Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-03-09
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A xyxoaru Wa prexenied tothe sen
,ss a,,b' froru ne ccrnnis,es appointed
~ n. View York Cheap transportation AssoeiA-
-, - cali The attention Of Congress 10 ,ariOas
go. ,e,a,fnv 10 cheap transportation. Among
~ biIls Introduced xas one 10 pros1.se ier TBS
rssaps of cheap trsnspUtAtbsn aPon sae Ahsso,
xrafsrs: 10 re.toYr the ocesr-sarTy1pg tIsn< ~
,hs Tnited states. ana for other purposes. r.
..s.sson 20 RECONSIDER she vote by which the re
800 N The Conference Con5EfEfee on the Joint
yssolatI0n TO pay Ht<rs-Trn Ne 1-s. rf. z.
of Coumbs tpnas VS. passse, Nss 80 ~ sy =.
~ Hoase announcing tne sciioa Of tssi BODY y
rr~peet 20 the memory Of the late n "a STARK.
weather snd eElog5ssHsre psoncGrcen ~ ssfegAi
Isaass Authorizing the coxnnsgtee On ths
District 81 Columbia 70 rIapl9y sApT,.As
in prosecHting liz fnvcerlg1snn into ~
sfars o. he DstrisI. hts sas -. ~
The act 10 promote the mining, resources OF tEs
Tinted States; providing thai anf 0fluAl 10 zoe
Patent once who vh0 shAll receive Say ta1hsF
s,fbsr than his salary for any work core shsH ~
vapl-hable By fine Or impfisonmeEt Aunoance
rnent v AZ made Of the death Of Mr.. seTkweAt afr
and erlagfgs were delivered aud rercsBtions OF
coincidence and respect were adopted
Iy the Senate, on the 2Jth, the bill re-
por,ed by the Finance COMMITTEES on the I'D. 70
amend the acts Of July "a, 1871 and Jan y. isgi
N authorize the refanding Of the National debt,
was pas sed-yess 81. nays s--Mes@rs. CccErsll
Eaton. McCreery. Mcdonald aud Robertson vi.
iny b. the negative Tie Miita- AezGsray bia
~. debated Adjourned to the Zssh "A report
va. made in the Hguse from the CONFERENCE Sonl-
tnI,tee on the district OF Columbia sba BOND biiit
snd after debate Us further consiasf1tioa y y
postponsd for one week. number OF private
hills we're passed Sue Conmit'ee on fafelgn
Affairs reported back the correspondence Tar
ni,hed that committee ~ The Stare Department
ia reference 20 The connection Of Ca, scbencS,
he American M inisier TO England. Yiyh The En
taa Mine and the Merhado claim, With q
statement that the action OF the Exeeu-
i've Department Of h ne g iI,nl,ss % ap
Recommendation. IN telegraphic dispatch 20
Gen schenck. dated the 2sih vi Noyesa5er, y, !,
that be should retire rom the directory X roe
Emma Mine Company. which accommodation
Gen. Schenck appears 10 have acted upon. alter
the lapse Of week, although the fact did not
appear W haze been mmun5cEied 70 the press
unllI The i2th q JANUARY following; ~ regasa 70
the Mechsdo claim, Gen. Schenck appeared 70
have taken no action In the matter
TIE credentials Of Mr.. Sharon, Senator
elect from Nevada, were presented In the Senate.
on the 18th ul,,, and he was sworn in. Petitions
were presented and refered--from the Commit
tee % the National Women's Suffrage Associa-
lion asking that the women Of Utah be protected
ln exercising the right II elective franchise;
from members Of the bar OF Cincinnati rsmon.
slrstihg against the passage q The Hone
United States. A favorable report was
made from the Committee 90 Relrsnchment
and Reform on the bill fixing the raiary
Of the President Of the United States a.
ss,D0i year. The House blll 20 amend the
act u March 3. 1873, 10 enable the people OF
Colorado 10 form Constitution and State Gov
ernment, ana for the Admission Of said STATE into
the Union, was passed. The Military Academy
bill wss further considered, and several amend
nient. were Disposed Of. memorial wac pre-
scented In the Honse, signed by .si6 soldiers
0i Indiana In the late war, asking for an equal
ization OF bountcs. A communication was re-
ceiyed from th Attorney. General in response
10 resolJti0n calling for an explanation 81
his order touching the testimony OF accom-
plices IN the whisky prosecutions: he states,
In this communication, that such instruc-
tious az he issued we're merely In conhrma-
ton of arrangements already made, and that
a. these instructions and arrangements relate 10
matters now IN progress. the House would readily
see the propriety OF Withholding special inforIna-
ton relating thereto until the trial. are over; the
whole subject matter war referred 70 the Jndc-
iary Committee. Several bills were introduced,
among theu-to restore the Thanking privilege;
% repeal the Resumption acti for the protection
Of agriculture from the injuries OF insects; de-
clarng the Black lille open 20 exploration and
settlement
BILLS were passed in the Senate, on the
goth Understanding the time 10 Feb. !, 1877, for
the redemption Of lands held by the United
States under the several acts leyying direct taxes
making appropriations for the support OF the Viii
tary Academy for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1877, with several ameBdm nts. A RESOLUTION Yas
adopted clariDg II la order, al any time dnring
the present ses ion to move recess, and' pend
ing AN Appropriation bill, to move 10 con1ne
the debate on the amendments thereto to FIVE
minuies by any senator ON The pending motion,
and rnch motion shall be decided without de-
bate. message from the President was lard
before the House, urging the necessity OF an I'm
mediate appropriation 20 supply the deficiency at
the He'd Cloud ladian Agency. The bill amend
ing the laws granting pensions 10 soldiers o. the
war OF 1912 was further considered in Committee
Of the Whole, and subsequently rccommittcd 10
the Committee on Invalid Pensions.
An adverse report was made In the
Senate, on the lat, from the Committee on Agri-
culture, opthe bill TO provide for an inyeztiga.
ton "a TO the habits oil the Rocky Mountain 10.
cus.s, or so-caled gTassh0pperr," and The same
COMMITTEES reported fav0rab on the bill for the
protection u Agriculture against injurious in-
sects. The House bill appropriaiing $15,NO Tor
the purchase Of material and continuation OF the
work on the building for Custom House and
PostDfiice NJ ~. Louis wac passed. "A bi was
introduced and referred appropriatiDg t3,al,'
80 for the purpose of repairing and In
part rebuilding the leyees OF the Misrir-
sippi River, providing for its expenditure, and
for other purposes The resolution for the nd
mission Of 7 II \. Plnchback, Of Louisiana, was
further debated. Bile were passed IN the
House--recommending that the people Of the GOV.
eral States assemble In their respective coun.
lies or towns on the approaching Centennial, and
cause To be delivered "a historical sketch VI the
county or town from lie formation, copies 10 be
hled In County Clerks officer, and in the lii
brary Of Congress, 80 that complete record
may be had of The progress Of the Republic
transferring be custody OF certain Indian trust
funds from the Secretary of the Interior TO the
Treasury OF the United States.
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