Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-04-13


CON0DRssaONAL.
MEMORIALS were presented In the Sen
ate, on the 3h ulf, from the Legislatures Of Mis-
.oarl and Keniucky, asking Congress to iniercede
with Queen Victoria for the release Of c. ON.
Co0dsn. Mf. hortcr's Mtsssssfppi Resolutions
e. 8 Forsen Ssss g Inquire 1s1
Ss sas b bsi, an he rnissd states IL regard
Co. mittee presented the articles Of impeachment
OF ex secretary Belknap, which were reeommil-
ted and ordered printed. The bin ior the Issue
o. sysr eos T. pa o ssenins va
he'd. Il which the Leg sistiye Appropriation bill
was considered.
THE debate on the Mississippi resoiu-
,ious Of Mr. NoYtln vas continued Ia the senate.
Oh the 3ist ui.., aud substitute offered By Mr..
chrysaapcy vac adopted ~ 30 ~. Several bflr,
petitionr ETC.. were presented and referred. Ad-
Iourned TO the 3D.. Bills were passed IN the
House 20 define the tax on fsrmented o. malt
lIagors authorizing the Commissioner offnternal
Rsycnns 70 derignste and dx points 81 which The
COLLECTOR and SUPERVISORS OF Revenue shall hoid
thetrotices senate bill making the 15fh n April of
.his year holiday in the District Of oilmbIa.
10 allow the Government officials to- witsers the
anyelling Il he Lincoln f.aile The bal sppfo-
uriaffue al6y go for the deficiency Ia thu Treasury
Prnling Bgrcau. and for the issue of subsidiary
sliyer coin was taken Up, and was finally phSsed
LIZ 70 10; II provides for The issne ~ coint Of
ten. twenty, twenty-five and nifty cents ID amount
gnriejeHi 70 redeem aud replsce the presen, frac
tIonai currency, aud makts silver coins u oGe
dollar legal tender IN sHnss Of nifty dollars, ard
leseer coins IN sums 81 twenty-five dollars.
4 THE Senate was rot IN session on the
ist Ia the House, the bill TO amend the lave
concerning commerce and navigation and the
regulation Of steam vessels was debated a, con
siderstie length 4 resolution was adopted az
yestlgaie charges u corrupt aud tase practices
alleged 70 have been committed by Horace Boyn..
ton, clerk Of such COMMITTEES, wnile an onictf Of
The Intl rnal Revenue Bureau In Texas.
Mn. MoRTos introduced bill in the
Senate 0n the "a TO amend the act TO Dfo,ce the
right u citizens TO vote in the several States,
the object 81 the amendment being TO bring The
Enforcement act within the late decision OF the
supreme Court. bill was passed ameDdatory
Of the Bankrupt law by providing that no yoiun-
tsry assignment by debtor OF all bis property,
made In good faith for the benefit OF creditors,
and Mid acc riding TO the law Of the State where
made. shsli Of itself, in the event Of his being
subsequently adlndicated bankrupt. be bar y
The disensrge % sach dsD.",i Inc NE, mod an, 70
the Presidsnt's salary was passed was lost--yeas
~, nays 81. Announcement was made that The
House had adopted the Belknap impeachment
articles, Several bills were introduced and re.
ferrcd 10 the House. The articles ofimpeachmeDt
against ex Secretary Belknap were adopted, and
Messrs. lord. knott. LyDde, Mcmahon. Jenks.
Lapham and ,lIoar were appointed ~ Dapagers Of
the proseeutfon on The part Of the Houre. Mr..
Lord staitdiDR a. chairman Of the Board of Man
ayers. Bills were passed--anthonziBg the rale OF
the Pawh5e reservation In Nebraska; Amending
the Pension Law for the war OF 1872
In the Senate, on the 4th. Messrs. Bout
well. Cameron Wise, ogIesby, Bayard and Nc
Donald were appointed BY the chair as tbespecig
COMMITTEES, 20 inquire Into The recent election 10
Mississippi The impeachment managers on the
part VI The Honss appeared and presented articles
81 impeachment against w w. Bclknapi late
Secretary Of War message was received from
the President yetoiDg bill for the relief Of O. -.
Tyler and r. II. Luckett, assignecs OF w. T.
Cheatham; the bill provides for the refnndipg W
sucb asrignces OF money paid for two months
salary of y storckeeper in distlliery In Kentucky
In 1859 10 . "A bill was passed ia the H0nse pro
yiding III At no person ahali be prosecuted. tired
or punished for any offense, except against the In
tinHl revenue, unless indicted WITHIN threc years
after such ofense has been or may be committed
A report was made that the impeachment articles
had been read In the Senate, and that that body
would take action In the matter = hen considering
the Legislative Appropriation bill an amendment
wac offered and finally rejected TO omit the Item
for the Presidcnt salary fixing II nj S2500sn year
after the Ath uf March, 1877, until action should
be had on the special bill fixing the Presidential
BILLS were passed In the Senate, on the
5thr-authoriZiDg the sale OF the henomonee res
eryation IN Wisconsin, under the direction Of the
Interior Department; House bin 10 enable the
Secretary Of the Treasury TO pay indgments ren-
dered by the Court Of Alabama Claims; House
bill authorizing the sale " the Pawiee reseTva,
ton. The Senate organized as Court OF In
parchment, and an order was agreed to that a
summons h. irsued 10 ex.Secre.ary Belknap, re-
tnrnabIe on the 18th OF April. TO watch
time the Court adjourned The bill
fixing the rate Of postage on ihrd-class
mail matter, and for other purposes, WAS
taken up aud debated In the House, resoln-
ton was adopted directing The Secretary OF the
Treasury 10 furnish she House with AN itemixed
account Of the amount expended under the item
~ fU,t10 appropriated for light aud fuel for the
fiscal year ending june 30 1875. A bill was passed
regulating tho winding up OF National Banks.
Announcement was made OF the action Of the
senate on the impeachment question. The bill
20 transfer the Indian Bureau from the Interior TO
tho War Department was debated In Committee
OF the Whole. Ms WAS also, al the evening SEES
sion, the Legislative Appropriation bill.