The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1866-03-08
xxx CoNeREss-First Session


TO fix therate of mileage for officers trav-
Eeling on public duty. which was referred
tefthe Committee on Military Affairs. -
The annual report of The Commission
er of Patents was laid before the Senate.
On molten of. Mr.. Brown, the Senate
took up the bill TO grant public lands to
aid in the construction OF a railroad to the
! Pacific, through Missouri and Arkansas.
Further considerati III OF ii was postpon-
ed until to-morr6w.
/ Mr.. Fesseitlen from the Finance com
mittee reported The naval appropriation
bill for the ensuing year with certain
ainehdmcnts, when was ordered printed.
Mr.. Nye OF Nevada tllel, took the floor,
giving his views as to tile best mode ol ac-
ton in the prese III crisis.
Mr.. Stewart proceeded tn discuss the
the President Spolicy, reviewing it at
length and advocating it. 49,
At 5:15 p. IN. MIR. Guthrie ma lie mo-
,tion TO adjourn. .''
Mr.. Fessenden demanded the yeas and
nays on this motion. 81
Yeas 8; nays IS, II quorum Mt voting.
Mr. Clark moved that tie Srrgeant-at-
arms request the. attendance or the abscn;
members. ..''' Sd.
Mr.. Hendricks moved the Senate ad-
journ which was carried.
.a. HOUSE. t'..
The House resumed consideration ofthc
proposed Con nstitutional amendment. Nas
Mr.. Davis Being entitled to Che floor. Mr.. |
Stevens asked him to yield, in order that
he might have an Important document
read. ''''t g t i
Mr.. Rogers rose ~ the same time. to
personal explanation. lie said be was
represented by the Associated Press asen-
dorsing, in his speech on Monday, the |
speech OF Mr!Wnn IN Seward, in Sew
York. lie did not endorse him or his
speech, but Henry J. Rlymond's, no
name having been nentioned, the rCpur-
ter naturally ieli into the mi,talie. .
r,a. .-.tr. Washington, March |.
Mr.. NCsnlth introduced petition from
the officers of the Pacific squadron, asking
for an increase of pay. Referred to the
Naval Committee.
On motto Il of Mr.. Chandler, leave WAS
granted Mr.. Pollard for two weeks.
Mr.. Sumner presented the petition Of
authors and publishers of the country,
asking an international copyright of the
law between the United States AID Great
Britain, which WAS referred TO the Com
mittee' on Foreign Relations. /
Nr-Jare ocss,.o,, =, ra.,l,t;o,, inc, ,,,,,..
;ny tho Ju,lie;.rv t,,,n,pit,nat f., i,,o,,i,o IN
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.o,s;,,erit itba a,oc,,i,n.u,, t.-,,,.s.,,,nsf;,,,.
,;op which ,,.,. o,.,,...,l n,iuta3
MIR. r.Doolittle rose to anennIauation. He
noticed i'm the Nnshinprou Chronicle of
this morning. a dispnt.h that Mr.. Doolit-
tie was Missed at = meeting in New Haven
for disparagiug Mr.. sumner. He did not
disparase Mr.. Sumner. neither WAS haI
hissed on that OCCASION. 60
Mr. Brown called up the bill TO grant
lands in aid ot tue construction or a rail
road from Sprin.iiu!d 2iu., /, the puci.,a
which MAS passe,!. . .... !
Mr.. Summer presented the petition of
John A. Andrew ami others, asking Il
change ill the mpsie OF eieciing the Prcsi-
uent OF the United States 50 ss TO abolish
the electoral coiI.tee system and elect by
popular vote. = .... e. s. ... ...
The IIouse corcurred in the resolution
refusing TO admit to seat the Senat ors and
representatives from the ssouthern States
until Congress, shall DECLARE those States
entitled to representation, was then taken
up. .... -. ..s.l.r .f,~, .....
Mr.. Cowan took the floor against the
proposition. .n-...... .. ....-.. .....
Mr.. Cowan spoke AGAINST the PROPOSE