Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-15
Congressional.

1.-THE Senate, on the 1st, bills were in
trodted--to encourage Geographic communication
between America Asia and Europe authorizing
the Secretary of the Navy to distribute among the
Offices and crew belonging to the United States
steaer Kearsage, while engaged in the capture
and estruction OF the rebel steamer Alabama the
sum $4,000 az prize money, in hen OF the
bourF authorized by the act Of June 30, 1864 pro-
videdhe money shall not be paid to the assignees
of mriners but only to themselves or legal repre-
| sentaves; establishing drawback on all foreign
matelals used in the construction OF Amercan.bulit
vesses; increasing the compensation OF letter
| carries to 81 200 per annum; re-establishing
brantn mint at New Orleans. A reconsideration
of tlr Chicago Relief bill was asked for, and the
question was debated. "A further discussion was
had N the Amnesty bill, but without reaching
vote, he Senate went into executive session and
: soon dter adjourned.
Inthe House, on the LIST, the debate
was resumed on the report Of the Committee OF
Waysand Means as to the transactions OF the Syn
dictate and after animated discussion, the reso-
luton declaring that the Secretary OF the treasury
in negotiating the loan, had neither increased the
bonded debt nor incurred an expenditure contrary
to law was adopted by a strict party vote yeas,
10; nays Sc. :. The Indian Appropriation bill was
further considered in Committee Of the Whole, re-
ported to the House, and amendments were con
sidered. Adjourned.
Senate not in session on the I'd.
In the House, on the Cd, a memorial
was presented against the passage OF the Chicago
Relief bill as impractcable, unjust, unsettng val
ues complicating the collection of revenue, open
ing way to fraud, and imposing on a few classes
burden Of relief which should be borne equally
alike by all An amendment to the Indian APP
preparation bill was adopted, providing that no
payment be made to hostile Indians, and
are to be made, and then the
bill was passed Several bills for the extension of
patents were passed The bill to establish an Edu
cationa Fund, and to apply the proceeds OF the
public lands to the education Of the people, was
.aken up and lengthy and animated debate ensued
"A bill was introduced extending to Toledo the
privileges of the Both section of the Internal Reve
nue. act allowing goods to be taken there in bond.
Adjourned, the session on the Sd to be for gen.
eral debate only.
In the Senate, on the 9Th, the creden-
tials Of Mr. Ransom, Senatorelect from North
Carolina were presented and referred Memorials
were presented from Michigan lumbermcn against
the Chicago Relief bill :. Bills reported from
the Committee on Public Lands-without amend
ment, to extend the time for the State Of Wiscon-
sin to complete the road from Lake st. CroiX TO
Lake SUPERIOR to create two additional land districts
IN Minnesota to continue in force the grant TO
Nevada for College purposes relative to homestead
| settlers burned out in Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Michigan, with an amendment allowing them
year from the passage of the act to rebuild and
occupy said homestead lands. The Amnesty bill
was taken up and motion to table the pending
bill and take up the last Amnesty bin passed by the
House was lost-20 yeas, 30 nays-after which
amendments offered to the pending bill were dis
cussed Mt considerable length. Executive session
! and adjournment.
In the House, on the 9Th, bills were in
Notwithstanding the Freedmen's Bureau for
the organization Of the Indian Territory of Okla
hannah; for railroad bridge the Mississippi
for the Western Union Railroad Company "A
bill was passed removing political disabilities from
all persons who took the oath to support the Con
stitution of the United States postmasters or
clerks to postmasters; United States Marshals and
deputy and assistant United States Marshals:
Probate Judges
courts Of inferior jurisdiction in any State, and
! clerks or other officers Of such courts; clerks
and registers OF equity courts and masters and ex
| amners in chancery; sheriffs and deputy sherfs;
justices Of the peace and all municipal officers, in
Guiding Mayor, Aldermen, and other officers of any
city town, village; constables and all other
| ccutive and administrative officers who were by
law elected to Office previous to the rebellion, and
whose general duties were restricted to the city,
county, town, village or parish for which they were
elected; proyided that the benefit Of the act shall
not extend to any persons, although included in the
foregoing classes who resigned their seats Mem
bers of Congress. or who resigned as officers Of the
army or navy and afterward joined the rebellion
members Of the convention in any State which
adopted the ordinance of secession. Provided
that persons relieved take the oath Of allegiance
to the United States before clerk of the United
States Court Of the district in which they reside
| Motions were agreed toto suspend the rules and
| adopta resolution declaring that the highest pa
triotism and most enlightened public policy de-
mand OF all political parties and Of all citizens,
quiescence in the Thirteenth Fourteenth and Fiji
tcenth Amendments TO the Constitution, and such
| reasonable legislation of Congress may be neces
sary to make them, in their letter and spirit, the
most efectual-120 to 81; TO suspend the rules and
adopt the resolution recognizing the Thirteenth
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments valid
parts OF the Cons!tution--166 to ~ Adjourned
In the Senate, on the 9th, petition
was presented from New York merchants, favoring
reform in the Civil Service in the seizure Of books
Of merchants. Memorials were presented-of the
householders Of the District of Columbia asking
ha nj IN fhafp
ravagance OF the Territorial Government, and set
| ting forth that il has already incurred debt Of
Sis0OO;oOO equal to one-sixth of the value OF the
| whole district of Lucy Stone and others, for wo-
mans suffrage and the right OF Office In the Terri
tories "A bill was reported making it an Of
Tense punishable by one years Imprisonment, and
81 900 fine, for any private corporation, firm or in
dividual to issue any obligation or promise to pay
to be used as circulating medium or currency :.
A resolution was offered, asking the President to
send to the Senate any information in his posses
sion relative to the alleged intention Of Great
Britain to revoke the Treaty Of Washington, on
which resolution an animated debate ensued. when
the resolution went over, and the Amnesty bill
came up in regular order and was further discussed
Executive session and adjournment.
In the House, on the 9th, bills were in
troduced-for the construction Of bridge across
the Mississippi, from St Clair County, H., TO South
st. Louis; for the establishment OF the ocean mail
service to Australia, to promote teleTaphic com
munication between America, Asia and Europe: for
the sale OF the Miami Indian lands In Kansas grant.
ing pensions to certain soldier, pilots and others
sppi at Muscatine. "A bill was reported and
recommitted, refunding all taxes heretofore
collected on any income, from salaries Of officers
of State Governments :. "A protest was presented
of the Radical Reform Club Of Philadelphia against
the introduction Of religious test laws into tbs
Constitution. A petition presented, Of sol
diers for equalization OF bounties. The bill Il
establish an educational fund and TO apply the pro
ceeds of the public lands to the education of tn,
people, was further considered and amendments
were debated Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 9TH, a petition wa.
presented OF many Irish citizens against free trade
-. Bills were reported from committees without
amendment, House bills extending the privilege,
OF the act OF July IL, 1870, TO the port OF Toledo
Ohio; authorizing the transfer from one car Of
vessel to another Of goods in bonded transports
ton under the regulations Of the Secretary VI the
Treasury; adversely, raising the salaries OF clerk,
in the Executive Department: authorizing
the purchase of secured obligations ol
the Real Estate Bank of Virginia. A bill was In
troduced to provide for the appointment Of Com