Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-16
Congressional.

In the Senate, on the I'd, the Senate
bill TO amend the act TO promote the development
OF the mining reserves of the United States. with
House amendments thereto, was referred. A
bill was reported from the Committee on Post
Offices and Post.roads, TO provide for the trans
mission OF correspondence by telegraph, which b,
il the Hubbard Postal Telegraph minor bill un-
changed except in matter OF detail. The bill 10
United States notes and for free banking
offered s "a and rejected. A substitute for
the third section OF the bill as reported by the
committee was adopted-33 TO i9--and provides
" That $f6 coo 600 In notes for circulation, In ad-
dtion to such circulation now allowed by law,
shall be issued 10 the National Banking associa.
lions now organized and which may be organized
hereafter, and such increased circulation shal be
distributed among the several States rs provided
In Section OF the act OF July IL, iS70.".. Exec
utive session and adjournment.
In the House, on the I'd, but little bust
ness was transacted the Currency bill being under
consideration, and lengthy debate ensued there.
on. which extended into the evening session.
Notice was given OF substitute for the pending
bill, which was In part substantially the same,
free banking being feature common to both. ..
Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 3D., memorial
from citizens OF Kansas. asking for protection
against outrages by the Usage Indians, was pre-
scented and referred "A favorable report was
made the Senate bill 10 set apart certain por-
ton Of the island of Mackinac ms a National Park
;. The bill to provide for the redemption and re-
issue OF United States notes and for free banking
was briefly considered after which the bill pr0yid-
Ing for the payment OF the bonds Of the Louisville
& Portland Canal Company was taken up and
n motion was made to disagree with the House
amendment and asking for Committee OF Confer.
ence, but no vote was reached. Adjourned TO
the 9Th
In the House, on the Sd, bills were
passed--to legalizc pontoon bridge across the
Mississippi River ut Prairie du CHEN; providing for
the appointment OF civil agent, and for the detail
ing OF naval officer 10 act In concert with such
agent 10 obtain information with regard ia
to report whether the contracts as 10 seal
fisheries have been complied with, and cam be
safely extended; several private pension bills
bin was reported adversely from the Committee
on War Claims, and laid on the table, appropriate
ing nearly g. 0000 900 for the value OF cotton and
bellion by order OF General Grant, and for cotton
bonds and Confederate money taken from q
bank at Jackson. ;. Adjourned.
Senate not in session on the 4th. In
tho House, q bill was passed amendaiory
OF the act Of July IS, 1873, In regard
to the enrolment OF coasting and fishing
vessels: Leave was asked and objected TO, to re-
port bill from the Judiciary Committee provid-
Ing that any civil officer Of the United States
except the President or ice-President, who shall
be impeached for high crimes and misdemcanors
by the House OF Representatives, shall be sus-
pended from, Office until he shall be discharged
n n1m the whSa~a o. ssna'e
motion II was ordered that the Speakers warrant
be issued for the attachment OF q. ii. Patrick Of
Montgomery, Ala, and that he be brought before