Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-04
An evening session was held for the consid.
ration Of Pension bills only.

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Grafton OF Pension bills only.
In the Senate, on the 10th. a resolution
of the Legislature Of Missouri was presented and
referred In favor OF establishing branch mint at
st Louis In q discussion on the House Bounty
bill Mr.. Sargent said he understood u would take
xis 100 .0DO from the Treasury Mr.. Logan said II
would not take $4,000 from the Treasury, and
gave notice that he woud press the bill TO q vote
the following week. :. The House bill for the i'm
provement OF the mouth of the Mississippi River
wac referred :. Several amendments were made
to the Indian Appropriation bill
In the House, on the 10Th, several bills,
memorials, ETC., were introduced the most Inn
portant Of which was bill from the Pacific Rail
road Committee to amend the act Incorporating
the Texas Pacific Railroad Company, which was
ordered printed and recommitted ;. "A bill was
passed authorizing the construction OF q bridge
aer" The .ne Armv so AUTHORIZATION bill 500
was considered in Committee OF the Whole. re-
ported to the House and passed without diyis-
ion. Mr.. Poland, from the Select Committee
ton that the report Of the committee be Accept-
ed and that. IN the judgment OF the House. no
interference with the existing Government Of that
State by any department OF the Government Is
advisable. He gave notice that he would call 1t
up rs early az possible the ensuing week.
In the Senate, on the Goth, a resolution
was agreed to providing for committee CT five
Senators to examine into the several branches Of
the civil service. during the recess with view
TO the reorganization Of the several departments
thereof. The joint resolution which passed the
House last winter relating TO civil-seryice APP
poiptmenfs, was passed, and provides that when
disabled United States soldiers. their wives or
the widows or orphans Of deceased soldiers
shall pas the examination at the stand
ard fixed by the rules they shall
have precedence for appointment to yacan-
ces "A bill was introduced and referred to al
low pre,emptors to preemp pit. an addt, S,ia
ceded or Indian trust lands The In
dian Appropriation bill was considered and sew
eral amendments were concurred in Messages
were received from the House announcing the
deaths of Messrs. Rice, Hersey, Croker and
Hooper, and after eulogies and the adoption OF
the customary resolutions the Senate adjourned
out of respect to their memory.
In the House, on the Goth, the Tax bill
was discussed in Committee of the Whole, and a
motion to strike out the section restoring the 10
per cent. reduction on manufactured goods was
lost--yeas 95, nays 1G. "A report was made from
the Committee on Public Lands In favor of au-
thorizing the Wisconsin Central Railroad Com
National Grange and the resolutions Of the
South Carolina Legislature In favor Of aid TO the
Texas Pacific Railroad Company were presented
and referred !. yEulogies were pronounced upon
the late deceased members Messrs. Rice, Croker,
Hersey and Hooper. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 22d, large num-
Der of memorials were received and referred -.
The Indian, the Military, the Military Academy
and the Pension Appropriation bills were con
sidered amended and passed. The Postoffice
Appropriation bill was taken up and several
amendments were agreed to- Among the
amendments adopted was one providing that
the Congregational Record and all public docu.
ments printed by Congress for distribution shall
| pass free through the mails under regulations TO
be prescribed by the Postmaster-Ge General. Amend.
ments were proposed and rejected, providing for
the restoration of the franking privilege and al
| lowing garden seeds sent by the Agricultural De
| partment and the agricultural reports to pass
| through the mails free.
In the House, on the 22d, among the
for a meeting of the Forty fourth Congress on the
| 4th of March next, and OF each succeeding Con
gress on the 9TH OF March, The day on which Con
| gressonal terms begin. :. Bills were passed
the selection of grand and petit jurors in The Dis
trict OF Columbia (the object OF which bill is to
indct William s King for perjury sup
immigration; for the payment Of the awards
| about S7t0,OOO of the Southern Claims Commits
sion; for reorganization of the Quartermaster's
ret apart the evening of the oath for the consia,
| GRAFTON of the Texas Pacific Railway bill was re-
| jectcd-yeas III, nays 1913. This was regarded as
virtual defeat of the bill. An evening session
was heldfor the consideration Of the Tax bill for
the District OF Columbia.
In the Senate, on the 23d, the House
bill to eaualize the bounties Of soldiers was re-
ported back from the Committee on Military At
fairs, but Its present consideration was objected
| to. The P0stoffce Appropriation bill was
| further considered, and the action Of the House
repeating the contract of 1872 for an add;
| tional subsidy concurred In, and
| the bill was passed. The Army Appro-
priation bill was amended and passed :.
memorial was presented and referred from
! the Republican members of the Alabama Legis-
| lature claiming that the change made by the Ala
| bama Legislature In the penal code of the State
made system of involuntary servitude for Az
were disfranchised by political legislation, etc,
and asking Congress to empower the Pres
ident 70 suspend the writ of . habeas
to pr preserve ei the public peace in the
Southern States . Adverse reports were made
on bills to establish branch minis in certain
curing the President to institute Inquiries as to
| the proper place for the establishment OF q
| branch mint at some point In the Western States
or In the Mississippi Valley taking in account all
| questions OF economy and facilities for distribu
! ton, and report upon the same at the commence.
ment Of the next session of Congress
In the House, on the 23d, majority and
minority reports were made from the Special Com.
mittee on Louisiana Anars and ordered printed
-. The Tax bill was passed-123 TO 113. II
| fixes the tax on distilled spirits at ninety cent?
and does notsapply to stock on hand or In bond
tobacco Is increased four cents; cigars from four
to five cents; cigarettes fxed at seventy five cents
al Bdt0reDa; sugars OF oil kinds, and all sirups
| are increased twenty-five cents. The present tax
| on matches is continued The bill does not In
| crease the tax brandiea, liquors and cham
pagnes 10 per cent, but the tariff deduction is re
| stored.
In the Senate, on Ithe 24th, petitions
were presented and refersed, signed by 1885,
farmers Of the Northwest, asking an appropria
| ton for the improvement OF the Fox and Wis
consin Rivers. State resolutions were present
| ed In favor of the improvement of other naviga
BILE waters House bills were passed authorlz
| ing the PRONUNCIATION OF general regulations fol-
1 the government Of the army; for the admission
| of Colorado as a State, with observation-disclosures
AZ, nays ID for the admission of New Mexico AZ
| State, with observation-disclosures 81, nays 1
In the House, on the Gath, bill was
| passed to aid in the improvement OF the Fox and
| Wisconsin Rivers Majority and minority re.
ports were made In the Louisiana contested cleo.
! ton case of Sheridan and Pinchback, the major.
| ity declaring that Pipchback Is not and Sheridan
| Is entitled to the seat, and tho minority
contending that Sheridan Is not entf-
| tied to the seat. "A report also
| made In the Arkansas casc,of Cans and Hodges
that the former Is not and the latter (the sitting
| member) Is eutitled to the seat. The Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill (S25, 1873 was consid
cred in Committee OF the Whole, and during the
were INDUCED In respecting affairs In Ala
| bama. An evening session was decided
to further consider the bill, but motions were
| made to take up other business and filibustering
| was rcsored to and the session was prolonged
/ till after midnight by motions to adjourn etc