Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-23
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In the Senate, ON the 9th, House bills
10 facilitate the expectation OF distilled spirits
and to increase the pensions Of soldiers and sailors
| totally disabled were reported with amendments
and placed On the calendar. An unfavorable re-
port was made from the Committee on Pensions
on the resolution Of the Minnesota Legislature AK
| ing al, investigation into the affairs OF the
| Pension Ofhce.....A bill was introduced
and referred to authorize the Librarian OF Congress
10 send books to the Governor OF Iceland The
House bill for the inspection OF disbursements OF
appropriations made by officers Of the army was
passed The Senate bill to provide for the incor-
poration and regulation OF railway companies In the
Territories Of the United States was taken up and
several amendments were agreed to-. Executive
session and adjournment.
In the House, on the 9th, a bill was
reported from the Committee Of Ways and Means,
ordered printed and recommtted, to repeal all
moetics. The bill TO prevent officers OF the
United States from receiving or being paid any
money beyond their fixed salaries came up and
was discussed, and referred, by vote Of 159 to 10,
10 the Committee OF Ways and Means The Cur
siderable debate. and amid much excitement a
motion for the previous question was voted down
! yeas ", nays t42; motion was then made ana
caried-1S3 to 12i-to postpone further conrIdera-
ton Of the bill until the 14th after which motion
was made to reconsider and lay the motion on the
table, hut motion to adjourn was interposed and
| cauied-117 TO 100. Adjourned
In the Senate, on the 10th, the House
bin exempting boats employed on canals and in
| terpal waters of any State from payment OF all
| customs and other fees passed. A number
OF petitions were presented and referred from cit-
| gems OF Ohio asking that specific anty be I'M
posed on tin plate instead Of an ad yalorem duty.
| Commerce on the petition OF citizens OF Indiana
and Kentucky for the passage OF law compelling
bridges over the ono ryes 70 pc d,aw
was introduced and referred providing that
postage upon documents printed by authority OF
Congress, or by either house thereof, shall not
paid by persons receiving them. The bill to pro-
| vide for the incorporation and regulation OF rail
| road companies In the Territories Of the United
States was further considered, and several amend
ments we're agreed to. Adjourned
In the House, on the 10th, bill was
introduced and referred to repeal 40 much Of the
laws relating to the army organization rs estab-
fishes distinctions to the prejudice Of American
| colored citizens. IA motion OF Mr.. Butler TO lay
! on the table the motion TO reconsider the vote
| pOstponng the Currency bill was called up and an
exciting debate ensued, in the course Of which Mr.
| Butler intimated his belief that the President
| would not veto the Senate currency bill In the
| event Of its passage by the House. He was called
| TO order for this statement, and the Speaker
| said such allusion was supplementary The
| motion 10 lay on the table the motion To recon
slider was then defeated--yeas 126, nays 126-the
| Speaker casting his vote in the negative. The
motion 70 reconsider was then agreed to-i2s TO
| 100. The previous question was moved and
on all n
| to, to strike out the seventh section OF
the bill, which allows banks to be or
/ ganizcd without circulation. The eighth section,
| providing for the monthly issHe-ef $so- o,o0o in
gold notes substitute for that amount OF legal
tender notes TO be Cancelled and destroyed and not
re issued was also stricken out-i49 to 95 Pending
the consideration Of other proposed amendments
! the House adjourned.
| Senate not in session on the 18th. In
the House the report OF the Committee on Elections
In the Kentucky contested election case, declaring
| Young the sitting member, entitled to his seat,
was agreed TO without discussion. The Senate
bill extending the provisions OF the act OF the 18th
OF February 1865 10 include oil vessels OF the
United States navigating waters OF the United
States was passed. The Committee on Com
| merce was instructed 10 inquire into the
expediency OF establishing light.ship at
or near the mouth Of Detroit River on
| Lake Eric. =. Consideration OF the Currency bill
| was resumed and an order for the main question
| was voted down-yeas liz, nays l20-when several
amendments were offered, debated and rejected,
| one VI them being in the nature OF substitute
authorizing the Issue of $500 coo legal tenders
the retirement OF the National Bank notes and the
| substitution therefor of Treasury notes and 1858
| per cent convertible bonds, which substitute was
| rejected by 1864 nays TO 6S yeas. During the
voting ON the amendment the point Of
| order was raised that members interested In
| National Bank stock had no right to vote on the
| question involving tax on such stock. The
| Speaker ruled the point OF order and the de-
4 cfsion was ratified by the House, only nine mem
beers voting against IT, The Senate bill was moved
q substitute for the House bill, and several adj
| ditional amendments were proposed, when the
House adjourned, the status of the bill being that
| the previous question impending on the bill, and
the various amendments, including the Senate bill
ne substitute, would come up again on the
| 14th.
| In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Chand
Ter was excused from further service on the Com
| mittee on Mines and Mining and Mr.. Jones was
1 4al t. int nd ur pd-
4 10 authorize the Secretary OF War to credit the
several States and Territories for arms and NUM-
lions OF war; under the act of 1908; to change the
| time Of holding courts for the Eastern
| District OF Wisconsin at Oshkosh. The
/ bill to provide for the incorporation
and regulation Of railroad companies in the
/ Territories OF the United States was taken up and
| debated, and several amendments were agreed 70.
when the bill US amended was finally passed -2c
TO 49,. Ian amendment was submitted 70
/ new election In Louisiana, and consider
| able discussion was had on the question OF taking
up and considering the bill after which notice was
/ given that the bill would be called up on the 9Th
=. The House amendment TO the bill to authorize
| aliens TO act az engineers and pilots, which pro-
| vides that they shall have previously resided SIX
month within The United States, was concurreo In.
In the House, on the 18th, several bills
| and resolutions were introduced and referred,
among which were the following: Toregulate the
service in the collection Of customs at the various
| ports OF entry In the United States, and the dis.
position Of Ancs, penalties and forfeitares incurred
/ under laws relating TO customs; In relation to
| rates Of freight and passengers on the Pacific
/ Roads; for the construction OF ship
| canal from the Mississippi 10 the Gulf OF
/ Mexico; for improving navigation ct the mouth OF
/ the mississippi River; resolutions OF the Illinois
Legislature asking for legislation 10 secure TO the
/ people OF the United States equal advantages and
facilities TO rates time and transport aticn on the
Union Pacific Railroad and lite severa branches.
/ The bill for the free exchange OF newspapers be-
| tween publishers, and free transmission OF news
papers by mail within the county Of their publica-
| ton war passed--l76 to IL. The bill provides
| that from and after the passage Of this act the
| following mail matter shall be allowed 10 pass
! free in the male: First-Newspapers, perio di-
| Gals and magazines reciprocaliy interchangcd
1 between publishers, aud not exceeding six
| teen ounces In weight, TO be confined TO
| single copy of each publication. Second-News-
papers, one copy to each actual subscriber residing
or receiving the same within the county where the
same lie published but carriers shall not be required
to distribute such papers unless postage IL paid
/ upon them nj usual rates."....A motion
| was made 10 suspend the rules and adopt
! me resolution reciing gross abu-es and
4 irregularities IN the letting OF mail contracts, aud
providing for the investigation thereof, hut the
/ lion was not seconded by majority. Qaite spir-
| lied debate ensued the alleged abuses and ir-
| Irregularities, at the close Of which IL under
stood that the resolution was referred 10 the POST
| Office Committee. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 14th, the Finance