Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-01

In the House. on the 18th. large num-
Der of pension bills were passed "A memorial
Wa presented from the New York Chamber oil
Commerce asking Congress 70 take measures for
the restoration Of rhe shipping interests OF the
country petition was presented ION "a. 90
ciery Of Friends asking. III all NSron4l disputes
reference 70 arbitration in heu OF the sworn
BIEIs we're repor1ed-Post0fice Appropriation olii-
approprsting sss rs 30 inelading saegfor me
China mail. $4,000 for Brazil S15.ouo for the
Sand x7r fyfands: Pension bill apprnfsriAssng 80
80 GO The report thar Mr. Braxton was en-
titled 10 the sat from Virginia was adopted Al
iourned.
In the House. on the 18th. bill was
passed for the funding Of the debt Of the City OF
Washington in six per cent. gold bonds, running
not less than fifteen nor more than thirty year 10
be negotiated at a rate Of discount not more than
three per ceui.A bill was introduced and re
ferred to refund 10 the State Of Texas di-barse-
ments made prior 20 the war IN defense oil me
frontier Adjourned TO the I'D
In the Senate, on the 22d, several Civil
Rights petitions were presented A joint resolu-
ton was introduced and laid over. instructing the
President TO open negotiations with Spain for the
cession Of Cuba A petition was presented from
the widow Of General Robert Z. Lee. setting form
that the sale of the Arlington estate was unconsttu-
tlonal, and asking Congress 70 appropriate s1o,-
600 10 purchase the estate from her. whereupon
she will q We the Government clear title. Bills
were rcported-without amendment. House bill
making good the deficiency in the Post-Onice ap-
preparation caused by Mr.. Cartney's defalcafion ;
with amendments. for the relief Of the Chicago
sufferers; the Postal Telegraph bill - The
Amnesty bill came up unfinished business. and
considerable debate ensued on motion TO lay II
aside to take up the resolution directing the Com
mittee on Retrenchment TO inquire whether the
President had conferred public offices Of trust or
profit in return for presents. and had been guilty
Of other misconduct the motion was Withdrawn
and the Amnesty bill was debated. Adjourned
In the House, ON the god, bills were re-
fered-authorizing the building Of railroad
bridge across the Ohio River at Cincinnati TO re-
peal the Income tax to authorize the construction
Of ten soops Of war for the Improvement OF the
Tenness ee River; TO indemnify Kentucky and other
states fol- EXPENSES in defending the United States
repeating land grants to railroads in the Indian
Territory for the improvement Of the Ohio and
Wabash rivers; to amend the Constitution, making
Senators and Representatives ineligible to the
Presidency and Vice-Presidency: for the improve
ment Of the harbor of St Louis; allowing officers
Of the Missouri State militia three months extra
pay; 10 extend the time for completing the rail
road from St. Croix Lake to Lake Superior: to aid
in completing the harbor at KeDosha. Wis; 10
suppress polygamy and enable the people OF Utah
10 form a constitution and State government: to
aid in the construction Of the Sutro Tunnel: APP
propriating $4,000 for the completion Of the
Washington Monument; to establish tax on all
kinds Of manufactured tobacco at uniform rate
Of sixteen cents per pound: remitting duties
on all materials for the construction repair and
use Of ships. :. A report was presented from the
Committee on Ways and Means, on the subject OF
the negotiation of the funded debt. with resolu-
ton declaring that the Secretary of the Treasury in
negotiating the loan authorized by the act Of July
A. 1870, has neither increased the bonded debt nor
incurred an expenditure contrary TO law; and no
tice was gwen that minority report would PROB,
ably be presented . A memorial was presented
from the Governors Of Illinois, Indiana
and Ohio relative to the two per
cent. fund arising from the sale OF public
lands Bills were passed-extending the time for
presenting claims for additional bounty to the Both
Of January, 1873; creating an additional land dis
trct in Minnesota; removing political disabilities
from Herschel V. johnson and other citizens OF
Georgia; appropriating $4,000 to defray the ex-
pcnses Of the Embassy from Japan. Resolutions
were adopted instructing the Committee for the
District Of Columbia TO inquire into the ailega-
tons Of the memorial Of the tax payers Of Wash
ington charging all sorts of corrupt practices on
the Board of Works under the new Territorial
Government; instructing the Clerk OF the House
to furnish funds to the select committee
going to New Orleans. An exciting
debate was had during the pending of the latter
resolution, and a dispatch was read from w. i.
Blackmore a Senator Of the Louisiana Legislature,
stating that the condition Of affairs was fearful
and that there was no longer any Republican Gov
eminent or liberty in Louisiana that the State
House and approaches were hled Win armed men
to intimidatc the Legislature, and asking that the
select committee should go to New Orleans at
once. Adjourned
In the Senate, on the 23d, a bill was re-
ported setting apart certain lands near the head
waters Of the Yellowstone River as public park
-. "A bill was reported and passed to allow the i'm
portaton free Of duty Of certain machinery de-
signed for experiments in mining in Louisiana.
The bill for the relief of the Chicago sufferers
taken up, and an amendment was offered extend
ing the provisions Of the bill to certain towns in
Michigan. .. The Amnesty bill came up in regular
order and was debated at considerable length by
Messrs. Morton, Thurman, Blair and Scott. :. A
petition presented, signed by General Sheridan
and other officers, representing 100000 soldiers i'm
the Army Of the Cumberland, praying that the time
they served in the army may be allowed in the five
years required by the Homestead Law, after two
years actual residence. Executive session and
adjournment.
In the House, on the Odd, bills were
reported-for the development Of the mines Of the
country to establish an educational fund, and to
apply the proceeds Of public lands TO the education
Of the people "A bill was introduced and refer
red, to authorize the mail steamship service be-
tween the United States and Mexico. The Senate
amendments to the bill authorizing the importation
of machinery were non-concurred in, and Com
mittee Of Conference ordered. The Legislative
and Executive Appropriation bill considered
in Committee Of the Whole. Adjourned
In the Senate, on the cath, bill was
introduced and referred, making an appropriation
to carry out such Civil Service rules as were adopt
ed by the President . Mr.. Morton, by consent,
modified his resolution SO as to fix the Goth day Of
May for ad journment. and the question as to the
time OF adjournment was debated until the expira-
ton OF the morning hour, when the Amnesty bill
came up and was laid aside, and the bill for the re-
lief OF Chicago was taken up, and the amendments
to include the bill the sufferers In Mi chgan and
Wisconsin were rejected, and the bill, reported
from the committee, was passed. Adjourned.
In the House, on the Gath, the bill to
establish an educational fund was taken up and
debated A petition was presented and referred
from 81, 900 women Of America for declaratory
law to assure their right Of suffrage A resolution
was reported from the Committee on Commerce,
and adopted, directing the committee to inquire
into certain matters affecting the commerce Of the
country and as to what legislation or other means
Is requisite to relieve, revive and sustain the ton.
mage and foreign commerce OF the United States
The Civil Appropriation bill considered in
Committee Of the Whole. Adjourned.
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