The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-04-25
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The .colored people Of, Georgetown
and Freaiman,s Village, who celebra-
ted the anniversary Of Emancipation
in the District of Columbia, to-day,
was addressed BY, Mayor Welsh and
others. Gov. Nov. Morton, in the
I course of a speech, said the late war
was begun for the representation Of
ofslaveryy but Providence ordained
that it should result in tho destruc-
ton Of slavery and the enfranchisc-
ment Of the whole colorcd race. The
orator pressed upon his audience the
Importance ofindustry fit them for
/ the discharge Of all the duties of cit
liens. The great example Of Con-
gress in making universal suffrage
the rule in the South, most now be
followed in all the Southern,Statcs. I
toflowlng nominations Consuls, Jno.
p Notmors Of California, TO the Ter
ritory Of Manzeinilly; Jno. r. Colds
.4,boro, to be Commodore in the Navy
on active list vice Henry X. Hoff,
promoted; Postmastcrs, Geo. Tiche-
nor, Dos Moines, Iowa; and ]. y
Mathews, Lyons, Iowa.
Washington, April 16.
.4a,.ss.s5 SENATE.
Mr.. Anthony offered resolution
that the time Of the. adjounmert sine
die to be extended until Friday 1t
four o'clock p. m. If
Mr. Sumner suggested Saturday.
2 The subject lies over.
On motion of Mr.. Fessenden it was
resolved that ~ iasee97s aTFii: tie rules Of the
Senate. The committee to report at.
the next session.
The President appointed Messrs.
Anthony, Pomeioy and Edwards.
~. Mr.. ADthony,frorn the committee
ON printing reporte5i a resolution
adopted providing for printing 1000
additional copies of the bankrupt act
for the use Of the supreme Court.
s Mr. Frelinghuyscn offered rcso-
lutlon instructing the committee on
! agriculture to inquire and report at
the next session what means Gun, be
devised to make tho agricultural de
partment more efficient. Adopted
and the Senate went into executive
? session. t@ ~
4 .s9 hi. New York,4Aprif II.
The official correspondence be-.
tween Fred. w, Seward, the Mexican
Ministe, Remsro, and Donperdo de
Fcjada, in reference to the reported
capture and shooting by the Liber
ais Of the young Marquis Demon
thalon, son Of. the late Minister Of
France at Washington, has been
made pubic. The Mexican Sccreta-
~ disavows any belief in the truth
OF the shooting or capture of the
young man. ttl sies ats
Washington, April 18.
t5sSENATE.-After prayer and read
ing Of the journal the Senate went
into Executive Session. u iio.ss,i
After some time the doors were
opened and Mr.. Anthony called uni
the resolution for further EXTENDING
sine die alajonrnmcnt until Friday al
1 o'clock p. m. rslss 49,.
Mr.. Trumball opposed tho extern
SION, and wanted to adjourn to day.
Mr.. Fesscnden said it was impos-
slblc to. adjourn to day as there. was
important business ON the table
which would occupy them till p.
M. $40 .MFs4aa -sstItIs@ls 8ssftes Sff,4-
"A greed to extend the time till Sat
/ ,'lr1ddaJy: Vote 20 to Is and again
went into executive Session. 1a 1
!. .,a,a ss Washington, April is. /
II. Several days ago Senator Johnson
offered IN Executive Session rcsoIu-
ton sproopeosiag intervention in tho
affairs Of Mexico, with Wow To ar
range the difficulties between the
socliigcrents konoIably to both par.
tics, 1t is understood tho subject wasl
taken up to-day when an incidental
debate took place involving the
question Of discussing the subject t
with open doors. This was tefihi.
!natedSby Mr.. Johnson withdrawing
the resolution. 49,
IN the Supreme Court TODAY Mr.
Walker said il. the Court please, for
my cd'leaglseJudge Sharky, and my-E