The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-12-08

Meeting Of Congress.
NAsnrSaroN, Dec. 5.--The' House as.
sembled at noon with galleries denseIy
crowded, and all the members in the best
possible humorand cxchsagios sa!utstions:
The Speaker cslled the Houseto order
when prayer was offered up to the throne
Of Grace by chaplain Claiming. A
The roll Of members was called. and up
wards of 80 members answered to their
nemes and quorum was announced in at
tendance.
A message was received, from the Senate.
informing the House qh rum OF the Sen.
ate had assembled, and were ready to pro.
coed to business.
Resolutions were adopted to inform the
Senate and President that the House was
ready to proceed to business. '
The Speaker laid before the House the
credentials from gentleman of Lo1isiana
signed by Michael Hahn, Governor. profess
INC to be elected members ofthe House in
pursuance Of the recently adopted Constr
tuition Of that State. ~ : ''.''' !. - II.
The credentials were referred 70 the Com
mittee on Elections.
TNe privileges Of the hall were accorded
to them while the question of their creden.
tails was pending. tfA
Davis Of Maryland, presented protest
from Louisiana against their being admitted
as members. Referred to committee on
elections. fea7 s7h nssE q
On motion Of Davis Of Maryland, It va.
n solved the committee Of Ways and Mean
7 the CONSTITUTION, providing that 50 much Of
the 9th section of the list article of the Con.
stitusion as declares no tax on duty shall be
laid on articles exported from any State
be aad the same il hereby annulled @f
Mr.. Pendleton offered the following:
Resolved, That the President he request.
ed to communicate, If not incompatible with
pubic interest, the report nsds nv Col,
Thos. Macky. of an interview between him
self and Howell Cobb on the l4th day Of
June, 1869. on the banks Of the Ch,cka-
hominy, by the authority Of the War De
partment, on the subject Of the exchange Of
prisoners. a., E.<s,,--.. 80. So. .; ~, !,
Wash burr Of Illinois objected, 80 the
subject l,es over. #,yt 49,,
Cox Of Ohio offered the following. s-et,,f
Resolved, That the Committee of Ways
and Means, with a view to lessen the cost
Of tire necessaries of life. be instructed to
inquire into the expedlency, Of reducing the
tariff on coffee, sugar. tea and simila- arti-
cles, by the payment Of all customs in pa
per currency Of the government instead Of
gold, or BY the modification Of the tariff so
that an advalorum and not specific duty
be laid on said articles.
On motion Of Davis, Of Massachusetts,
the resolution was abled-sixty-two to for
ty.nine.
On motion Of Merrill It was resolved that
the Committee of Ways and Means be in
structed to inquire into the expediency Of
providing sinking fund at an early day for
the gradual extinguishment ofthe public
debt,
: 'Washbnrne offered resolution that in
any amendment to revenue bin. to be re-.
ported from the Committee Of Ways and
Means, the said Committee he instructed to
lay tax on all stocks Of domestic liquors
on hahd. = 724 S'-1''' . IS 'l.f't
the table '57 Is 1Tz-- 7r'-T -t s55i
Dis,vreed "a A7toss 10 rslsjiEa 10 {
The resolution was then agreed to-5S to
81: .aa' .5T.s 'gfa lae. z1sFa 77'ias oasi
Inc speaker said ne understood the
rres'denss Message would not be received
20 oay.- Adjourned: -Tf' fE rs.os'& sa,
Inc senate was called TO order at noon
oy Mr. Clarke DIN H., President pro TEN.
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The following Senators are present.
Anthony, Chandler, Clarke, Collamer,
Conness, Cowan, Davis, Dixon. Dool'ttle,
Foote, Foster, Grimes. Harding, Harlan, Har.
rls. Henderson, Hendricks, Hicks, Howe.
Johnson, L'ne Of Indiana, Lane Of Kansas,
McDougal, Morgan, Morrill,, Nesmith, Pom