Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-30

vrooosed snepdmsnts were disposed Of. : spicy
debate ensuing on . motion TO reduce the Item 9!
heine coptepded 81 some Of The members that the
incresse OF salaries, intending the Prcsidsnts, at
the Last session was unconstitutional The mo-
ton was finally rejected :. .Adlonfneo.
In the Senate, on the 18th. resolutions
adopted st meeting Of citizens Of Cincinnati,
protesting against any expansion Of the ensrsney.
vide foY the purchase Of the bonds Of the Louis
Vile a Portland Canal Company was taken mp and
several amendments were agreed 70; TIE Louis
lana bill was further ds dated ADJOURNED 70 INC
9oth.
In the House, on the nth, resolu-
lion was introduced and referred for furnishing
rsions. forage and clothing to the people who are
suffering from inundstions from the overflow OF
the Mississippi River and its tributaries The
Legislative. Executive ana yuaic.. ApptopflSsu,bbn n
Whole and an amendment was adopted 70 fur-
nish Official postage stamps TO the State Depart
ment to an amount not exceeding $5o,oo- .Ad-
jOnrned.
No session of the Senate on the 18th.
In the House bills were passedgiving he assent
of Congress TO the Improvement Of Wolf River
across the Menomonee Indian reservation In Wis
consin; donating ten pieces of ordnance to the
people Of Concord, Mass, for q monument 70
troops at old NORTH Bridge, April ~, IT'S; empow:
ering the President direct The issue Of food and
dsused army clothing for the relief Of the Sufferers
by the overflow OF the Mississippi River. 9,il
the holders OF pre-emption and homestead
certificates within the Des Moines River
grant, In Iowa, on account Of failure e, o. ute,
. A deficiency bill, apprOprating $3,2oi, 1bs, was
reported from the Appropriation Committee, ana
made the special order for the ed The Legs,
stive, Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill
was debated In Committee OF the Whole, and an
amendment was adopted that male employees In
the departments shall not be paid more than re-
male employees for the same services. .Ad-
journed.
In the Senate, on the Goth, the House
bill 70, the relief Of persons suffering from the
overflow of the Mississippi River was read and
referred. Bills were reported from committee
70 equslze the bounties OF soldiers who served In
the fate war; unfavorable for the relief OF the
purchasers Of land sold for direct ta ne, IN IN
enable the Secretary Of the Treasury 70
gather authentic information as 70 the
condition and importance Of the fur trade In the
the Wisconsin Legislature for the construction OF
canal around the lower rapids OF the AississIppl
River, for the erection Of Postorice and Court
rebel battle .6sgs captured BY wisconsin regiments,
were prdoented and REFEREED. A bill was In.
roduced and referred amendatory Of the act
to aid n Che construction Of railway ana a tels
Ocean Majority and minority reports were made
Ia the case Of Sykes against Spencer, for seat as
United States Senator from Alabama, the majority
report recommending that spencer retain the
seat. The Louisiana bill was further debated. -.
Executive session and adjournment.
In tho House, on the Goth, bills were
introduced and referred-to FIX the compensation
OF the President of the United States at 900 per
annnm levying tax Of one-twentieth Of one per
cent on sales Of stocks bonds, gold and silver
providing for the collection Of money and the re-
covery Of lands wrongfuily held from the Govern
ment by the Kansas Pacific Railway Company;
Increasing the tax on the circulation OF National
per cent. per month .Bills were passed
for the better protection Of the frontier
settlements OF Texas against Indian and Mexican
depredaiions by the construction and mainte-
nance Of line Of telegraph from Denson, Tex,
10 Fort Sill, Indian Territory, and thence along
the northern frontier line OF settlements and by the
pnaing 100000 for that purpose; allowing
certain fractional townships In Missouri
10 select their school lands anywhere In the state
Resolutions were offered and referred for the
recognition Of Cuban Independence. =. The bill
appropriating S3,UOO,00o for the Centennial cele-
bration was made the special order for May B:
A resolution WAS adopted calling on the President
for copies Of the correspondence, telegrams, mill
tary orders ETC., touching the troubles In Arkan-
sas.. =. The Legislative, Executive and Judicial APP
preparation bill was further considered In Commit
tee Of the Whole. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 21st, the House
bill for the relief Of persons suffering by the over
flow Of the Mississippi River was passed, with an
amendment providing that lhe provisions o, tae
Der. :. The bill providing for the payment
Of the bonds Of the Loninyille- d Portland
Canal COMPANY was n .a az % s aha out
the amendment In the House bin that the canal
should not be taken possession OF nor any money
paid till the State OF Kentucky should cede 10
the United States the jurisdiction over the same,
together with all right TO tax the property Ad-
iourned.
In the House, on the 21st, bill was in
trodueed and referred directing the temporary
suspension Of the Legislature OF the District Of
Columbia "A lengthy report was submitted from
the Committee on Railways and Canals, ordered
printed and recommitied, on the bill TO charter q
freight 1a,gay from on hs Ms
souri, River and to limit the rates OF freight there
on. The report says the company proposing TO
build this great freight railway Will accept the
scale OF low rates of freight agreed upon by the
committee fifteen cents bushel from Chicago,
eighteen cents from st. Louis, etc.-thc company
asking the Government 70 guarantee LIS Per
bill is reported without any recommendation by
the committee. IA bill was passed extending
for one year from the passage OF this act the time
for completing the entries OF the Usage Indian
lands In Kansas. IA bill was reported to
provide for the appointment OF COM
mission OF engineers TO report permanent
plan for the reclamation Of the aluvial basin OF
the Mississippi River subject to inundation The
Senate amendment to the bill for the relief OF the
sufferers by the overflow Of the Mississippi River
was concurred In. The Legislative, Executive
and Judicial Appropriation bill was further con-
sidered In Committee OF the Whole. :. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 22d, the message
OF the President, transmitting the report OF the
Civil Service Commission, Was received, read and
ordered printed. :. The bill to enable the Men
uonites from Russia to effect a permanent settle
nent on the public lands Of the United States was
taken up, and amendments were adopted A
message was received frsm the President yetoing
the Financial bill, which message was ordered
Irinted and with the BILL TO lie on the table until
The ensuing week. "A bill was introduced and
referred 10 enable Indians TO become citizens OF
the United States. Bills were passed-Senate
bill obyiating the necessity OF issuing patents
for certain private land claims In the
stnte OF Missouri; Senate bill TO author
I've the County Commissioners of Thurston
Comfy W. r., to issue bonds for the
purpose of constructing railway from Bndd's In.
iet, Puget Sound, to ntersect the Northern Pacific
Railway at or near Tenino; Senate bill Tor the
benefit OF the Kentucky Agricultural and Mechan-
icaI Association; House bill for the relief OF set
tiers on the Cherokee strip. In Kansas. .Execu-
tive session and adjournment.