Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-08

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northern portion Of Dakota tw fae Fvcys
milton az the state Of uI eeseern spafa
and the Republic Of Caha. declaring besa faIsas .
entitled 10 hellieereni rights nefadtns iae rss 81
esch TO carry respective flags IA the waters OF tae
United Sta.es-referrcd TO the Committee On OF.
adjournment on the sssh Of MAY WAS taken up ard,
after discnsslon referred 10 the ScmgAaitec ua
WAYS and Means A resolution vss a-rtszl 10 Ter
an investigation into the authority by which Sents
sandstone had been us ed in the foundation Of she
new State Department building. contrary 70 sae
order Of the Joint Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds Adjourned.
In the Senate. on the 30th, bills We're
introduccd-to regulate the compensation of De
psrtment clerks regulating the distribution az
prize money TO eqaalize boGnties; authorizing
the construction Of bridge across the Mississippi
River Clinton Iowa: for the relief OF ac'nai set
tiers on the Cherokee neutral lands in kansas
Bills passcd-appfopriating <Su,oo Tor the
expenses of the Japanese Embassy TO supply the
deficiency in the Post-Ofice Department occasion
ed by the defalcaton Of Mccartney. late Disours-
ing Clerk setting aside the tract OF land at tue
headwaters Of the Yellowstone for pubic PARK
with amendments. House bill TO authorize the con
struction Of railroad bridge over the Mississippi
"a memorial was presented from California sol
diers for modification Of the bounty laws. The
Amnesty bill came up and was further debated
Adjourned.
In the House, on the Both, bills were
passed $500 for the purchase OF
a lot at St Louis for Custom House. PostOffice,
! and other Government purposes; providing that
merchandise conveyed either by boat or rail- from
port OF arrival TO interior port shall be under
the exclusive control of the Custom officers and the
merchandise not to be unladen between the port OF
arrival and its destination, except authorized by a
Treasury regulation and no breakage OF the origl-
nal package: extending the statute of limitations
for prosecutions for pension or bounty forgeries
from two TO five years TO pay the fees OF respond
ents witnesses in extradton cases TO further pre-
vent smuggling. A bill was introduced for the
erection Of lighthouse at the mouth of the Fond
du Lac River Wisconsin -. The Senate amend
ments to the Apportionment bill were concurred
in a report was made from the Committee on
Elections Oh the Arkansas contested election case,
that Mr. Bodies IL entitled to the seat, and that the
sitting member, Mr.. Edwards, is not. -. Various
Senate bills on the Speakers table were taken up
and referred to the appropriate committees The
Indian Appropriation bill, appropriaing about So
10000 was considered in Committee of the Whole.
I &c. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 31st, bills were re-
ported decarng the meaning of the Internal Rev
enue act OF July IL $780, for the enlargement of the
St Marys Falls Canal in Michigan, authorizing the
Secretary Of War to purchase such land as may be
necessary, at the appraised valuation made under
direction Of State officers; adversely, authorizing
the President to accept the resignation OF the Judge
OF any Court Of the United States The Amnesty
bill was taken up and further debated by Messrs.
| Chandler, Sumner, and Morrill,, of Maine. .Ad
7! journed.
| In the House, on the Dist, the bill in
reference to appeals to the Supreme Court. after
discussion, passed substantially as it was re-
ported A report was made and agreed to, to strike
out the section for plate-glass machinery in the
bill allowing certain kinds of machinery to be inn
ported free of duty for sulphur mining in Louisi-
ana and for plate glass manufacturers generally:
! -. The report Of the Committee on Ways and
Means on the action Of the Secretary Of the Treas
! ury in negotiating the new loan was taken up and
! debated at considerable length, and amendments
were offered, one directing the Committee to report
| a bill forbddng the payment Of commissions on
! the sale of United States bonds, and another de-
claring that in the opinion of the House the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury in negotiating the loan had in
creased the debt more than necessary or proper
and had incurred expenses contrary to law. Ad-
| journed.