Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-08-31

Aha Judgment Of the House That
nro,npt legislation should be had to
render effective tho policy Of re-
sumption. The resolution was de
fe~tesi on yea and nay vote, the
veas being S5 and the nays l5o.
| Feb. i5.-The Senate passed. a bill
removing certain restrictions on the
disposition of public lands In the
So,thern States. The bill had been
several days under discussion.
Feb. 2I.-After an extended con-
trovcrsy between the two houses, the
differences concerning the bill for
the payment Of interest on the Dis
trict bonds were adjusted by the pre-
sentation of a Conference Committee
report.
Feb. 23.-The House passed a bill
TO prevent tho useless slaughter OF
/ bufYaIoes In the Western Territories.
Feb. 2i.--Eulogies were pro-
pounced in both houses on Mr..
Stark weather, a Representative from
II
Connecticut.
Feb. 25.--The Senate passed bill
To amend the act for rciunding bonds
Of the Uniss<l. Siatas 80 as 10 enable
the secretary OF the Treasury 70 re-
fund the six per cent. bonds out.
standing. Tho bin was never acted
upon by the House, which body as
sumed that tho Senate had no right
TO originate IL.
Feb. 2s.--The Senate passed the
Colorado enabling act, so-ca'ied, per
mitiing the people OF that state 10
form Constitution and State tfov-
| ernment, and for the admission OF
| the State into the Union.
Feb. -. THE House, after debate
| lasting two or three days, recommit-
ted to the Committee on Rovolu-
tionary Pensions bill for restoring
pensioners OF the war of 1872, who
had engaged in the war Of the re-
bellion, to the pension rolls. The
bin was never heard Of again during
the session
March 2.-The House began the
consideration Of tho bill 20 carry into
effect the Hawaiian Treaty, The
Committee on Expenditure in the
War Department brought in Il reso'
luton for the impeachment Of OK
Secretary OF War BelknHp, which
was adopted.
March "A committee OF the
House, headed by Mr.. Clym6r, APP
peared Mt the bar of tha Senate TO
impeach ex-Secretary Bclknap,
March THE Senate began the
consideration Of the bill for the nd
mission of New Mexico. In the
House long debate OH the impesch-
ment of OK ox.Sccretary Belkuap took
place, i'm which Mcssrs Blaine,
Lamar, Hoar, Cox, and many others
participated.
March 4. Senator Wright intro
duc,H resolution for tho final adj
journInent OF Congress on tho Sth
day of May. IL was referred TO the
Committee on Appropriations. The
Senate, by vote of 32 10 ~, refused
TO admit T.. IL. n. PineiIbhck as II
Senator for Louisiana. d debate in |
the House on the bill grating i'm
nunity to witnesses before the in |
vestigaiing committees was partici- /
pated IN 10y McssrE. Knott, Blaine, |
Lawrence, Kasson, Black burn, IIoar,
aud others.
March 10. Tho Senate, by vote |
Of 81 to 10. passed bill for the ad |
mission of New Mexico as State in !
the Union. IL was not acted upon
by tho House. The House began
the consideration OF the Legislati We,
Executive, and Judicial Appropria-
ton bill, which did not boco,ne - law
till the 18th OF August.
March 10. Mr.. Baker, of indiana,
moved resolution declaring tho
United States 10 bo nation, and not
mere confederacy. This resolution
the Democrats expressed desire to
refer TO committee, bui, being
forced to vote, the yeas were ~ and
the noes 10; III membcrs were ab.
sent or refused to vote. Subsequent.
~ Mr.. Cox moved "a series oi res0lu-
tions ON the zaine subject, expressing
that ths United States constitute a
nation, In The sense, 10 the extent,
and for tho purpose defined in tho
Federal Constitution. These rCsDIu-
tions were adopted by q vote of To
years TO t2 nays; 81 members not
voting. Tho conference report on
tho bill for the payment Of the inter
est on the District bonds wasadoptcd
IN the House.
March 1.-THE House ordered the
arrest of IisIiet Kfltourn for refus-
Ing 10 give testimony before the
lseal Estate Pool Committee.
March I6. Tbe lrst discussion Of
the silver gueation was begun On 81
proposition 10 authorize the secrcta-
~ Of tho Treasury TO exchange sil-
yer coins for fractional currency.
March -. The House passed u
bill to prevent political ASSESSMENTS
upon employees Of the Government
and for similar purposes. the vote
standing i75 to +; iDj absent and not
voting.
March "a. Tie bill known NJ the
Payne bill, fDr the resumption of
specie payments, and tl,c repeal Ut
tho Resumption act, was offered an
der a suspension OF the rules and lie.
feated yeas, 80; nays. i56.
Marcli 30. The articles ~ I'm.
peachment against Secretary Bel.
knap We're reported 10 the House.
March 3i~-Thc House passed "a
bill to define the tax on fcrmented
| aud malt liquors; also bill rrovi-
ding for the redemption Of fractional
paper currency in subsidiary coin.
The Senate, after n debate rnnning
/ through several days, passed n rts1O-