The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1866-05-17
From our own v Washington Correspon-
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dent.
Washington, d. c., May 10, 1865.
Both branches bf Congress have been dv-
ring the past fewIdays in active discussion
and earnest elite-ation upon some meas.
ures of great moIneat TO the country. On
Monday the House again its nigh,
sessions, having found such resumption
imperatively NECESSARY I'm view Of the inn
rnense amount Or busibessthat must needs
te disposed Of ,rior TO the recess of Con.
grpss. This Is Il working Congress, a laho-
riously hard working Congress, Of which
fact the country is we'll aware, without
doubt. Aud while there may have been
In some for,ner Congresses individual
minds OF greater calibre, fntellects more
profound, ard Instances of the display ot
talents more brilliant than what have been
manifested in Congress during the present
session. yet history fails to exhibit THAT
ever there was gathered together lesisla-
tive body of equal size, that would at all
approximate, much the less surpass. as a
whole, in point of intelligence and ability,
the present National Council, including
even the irresponsible Director"
The measures npon which the House are
in active discussion are ''the joint propo-
sition the amend the Constitution" which
was introduced last week from the Recon
strucion Committee, by Mr.. Stevens OF
Pa, but laid over for debate until Tuesday
last and the "Revenue BILL ..s ..
- In the senate the atnsnas,,eotto tise Post
Office appropriation bill, which seeks Il
regulate ana limit the power of the Presl-
dent in removing from and appointing to
positions under the government those who
are constitutionally appointed by the Pres
ident, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate, has been fruitful also OF
much debate. Mr.. Doolittle delivered yes.
terday alengthy argument in opposition to
the proposed amendment, believing it Il
he. he said. "the constitutional prerogativt
of the President to remove or appoint from
or To Office those whom he saw tit, dd hbi.
tum" MIR. Doolittle laid much stress or
the '.advice'' spoken of in the clause of the
constitution, which the Senate were to Of
fer; but he did not, from his remarks, con.
biufI tic pthCi ltlui
that of an advisory committee. Mr.. Nye
to-day, delivered rejoinder to Doolittle's
argument of yesterday, in which the gen
tleman from Wisconsin got terribly worst
ed. Mr.. Nye spoke in his happiest vein
and his arguments were clear, comprehen
sive and seriously damaging to Mr.. Doolit
ties assumed position. 1t is believed tina
this amendment to the bill will be FINAL,
adopted.
In the House the thirty minuterule hay
ing been adopted the proposed constitu
tional amendment is likely to underg,
some overhauling. There is no doub
however Of its receiving the requisite vot
in the House.
The Mi ht session is for the present de
voted exclusively to the consideration o
the Revenue bill. Mr.. Morrill,, Of Yer
mont, aid Of tariff repute, Is patienrl!
working the lengthy report of two-hun
dred pages through. II patience is vir
tue, Morrill, possesses that virtue to higi
degree.
o. The city authorities Incorporating for thu
iHuch ureAueu plague VI ciolera, w e''"o
fishing thorough police in the cleansing
Of the cutters and alleys OF the city. They
are enneavoring also to cleanse the chan
mel of the canal, which runs through TIN
heart of the city. 1t is somewhat late t.
the city fathers appear to adopt the doctrine
Of "better late than never"
Washington is now without n theatre
The management and company of the only
theatre in town have gone to Chicago.
do not think that any material loss will bt
experienced from their departure, but per.
haps great good will be accomplished
Who knows? sCRIPTOR.