The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-05-12

Washington, May 6-SENArR.-Mr
Foote. from the Committee on Pensions. re
ported back the bin in relation to the coin
pensAtlsn of pension agents with an amend
meat. The passage Of thu bA was recon.
j meaied. M @
Mr.. Cowan reported back the, bill I,
amend an act entitled IAN act to promote
the progress 81 useful arts.a This bill
grants six. months extension. to. patentees in
which to pay. their fecs. It was passed..
The bill to amend the charter of Wash
ingsop City was. called ~ by Ms. Dixon
with an, amendment, compelling the re
gistrasion Of col,red citizens.
Mr.. Dixon advocated the immediate
pasSase,of the bill, as it would have ar
important bearing on. the f,rthc,ning Jane
election.
Mr., Cowan moved to isert the word
| ''white" az qualification for voters.
Considerable debate ensned on This
amendment until the expiration Of IN,
morning hour, between Cuwan AMI Willie,
in support, and Mr. Dixon in opposition to
Mr. Cowan's amendment
The N,tional Currency Bill was then
taken up, and the amendment offered
yesterday by Mr.. Sumner, increasing the
tax on, the circulation and deposits and
capital stock, was rejected-24 to II.
| HoUsE.
| Mr.. Davis, OF Massachusetts,. from the
Committee on Elections. reported two
resolutions. which lie over for the present,
one declaring that F. @. Blair IL not, and
the other that Mr. Knox il entitled to a
seat in the House az the Represen tative
ofthe iist Congressional District in Mis-
souri,. .e @
Or motion Of Mr.. Farnsworth, it was
resolved that when the House adjourn to
day it be until Moniay.
Mr.. Ganson, Of New York, called up the
resolution Of the Committee ON Elections.
declaring that neither Mr.. Loan, the sit
ting member, nor Mr.. Bruce, the, contest,
art, is: entitle.t to- a seat as the Represent
alive nfths Seventh Congressional Distric t
of Missouri. 4.a.....
Mr.. Ganson. in supporting the resolution.
SAID that the majority OF the committee
had after review If all the testimony.
n hQ oHn INN, hat 10
reference in the election by portion of the
armed MALTA of Missouri.
Mr. Upson, of Michigan member os the
Committee on Elections, MADE a speech
sustaining the views of the minority,
namely: That Mr.. Loan is entitled to- re
tain his seat. He maintained. from the
testimony, that there was nothing to show
that in the districts especially named there
was anything to work prejudice to the con
testants.
WASHINGTON, May fO.-SENAre. Mr..
Sumner reported a bill t, adjust thu
claims Of alians arising out Of the presen,
war.
Mr.. Hale introduced bill to amend the
act to establish and equalize the grade Of
navy line off ,ers
Mr. Chandler reported a bill to facilitate
trade on Red River OF the north.
The bill to anthoriz, the organization of
q veteran volunteer en- .inaer oorps Of ar nv
Of TIE Cumberland. was taken up The
clause authorizing bounties heretofore Civ
Oh to veterans On re en'isting was stricken
out, and the bill passed.
Mr.. Collamer's amead nent that Banks
shall keep one.f,urth of the g,ld received
on its interest on government h,nlS until
the resumption of specie payments. was re
jec;ed 20 to 40.
Mr.. Shernan's amendment, relative to
the redemption Of their circulation no es
was adopted The bill was then passed.
Adjourned.
HoUsE.-1he bill authorizing the Ssrsc :.
tary of the Interior to contract for the care
aud employment OF person, sentenced to
the penitentiary by the United States an
thoritieS, in States and Territories where
there are no such institutions, was passed.
The Missouri contested election case,
Bruce against Loan, was then taken up
Bruce presented his own case, oontendin.
that there had been military outrageS on
the elective franchise to such an extent as
to vtiate the election.