Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-12-25

~h,eb vere--for the better preservation OF tne
hsybor. and channels Of the lakes, Tor the iseae
~ convertible bunds, and reduction OF inc m
terest the funded debt; 70 pn. prinshS p,;anai
hanks TO withdraw their bonds In proPornon 70
he reduction Of their circulation IN aic OF inc sx
ecuton Of The laws 10 1tsh Iof .ne ,sa Wahash
River: FOR survey u the Tennessee and Hiawasse
Riyers: for canal over the muscle shoais IN w
Tennessee River; for survey and rsPot. =, ~.
coal OF a double-track railway from Omaha 10 New
YORK CITY for the transportation OF heavy irelgrs
for the improvement Of the Missouri River TO
make Sioux City port on entry; 10 imPo- q tax
an incomes OF $500 and over; to regu' ate COM
m.rce between The States, and 10 regui Ite
able rates OF railway charges for f.eight; for a
transconiinentsl railway. ..A bill was reported
a preamble and resolution was reported
from the Committee OF Appropriations,
and adopted, TO the effect that the present
financial embarrassment m axes IL the duty OF Con-
CONSISTENT With the necessities Of the Government;
and that The Secretary OF the Treasury had rec
commended in an official letter TO the Committee OF
Ways and Means, an increase In certain duties and
internal taxation, therefore II is resolved tbattne
President be requested 10 cause revision Of the
estimates Of the appropriations required Tor
tbe service Of the Government Tor the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1875. 10 be made by TIE
several executive departments, and cause report
70 be made to the House, II possible, rs early as
the 5ih OF January next setting forth In detail
WI at public expenditures for the current fiscal
year and what estimates for the next fiscal year.
can be reduced, and the amount OF such reduction
Joint resolution was adopted, to adjourn from
December 10 to January g.. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th, bills were
introduced anendaiory OF the enrolment and
| license laws; 10 establish an iron ship-building
yard on the waters OF the Atlantic and in the Mis-
rissppi Valley to afford facilities 10 the navy TO
| facilitate the asserting and redeeming OF Ma
i-sue OF circulating notes to the amount
I Of ninety-two per cent. IN lieu OF the
ninety per cent now authorized by law. Several
| bills were reported from committees. A bill was
| passed amendatory of the act TO reduce duties on
imports and to reduce internal taxes. The reso-
| lution for the admission of Mr. PInchback as SEN
/ ator from Louisiana was taken up and Mr.. Morton
addressed the Senate In behalf Of the resolution.
| .. Adjourned
In the House, on the 10th, the bill re-
peallng the Bankruptcy law was debated at con-
/ siderable length, and passed-220 to ~. 1t pro-
| vdes that "all suits and proceedings pending
in the courts OF the United States wherein an ad-
Indication OF bankruptcy has been made, shall be
proceeded with and governed .by the provisions OF
4 the existing laws, which hereby continued In
force only for the purpose Of closing up suits and
proceedings now pending: procided that, from and
after the passage OF this act the fees commissions,
and charges OF officers and agents OF courts in
4 bankruptcy shall be reduced to one-half of
/ the fees, commissions and charges heretofore al
4 lowed ". The Select Committee on Salaries
i ported bill repeating all the provisions OF the act
4 Of March g. 1873 which increases the salary or
j compensation OF Senators, Representatives, and
1 delegates In Congress- OF OF any officer or employe
Judges OF the Supreme Court and to the President
/ OF the United States during his present term of
Office, and providing that hereafter the eompensa-
ZION OF Senators, Representatives and Delegates
In Congress shall be 1T the rate OF s., 500 per
1 num- and this shall be In lieu Of all allow
snces except actual and necessary individual
travelling expenses coming to and returning
session. and requiring the Secretary Of the Treas
ury TO cover into the Treasury all sums that may
remain undrawn or that have been received as In
creased compensatioa which shall may have come
| into his possession by the return thereof. After
considerable discussion, an amendment to the bill
was agreed to--l72 to Thanking the reduction OF
members' salaries take effect from the 4th OF
| March, 1873. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th, several
| resolutions of instructions to committees were
passed. . "A bill was introduced to reimburse Yves
Virginia for losses caused By, the Federal troops
during the late war Of the rebellion. The House
resolution fixing the time OF adjournment for the
holidays was s,,on taken up .a and after de
| 27....Thc House bill to repeal the Bankrupt &C
was referred TO the Judiciary Committee. The
House bill making special appropriation OF 81,
O00, coo for che navy was taken up and, after con
siderable discussion, was passed-46 to T.. .Ad
/ journed
| In the House, on the 18th, the Senate
amendments to the bill for the redemption Of tn,
loan Il 1853 were concurred in. Several resolu
\ tons OF instruction passed. IA bill wa
passed to allow dstillery warehouses to be contin
1 ued In use after changes In their management
The saary question then came up, and an exciting
| debate ensued, and, amid much confusion, tn,
| following substitute for the bill reported from tn,
committe was finally adoptcd-122 to 4-and a no
tice to reconsider was made and laid the table
That from and after the passage Of this act the
| compensation OF Senators, Representatives, ant
delegates shall be at the rate OF 5000 per annum
payable monthly, and In addition thereto, actua
| individual expenses Of each Senator. Representa-
| tive, and delegate In going to and returning
| from the seat OF government once In
| each session, TO be certified in writing by each
| That the compensation OF the Speaker of tn,
House of Representatives shall be 81 600 In add
ton to his psy Representative, amounting in al
TO g. 000 and that Of the Vice President shall b,
| the same amount, with the same allowance TO
| travelling expenses as hereinbefore provided
That all laws and parts OF laws incon
sisent with the provisions of this act hereby
peeled. That the Secretary OF the Treasury Is re
qrired to cover into the Treasury all sums tina
| may remain undrawn, which have been re
ceived, as Increased compensation under the pro
visions OF said act, approved March B. 1873 which
shall have or may come into his possession by tn,
| return thereof" -. .Ad journed.
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