Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-01-28

date Of putting this law into operation. and dimn
ishing this premium at said rate until the final
resumption. changing the rate OF premium de-
manded from time to time az the interest amounts
to ne-quarter Of one per cent.
In the House, on the 14th, the Indian
Appropriation bill was further debated I'm Com
mittce of the Whole. ). A communication was re-
ceived from the Scrgeant-at-Arms stating that
Judge Macarthur OF the District Supreme Court.
had Issued a writ of habeds corpus In behalf Of
Irwin, the recusant witness, and asking for In
structiens. A resolution was then adopted - that
the Sergeant at Arms be directed to make careful
return To the writ Of kdbeds corpus that the pris
oner Is duly. held by authority Of the House Of
Representatives TO answer In proceedings against
him for contempt. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 10Th, several
bills for the relief OF persons were passed.. Mr.
Upton concluded his remarks on Mr.. Schurz'
Louisiana resolution aud Messrs. Logan, Freing-
huysen and Salisbury Joined In the discussion.
In the House, on the 10Th, G. f. Hoar,
from the Select Committee on outrages In the
Southern States, presented the report OF the sub,
committee which had been to New Orleans, and
stated at the same time that the committee
had voted to proceed forthwith to the
State OF Louisiana to continue the inyes-
but was not read. 1t is TO the effect that the
election Of 1872 wac fraudulent one, and that Of
1874 was determined by the Returning Board,
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prevented the return by the Board OF a majority
of Conservative members to the lower houscn
The committee recite at length the facts relative
to the attempted organization OF the Legislature
Jan. 4, and Conclude az follows: Your commit
tee have not been able TO agree upon any recon-
mendation, but upon the situation in Louisiana
as Il appeared before ns we are all al.
Charles Foster, william Walter Phelps and
Clarkson III. Potter -. In the case OF Irwin, the
recusant witness, resolution was adopted d.
ant Ann IN mi
turn TO the writ of hGbeos corpus that rhe pris-
oDer is duly held by authority OF the House OF
Representatives to answer proceedings against
him for contempt, and to take with him the body
of Irwin before the court when making such re-
turn IS required by law. Adjourned to the 18th
In the Senate, on the 10th, memorial
signed by over 200 citizens OF Arkansas, formerly
Union soldiers, indorslng Gen. Sheridan's course
in New Orleans and declaring the statements
made by him to be true, was presented: Mr.;
by Messrs. Salisbury, Conkling, Clayton, Nor
wood, Stevenson, Cooper and Sherman. .Ad-
jonrned.
The House was not in session.
In the Senate, on the 18th, bills were
introduced-to establish mint for the coinage Of
gold and silver at indianapolis; to amend the act
of March 3, 1873. authorizing the construction OF
bridge across the Mississippi River al st. Louis;
to authorize the construction of bridge across
the same river at or near Grand Chain !. Mr..
sesnT1 a1d moion Up was
agreed to TO lay 1t aside and proceed
with the Legislative Appropriation bill. Among
the amendments TO this bill proposed by the
Senate Committee WAS one authorizing the or
panizaton of Bureau Of Commerce and Stalls
tics, to be attached to the Treasury Department.
which amendment was debated at considerable
length. Adjourned.
In the House, on the 18th, among the
bills introduced and referred were the following:
To prevent the Issue of United States and Ma
tional Bank notes OF greater denomination than
500; limiting the tax on bank deposits In regard
ing the use of information received through the
Dead-Letter Office when its use win
prevent ,,oa or punish crime; to amend
mint at Cincinnati; for special distribution OF
seeds in the districts devastated by grasshoppers
to authorize the construction of bridge across
the Mississippi River al Memphis. The resolu-
ton of the Pennsylvania House of Representa-
tiyes relating to military interference with the
organization of the Louisiana Legislature was
presented and referred Adjourned
In the Senate, on the 10th, memorial
Of citizens Of Michigan, protesting against the
proposed Canadian reciprocity treaty, was pre-
scented and referred :. The Legislative, Judicial
and Executive Appropriation bill was further
considered, and proposed amendment provid-
ing for the organization OF O Bureau OF Com
merce and Statistics was stricken out--29 to 81
and the amendmeet continuing the pres e.
with amendments instructing the said bureau
to colate and report annually statistics and facts
relating to commerce with foreign nations and
among the several States, the railroad systems
Of this and other countries, the cost OF con-
struction and operation OF railroads, and the
actual cost OF The transportation OF freight and
passengers on the rA4roads, canals and rivers Of
the country. Other proposed amendments were
disposed Of. Adjourned.
In the House, on the 10Th, several
members made indignant denial of charges that
they had been implicated in the Pacific Mail
subsidy scandal. "A committee was ordered and
appointed to inquire whether the privileges OF
the House had been violated by the arrest and de-
tention OF Whtelaw Reid ut the suit of Alexan-
der II Shepherd while Reid was In the District of
Columbia under subpoena from COM
mittee Of the House Charles 4. Wetmore,
brought before the House charged with contempt
In refusing to answer questions put to him before
the Ways and Means Committee in the Pacific
Mail investigation, but further action was post
poned and the House adjourned
In the Senate, on the Goth, the memo
rial OF Conservative members OF the Louisiana
Legislature, giving their views of the disturb
ances attending the organization of the Legisla-
ture, was presented and referred, as was also the
memorial of the General Assembly of that State
in regard to the recent disturbances "A bill was
introduced and referred to protect each State
against invasion and for other purposes =. The
joint resolution of the Ohio Legislature condemn
ing the expulsion OF the officers and members OF
the Louisiana Legislature by military power,
and the protest signed by the Republican
members OF the House and entered upon
the journal OF that body, were presented
and ordered printed The Legislative Appro-
priation bill was further amended and passed.
The Fertilization Appropriation bill was passed
without amendment. The Consular and Dplo-
matte Appropriation bill was amended and
passed. "A motion was agreed to, to take up the
proposed amendment to the Constitution pro-
vding for the election of the President and Vice
President by q direct vote of the people, and
pending its consideration the Senate adjourned.
In the House, on the Goth, resolution
was adopted resembling so much ofihe resolution
Of Jan. ar required the Sergeantat-Arms to
keep Irwin In the District of Columbia jail "A
bill was passed appropriating $4,000 for the
special distribution of seeds TO portions Of the
country that have suffered from grasshopper raw
ages. :. The memorial of Conservative members
Of the Louisiana Legislature as to the difficulties
concerning the organization OF the Legislature
was presented and referred. The Indian Appro-
pration bill wac considered In Committee Of the
Whole, amended and reported TO the House, and
rejectcdyeas Ill, nays l20--the appropriation OF
S600,000 for the Choctaw nation being the prob
able cause OF the defeat Of the bill message
was received from the President and referred,
calling special attention to the absolute necessity
OF providing proper armament for sea-coast de-
lenses. The recuaant witness Wctmore was de-
clarcd In contempt, because Of insulting language
TO the House, and conducted TO Jail. ;. Ad-