Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-02

n. ,,ee.., order for the I'D. The Army
| Appropriation ball and the Forhncss ss,a
A .pppSnSssni. A S' the request Of The
/ Hons : Committee Of Conference on The Dill IN
regard to paying annui.ies 70 the seminole indlxns
was granted. and Messrs. Buckingham. lngaiis
| snd eieyen,ou were appointed on the committee
| on the part Of the Senate -. ADJOURNED 10 sns
sd.
| In the House, on the Goth, the Georgia
contested election case was considered. the major
| ,v report being that Rowles. the sitting member
Il not entitled TO his seat, and that Andrew sloan
! the contestant b. The minority report taxes we
Opposite position. The Republican members o. tse
Committee Join In The majority report, and All the
democrats In the minority report. "A BILL giving
The approval Of Congress TO the route and termini
| az The Anacostia d Potomac Railway In the Dis-
| trict Of Columbia was passed Adjourned
Senate not In session on the 21gt. In
the House the bill sppropriating t2s0.0o0 for
bridge over the eastern branch OF the Potomac
River was rejected. "A bin was passed spproPri
afipe fS 900 to pay the schoolteachers OF the DIS
irict. the amount to be collected by tar on per-
sonsl estate and on banks and other corporations
| The Georgia contested election case was taken
| MP and debated. Adjourned
In the Senate, on the 23d, resolution
was presented from the Legislature Of Michigan,
and referred, praying Congress to amend the
Postal law 80 a. TO permit the free exchange OF
newspapers and their free circulation In counties
where published "A petition signed by 200 bust.
| ness men OF New York, asking that the volume OF
legal tenders be fixed at 500 600 coo, and favorng
\ free banking. was presented and referred. "a
l resolution Of the New York Cotton Exchange was
presented, signed by every member thereof
| protecting against expansion OF the cur
rency and asking legislation Tor speedy
,ss . 70 specie .yms an.ne o,hef que! Rf
were presented. A bill was reported from the
| Committee ON Territories, without amendment,
providing for the formation OF pembna Territ2 n
| kota which lies north OF the fortysix parallel,
| embracing an area Of about 1000 square miles
| Mr.. sherman, from the COMMITTEES on Finance;
/ reported bill TO provide for the redemption and
reissue OF United States notes and for free bank
ing and gave notice that on the 24ih he would OF
fer 1t substitute for the pending financial Dill
| 10 equalize the distribution Of the National
| Bank currency. "A petition was pre-
scented and referred Of colored citizens residing In
| the Indian Territory, setting forth that they are
deprived OF their civil rights The bill TO equal
ize the distribution Of the currency was taken up
| and further debated Adjourned.
In the House, on the 23d, among the
bills introduced and referred were the following;
Respecting the law which forbids the payment
| for army supplies, etc. to persons not known
| TO be opposed to the rebellion; for the
| relief OF settlers on railway lands; grant
| ing lands 10 Minnesota to endow an
astronomical observatory and school; authorizing
| the Washington, Cincinnati a. st. Louis Hallway
Company 10 extend and construct Its line into the
| District Of Columbia ana through West Virginia,
| Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois 10 st. Louis, and
| branch road from some point OF IL In Indiana TO
| Chicago, and giving the guarantee Of the United
States on Its first mortgage bonds. az sections OF
:hs road are completed. Bills were passed
appropriating $4,000 for the expenses OF
| the District Investigating Committee; making ap.
propnations for the removal OF the Kickapoo and
| other Indians from the borders Of Texas and New
| Mexico TO the Indian Territory. The Currency
bill was then taken up and amendments, one fix
ing the amount Of circulating notes at 3560OOOOO,
and another at $685., 0O0,0O0 were rejected, after
which the bill fixing the amount at $f0O,OC0OoO
was passed-yeas 1SS, nays n. The text OF the
| bill IL az follows: Whereas, the existing I'M
| certainty TO whether the amount OF legal
| tender notes now authorized by law TO be
kept in general circulation II 1856 1900 or $500.
| 1000 Is calculated to Seraugs the business OF
the country and unsetle Values; therefore, be IL
enacted ETC., that the provisions Of the law exist
ing prior TO the act approved April IL, 1866, en-
| titled An act 10 amend an act to provide ways
and means TO support the Government approved
March 3, 1865, be and the same hereby de-
clared 10 be In force 80 as TO authorize the
| amount Of legal-tender notes of the United
| States 10 be $400,0000O0 to be kept IN
general circulation, and the total amount OF
United states notes o iss cue aoo or 10 DC issaed
| ment was made to the Legislative Appropriation
bill, providing that no civil officers Of the Govern
ment shall receive In addition 10 regular salary
| any compensation or perquisite from the Treasury
or properly of the United States, shall make any
private OF such property or Of the labor OF any
person In the employment OF the United States.
Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the Gath, among the
petitions presented and referred was one from
citizens OF Indiana and Kentucky, asking that the
law Of Congress relative TO bridges over the Ohio
River be amended as to require that bridges over
that 1iyer shall have 100 feet spans ana pivot draw
Of the currency was laid aside informally and the
new financial bill reported by Mr.. Sherman from
the Committee on Finance was taken mp and
Mr.. Sherman explained the provisions Of the
bill, saying II was not satisfactory one, as IL
was In the nature OF a compromise, and while it
had the strength OF compromise 1t also had the
weakness Of such measure. The committee had
reported In favor Of fixing the amount OF United
States netee at 1881 900 600 that being the amount
now outstanding but he hoped II would soon be
practicable TO get back to 1856, 00N, and
recover the ground lost by the panic. The 1881, :
00O,000 had been fixed upon, not because II was
the beet amount, but because 1t was the amount
now In circulation. The time must come when
these notes must be redeemed in coin. and some
thing must be done looking to that end After
remarks by Messrs Ferry and Thurman the Sen
ate went into executive session. and soon after ad-
journed.
In the House, on the Gath, the minority
resolution In the Georgia contested election case
that haWls, the Htung MEMBER. was enutled 10
the seat was rejected-yeas n, nays Island the
majority resolutions, declaring Sloan, the contest
ant, entitled to the seat were adopted-yeas 1876,
nays "a. The vote was purely party one, except
that Messrs. Banning, Fort and Shoemaker Of
Pennsylvania, voted with the Democrats.
Mr.. Sloan then took the modified oath
....A memorial was received and or
dered to be printed, signed by 10000 persons,
representing the Typographical Union and various
trades and laboring societies Of New York city,
In favor OF the Eight Hour law and for the removal
OF the Supervising Architect OF the Treasury. 49,.
The bill to regulate inter Estate railway commerce
was debated, and several speeches made on the
subject. Adjourned.
In tho Senate, on the 25th, among the
memorials presented were the following: From
citizens OF Michigan, asking that 160 acres OF the
public lands be given to the soldiers OF the late
war; OF iron, coal, and other companies Of Ohio,
stating that business there IL in state Of stagna
ton on account OF the insufficient volume Of the
currency, and asking that the same be- increased
and free banking be authorized Resolutions for
more currency adopted by q large meeting Of the
business men al Indianapolis Ind. presented
and referred The House bill authorizing the Sec
rotary Of the Interior to use certain nnexpended
balances for the removal Of Kickapoo and other
Indians 10 the Indian Territory was passed The
bin 20 provide for the redemption and reissue Of
United States notes and for free banking was de-
bated ana an amendment was offered to the first
section of the bill striking out ts2 600 900 and In
sorting $50 600 000, so that the maximum limit OF