The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-04-28

= Stephens. of Pennsylvania, sstd
that the present. law did not require the
taking ont Of two licences Tavern keepers
are here by taxsfbv this bin.
Mr. EsApk, Of NcwsYo rk, said this cues
ton Of hotel licences had sbsen repateiIy
before the House but it was So mystihed
DEVISED up that there WIS not = clear
understood ing dfsthe snhject He trusted
thus defect would now be remedied and
that the amendment of Mr. Thayer requr
ing an additional license Of S25 would thus
be received By the. Government, which re.
allied about IN ilIion dollars from thai
class Of licenses last year.
He replied to Mr. Stephens and showed
that the lankine houses where the most
crime is committed che I'D not escape with
the patry tax of item dollars. syG 'naa
Mr.. ButwelI called attention to the reading
ofthe internal bureau and quoted from the
law to show thatwhere persons carry on
different branches of,business, in the same
place license must bet ,ken out for each
Mr.miStevers replied saying that house
did not cary on two branches Of business
bv selling liquors. This privilege was i'm
cluded in the one Ii cense ~, ( II -
Mr.. Thayer's amendment was adopted
ayes n, nays not counted. s.om as ~
WASHINGTON, April 23.-HoUsE Mr..
" nfvaI aHs,a s. T.
Washburne, from the Committee en- Com
inerce. reported bill to create an addition
al Supervising Inspector of steamboats,, bis
duties to be conffned to New Orleans; and
also an additonakone. to tie Board oe Loca'
Inspectors a: Portland. Oregon, and at Mem.
phis, Tenn. The Boarlf Of INSPECTORS a,
Wheeling is dscontinued, for the reason
that there are two other Boards Of Tnspec.
tors FIR the Ohio river. The bill was passed
Mr. Highly, Of California, from the, select
committee to examine into Representative
McClmy's charges, that his colleague, Mr..
Blair, Of Missouri. had violated the law in
the matter Of an alleged liquor speculation
and also to Investigate the gennineness or
falsity of an Alleged order for liquors made
at Port Theron, to the effect that the original
order, signed by Cen Blair and eight Other,
officers, was for fanors, cigars. &c, to the
AMOUNT If $3.50 o., sl75, but that the order
was altered by military p, wers to call 70
SIS, 600 worth for specializing purposes. The
Committee are satisfied that no violation Of
law was committed by Mr.. Blair.
Mr.; Blair, Or Missouri, spoke Of his inten-
ton SION to take leave Of the House. He
said the charges against him were made
Willis he was in military command, and cir
culated against him because he was opposed
to the trade regulations Of Secretary Chase,
andidifftred from the plan Of Mr.. Chase to
lei TIE southern States GU. His colleague
(McClnry) had brought the charges here
with the coarseness and brutality that char.
acteriz" low and vulgar minds. q
The Speaker called Mr. Blair to order re
minding him that personalities must not be
induIypd IN. Ha-'.h' A''af f.'.' ''7'H
Mr.. Blair begged the pardon Of the Speak
err He said his colleague had gone to the
trouble Of having what he called the forged
orders. photographer He fBair) intended
to follow ont the hint. and have thnSe orders
aornamented WITH the portrait ofhi< colleague
4 McCryN }, after the MANNER If the rogne's
gallery The Digs and hounds had been
set on him by their master. He had driven
these dogs ard hounds hack into their ken.
mel, and he intended to hold their ma sters
responsible. Mr. Blair read from letters to
show, the destructive effects Of Secretary
Chase's trade regulations, which stated that
large quantities Of goods pass through our
lines to thecenemv Thedetters also say
that Mr. Oh sc is using i,ispowers for cleo
pioneering Purposes. and Mr.. Blair added, to
oppose President Lincoln, who gave Secre-
tary Chase his place. 4aEta1s2 e's7"l' "
Mr. McCmryi said, it it be the pleasure Of
the House he would postpone his remarks
until the tax hill be disposed Of. He be
leved the rmemher's (Blair's) character. if
he had any, would not suffer Ivy the delay,
and he was sure his own wenid not He
gave way TO motion that the Hpnse be re.
solved into C Dmmittee on the tax bib, which