Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-02-16


brandy with the same rights and drawbaaks as al
lowed to rum, alcohol, etc, was amended SO as to
provide that drawbacks shall not be ailowed until
the passage OF the act and the bill passed The
amendments by the. House 70 the hill 10 divide
virginia into two judicial districts were cOncurred
In ~ A bill was introduced to allow the Savannah
and Memphis Raroaa o. snd ado
j0urnment. s,s,iff el4f 1p ss@sfRSs p
In the House, on the I'd, bills were
passed. reference to the United States District
and Circuit Courts OF Indiana; giving the assent
OF Congress to the application Of the $4,000 ACRES
OF school land In Oregon to support common
schools; providing that the act Of June y, lsd2,
e e the oath for grand and psts Jurors d
cases where the United States ID the party IN name
or interest; for the collection OF debts Que rom
southern railroad corporations, anthor1xng the
Secretary Of war TO compromise. ADJUST ane sette
suits ON such terms, - to amOunt ana ume OF
payment, az may be Just and eqnitaels, ana esst
ment; authorizing tho issue OF duplicate bpnds 0f
the United States under certain conditions, In lieu
Of bonds aost or destroyed. The bill extsnqng
ST. Croix river or lake, TO the west end q Lake
Superior and Bayfield,, was taken up, debated and
recommitted to the COMMITTEES on Fable LAnds.
Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the Sd, Messrs. Cragin,
Wilson and Stockton were announced ~ Con.
ference Committee ON the bill aboliahing the eiaees
OF Admiral and vice-Admiral The House Joint
day, q National holiday. Mas- rspessed severely
from me Committee on Military Affairs. !, a bill
was introduced and referred In relation To bridgee
ss,Ss: me WAS odsrsd lie House
sold for direct axes IN insdrrectionaFy ststes.
saors " tho wsi Of ss and he Widows q
ceased soldiers, was taken up and amendments
were agreed toto strike ont the clause making
81 q tRssr nsSy e support Ss
selves; granting pensinps also 70 soldien Of
the war OF 1912, whose services were .recog-
niSed BY Congress, although their services nay
have been less than three months; giving pensions
to all WHO served three nsonths during the WI in
service; allowing PENSIONS only to Widows Of soi.
1912. and excluding those who subsequently, mar.
instead Of three nontSsI tSe bili, u amend
Cd, waa passed. Adjourned. Il, xsE .saii
In the House, on the 3D., the Senate bill
TO create additional land. districts in California,
and the Senate concurrent resolution Scf the 'rs'
III OF the sntIsrers BY the war IN Hssope, were
Hssal ApprSp s III spp. on Sis
III, was debated 10 COMMITTEES q the Whols,...
In the Senate, on the 4th, the House
joint resolution authorizing 4 divsnion 81 10000
acres Of public land granted by tho United States
10 Oregon, for common school PURPOSES b Tat
state, wss passed .. "A Joint resolution WA pass-
% authorizing the Presidentto station at the port
Of New York one or more national veeenDes TO
convey bfeadstuns and supplies contributed BY
The people .of the Unttsd 3sates TO Yrance and
Prussia, and for the destitute aud suffering people
thsrsoL / "A btil was iintroducod end sS(6f!oa 70
The iii @ reviss. co1sosdats sad zssssd 6:
statutes relating to the Post once Departmept
was taken up and debated =. Adjourned.
Is In tho House, on the 4sh, bills wsFo II,
tsodpcsd and rsfersdr-to prsacribs - oaA Of Of
Ace, the oath 70 support and defend the COpstita-
lion u divids the Aats 81 finois INTO tAres r.
dicjat distEicte Bills were peseeA-to ray SIR
20 to Theodore Adams, In full Of all claims IN
~ hts craksAct vito thu xoyDrAmsnt, endtoc ~
Construction Of thirty;eight mortar boats are
edaAt eteAmstugu; ralsosihe ana aischafrihe VII
liam and John Aannemap epd thslE snsptise fleEa
snce g their contract ior the as
Of the act OF Congress OF March Z, lae7,. a9Ilfas
6ls 10 ne territory q IdAho skalt Apply I'D b n