The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1866-02-22
II XIX CONGREss..First Session

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HOUSE.
The House to-day was devoted to speech
making. .....=. Z. ago.. ..... j..
Mr.. Cooke, of Delaware, argued that the
power of recognizing the rebel States AS
being in the Union, rested with Congress.
When the military power can safely be
withdrawn. and these States remain peace
ably in the Union Lfthero own accord, and
not by force and the Cnian men and freed
men dc net require military force tn pro-
tect them, the civil Government should he
recognized, but no military power could
set aside the ennctments and judicial ac-
ton Of States fully in the Union. While
these acts were necessary, the Southern
States should not be recognized. ..
Mr.. Lawrence offered the following res
olutiOns: ,ts, ... rE.f.F rF--.s.... ...
! Resolved, That il is the deliberate sense
| OF this House that the condition of the reb-
81 States fully jnsii1ies The President in
! maintaining the suspension of the writ OF
habeas corpus i'm those States.
Resolved, That il is the deliberate sense
Of this House that the condition OF the reb-
OF Suites ihllN Tic IEcSiucllt
maintaining military possession and control
of them, and that the President is entitled
to the thanks of the nation for employing
the war power for the protection ofthe Tn
ion citizens and the freedmen in those
States.
Mr.. Lawrence made speech sustaining
his resolution.
II Washington, Feb. 10.
| SENATE
Mr.. Wade presented the credentials oI
Mr.. Sherman of Ohio.
Mr.. Wilson introd uced concurrent res
olntions to disarnl and disband the militia
Of the rehellious States.
Mr.. Wilson read letters from Generals
! Thomas. Swaynr and others, in charge OF
the freedmens bureau i'm the Gulf States,
which represented that there was danger
Of the.extinction of the negro race and the
expulsion Of Northern men if the militia
should not be superseded by United States
forces.
Mr.. Salisbury objected to the introduc.
ton Of the resolution.
Mr.. Howard introduced an amendment
: to the House bill giving the right Of suf.
frage to all citizens of African decen, win
who can read and write, and to al, VIII"
possessed n property of $3.50.
Mr.. Yates then resumed his rema"l:
from Friday OH the constitutional amend
ment, and was still speaking at 3o'clock
, The galleries were crowded.
A message Oft President, vetoing tho
. freedmen's bureau bill, has been laid or
the Clerks table and it will probably he
laid before the Senate, when Mr.. Yates
, concludes his remarks.
A GRAxp.TRIAL.-We see most OF the
leading New York Dailies have given very
full and detailed reports ola Grand Tria
of Sewing Machines, such as has never be
> fore been known in amy Country; more
thorough. exhaustive and conclusive, ant
, on quite novel plan withal.
= 1t appears that the Florence as repre-
sentative of the Lick Stitch, or Shuttle
Stitch class--challenged the World to com
pare Sewing Machines. The Agent of tn.
Wilcox Il Gibbs Silent Sewing Machines
f at the place, was one who accepted the
, challenge. The competitors We're allowed
to choose one judge each. who. tOget heI
should choose others. The competitors
, were then required to place in writIng,ant
present each point upon superiority wa
claimed. The trial proceeded, and at thu
end OF The five DAYS. the Florence, r~pre
senting the Lock-Stitch Machines, WA:
nund I" have Sustained two points out o
all they had entered. The WILCOX &
tSibbs, which had to fight its battle alone
. fas no other Machine takes, or can take liz
Twisted Loop SlitchJ-presented thirty
, five points of superiority over all others
and upon summing up, every one OF tn,
thirty five points were sustained. and un
animously Acknowledged by the Judges
and the Wilcox & Gibbs was declared Il
! be completely and overwhelmingly tr,uln
phant.
The conclusion Of these eminent practi
3 cal judges seems to have been endorsed IA
, We learn. lily Ni'.ety-Three First Premi
ums. in almost every State, during th'
, last season of Fairs. This must have beer
large majority Of premiums offered. ano
I hence. more than those awarded TO nj
: other Machines cor. Lined.
A full report of said trial. may he hat
free, by addressing L. Cornell & Co., 1873
Lake Street, Chicago, Ill.
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