The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-02-26
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House resumed the consideration Of the
Senate substitute for bin indemnifying, the
President and other persons fox tho spspcn.
sion of the writ Of habeas corpus.
Mr.. WIcKLIFFE opposed the bill. He
said his hope Of restoring the Union as it
was, is gene, owing to the crushing Of the
Union feeling in the Southern States. in
stead Of crushing the rebellion by the series
Of measures pas ,ed by this Congress.
Mr.. HOLMAN briefly contrnied tnat the
opposition had not wavered in their engage
ments, while the rebels disclaincd the de-
clared purpose for which the rebellion was
commenced.
Mr.. CONWAY declared tho war had al
ready divided the Union, and he was in fa-
vor Of resuining peace on the basis Of ex-
isting facts. This was his system. He was
in favor of the integrity Of the Union as it
existed to-day, and opposed to all schemes
of disintegration.
Mr.. vALLANDTGHAM, moved to lay
the Senator's substitute on the table. Dis
agreed to-44 to 1o4. The question was
them taken on agreeing to the substitute
Negative 35 to 1ls.
On motion Of Mr.. STEVENS, commit
tee Of conference was asked Of the Senate.
The House passed the Senate bill resula-
ting the time Of Holding Courts in the 7th
Judicial Circuit.
The House passed joint resolution ex.
pelling Senator Badger from the board Of
Regents of Smithsonian Institute, and ap-
pointing A. GorsIe in his place.
During the debate on the reconsideration
Of the Senate bill prescribing uniform
mode Of selecting juries in the federal courts
was referred to the committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. HICKMAN, in reply to the remarks
ofMessrs. Thomas of Mass, and Pendleton,
incidentally said that he had no confidence
in some State Legislatures, after all they
had recently done.
Mr. VOORHEES, desired to reply.
| Mr.. HICKMAN refused to yield the floor
saying that he had heard the gentleman yes
tcrday and was satisfied with his position.
The SPEAKER said there was no greater
breach Of privileg, than an attempt to take
the floor, when its occupant refused to
yield it. si
Mr.. WORRIES again desired to reply.
Mr.. HICKMAN said he would not per.
NIT any outsider to come into this contro
versy.
The House refused to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was referred to the Judi
ciary Committee. s.& -7' @
The House passed the Senate bill remov
ing the Winnebago Indians, and the sale o.
their reservations for their benefit
The house took recess until 2. sa
SENArE-The chair presented commu
nication from the Secretary Of the Treasury
in response to resolution of the Senate in
quiring how much government cotton had
been sold in New York since the beckadin,
of the Southern ports, and to whom solt
&c.
Mr.. KING presented the credentials o
Hon. E. D. Morgan, elected Senator frcu
New York for six years.
Mr.. WILMOT offered resolution re
questing the President, if not Incompatible
with the public interest. to furnish to tb
Senate copy of the letter of Lieut. Genera
Scott to the Secretary Of War, dated Oct
: 18th, 1862. Adopted.
Mr.. CHANDLER introduced bill to pro
vide for the collection ofabandoned piopert.
and for the sale Of the same for the proven
ton Of fraud in the insurrectionary districts
Mr.. TRUMBULL. call up the bill for tn
discharge of State prisoners, and offered
+ substitute for the bill. A vote was takeI
. on the pending amendment, to strike on
the third section of the original bill, provid
ing for tho writ Of Habeas Corpus. Reject
; cd, 81 tolls. ns sa w W
Mr.. CARLISLE offered substitute +
] the biN gl saasso ,srval 81sf sdas,
4 Mr.. TRUMBULL made report from tn
Conference Committee, on the Legislatiy
appropriation bill The section with regart
1 to mileage, provides that no membe- from
beyond the Rocky mountains, shall receiv
more than $500 mileage, and no ONE
members, except those from distant terrific
ries shall receive more than $1,000.
Mr.. LATHAM coptendcd that this VOC
do great injury to tho members from th'
Pacific coast.
Mr.. NESMITH spoke against the report
It was rejected, yeas 10, nays 25. A new
committee of Conference was adopted.
On Motion of Mr. Ftssenden, the bill fo
{ the discharge of State prisoners was post
poued, and the Naval appropriation bill wal
taken up.
The naval appropriation bills amendment
was adopted appropriatipg s4oo,ooo for ma
rinc barracks at Man Island, California
Amendments, striking out the appropri
alton for section Dry Docks at the New Yorl
and Norfolk Navy yards agreed to, severa
more amendments were agreed to and th'
bill was passed. - ,ss 4
Mr.. WADE moved to take up the bin or
ganizing the territory Of Arizonia. !,
Mr.. TRUMBULL hoped the Senate wo''
proceed with the consideration Of the bill 70
the discharge Of State prisoners.
Mr.. FESSENDEN moved to 60 into ex
ecutive session. Rejected, lS to %. TIL
question was then resumed on taking Vi