Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-03-14
Congressional.

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Congressional.
In the Senate, on the Goth, bill was
passed exempting from the Internal Revenue tax
canned fish, preserves, jellics, ETC. Bills were
| reported from commttees-to protect purchasers
Of land sold for non payment OF taxes IN the iats
insurrectionary States; adversely, to permit
criminals TO testify in their own defense An ad-
| verse report made to the memorial for the
| establishment Of an educational test suffrage
| The resolution to investigate the sale OF arms
| to he French was taken up, and after
| further debate was adopted-52 to 5-the preamble
being laid ON the table by almost an nnanimons
! vote. The Legislative Appropriation Dill was
taken up, when the Senate adjourned.
In the House, on the Goth, the bill CIV
ing an extension Of time to the State Of Wiscon.
sin for the completion Of the railroad from Lake
ST. Croix to Lake Superior was taken up. and,
| after discussion, the vote ordering the main ques-
/ ton was reconsideration to So and, after fur
Their debate. motion was agreed to-l02 to TITO
refer the Bill to the Committee on Public Lands
with instructions to amend IL so as to grant WIS
consin all the lands specified which would inure to
/ the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, under ex-
istipg laws, IL the grants were not revived .Ad-
| iourned.
In the Senate, on the LIST, the creden-
tias OF Mr.. Sargent Senator-elect from California
were presented. Mr.. Sumner. in personal ex-
PLANTATION, stated that his health would not permit
! his serving on the Committee for Investigation
into the alleged sale Of arms to the French Gov,
ernment. RE regretted this, but his physician had
! imperatively prescribed Tepose Bills were re-
| ported-Nayal Appropriation BILL with amend
ments to establish branch mint at New Orleans;
| 80 A bill passed providing for reporting and
printing the debates of Congress, renewing the
old contract with the Globe until the end OF the
present Congress, with an amendment for less
| expensive index "A motion was made that the
/ Vice President appoint the Investigating Commit
tee into the alleged sale OF arms to French agents,
when the Vice-Presidcnt declined, and resolution
was offered that Senators Hamlin, Carpenter, Sher
man, Sawyer, Logan Stevenson and Harlan be the
committed and q suggestion made that, in
view Of the declension OF Mr.. Sumner, Mr.. Schurz
should be placed on the committee, when a motion
was adopted to lay the resolution and amendment
on the table. The Legislative Appropriation bill
was further considered Executive session and
| adjournment.
In the House, on the 1st, the Senate
amendment TO the bill removing the stamp duty on
canned fruit, etc, was concurred in. "A bill was
passed for more effective system of quarantine in
Southern and Gulf ports. "A resolution
agreed to authorizing the Speaker to extend an in
vtaton to the Japanese Embassy to visit the
! House Of Representatives at such time as should
be convenient to the Embassy and consistent with
| public business The Deficiency Appropriation
! bill was further considered in Committee of the
Whole. =. Adjourned the session ON the I'd to be
for general debate only.
| In the Senate, on the I'd, number of
memorials were presented from lumbermen in the
| Northwest setting forth their reasons why the
Chicago Relief bill ought not to pass, and letter
was read in favor OF the passage OF the bill
| Memorials for the modification OF the Homestead
| laws, and petition from leading bankers and
merchants OF San Francisco for a reform Of the
Civil Service. were presented The bill to release
to the State OF Indiana the lands known as the bed
Of Beaver Lake, in Newton County, Ind, was
called up ana debated. Adjourned.
The House, on the Cd, went into Com
mittee Of the Whole, and number Of speeches
were made on miscellaneous subjects. .Ad-
journcd.
In the Senate, on the 4th, bills were
passed-to appoint Medical Purveyor in the
army; to create an additional land district in Ne
vada, and also an additional land district In Mime
sofa; authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to
purchase site for United States public buildings
In Cincinnati. A memorial Of the Wisconsin
Legislature in favor of u Niagara ship canal was
read "A remonstrance was presented from Mich
igan grocers against the sudden repeal of the duty
on tea and coffee -. Bills were reported with
amendments providing for the erection of Gov
eminent buildings at Utica, N Y, Raleigh, N.
c., and Little Rock, Ark, appropratng for the
first $4,000 and for the Others 100000 each
On motion, the Secretary Of the Treasury was di
rected to ascertain on what terms sites for public
buildings are to be obtained in Harrisburg, Pa.
and Sacramento Cal The Legislative Appropri-
alton bill was considered. Executive session ana
adjournment.
In the House, on the 4th, bills were in
', |
the act authorizing the seizure OF books by
officers; totest plan of storm and flood signals;
appropriating S22,OOO for damages by the
destruction Of the Lexington Court
House. N. G., while occupied by Federal forces
for aid for narrow. gauge railroad in Colorado
The Senate bill to continue in fierce the grant to
the State OF Nevada for college purposes was
passed u; "A petition was presented from business
foreign salt. The Deficiency Appropriation bill
was further considered in Committee of the Whole
Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 9Th, a resolution
Offered and tabled that the election of Senators
in Kansas in 1867 aud 1871 be referred to an In
vestigatng Committee, to report what action
should he taken by the Senate. A bill was passed
c extend the act of 1870 relating to the transporta
ton of merchandise in bond to the City of Pitts
birgh The ord, order for appointing Com
sales Of arms to the French came up,
and. lfter. discussion, the Senate pro
| c,eded to ballot for the Committee and the
llamlin, Carpenter Sawyer Logan, Ames, Harlan
and Stevenson Mr.. Stevenson asked to be ex-
s,sed Nut The request was denisdyeas 49, nays
stlered and amendments were adopted--provdng
fer the extension Of the Capitol grounds appro-
piating $4,000 to enable the President to put in
force the Civil Service Reform rules Eek ecutive
SESSION and adjournment.
In the House, on the 9Th, bill sup.
pementary to the Apportionment bill was reported
and recommitted, allowing an additional Repre-
sentative to each OF the States of New Hampshire,
Vermont New York, Tennessee, Louisiana, Ala
blma and Florida, such additional Representatives
Il be elected from the State at large unless other
wise provided by legislation. The Deficiency
Appropriation bill was taken up and debated :.
Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 9th, attention was
called 10 a circular signed Giles A. Smith," and
addressed to leading railroad men throughout the
c,untry, stating that movement was on foot to
ecure the passage OF an act TO increase rates paid
railroads for the carriage of mails fifty per cent
without reference to existing contracts, and
proposing that they should join in the movement
and make contributions to aid it. The circular
gives list OF railroad Presidents, who, IL rays,
lave already entered into the arrangement,
among them William II. Vanderbilt, Thomas A.
scott and Jay Gould. "A petition Of members Of
The Philosophical society Of Philadelphia was pre-
iented and referred, asking Congress to make an
appropriation to enable American astronomers to
Join those of other nations in observing the transit
Of the planet Venus across the SUMS disc In Decem-
Der, 1874 The Legislative Appropriation bill was
further considered, and several amendments were
disposed Of :. Executive session and nd journment
In the House, on the 9th, reception
was gyen to the Japanese Embassy, who were for.
mally presented by General Banks, and welcomed
In speech by the Speaker. to which Iwakura re-
spondsd. There was an immense assemblage
present on the occasion. The Deficiency Appro-
priato1 bill was further considered in Committee
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