Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-22
General News Summary.
Washington News.

AT the written request OF Attorney General
Williams, President Grant on the Sth with
drew the nomination of the former TO the
Enthusiastically. Mr.. Williams win, there
fore, remain in Office as Acknowledgement.
1t was stated by Louisianans In Washington
on the 9th, that Judge Durell, of that State,
had plac ed his resignation at the disposal OF
the President. |
The President on the 9th nominated the
Hon. Caleb Gushing TO the Chief-Justiceship
of the Supreme Court
The following dispatch was sent on the
10Th, by President Grant to Governor DAVIS,
of Texas:
Your dispatches and letters, reciting the action
OF the Supreme Court o. Texas, In declaring the
late election unconstitutional, and asking Tor The
use OF troops TO prevent an apprehended violence,
are received The call il not made in accordance
with the Constitution Of the United states and the
acts OF Congress under 1t, and cannot, therefore,
be granted The acts OF the Legislature OF Texas
providing for the recent elections have received
your approval, and both political parties having
made nominations and having conducted the polit-
ical campaign under s provisions, would IL not be
prudent as well as right 10 yield 70 the verdict OF
the people as expressed by their ballotss
The Chaplain Of the United States Senate, in
his opening prayer on the 18th returned thanks
to Divine Providence for the deed OF the day
before the repeal OF the Salary bill, and that
the will Of the people had been accomplished
In regard thereto.
The following Is the vote In the Senate on
the repeal Of the Salary bill:
Yeas-AIlisoD, Anthony, Bayard, Bogy, Bore
man, Boutwell,, Buckingham, cameron, Carpenter
Chandler, Clayton Conkling Crozler' Dayla Dor
sen, aoldthwaitc, Hamilton md J, Hamlih, Hitch
cock Howe, Ingalls,, Logan: McCrcery Menlmon
Mitchell, Morrill, lhe), Morrill, tVtl, Norton
Oglesby, Patterson, Pratt, Ramsey, Robertson
Sargent Saulsbury schurz, stockton, Sumner
Wadleigh, West, Window, Wright-A6
Nays-Brownow, Conover, Flanagan, Gordon,
Lewis, Norwood, sprague. Tpton-s. .
Mr.. Cooper announced that he pared with MI.
Cragin, who would have voted for the bill, and he
MI Voting-Aicorn, Ames, Dennis, Ferry
(Conn.) Gilbert, Hamilton CTexas), Johnston
Jones, Kelly, Ransom, Stewart Thurman-12
In the House, the votes In thcnegatiye wero
as follows:
Albert, Averlll, Barry, Clymer, Cox, Grassland
Hays, Hines, Kelly, Kendall, Lamison Moore
Negley, Plat, Randall, Sbanks, Sloss, Stamford
storm. s'owel Todd, Waddell, White, whitley,
Williams Qnd)
The following is the text of the bill as it
passed both Houses Of Congress:
BE IL enacted ETC., That 40 much OF the act OF
March 3, 1873, entitled IAN act making appropria-
es OF the Government for the year ending June 30,
1874" az provides for the compensation OF public
officers and employees, whether Members OF Con
gress Delegates, or Others, except President Of the
United States and Justices OF the Supreme Court,
be end the same hereby II repealed, and the saln-
ries compensation and allowances OF all said per
sons except aforesaid, shall be fixed by the law
in force at the time Of the passage Of said act;
yroutded, that mileage shall be allowed for the
first session Of the Forty third Congress- that all
moneys appropriated as compensation 10 members
If he Enrtv-Aprnnd CnnUrpep
and allowances fixed by law at the commence
ment OF said Congress, and which shall not have
been drawn by members OF said Congress respec.
lively, which, having been drawn, have been
returned I'm any form 10 the United States are here
by covered into the Treasury Of the United States,
absoIuteIy The same AZ II they had never been an.
prOpriated rs aforesaid.
A Washington special on the morning of
the l4th states that at the caucus OF Rcpub-
lican Senator's the day before, evidence was
produced showing that Mr.. Cushing during
the war, was In communication with JEFF. Da-
Wis, while at the same time he was holding
confidential relations with the Federal Gov
eminent. IL was therefore determined to re-
quest the President to withdrew his nomlna.
ton TO be Chief-Justice.
The National Cheap Transportation Con-
vention met In Washington on the 14th. The
Committee on Credentials reported qualified
delegates from fifteen States and District Of
Columbia. The Hon. Josiah Quincy presided,
and In his address he declared that the indus
trial interests of all sections were SO closely
connected that no one could suffer without
the other, which sentiment elected great sp.
plause.
In compliance with the request Of the SEN
atorial Republican caucus, and of Mr.. Cush-
ing himself, the President on the 18th with
drew the nomination OF the former 10 the
Chief Justiceship.