Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-04-27

=, N. mspsruuru rate OF sis, m sore: for the
r..sorstson "a market 81 the Ufntsh Indian her-
.ssosta ~, ,ss s1.se % 81 pasI1e eom.n
-Irsd eusr1e. Of pubic lssds within the limits
n rsrc6a grsnts N sase ~nes , s..n en ~ ,es
land DepA-frnent The bill 10 trspsier the I'M
dian Eureaa 20 the Wn Department. and the
Legislative Apprcpr atian Dill. we're CONSIDERED
ia Committee Of the Whole. Adjourned 10 the
18th.
SENATE Eof In session on the 18th.
-Is ,he Hosse. the Senate bail 70 provide for the
Naturalization of oaths in impeachment trials,
= !. pa..ed. = Considerably debate ensued on .
ressantlon reported fr0E the Judiciary commit
tes reIstfse 10 the writ OF ka5e1s coypas demand
ed DIV KIbonrne, the recnssnf Witness tne re-<.
ntion directing ias sersean,t-A an. 70 aks
OF the detention Of the witness abo 10 ftiIl eer
him In custody. and not produce alA befofs
gadge or court without iurther Sngsrr on The
Hsase. No vote was had Oh u q se-slntion.
THE House Defciedty Apprspriatiou
bin was reported In the. es..se ON the i7th. witi
saendmenis. Ssr IN, s9tstions and memorials
were prsseutsf "A, s.is past twelve O'Clock tbs
senate reso led itvsss into q High Court Of I'm.
peachfnf ~ AuA stsa neose Was notified Of such
action ~ Secretary Belknap soon after en-
tsre sf accompanied by bis counsel After the
. fynprachnaent Managers and members Of The
House had Appeared ana tae lofm ops dasag. y
The isrfsdic.ion 81 the senate "a
/ Try Ar. Beiknap, IS be was not az onssr OF ms
| Government az the time the articles o. impeach
/ menf we're fund and presented 10 The senate
| sad that be then was spd has since been pr
| yate citizen. The court then adjourned 70 the
| igth. TO give the MaBagers tine to prepare Al
! ans wsr 10 flfe plea In THE Houee q Lengthy de-
| bate wac had on the Ktlb0urnc case ana feso
Iatiop wac fsaIly aGopted~- ft5 70 .a-ffectin,
" and % grosads s'f Kboarn s T be-
1 fine the congt. resolution Wa adopted that
I IN the further proceedings In the Impeachment
care, the House should appear In the senate only
1 by its hansgers.
bills were passed in the Senate, on the
\ isih-aulhorizing the sale Of the Congregational
| Keoovd and other public documents TO member,
of Congress q, cost, with ten per cent. addition
al: the House Deficiency Appropriation ball, with
! Amendments. ;. In the Honse UNANIMOUS report
was made 10 the Alabama contestsd election
/ case Of bromberg e. Haralson declaring tbs
| and tie report was agreed 10. In the Floridi
/ election case majority report was made tina
/ walls, the sitting member, WAS not ana ina
P,niay. the contestant. was en- titled TO The sea
TX The Senate, sitting as a Court o.
| Jmpeaehm ent on the 18th, the Managers Of the
| Hou,e presented the answer adopted by ID.
House to the plea Of the defense, the answer be
Ing 90 The eject that at the bms VI tHc coiHuli1
/ si1p OF the acts charged Gen. Belknsp wAs ~
oficcr ofthe United states. ana was such a
| officer until after the House had completed ~
investigation into the charges against him. snt
were preparing for his Impeachment, fac
known 10 HIM when be resigned. An order wa
then agreed 20 that the respondent ME his answe
10 the replication OF tine House by the Aih th'
/ Managers their rejoiDder by The 18th, and tina
| the trial proceed on the 9Th. The Court thei
adjourned. The MASSAGE yeioing the biii redug
| ing the salary Of the President was laid before
| the senate The House bill TO define the tar OF
! fsrmenied and malt liquors was passed motor
| 10 reconsider the vote by which the bill In regaFt
| 10 counting votes for President and Vice-Presi
dent was passed was agreed to- 81 70 A--and tb'
1 bill was placed on the calendar. In ID,
1 House, bills were introduced for rebuilding IN,
| interest bearing bonds OF the United States IL
1 United States c0nrols bearing four per cent
| gold interest and having forty years to ran; u
| provide for the coinage Of Centennial coins. Th'
report ia the Florida contested electic7 case WA
| agreed 10, and }. q. Finlay was sworn In. TIT
sergeaDt-at.Arms reported that he had obeyet
the writ Of hatsas corpus In the Hallet kilbournt
/ case, and that the Judge had ordered kiibonrns
| into the custody Of the Marshal