The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-01-29
C0NGR EssIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2
SENATE.


on Finance, reported back tho consular ant
diplomatic appropriation bill
DOOLTTTLE oTsreda resolution which
was adopted, requesting the Secretary o
the Treasury to communicate to, the Senat,
any information he may have from the Com
missioner app intcd for the District Of s. C
under the act for the collecting OF taxes il
'nsurrectionary States and Districts.
WILSON ca He'd up tho bill providing fo
the increase Of clerical force in the Quarter
master Generals off ;e.
On mstioa Of WILSON the section pro
viding fot a Solicitor and TIRES Auditors
was stricken ont aud the bill was amended
so as to give four clerks Of class four, nine
~ clerks Of class ens, thirty copyists and
six laborsrs.
FESSENDEN offsref IN smeninsnt a
new section, providin, that in settling &C.
counts with OIL ;ers for clothing or supple.
the sfh iavit of an oiilc,r may be received to
show the loss Of vouch,s and papers tend
ing to show tina. any apparent deicienc,
was occasioned by any; unavoidable accident
or loss in actual services, and such AFT iavi,
may be considered as evidence to establish
the fact with'or without othsr evidsnc. az
the Secretary Of War may deem proper.
TRUMBULL moved to amend the amend
ment by inserting the words, stating that b.
knows of no witness by whom he can prove
the facts
FESSENDEN thought the ame ndmen.
would embarrass the action of thu Dep,rt-
ment very much. He would prefer to W it'll
draw his amendment.
CLARKE objected to the withdrawal, a.
nc deemed the original amendment entirely
just and proper.
FESSENDEN insisting upon it, his
amendsnt W as Withdrawn,
RICE received the amend nsnt.
TRUMBULL'S amendment to tho amend
ment was r:jscted by yeas ~, nays IS.
On motion Of SHERMAN the amendment
vas amended so Is to restrict its provisions
to the conman ling officers of a conpany.-
The amendment az amsn dol Was thea adj :.
optcd--yeas 81, nays IT, and the bill pass.
cd. a@
HARLAN Introduced bl.to establish
the guagc Of tn, Pacif. Railroad to tho
branches. Referred TO select committee.
WAsutNeros, Jan. 2S.-HoUsz. Wal.
TER D. INDOR of Wiscan sin was sworn in
as tho successor Of the late Hon. Mr.. Han.
chett.
Mr. SCAMMON, from tho Committee Of
Ways and Means, reported back with law
orable Scco.amsnd,tion to the bill t, estab.
fish brach mint in the territory Of Nevada.
Mr. STEVENS reported a bill authorizing
the President to raise and cq,ip l5),0))
soldiers Of African ds.c.nt, for Ave Years.
Mr. STEVENS moved to postpone the
bill mill tomorrow.
Mr.. HoLMEa m,voi to postpone the bill
uns il the y3dfof M,rchaiNot carricd --45
against So
MIR. STEVE Ms amendment was then
agreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. HARRISON a ress! II.
ton was adopted instructing the Military
Committee to enquire into tho exp.disncy
of authorizing the President to accept for
three years tie servioes Of any companies Of
infantry, cavalry or artillery, without limta-
ton as to numbers.
The Heuse passed the Senate bill amend.
. DRY of ths judicial system. making Ohio
-id Michigan and 7th, and Illinois, Indiana
and Wisconsin the.sth Judicial Circuit.
Thu H,use then went into Committee of
the Whole OF tn. Finance bill.bsg
Nearly all ths amsndnents m.do in the
Committee Of the Whols was agreed to
;everal were reserved for separate votes, in.
clipping that authorizing the Secretary Of the
Treasury 10 dispose Of bonds at any time on
such terms as hs may deem advisable, in
stead Of restricting him to not less than par.
This xas agreed 70, s3 to So
The House disagreed to the Commission
er's amendment. taxing the aggregate Of
Bank circulation.
Mr.. STEVENS again offered his substi.
tnts amended by himself. so as 10 include
tho Bank tax section Of the original bill, but
il was rejected by SO against -. The bill
a. amended by tbs COMMITTEES wax ordered
to be sngrossed for the third reading and
passed without division.
The House considered in COMMITTEES Of
he Whole and then passed tho Post Office
bill
Mr.. DUNNS resolution passed. Il pro-
vidcs for the payment Of volunteers and
to the officers and men in the
Western Military Department. Adjourned
SENATE Mr.. WILSON introduced a bill
to organizs volunteer militia forces. to be
callcl the National Guard States. Referred
10 the Committee on Military Aff,irs.
Mr. LANE, OF Kansas, callsi up the bill
tbs President to Gator into neg
,tiations for the removal of the Indian tribes
rom Kansas.
This question wrs discussed until the ex-
,irat,on of the morning hour, when Mr..
NESMITH called up the bill for the better
'rotsc ion Of emiyrants to tn, Pacific coast.
The bill passed.