The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-12-14

the Mississippi and Louisiana delegation
called upon the Secretary of War ycster-
terday, in regard to the rebuilding of the
levees where they have been destroyed or
torn away. He at once agreed to send a
force to rebuild them, and stated that his
authority for so doing was that the States
were under military government.
The committee on elections have been
called to meet on Wednesday next to take
mp tho contested case of Cotfrun and Coaty
o. and decide which isentitled totake seats.
Neither Of them is on the rolls ofthe House
the clerk having refused to place them
there on the ground that neither had tue
Governors certificate.
George +. Fogg, late Minister to Switzer-
land and Editor of the Concord Independ-
ent Democrat, was on the floor Of the
House yesterday. .....-.--z
The Herald's Fortress Monroe cores
tpondent OF. Dec. 10th, says Jeil. Datisen-
joys good health. He has daily walks in
The comfortable apartments, a geheei
wardrobe, good table and plenty of read
ing matter. He thought the Presidents
Message, was in general II wise and good
document, but was disappointed that II
was not more specific in relation TO the III
innate disposition which is to be made of
himself Ills eyes have lost the coli
! tenn pt uous look they once had and th"re is
less hateur OF ,panner and less sarcasm of
speech. F4...3 ... E. n tEsig a.. aruaesE rs
tao healthpoe Clement G. Clay is impro-
wins: and he has subsidized into seeming up
athy and patient waiting for " hatever may
bctice hina vtoy9a savs uad' Hara8E u 'ftE
f. %.H ~. - Washington. Dec le.
.'# ~. ..I HOUSE. 80 .,.. 49,.
Raymond rose TO a question Of privil
sEe to present the certificates OF election of
the Tennessee members. ...t. a..
Stevens interpused sEpoint of order that
ti,t. state orTyTneast IL moi kInwn to the
Hoase,, wlticft the Speaker othsftiIs'f, @
the speaker then announced the follow
ing standing committees: .uossa.,a4eor
/ COiinanr.e-Me&ss WashburI.. Of III.
Elliot OF Mass. n;xon. OF Rhode Island
lUNeil, OF, Pa; L~ngy"ar, o: M'rhigan;
Humphrey, of New York: J S III n,nas.. .Tr
Of Maine; Es;slestrn, Of Ohio; = Hump
hrevs, OF New York. ..... -...-.... ...... ...
Military A1fars---Messrs. Schench. OF
Ohio; Deminr, ofConn.: Marslod, of New
Hampshire; Rosseau, ofKtntucky: Brig
ham, Of Ohio; Ancond, of Penn; Hetchum
OF New York; Diane, Of Maine Sclgroves,
of New York. ..'.. ..'.
Naval kinirs-M A RI Rice, OF
Mass; Gf'iswold Of New York: Pike, of
Maine. Kelly, Of PENN Brandeyree. of
Conn; Elirdge, Owls; Phelps, OF Maine,
| Darling, Of New York Hebard, of Ohio.
Foreign 4 fairs Messrs Banks. of Mass
| achusctts; Ravnond OF New York; Orth
Of Indiana; w III Randall, of Kentucky;
Dawson, of Penn; Patterson, OF Mes
! Hampshire: Newell. Of New Jersey; Cui-
Ion, of Illinois; Winfield, of Now York.
! On observation-disclosures Dawes. al Mass;
Scotield Of Penn; Epson. OF Michigan;
Marshall, OF Illinois Hsine, IF Wiscon-
sin 4; ShellaSurGer, NJ Ohio; NcClury, OF
Missouri; Redtie,d, of New York. ..- ..
Ways and Means-Messrs Morrill,, Of
Vermont; Hooper, OF Mass; Brooks. OF
New York: Garfield. Of Ohio; Wade
worth. OF Illinois; Corkling. OF New York;
| MortheHd. Of Penn; Allison, ofIowa ; Ho
gan, Of Missouri. .a... -t.s. .... .' /.
! Appropriatons-Nes Stevens. OF
| Penn; RavInond, OF New.Yor's; Blair. of
Missouri Rossau. Of Iowa; yoorhors. o!
Indiana: Far,fsworth. Of Illinois; SpHuld-
| ing, Of Ohio; Highly, Of California; Wright
os Nrws Jersey. ... ........
Ran+ling neutrality-suspicious. Pom
rr"v. of New York; Hooper, OF Mass;
Culver. of PPniA: isuckland of Ohio; Hard
ID. .-I---e- n.
frees. Il INDIANA: Randall ofPenn.; Hub
bard. OF West Virginia.
80 District Of Columhia-N essrs. IN yrna.If
OF Illinois: Demont. Of InIna: : T,a Wis, Of
! N"w York; Baldwin. Of Mar: M2f"ui-
llongh, Of Missouri; Cot, Of Wisconsin !:
Na!hor, Of Ohio; ..ucios, Of Penn; Shand-
LAND, sc Kcntuckv.
.Iuiiriary-H sssrs Wilson. o: Iowa ::
! Boutwell,. Al Mass: Frrnr:s T'hnnans. 81
! Maryland: Williams. ~ Penn; Wood
| bridge, OF Vermont; M"rris of New York:
Rogers. ofN"w Jersey: Lawrence. Of Ohio:
Cooke, OF III.