The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-12-25
FROM. WASHlN GEO N.

an Executive session the bill to increase thu
number Of cadets at W est Point came M. =
Mr.. Wade and Others opposed the bill
Mr.. Chandler said he was ready to sboIisi
West Point altogether, it was one 81 tn,
carses, of thasrehellion. He believed it pro
ducedI more traitors than anywhere else
since. The days of Judas Iscariot,
Is The.bill WIS postponed TIL ito morrow. :
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, 24.-Severai petitions were
presented praying for the emancipation o.
the slaves of rebels without compensation
and those Of loyal masters. with compensa
ton. I'd, Es. sfa fs-.,E ST.,
Mr.. Howe gave notice that he would in
troduce bill to amend the fugitive SLAVE
law
i The Senate then went into executive ses
sion, On the opening Of the door the Sen
ate adjourned until Thursday.
i WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-HousE. Bah
bitintroduced a bill fqG the preservation and
Improvement Of archarbor of Erie, Pa. Boil
were resrredx
Mr.. NOEL introduced ajoint resolution tc
suspend for twelve months the collection 9,
the National direct taxin, Missouri; Refer
red.
/ Mr.. Watts. delegate from New Mexico
introduced bill providing a temporary gov
eminent for Arizona. Referred, ito the Com
mittce on,JudiciTy.
4 Mr.. Watts also Introduced billproyidin,
for the examination Of claims owing to. dep
redations of Indians in New Mexico.
! The House then resumed the consideration
of the resolution offered on Friday by Mr.
Wilson, requesting the committee on Military
Affairs, to report bill providing an add
tional article Of war, for the government o
the army, whereby all officers in the military
service Of the United States shall be- prohib
tied from using any portion Of forces unde,
their respective commands, for the purpose
of returning fugitive slaves from service o,
labor, and to aroude for the punishment o
such officers as may violate the article Of
war, by dism'ssa, from service.
Mr.. NOEL moved to lay the resolution on
the table. The motion was lost The reso
luton was then adopted, yeas CT, nays moi
c,unted.
i On motion of Mr. yanlever the Commit t.
tee on Territories was directed to inquire
into the expeaieney Of establishing Terrific
rial Goyernmantss within the limits of dis
!. loyal States or Districts, and to report by
bin or otherwise.
Mr. Morrell. OF Vermont, from the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, asked leave tc
report abil to increase duties on tea, coffee
andsuga The bin proposes to make the
duty, on. tea ofall kinds % cents per pound
an coffee cents per pound, and on sugar 2,
2 8, and cents per pound, according to
quality. The bill also proposes to fix the
duty on molasscs at 6 cents.
;. Mr. Morrill, said this bill was simply in
accordance with the recommendation of the
, Secretary Of the Treasury. 1t was supposed
+ that the proposed inc eased dsttes would
T yield seven or eight millions of dollars, pro
. vided same quantities Of articles sold be i'm
, ported as in 1860. The bin should be pass
, ed at once to secure the sugar crop coming
Immediately into the eoalAry, and tea and
+ coffee soon ia arrive. The price of these
, articles have already risen in anticipation o
the passage Of the bill, so that consumer.
pay just as much now as if the bill was al
ready law Of the land s# if
: The Committee on Ways and Means in
tend bringing in supplemental tariff for
. further increase Of revenue, when genera
s subject will have come up.
Mr.. Valandingham, of Ohio, briefly op
posed the bill.
The Bill was subsequently passed-yea
n, nays 90.
:, Mr.. Morehead's resolution instrueting tn,
! committee to report bill that any person
or persons engaged or employed in the pres
ent rebellion be forever rendered incapab!,
for holding office of trust sntfer the Constitu
ton Of the United States was adopted, calm,
on the Secretary of War to farpish tn,
!. House with information concerning The quail
, ity of arms purchasedsince the 18th of Apr
last, prices paid. &c. +
. Mr. Fcnton introduced bin granting land.
, for RAILROAD from the Missouri River to Sar
2 Francisco. Referred to special committee
) Mr.. Kellogg introduced a resolution tina
80 + - 3 - y r.H- .
5 when the House adjourn to day, the Senate
. concurri,g, il be till the ID oc January
Adopted.
: SENATE.-Mr. Grimes gave notice that hi
should introduce bill to have some Of tn,
/. wards Of the hospitals in Washington placed
. under the care of Homeopathic physician
: Mr.. Lane of Indiana presented the creden
{ tia!s of Hon. Garrett Davis. Senator cleo
from Kentucky, in place Of Breckenridge
expelled. MI. Davis appeared and took tn
oath of,offceS
synopsis 81 the Postmaster Gen
erals Report.
It appears that the whole number of pos
Offices in the United States on the 3Oth o
June, 1851, was 1886; and that the entir
number of cases acted upon during the sam
period was 1896, including appointment
made by the Presidents of the United States