The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1866-01-18


permitted to resume their former relations
to the Union.
Tho Speaker laid before the House a
co nm lnication from the Secretary Of Var
in reply t. res Misunderstanding AGONY
of the record and testim my Of the court
martial in the ease of Bnnj. g. Harris.
The papers ware referred to- the Com
mttee on Elections, and ordered to be-
printed.
Also. reply to a resolution giving a
staten mt Of ti>n rii,r',nr Of trooDs furnish
ed by er;h Stat''sinra the lst Of april. 1861
which was referred: TO the Select Commit
tee on the War
On motion of Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont,
it was
RcsoiDed, That the President Of the Uni
ted States be requested to communicate tn
this House. if notincompatible with the
public interests, Information as to thu,
number Of men and offers now in the rer-
Mar and volunteer service of the United
| States; where employed: anctthe number
OF o1hcers, volunteer and regular, recpiv-
ing pay for employment without CORES
! as now organized and distributed.
On Motion Of Mr.. Branllagce, of Conn.
1t was resolved tiErt lfit President of the
United states be requested to commune
cate with this House, ifnpt Incompatible
with public interests, s~uch information rel
atty" to the condition Of the States lately i'm
rebellion against the ITrited States as NAV
be in bis possession, includii q especially
the rTrrrf~ OF 1t. Gen. Grant, Gen. How
ard, Carl Srhurz AMI the Hon. John CO.
voie. together with all documents, exhibits
and papers accompanying said reports re-
| ferred to therein. --,r...
The proceedings Of the Senate on the Sth
We're unimportant.
In the House, on the Sth. Mr.. Stevens
presented IA bin for an air line railroad n
New York. A n resolution notifying the
President that he must not withdraw
troops from the south till Congress has as
cerainea and declared their'preSence there
10 longer necessary was passed.
The bill heretofore offered bv Mr.. Ward.
d"nnuncng nnlvgnnv. 'and declaring that
| ike its twin SiStrr. slavery. it should be
expelled from the territories of tho rnpub-
lie. If it should require the whole power of
the government to do SO. was passed.
Tn Committee Of the Whole, Mr.. Tath-
am of West VIRGINIA. snake in favor IF
admitting Southern members TO CONGRESS-
Mr.. Shellabarger Of Ohio. made a telling
speech against rH-adrnitting them till the
South tn,s thoroughly Dnryed her; 20 f of So
cession. and accorded all thn rights OF
man to every ciIizeu of whatever race or
color, Until that time he held that the
States should remain dea in law, as they
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tr5tuced /" establish the military peace
as lahishment OF the country. The bill
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