Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-15
Conversational.

In the Senate, on the 9th, the report of
the Secretary in reply to the resolution calling for
information az to the amount of compensation re-
ceiyed by Senators since the organization of the
Government, was received and laid on the table
-. The House bill to repeal the Bankrupt law was
reported from the judiciary Committee, with sun"
dry amendments. Several resolutions OF inquiry
aud instruction were adopted. "A bill was intro
duced and referred 10 regulate and facilitate cons
merce across naqigable rivers forming the bound
daries OF States. The House Salary bill
was taken up, together with the reported
amendments striking out the first three sections
and substituting therefor the section repeating the
Of March 3, 1873, and fixing the salary 1t was
prior TO the passage Of that act, and further pro-
yiding that the compensation OF the several heads
OF the departments be 5000 per an
NUN; after debate, an amendment was
offered and discussed providing that Senators,
Representatives and Delegates of the Forty -third
Congress who have received their compensation
since March H. 1873 at the rate Of 81 300 per annum.
shall hereafter be paid In such monthly Install
ments as will make ID aggregate for the whole
Congress the rate Of s. 00O per annum. Discuss
ion was had on the question OF finances. "A mes
sage from the President transmitting the cores
pondence In regard to the Virginus. was received,
laid on the table and ordered printed Adjourned.
In the House, on the 9th, among the
bills introduced and referred were--for the APP
pontment Of commission Of three persons on the
subject Of wages and hours of labor, and the dyi
sion OF profits between labor and capital In the
United States and the social, educational and san
itary condition Of the laboring classes etc. for
uniform system of railway transportation In the
United States; to provide uniform currency; re-
pealing all the acts imposing taxation on State
banks and bankers; to create a National Board OF
Trade and prescribe It's duties; to legalize pom
toon railway bridge across the Mississippi River at
Prairie du CHEN, Wis. The Army Appropriation
BILL appropriating SIS, 449 9l8, reported and
made the special order for the 18th The Supple
mentary Civil Rights bill was debated at consider
able length The message from the President in
relation to the steamer Virginius was read and
ferred. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 9th, a bill for free
banking was taken from the table and referred to
the Finance Committee "A resolution instruct
ing the Finance Committee to report a bill abol-
ishing the Office of Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue and To provide for the collection OF taxes
by States, was indefinitely postponed The
House Joint resolution authorizing Edward Young
to accept present from the Emperor OF Russia
passed A bill was introduced and referred author
lzng the President of the United States TO request
the Republic Of Hayt to indemnify Antonio pelll-
tier for his imprisonment spoaton and damages,
amounting to $5i3 500. The bill to repeal the
Increased Salary act was further debated Mr.. Car
pcnter stating that he intended vote for the re-
peal, not because he thought the increased pay
excessive or unjust, but because its repeal was de-
manded by the people, Messrs. Conkling and
Edmunds would vote for and Mr.. Flanagan (Texas)
would vote against the repeal. Executive session
and adjournment.
In the House, on the 9th, bill was in
troduced and referred for the construction of ship
canals around Niagara Falls and at the mouth of
the Mississippi. A joint resolution was intro
duced and referred reciting that we-autbenii-
Gated reports stated that In certain localities OF the
South the people were In condition OF starvation,
owing to the failure Of their crops, and directing
the Secretary of War To issue army rations In such
quantities might be required. "A resolution OF
the Virginia Legislature protesting, against the
passage OF the supplementary Civil Rights bin
was read and referred. "A lengthy
debate was had on the Supplementary Civil Rights
bill tho principal speech being by Mr.. Elliot (col-
ored) OF South Carolina who advocated the pas
sage OF the bill. His speech IL reported to have
been very eloquent and was listened to with
marked interest and attention by members on
both sides of the House and by crowded galleries,
applauded. The Naval Appropriation bill, appro-
priatng $i6,5f0,s36, was reported and made the
special order for the 18th Adjourned
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tomary to issue them in memory of a
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after the decease. Those who receive
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of interment, and the names OF the sur
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The Marquis of Westminster, with
h;o ondon "a NJ roll Of 81 O00 000 par an