 18th, bills were
introduced to facilitate commerce between the
United states and Asia; to authorize the construc-
lien Of bridges across the Mississippi River at
Glasgow and Louisiana, Mo-; to incorporate the
New York, Alexandria, Washington George
town Steamship Company bills were IePorse IA
nayigable channels OF the United States; relating
to the expectation of petroleum, allowing the
transfer OF petroleum imported rem Canaaa
sented and referred }fom citizens Of oregon for
an amendment to the constitution to prohibit
the Importation manufacture ana sale oi alco
bolic lfduors :. Reports were made ana concur
red in from the Conference Committees on the
West Point Appropriation and 1912 Pension DIS.
80 Bills were passed--tO cede to the stare OF Onio
unsold lands in the Virginia military district OF
said state; to enable the Leayenworth, Lawrence
e Galveston Railroad Company to locate por-
ton or fts road; TO amend the act TO reduce me
Approved approved May ii, 1855; providing for facilitating
The completion Completion Of railroad between Madison,
ae. q snS e G saDs to
Wisconsin to aid In building faliroSos ..'n"
journed.
In the House, on the nth, bills were
passed-senate bill, with amendments, to pro-
vide for the disposition of useless military reser
yations; several pension and other private Diiis;
extending the land laws Of the United States oyer
the Territory Of Alaska; TOT me saie o Ter
ritory "A Joint resolution was mtroauceu am. anu
referred declaring that hereafter no Indian hauon
or tribe within the United states snail DO nc
knowledged or recognized as an 1ndepenaien5l
nation, tribe or power, with which the Unitea
States may contract by. treaty, ana Una. a,,I
all contracts or agreements hereafter @ ~
between them, or any Of them and tne S1 m
states, shall be subject TO the approval 81 con on.
gress....A resolution was adopted directlng ;ne
Secretary of War to communicate ss;,s arn
relative to the late fire ut the West POINT Sli!ary
Academy, and the conduct Of the caaes On una.
occasion: also any further information he may
have touching the late misconduct OF the
=. The Speaker notified the House thal II now
requires i21 members to constitute quorum,
there being al names on the roll-only three less
than the total number Of Representative. 'A"'
journed. ~ ff} ta ults}satf
In the Senate, on the 18th, memorial
was presented, asking authority from congress
for the Cincinnati & Southern Railroad Company
to construct O road through the State OF Ken
tucky. permission now being withheld by the ad-
verse action of the Kentucky State Senate. .Ine
House amendments to the bill for the SAFE OF use
less military reservations were concurred H.. oi
The House bill to enable honora6ly -dlscnargea
soldiers and sailors, and their widows ana Or
phans, to acquire homesteads on the pubic Iands
Of the United States, was reported, WIN ahie I'm. aa
inents striking out the provisions allowing the AZ
signment OF homestead certificates, and by omit
ting the section allowing the entry OF the iano uy
an agent Or attorney The Joint resol NJ Mes
claiming q seat as Senator from Georgia, was
debated and passed. Adjourned.
In the House, on the 18th, bills were
passed to authorize the construction OF bridge
over the Mississippi River at Louisiana. Mo-, ana
over the Missouri River at Glasgow, MO-; Senate
bill authorizing water-gauges to be estaolisned
and observations made on the Mississippi 4issr IN
iss saSin 40 RsiIiosd Company 10 change
northern terminus OF the road nom Traverse pay
to the Straits Of Mackinaw.; Bills were ina ..;
zens and perpetuate the evidence Of the losses sGs
tained in the rebellion, providing for the appoint
ment of commissioner In each county in Alabama,
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas:
VIRGINIA and Kentucky, to take cognizance OF
ali Ku- Klux outrages; TO provide for additional
mail service TO Brazil. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 14th, the House
Joint resolution appropriating $1,000 to George
obnson for his services In saving the life OF Sec
rotary Seward, was adopted Bills were re-
| overwhelmingly, the House joint resolution to
donate the duties on certain imported articles ior
the benefit Of the destitute citizens Of France;
with amendments, the Post Office appropriation
bill; adversely, the House bill directing the Sec,
rotary OF state to cause to be brought home arg
INFERRED. the remains Of Gems. Ashman and
Stcadman, and Elisha N. 6aulnier, the late
United States Consul at Vera Cruz. "A bill was
introduced and referred-to provide for the seiec-
ton of cadets to the military and naval academles