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

The House satin Committee OF the Whole
on the Presidents message. General lie.
bate was the only thing i'm order.
There was not a score of members in the
hall while the journal was being read. and
the audience in the gallery was correspon-
dinghy light. No sort of interest was ia
ken in the proceedings.
Among the reports of a private character
taken yesterday, was one by Mr.. Wash
burne, of Massachusetts, from the Com
mittee on Claims. adverse to the petition
ers for damage arising from the raids lsntdp
in July, 1854, by rebels, in sile vicinity of
Fort Stevens, aNdan ri verse report by Mr.
Sloan from the Committee on the House
bill To provide for ascertaining and adu
ing the claims against the government :or
the injury or destruction property by
the armies ofthe United States, or by the
military authorities, during the late rebel
ion.
Speeches were made by Mckee, Of Ky.,
Sloan, Thornton, of ILL.,, Kendall OfIll and
Finck OF Ohio.
Mr.. Finek continued mt considerable
length, arguing in favor of leniency and
forgiveness towards the South.
Mr.. Orth obtained the floor when the
House adjourned.
SENATE.
Washington, March 6.
Mr.. Ramsey, of Minnesota, introduced "A
joint resolution for the establishment of
quarantine regulations to prevent the
G nf A Si. f.hn Rafn To,
Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. Morrill,, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported a bill to establish tel
egrtpRic communication between New
York and the West Indies.
Mr.. CONFESS, Of California, moved to
take up the bill to extend the tiIaa for
withdrawing goods from the public
stores.
Mr.. Blown. of Missouri, desired to take
up the bill for the. reimbursement of the
State of Missouri for expenses in equip
ping and paying the militia of that State.
The bill named by Nj. Brown was taken
up and passed.
The bill to extend the time for withdraw
ing goods from the public stores was ia
ken up, the pending motion being to re-
consider the vote by which it was passed.
At the expiration of the morning hour
the joint resolution to amend the Constitu-
ton OH the subject of representation was
taken up.
Mr.. Salisbury addressed the Senate in
opposition toit.
Mr.. Sherman from the Committee on
Eino IA la
the meaning of certain parts of the Intern
al Revenue act approved June 3Oth, 1864,
and other purposes. This bill was intend
ed to provide that the words, '.all divi-
dend in script or money thereafter declar-
ed due, and whenever the same shall be
payable to stock holders, policy holders,
or depositor, should mean all dividends
whenever payable to non resident citizens
or Aliens" The amendment is to correct
an essen sial error, the word "whenever'
having been printed for the word "where-
ever"
At four O'clock the Senate, on motion of
Mr.. Grimes, went into executive session
and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
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lowing compensation to manned soldiers
and sailors who axe entitled 10y law t. ar
tiiicial limbs, in lieu of such artificial
limbs. which was read twice and referred
the Committee on Military affairs.
The Speaker presented Il report from the
the President in relation to the distribu-
ton of rewards offered for the arrest of the
assassins of the laie President, which WAS
laid on the table and was ordered to he
printed.
Also IL letter from the President trans
hitting a report from the Secretary of
State, in answer to Il resolution of the
Hou e i'm relation to the Provisional Gov
ernors OF States.
After further proceedings the House add
journed.