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

| Nv 10 P'cSVi WIS II Hee pcopi' VIII tpl
neglect the defenders Of its liberty. Re
pnhlics have been proverh;al for inyratitnie.
Ours must he free from this kissing reproach
Our Government, thbu,h proyilng FOR its
armies with libcrality unprecle tied in. the
history Of other ,untres, ifnot authorized
to supply many comforts which sick and
wounded soldiers neel Thonsanis OF ourr
BRAY. defenders are now lying Ill in camp
and hospital.
THIRTY.ETGHTH COyGREss.
| hWAsHIveroN. April 2l.LsEvArE Mr.
Morrell from the com nittee on CON r,crce-
| reported favorab'y On the bill regulating
foreign cnasting trade on the northwestern
frontiers II .1c ~ iattt'' sai 81 ~
EH!Mr Collamer from tie committee on
post offices and post roads reported hack
the House bill for the relief Of post masters
who have been robbed by the confederate
forces or guerrias, and t was ,assed. 81
| 81 Mr.. Morrill, from the connittee on com.
.nerca askefto be dfschargaf from further
consideration Of the bill which ex,enlsa to
1.-THE District Court with the same inrisdic
tton on matters in contract or in part aris-.
I ing upon steamboats, or other vessels WI ch
are possessed over sea- going vessels E1H,
asked the references of the bill to the Ju5
dietary committee ftwas so referred
| Mr.. Howe ordered up the hill establish
ing an essay Office at Carson Valley, Ore
gon.7 and adlressed 1.-The Senate st some
length in defence .8 hi,aw 4 fg4'sl (" 8
Mr. Pollock. ,cl Superintendent. of7othe
Philadelphia Mint, after some reply by. Mr..
tNesnith. offered an amendment for
branch mint which was adopted and the
ThefSenate proceeded to the consideration
Of the bill 70: the repeal Of the fugitive
slave law Farther consideration. Of the
bill was postponed until Wednesday next.
Mr.. Shermtn reported .he Fl msob bill to
provide for the Nationa rcurreney secured
by pledge Of United States sbonis and to-
4 provide for their redemption. iFsrr nt
p On motion Of Mr.. Howard the bill to
amend che Pacific railroad act was made
the special order FOR Thursday next. aah
The House hill tn establish a bureau of
military justice was taken mp. It auihorizas
a bure all consisting ola Judge Advocate and
two Assistants Jul re Aivocstes. The bill
was so amended as to give the Judge Advo-'
cate the rank Of Brigs1ier General. At a
salary Of 1000 per annnm. and the As
sistant Julge Advocates the rank of colonel
at pay Of $4,000 per annun The bill was
then passed "H '.t res S'Ns''" %
The army appropriation bin was then
taken up and the amen lments Of the Sen.
ate finance committee agreed TO- % '@s2" g
/: - HoB-E, ~ Five hundred copies Of sthe
Bankrupt bill. reported yesterday. were
ordered tolbe printed and bound in pam
phet form.-fs '.t,far .tzaansey a8t %
Mr. Voorhees,, Of Indiana. asked that a
telegram received, by him to-day be read, IA
ithadfa bearing m q personal explanation.
He would not indulge in any remarks, be-
cause the gentleman (Garfeld) who recent
" read letters purporting to nave been writ
ten by Hon. j. c. Davis and Judge
Eckels was not ins his seat. Consent hav-
ing been gwen the dispatch vas read. as
4 follows .vsgs sra1 Is 4 ..as ylaErsf
a1,aG 81, TERRE HAUrE.-tApril 81, 1864.
Hon. d. VooRHEEs The letter
purportinst to he written by me ta7J.l G..
Breckenridge, used nv Gen. : Garfield is
utterly false, a base forgery j G. Davis. ,
The letter alleged to have been written
nv Mr.. Davis recommended Young man,
formerly in the Union army, TO Mr.
Br .ckinridge for position in the rebel
l. On motion. Of Mr.. Morrill, the considera.
! ton Ct the Internal Tax bill is to be con.
timed through the morning and evening
session. The House went into Committee
of the Whole on the subject. "a ,3cS
Mr.. Morrill, offered an amendment.
which was adopted, that wholesale dealers
in liquors, whose aupua. sales do not ex.
coed $4,000, shall pay license Of $50, and
500 onevery 81, 900 over $50 900. Every
person who shall sell. or offer for sale any
distilled spirits or fermented liquors in
quantities Of more than three gallons at any
time, or whose annual sales amount to $25.
i 000. shall be r?y,rdei as a wholesale dealer.
The license Of retail liquor dealers was in.
creased to SoS.I naqi a.l3 fna .ssta,4aa3
Mr.. Mo,r. of Vermont: offered an
amendment that commercial brokers,
whose annual sizes d, not excel $2j 0On.
shall pay license Of $50, and those exceed
Iingy$25,Ooo one dollar for each additional
thousand. ,.4, brr bet.-.--~
Mr.. Frenando Wood enumerated vari-
Gus clsses of brokers, including tobacc,,
coffee, &c., and moved that all other bro
kers, in addition to the commercial brokers.
pay the same License. The amendment.
thus modified ives adopted. .,ga.-. ,.sts. !,
4 The bin was further mod flied so that all
steamers and vessels upon the waters of
the United States, in board Of which pas
sengers or travellers are provided with foed
or lodging shall pay $50 license. yafia
Mr.. Thayer, of Pennsylvania, offered
an amendment requiring hotel and tavern
keepers to take out q special license at q
| cha roo of Coz for selling lunors Ia he dra nh