The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-01-15

case was without precedent, and according
to general usage we should allow the appli- |
cant to take the oath q
Mr.. Collamer would have this question of
loyalty settled and would lie: it 60 to the Ju-
dietary Committee
Mr.. Trunibull said it was strange doct-
rine that the Senate could not take notice of
the loyalty Of an applicant. Suppose one
should send negro here with proper Gre
dentials would the Senator from Delaware
admit him /?
Mr. Bayard would require him to be
a citizen Of the United States.
Mr.. Trumbull. How would you deter
mine that ? By colorg Then you 60 be-
hind the credentials and that is just the
point. According to the doctrine of the
Senator from Delaware, If the State of Mis-
souri, should send spy Of jeff Davis here
to blow up the Capitol, we must admit him
here to sit fire to the powder that will blow
up the Capitol.
Mr.. Bayard move to amend the rcso,u
ton so as to allow Mr. Starke to take the
oath, then to send his papers to the Commit
tee. The motion was lost. Yeas. 8 nays,
80. A vote was then taken on Mr.. Fessen-
denis resolution to send credentials to the
Judiciary Committee. Motion carried
Yeas, % naysll. Nays Bayard, Bright,
Carlisle, Kennedy. Latham, Nestnith, Pearce,
Powell, Rice, Salisbury and Thompson.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, the bill for the
organization of the signal depot Of the army
was taken up and passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Wilson the bill relating
to the appointment of Suffers and their
definite duties was taken up.
Mr. Lane Of Kansas moved to substitute
for the whole bill as follows:
From and after the LIST of February 1862,
the position ofregimental and brigade suffers
be abolished in the regular and volunteer
forces of the United States"
He said the suffer system was a nuisance
to the service and an actual mi Try.
Mr.. Wilson said when he first moved in
the matter ii was intended to abolish suffers
and establish system like that in the Navy.
He found great difficulty in that, and had,
after consultation with officers, drawn up
the bill with great care. He thought it
would do great good. He had never been
so abused in his life and threatened and Sian.
derpd
Stevens, from the Committee on Ways and
Means. reported the Army Appropriation
Bill Referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
Mr.. Davis. from the Committee on Elect
ions, made favorable report on the memo.
rial of Andrew j Clements, praying that he
he admitted to a seat as Representative
from the Fourth Congressional District of
Tennessee. The report was adopted. Mr..
Clements was qualified by taking the oath
to support the Constitution of the United
States.
Mr. Hole,nan, from the Select Committee
on Government Contracts, reported resolu-
| tons which were adonted calling on the
Secretary of War to inform the House under
| what authority and nv whom army supplies
and other propertv held for military purpos-
es in Utah were held, with statement of
the property. its cost and value, for the
amount realized from sale with notice, if
any was given. of the sale, and if any sup
plies were DESTROYED by whose direction,
and that the Secretary furni h copy Of the
order for that purpose Also, that the Sec
| rotary inform the House by whose auhori-
ty 400 troops have been organized in Col.
orado. what disposition is to be made of
them, what arms have been purchased nv
the government ofthat Territory. and wheth
crit is the intention of the War Department
to recognize and liqnidate the debt thus IN
CURED. including the purchase of arms, &c.
TIE House resumed the consideration Of
the amendments reported from the Commit.
tee of the Whole on the State Of the Union
to the Civil Appropriation bill
| Mr. Dawes of the Government Contract
Committee said in explanation Of his former
remarks, that the charges on the Treasury
are now such as to nearly reach its bottom.
| He begged leave to cal. attention to some OF
the facts touching the manner of the i'm
mcnse public expenditure. These he reel
ted at some length.
SESArE.-A number of petitions were pre-.
scented.
Mr. Summer, from the Con- mittee on Fed
eral Relations, reported bill on the subject
of the French Spoliation claims, with a
recommendation that it be postponed until
the next session.
Mr.. Wilson, from the Military Committee
reported House bill making an appropria-
ton of 100000 for completing the defen-
ces of Washington.
Wilson said most of this amount was owed
for work already done. Objections were
made to the appropriation.
| Mr.. Cowan, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported on the resolution to expel Jesse D.
/ Bright--that the facts were not sufficient
and that the resolution do not pass.
On motion ofMr Wilkison, the subject
was postponed and made the special order
for Thursday.
| Mr.. Carlisle offered a resolution that the
Committee on Finance consider the expedi-
ency Of providing by direct taxation on all
kinds of property, for revenue of $780,
100000, and issuing bonds for that amount.
4 Also for the issuing of bonds to the amount
of 100000, 900, and to establish banking
agency in New York, &c. Laid over.
| Mr. Latham offered resolution that the
Judiciary Committee be instructed to inquire
into the necessity ofincreasing the fees OF
the u S. Marshal Of California.
Mr. Lane, of Kansas, offered resolution
to promote the efficiency Of the troops ser
wing in Kansas. Referred.
| Mr.. King introduced bill to authorize
the Secretary of the Treasury to issue Treas
ury notes to the amount Of $l00,000 900, at
seven per cent, interest, and providing for a
direct tax of $4,000, 900, for the pavmen,
of the interest. Referred
| Mr.. Sumner moved to take up the House
bill for the relief cf the owners cs the
British ship Perthsher.
Mr.. Hale hoped not. He thought that
En- gland ought to be satisfied with what
we had already done at least for the pres
ent. 2
The motion was disagreed to.
Mr. Hale called up the resolution to alter
the rules OF the Senate so as to prevent the
making of special orders. The resolution
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