Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-01-21
General News Summary.


In consequence Of defeat upon fayorite
measure the French Ministry rendered their
designations to President MacMahon on the
9th. The President refused to accept the ten
der until be could form new Cabinet out OF
the majority In the Assembly.
A Washington dispatch of the 9Th says
that at the Cabinet meeting on that day all
the several official dispatches and others
containing instructions to Gen. Sheridan for
his guidance In New Orleans were read, and,
In addition thereto, the press reports OF the day
were the subject OF attention. The official
dispatches from Gen. Sheridan were also re-
viewed. The Administration was awaiting
official information prior TO the time at which
Gen. Sheridan took command of the depart
ment before deciding definitely upon report
to Congress
The following are the yeas and nays on the
final passage in the House OF the Senate
Finance bill:
Ysas-Albert. Avcriil, Barber, Barrere, Barry,
Bass, Bcgole, Berry Bradley, Bnrchard, Bnrielgh'
son, Cessna, Chittenden, Clayton, Clements,
Cobb lKan.), Corwin, Cotton, Crook, Crounse,
Curtis Daniord DSnbins P Pr~s G,rsa gS
Hathhorn, Hawley Ull.). Hays, Hazelton (Wis.),
Hazelton IN. j., Hendee Hodges, Hooper, a mas'
Kellogg, Kellinger, Lamport. Lansing, Law
ence, Loughrdge, Lowe bo , nH t Nn6i,i
Msrp n sspoass hssstas Merriam
Monroe, Myers, Negley, o'NeIlI. Orr, orth,
ham. fesdlsson.. PIKE I risss r q; y
Roberts, K. r., Robinson (Ohiol Rusk, SAWYER,
sayier (fnd } Scoacd scudder IN. j }, sener, SEES
sions, 81 snks, Sheats, Shoemaker, Small, smart,
s soho sprsgse, st.naid SiarRweather 81. John,
strawbridge, Taylor Thomas IN. CO, Thomas
M Ihsrnou Wsrd T G Wsrd
SMich J, Williams (Mass), Williams Qnd,), viii.
fans tMichE Wilson iowa, Wilson lind ,L LIZ
Banning, Beck, Bell, Berry, Blount, Bowen
Clark taoS Clark IL: ", clymer Com.
Field Finek, Giddings, Glover, Gooch'
Gunter, Hagans, Hamilton, Hancock Har-
Mavens, Hawiey Comm Hereford: Herndon,
Hoar, X. r., Hoar q. r., Holman, Hunter, Kel-
ley, Knapp. Lamar, Lamison, Lawson, Leach
Magee, Marshall, Mclean, Millikcn. Mills, Morrl-
son, Neal, Nesmith, Niblack, Niles, Parkcr(N ~,
Parker (ho.), Perry, Pierce, Randall, Read, Rob
bins, sayler (o). schell, scudder IN. X, sher-
wood, 6loss, Smith On. CO. Southland, stephens,
Stone, Storm, Townsend, Vance, Waddei. Walls,
whitehead, Whitehouse, Whitthorn, Willard
(yt), Willie, Wilson (Md.), Wolf, Ward, Wood
worth, Young (Ky.), Young tGa. SIS.
Representative Schumacher made state.
ment on the 9th, before the Pacific Mail In
vestigating Committee, Of the disposition OF
the s275, 600 check. He says he had the check
broken up into smaller amounts, at the request
OF Mr.. Irwin, and distributed all but $4,000
of 1t TO other parties, on the assurance Of Mr.
Stockwell that II was not intended for any
improper purpose. He gave the greater part
of the amount 10 railroad attorney, Lyman
Elmore, and TO Gen. Morgan L. Smith, lately
deceased. Mr.. Schumacher had no informa-
ton to which he could swear positively that
any portion OF the t275,000 went or
was directed to go to any member or
officer OF the Forty second Congress-, and had
no Information thE any clerk or other en-
ployc OF the House received money. Repre-
sentative Randall stated before the committee
that Representative Storm, Of Pennsylvania,
was offered 81, 900 to vote In favor of the sub.
sldy, which he refused.