The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-03-06
xxxygH Congrass--rirst session.
- AsAwAsasvarOx, Feb. 81.

- - wAsHsSaros, Feb. 81.
SENATE Mr. Pierce from. the Committee
AZ Conference on the Civil Appropriation
,Bi!lsreportea tho amendments to the BILL
which were agreed To.
Mr. Grimes 'nhendment to the bill to in.
crease tsis~elicidney. of.the Medical Depart,
meat of the hrmy, fist the Inspector Gen.
eral, Medical Inspector, &c, be selected from
the volunteers as well as regulars, was adop
ted.
Mr. Sherman's amendment to reduce the
salary Of Surgeon General from that Of a
.Brigaaier General to Colonel Of Cavalry,
also reducing the salaries OF Medical Inspec
tor ands,Assistant Surgeon General, were
agreed to.iI;i "a a'ss0l 81 s
Mr.. Grimes amend,ncnt, that provisions
ofthis act bein existence so long as rebellion
lasts and no longer, was agreed to and the
bill passed. ~ 4, a
WASHINGTON, Feb. %. --SESArE.--Mr.
Howard presented petition from the citi-
zens Of the copper producing regions in
Michigan, asking Cor milt 'ry road to
Wic2nsin,ay s3aoi, As Sd at
Mr.. Chandler presented a petition for a
Naval Depot in Saginaw Bay.
Mr.. Starlle, Of Oregon, offered the follow
ing aa,,e. ~ a
Resolved, That the papers relating to thci
loyalty of Benjamin Starke, Senator from
Oregon, be referred to the. judiciary Com
mittee with instruction to Investigate the
charges on the evidence which has been or
may be presented.
Mr.. Hale objected to the resolution.
Mr.. Starke said that he presented the res
olu,ion himself bcca use he would spare any
friend Of his what might be, an ungraeous
Office. Csrtainly he would not permit any
opposed T., him to place himself in such a
position; he (Sta,ke) was anxious that any
Senator who proposed to be The prosecution
Of the charges brought here against him
should have en- opportunity offered him. .
He availed himself Of this opportunity to
say that relying on his own consciousness of
loyalty to the country, and yielding to no
man in devotion to the Constitution and the
Union and in -vcneration for the ass Of his
country he had hitherto RETAINED from en-
terins into the question contained in these
papers, preferrins to stand on what no con-
ceyed to be personal honor and the rights
Of his State. II any one wished to prose.
cute the matter further he would be most
happy to meet it. .t..,+o, 1850
, The resolution, Of Mr.. siarke was laid
aside
The Legislative .Apprpriati'n bill was
then taken up anil passed.. ~.
Starke's resolution was resumed.
Mr. MeDougal thought the question salts
factorily settled, and moved the resolu,
ton on tie ,abls.. R,;e ael r,ycas-- nays
80. -
Mr. Dixon very much regretted the vote
of the Senate yesterday, There was ,eyi,
denco against thc Senator from Oregon,
which as yet, was entirely .uncpntradicted,
and which. iftruic, wanld show The disloyal-
ty OF the Senator, The Senator from Ore,
gon was native Of Connection, and he bad
no unkind feeling, bat he thought the vote
OF yesterday opened The door TO aay',ody,
traitnr or not, AMI considered it the most
disastrous vote that could have been Civ
en-
j Mr.. Browning said the. Senator from Mas
sachusetts seemed very much concerned
about the other Senator $ responsibility. 1t
would be time enough to BE anxious about
him when he asked his services lIc felt
no responsibility and reflected on the vote
he gave yesterday with as much satisfaction
as any vote he ever gaze. lie thought the
Senator haa no right to lecture other Sena-
tors and dcpForc their miserable condition
!, NJ. Fesscnde., also spoke on the same
subje.t.in asimHar strain. ~
I, MFR. Sumae; said the Senator's from Hi.
pois ana Maine, criticised what he said as
beng an Injurious I'm pttation upon them -
Nothing wal further from his thoughts
lie knew the Senator from Illinois was am
ygeble to take care of hinse,fand had not
the presumption to cff-r any assistance -
ueithonglat the remarks ofthe Senator from
Maine, not perfectly kind or perfectly res.
trained from passion He (SumneD inten
ded nothing injurious to that Senator. He
had too great confideneesin their kindly rela
lions tasmake any suggestions which he
gould interpret into unlindaess He hal
saidiheowasinot astonishcl that the Senator's
,so,ight 10 relieve themselves Of responsible
itvylaissa % hnini sssi 9rEl'49 gnil 7sgsles Z
1. Mr. Fessenden askea what evidence there
was tiiat any man sought to relieve him
selfea hs9no! az 9d rs,l'aat esii - @ si#i1
Mr. Skinner said That certain Senators
wers anxious that an enquiry should take
placesgdeds sdt - Sisgrayoe baR s9s nj
70 Mr.. Browning said he was in favor Of
further Investigation, but not With any
view TO- relieve himself from responsible
". -" .p '.a'' Y
q Mx,Suinness said he referred 10 all the con-
lseqa nres ,ofthatvotc; he thought Davis,
Der jamin and Toinbs could pass through
tlie Same door p }@ 9f9 e@
Thcimorhing honrhavng expired the ma
ter was laid over.H' 9f'i esH '@sf3 isa s'fi
4 Mr.. Clark offered a bill to abolish sla.