Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-06-01


A REsoLrTIos was submitted by Mr.
Morton. IN the Senate. on the 18Th. and aired 70
instrueting the special Mssissippi Election Com
msstee TO inquire into the recently alleged llnl
Of people. aud other oEtrxges committed. a
Bayou Tunica, near The Mississippi and Louis
lana line. House bills were passed-authesfE
ing the appointment of The Receivers of = alton
al Banks, and for other purposes; making appfo
psisfions for the payment of claims reported 4
Congress under Sec zof the act Of June i6 1874 b
the secretary Of the Treasury. NO decisson VA
reached IN the Impeachment question. IL Ia
House. George NJ Adams, Clerk. ssked for AZ
investigation into newspaper charges mse'
agaibst him that he had been selling BIZ appoint
meEte, which cbaF.,rs be pronounced ABSOLUTELY
faIse; the matter was referred 70 spec ai CON
nil tee. The Indian Appropriation bill f*3glE.
III reported from committee, and the Naxs
Aypropriasion bill sas considered la Commute,
OF the Whole.
AFTER the introduction and reference in
the senate on the ieth. Of several bills, and the
presentation OF several petitions legislative burl
ness vas suspended and the ImpeAch ment gnes
ton vas further considered. with closed door,
- resolution wac offered and referred Ii
the House for tbs fnal adjournment of this see
Zion Of Congress on the izlh Of June. The BIT
CONFIRMING 10 Missouri all the lands therein
sriected - swamp and overfowed lands was
passed. The Naval Appropriation bill Was &c
bated in Committee OF the Whole.
IN the Senate, on the Goth, Mr. Morton,
from the Committee or Privileges and Elections
submitted report in the case OF Senator spen.
GER exonerasinr him from the charges OF bribery
aud corruption IN connection with his election:
Mr.. Salisbury. the Democratic member Of the
committee, concurred In iis conclusion thar the
evidence taken contained nothing tmpicatkr
Senator Spencer in the bribery, but commended
that the inquiry WAS not carried far enough. and
that the allegations fled as 10 the lnysltdity OF
the Legislature which elected Mr.. Spencer should
kax.. hssSu Trad nat m N.
subject taken. The Senate bill authorizing the
Secretary Of the Treasury 70 pay e. b. Tyler and
Il. II. Lnekett Si6s wrorgfullv collected In the
Second District OF Kentucky, ss tar Tor keeper al
q bonded warehouse, WAS passed over the Pre- 81
dents yetD, yeas. 10, nays hone The Impeachment
ease was farther considered In secret session !.
In the House. Mr.. Cate, OF Wisconsin, made 8
personal explanation denying the charges made
against him in the memorial sent to Congress By
the Wisconsin Legislature, and claimed that he
had been elected fairly aud honestly; he raid he
had prepared TO defend his but before IL was
decided the contestant had died. ahdy he denied
The right Of the Legislature To Interfere in The
matter. bill was passed authorizing the Sec, g
tary Of the Treasury 10 make allowances for com
pensation 10 Collectors Of internal revenue who
went out Of Office prior TO Feb. Z. 1875, on final
settlement Of their accounts. Mr.. Hoskns wac
eating Cornmittee. The Naval Appropriation
bin was further considered In Committee OF Me
Whole.
liz the Senate, on the god, VIM H. Bar.
rum was sworn In as senator from Connecticut.
petition was presented and referred from 4.
" Clapp, Congressional Printer, 10 the effect
that be IN officer Of the Senate: that great In.
justice had been done him by the COMMITTEES on
Printing u the House; that the books OF his of.
fee were detained from him by tina. committee,
and that no opportunity had been given him for
explanation Of the charges against him. The
sidered In The House. the leave Of
absence OF Speaker Kerr was extended Ave
days. A resolution was adopted relative to the
protection OF American citizens In the Ottoman
Empire, as wac also the resolution To di mics
Doorkeeper Fiizhngh, AID 10 transfer the duties
OF Doorkeeper TO the sergeant-a farms untii fur
ther orders A. proposed amendment To the Ny
val Appropriation bill, reducing the number 81
naval officers and their pay, was rejected In Com
mIttee % the Whole.
A FAVORABLE report was made in the
Senate, on the I'D, on the House bill granting 10
the State OF Missouri all the lands therein Sc
iected ne swamp and overlooked lands. After re
ports on number Of unmportant bills, the I'm.
parchment question was further considered in
recret session The Naval and Indian Appro-
priaiion bills were considered In Committee OF
the Whole In the House, and the former was re-.
ported 10 the House, with amendments, aud
passed. The Louisiana investigating Commit Lee
was authorized 70 act bs sub-committees. anask
woodbufn Of Nevada, was appointed to nil The
vacancy in such committee caused by the with
dTawal OF Mr.. HoskiDs.
In the Senate, on the 24th, the House
joint resolution requesting the President to take
such steps NJ, in his judgment, may be expedient
10 obtain the pardon release OF Edward
O'Meagher Condor. now confined in an English
prison, was passed NJ was also the Senate bill
establishing the rank of Postmas ser. General az
Brigadier General, Speaker Kerr resumed the
chair In the House, his health having seemingly
improved report was made In the South Car
olina election case, claring the sitting
member, j. II. Rainey, TO have been duly elected.
A resolution was adopted directing the Commit
tee on Commerce 10 Inquire into an alleged con-
bination o. the leading railroads OF the country
for the purpose Of controlling traffic.