Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-11


maker: and 20 ccnsure and deprive OF his seat ia
the gallery any reporter or correspondent who
received any portion OF the corruption fund -
The majority aud minority reports from tue se-
lect COMMITTEES on Mississippi AnaiFs were pre-
scented Consideration OF the Force bill was
then resumed. and an amendment YVES agreed
to--ibi TO 100 limiting the territory In hich the
thirteenth section tthe one providing for the sus-
pension Of the writ OF habeus corpus is TO be
applicable TO Alabama, Arkansas, LOU
islana and Mississippi, and limiting its term to
tao years end from thence 10 the end OF the then
next session OF Congress. motion 10 strike
out the thirteenth section was defeated-yeas
III, nays l3o-fhirty-fve Republicans voting aye.
A motion TO strike out the sections pr0yidIng
against the invasion Of State by two or more
PERSONS and Furnishing registration officers.
who are State officers. for violation OF duty. was
deseated--yeas 120. nays l25-thirty-eight kepub-
licans voting aye. The bill as amended was finally
passeH--ycas 1875, nGys fl4-thirty-thr Republi-
cans voting against the bill.
In the Senate on the LIST, the Force
bin was received from the House and read by its
title. when objection was made to its second
reading on that aay and Ii was left on the table
. Several bills were passed, among ihem--to
promote economy and efficiency Ia the Marine
Hospital service; to authorize the con-
stFnctlon OF pontoon wagon bridge across
the Mississippi River at,or near Dubuque. Iowa;
also bridge across the same river near Grand
Chain; House bill for the further security of the
navigation of the Mississippi River House bill
conscnting to the erection OF bridge across the
Arkansas River at Pine Bluff. Ark. ). The Tax
aud Tariff bin was debated at considerable length
aud then laid on the tablc--30to 20.
In tae House, on the 1st, the rules
were suspended and tie resolution OF the Louisi-
ana Select Committee recommending the Louisi-
ana House to take measures TO reseat the elected
Conservative members was agreed to--l2l 10 60
and then the resolution recognizing the Kellogg
Government was also carried-163 to 3d.. The
Senate amendments 10 the Army Appropriation
bill were not concurrcd in. The conference report
on the Military Academy Appropriation bill was
agreed TO. Some OF the Senate amendments to
the Indian Appropriation bill were noncon-
CURED in....A new conference committee was
ordered on the Legislative Appropriation bill
The Deficiency Appropriation bill 81, 600 was
reported and ordered printed. The Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill was taken up In Com
mittee Of the Whole and it's consideration ex-
tended into the evening session, but 1t was not
entirely disposed OF.
In the Senate, on the I'd, a number Of
bills reported by the Committee on Pensions
were passed. The Force bill was read second
time aud laid over The House bill to equalize
the bounties Of soldiers was taken up, amended
and finally passed-30 to 30-the Vice President
giving the casting vote In the affirmative. The
Tax and Tariff bill was considered; sew
eraI proposed amendments were rejected and the
bill was finally passed rs Ii came from the House
80 TO 20. Among the other bills passed were
the following: Honse bill to prevent cruelty 70
10 amend the act for the restoration to homestead
entry and to market certain land In Michigan. !.
The conference report on the bill to provide for
the incorporation and regulation OF railroad COM
panies In the Territories was agreed TO.
In the House, on the morning of the
I'd, before the conclusion of the allnight session,
the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill was passed
. After reassembling bills were passed-for the
government of the District of Columbia; to pro-
tect witnesses summoned to appear before Con-
gressional committees from arrest on civil process
giving consent TO the Wisconsin Central Railroad
Company to build its road between Portage City
and Stevens Point on the line adopted by the act
Of the State Legislature passed Feb 10, 1870.
The Senate amendments TO the Postofiice Appro-
priatOn bill were considered, and the one reviv-
ing the ranking privilege in the case of garden
seeds and agricultural reports was agreed to-133
TO 95-as was also the amendment allowing
% of congTsss to to frank ffran pnS
ment fixing the salary of the New York Postmas-
ter at $1,000 was non-concurred In :. A resoln-
ton was unanimously adopted resembling from
the records resolution adopted April ~, 1862,
censuring Simon Cameron for certain alleged ir-
regular proceedings as Secretary Of War in the
matter OF purchasing military supplies at the
outbreak OF the rebellion. The Arkansas ques-
ton was then taken up, and the resolution re-
ported by the committee, that no interference
with the existing Government in Arkansas by any
department Of the United States Government lie
advisable, was adopted-149 to 80. The Def.
cheney Appropriation bill lS2, $3.50 was consid-
cred In Committee Of the Whole.
In the Senate, on the 3D., the Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill was passed with several
amer dments. The River and Herbor Appro-
priation bill was taken up and several amend
mepts were agreed to-. .Conference reports
were concurrcd In on the Indian and the Post
office Appropriation bills and also on the Army
Affairs bill. An adverse report was made on
the bill to relieve the political disabilities Of
Raphael Semmes ...A conference committee was
faA nm I'm for lon nf
bounties.
reports were agreed to on the Postofice, Army,
and the Indian Appropriation bills, aud on the
bill for the incorporation and regulation of rail-
road companies In Territories :. The conference
report ON the Legislative Appropriation bin was
not copcurred in, and another conference was
asked for. The senate amendments to the bill
TO equalize bounties were non-concurred in, and
conference committee was asked for
...A vote of thanks was unanimously
rendered to Speaker Blaine for the Impair
tiaity, efficiency and ability with which he had
discharged the duties OF his position. The res
olntions directing copies OF the testimony in the
Pacific Mail investigation to be laid before the
next House and before the United States District
Attorney, looking TO proceedings against William
y. King and John g. Schumacher, aud to depnve
newspaper correspondents involved In the matter
from the privileges Of the reporters gallery, were
agreed to-. The resolutions reported by the
Committee on Elections, declaring Pinchback
not elected as member from the State of
Louisiana at large and George a. sheri-
were agreed to--123 To S9-and Sheridan
took the oath of Office, having fifteen hours to
serve The resolutions In the case Of Sypher,
from the First Louisiana District, declaring that
he was not, but that Lawrence. the contestant,
was, entitled to the seat, were also agreed to- aud
Lawrence was sworn in, having about fourteen
hours TO serve. =. The bill for the admission of
Colorado as a State was passed--l64 TO 16 ;. The
bill for the admission of New Mexico was re-
jected-yeas 1884, nays S7-not two-thirds In its
favor. The Senate amendments to the House
bill for the further security of navigation on the
Mississippi River were agreed to. The Senate
ivil-Rights bill was referred TO the Judiciary
Committee :. The bill to extend the time for the
completion OF the railroad from st. Croix River
or Lake to the west end of Lake Superior and to
Bayfield, was rejected The bill TO set apart a
certain portion Of the island Of Mackinac, Mich,
NJ q National Park was passed.
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