Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-11
CONGRE ssIONAL.

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CONGR EssIONAL.
THE report ofthe Conference Committee
on the Deficiency bin wac adopted In The Senate,
on the 9th. The Impeachment trial was begun
al 20 O'Clock. and a motion was made and
argued that the trial be postponed ul the hrst
Monday Of December next; which motion. after
retiring for consultation. The senate denied. Ad,
journed, the pending motion being that me
evidence relating To the question Of Jurisdiction
be given before the arguments were heard reiat'
ing thereto. In the House. the Senate amend
ment 10 the bill defining the tax on fermented or
malt liquors was agreed 70. constitutional
amendment was introduced and referred authoriz-
ing the President 10 approve or disapproye OF
separate clauses or provisions 0t bill. The
legislative and Executive Approximation bill was
amended 10 Committee Of The Whole and re-
ported 10 the House.
No IMPORTANT Legislative business was
transacted In the Senate on the 2Sth. The I'm
peachmept trial was resumed, and request was
made aud argued for postponement for two
weeks, and orders were agreed upon that the Sen
ate proceed 10 hear and determine the question
Of Jurisdiction, and that the trial proceed on the
Stb Of May, and that the opening and closing OF
the argument be given 10 respondent. Adjourned
TO May 1....A number Of private bills were
passed In the Honse Several OF the committee
amendments 10 the Legislative Appropriation
bill were agreed TO, and the point OF order was
made and sustained ~ me Speaker INA. the p Sc
Department was not germane 10 the bill, and II
was stricken ont, and the bill was passed-2OS to
n.
SENATE not in session on the 25th
ult. resolution was adopted In the House dis
char ping the Committee on Military Affairs from
further inquiry into the. charges against Horsral
Bonghton. ir clerk for the reasons that II the In
vestIRatiOn were pressed, large number oil
witnesses would have TO be summoned rom
Texas, and, as the g-doings, " any such oc-
k...I. line a hg
now barred from any criminal prosecution. n
bill was introduced In relation 10 the storage OF
fermeDted liquors. The contested election care
Of lie MOyne gS Farwel. from the Third Illinois
District, was called up snd argued-tbe majority
OF the Committee on Elections having reported
In favor OF Mr.. lie Moyne, and the minority sup
porting the claims OF Mr.. farwell.
A BILL was introduced In the Senate on
the let, and referred, authorizing the Secretary OF
the Treasury to renew the issue Of fractional cur
rency, providing that the total amour. outstaDd
ing nj any one time shall not exceed Sb0DOl,UO
bill was passed authorizing the issue OF patents
| 10 purchasers OF certain Miami lands la Kansas.
sitting ~ Court Of Impeachment, motion TO
rescnd the order allowing the respondent 10 open
and close the Arguments, etc, was oYerrnled, and
| a request OF the Managers that four OF them be
| allowed 10 address the Senate on the question OF
Jurisdiction was granted, and the Court adjourned
10 the 4th In the House, motion to suspend
the rules and adopt a resolution directing the
| several investigating committees to conduct
ss ws Ssen aH Sa two
thirds In the Affirmative. similar
oludoD wac then adopted, providing
an o, ception when, in the opinion OF such com.
mittec, the public interest will be prejudiced
| thereby; but any person accused before q com
mittee viii have the right 10 be heard w his own
person, or by counsel, or both; a motion TO sl-.
Of the Resumption act "a authorizes the redemp-
| tion aud cancellation Of United States notes, and
the sale Of United States bonds for the accom-
Al .l,v pF hat relic
ii5; nays, I'LL mot two.thirds In the Affirmative.
motion was rejected-ycas, "a: nays, f2G-ln.
strueting the investigatiIg committees 20 close
their laboTs and report thereon or before june
10th, except when otherwise expressly pro-
yided by the House. Mesas. Gibson, Black
burn, New. Varce OF Ohio, Stevenson, y. u.
Reilly OF PenpsyiyaDia, Foster, Grape and Oar
rell were announced ~ ;he select committee to
investigate the Federal offices In New Orleans.
Mr.. Blaine made personal explanation, de-
nying the Pacific bond story
A PETITION was presented In the Senate,
on the I'd, from the Society of Friends, protesting
against the transfer OF the Indian Bureau 10
the War Department. The House bin appro.
pTiatng s50U00 Tor subsistence supplies for the
Apache Indians In Arizona, and for the removal
OF other indiana to the San Carlos Agency. was
passed resolution was offered and laid over
instructiDg the Committee on Commerce 70 In
quire into the matter of foreign immigration,
having special reference, probably, To the Chinese
question. A meszage was received from the
Centennial Commission, and inviting the
two houses OF Congress- To be pres-
cnt At the opening ceremonies on the
10th. In the House biz was passed appropri.
ating SIG O00 for the maintenance Of lights ON the
Nj ssissippi. Ohio and Missouri Rivers. REQ
luton directing the Committee on the Real Es-
tate Pool To accept offer made by Hallett XII
bourne TO appear before said committee and
swcr any questions relating 10 the real estate
pool, Notwithstanding the recent court decision
In his favor, was laid on the table by vote oi
lB 10 81 A resolution was adopted instrueting
the Judiciary Committee 10 investigate into the
matter of the Little Rock a. Fort Smith Railroad
bonds OF which the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany alleged to have become the owner IN
1871 and 1872. The resolution of consnre of Mr.,
John Young Brown of Kentucky In the last
House. was rescndod.
THE House bill authorizing transfer
Of $4,000 20 pay lighthouse keepers and main
tain lighthouse service on the Mississippi, Ohio
and Missouri Rivers was passed In the Senate, on
the Sd. Mr.. Morton made personal cxplana-
ton In relation TO the $3.50 900 received from the
Government and expended by him. ~ Governor
OF Indiana In organizing the troops OF that State
~. number Of bills were introduced and re-
ferred In the House. The Illinois contested cleo
ton case Of LeMoyne ~. Farwe was taken up,
and the report of the majority Of the committees,
declaring that Farweli, the sitting member. wss
not and that LeMoype, the contestant, was, EN-.
titled To the seat, was adopted The Postofiice
Appropriation bill was considered In Committee
OF the Whole. ~