The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-03-28

The bill having recsised two-third,
Of the vote of ehDAe pteaentswas pass
Led. 49,. 80
IT. TrumBul olAr4d i ooncurren,
resolution that tho Two houses adj
louyn Tuesday next g noon. to ths
drst Monday H. December.
" Nh Drake amended BY, inserting
instead Of che irst Monday, Tuesday
October. 10th.
y Rejected, Is against ~.
Mr.. Morrill, moved to amend by
inserting, the arst Monday in No.
Rejected, isagai6st q.
M. Sumner nlovedan amendment
to adjourn ill June, then unless 9th.
lerwiss ordered till December. ss
I lost, "A to 81. - g s'sl ~
session. .iE - ~
Motion lost. =
Mr.. Yates opposed the resolution.
After furtherdcbate. the resolution
was adopted 20 to 1917
Adjourned till MONDAY.
.5.a HOUSE.
Mr.. Myers introduced q bill to in.
crease the force Of the patent Office,
aud authorizing additional examin-
ers when necessary tothe number Of
four, in each class and a., solicitor Of
the patent office. Passed. ft af
The Senate amendment to the
Hv,ise Joint ftestf,t3is Il providing
forthe importatioa duty free on ob-
jects Of art reported for presentation
to the Government, or State Govern
Ment or municipal corporations was
concurred in. The Senate bill su !,
Elementary to an dee IF June is, '66,
to rcimbtrse West Virginia for waf
expenses was passed. It places the
distribution of the moucy under the
direction of the Secretary Of War.
Col. Moore, the Presidents private
Secretary appeared and deliveredthe
veto message Of the'ysupnlemcntary
ofrecpnstruction 'bill-the message
having been ::rcad.
Mr.. Wilson of Iowa, moved prcvi-
GUS question seconded, and the House
proceeded to vote on the question,
shall the bih.be passed,the objections
of the President to the contrary not.
withstandihg. Yeas ia. Nays IS
So the bill passed and sent to the
Senate. y rs.
House adjourned.
Washington, March Is.
r. SENATE.
Mr.. Wilson moved that the. Secre-
tary be ordered to request the House
to return the resolution for adioarn.
mcnt, with . view to reconsideration
Of the vote, b, which It passed the
Mr.. Wilson explained that he visit
ed ffpossib.c, to fix q, day between
now and December, on which Con-
gress might be called together if rec
lessary. AAs, s lts5l3 9's'' q
The motion of Mr.. Chandler from
the Committee on Commerce, repor-
ted resolution authorizing the b ad
of Engineer Corps toemploy five civ
| il Engineers on the work Of ssnrv6y
ing, and improving tho Northwestern
rivers and harbors. Passed. 31
Mr.. Nye presented memorials from
the grand council Unipn League of
Maryland, asking provisions Of tie
military reconstruction. bill be extern
d.d to Maryland. Referred TO Judi.
ciary Committee. 'I' = taas III l,24fit
Mr.. Sherman reported fsardEss,' ).
Committee on fsl, 81 DS,
mittee House t,Nnn. a to,
whereas, there Is aassn ~
of the Trcrsur, they AarsA
or the agent VI rs d,,wn-
proceeds of pr AcNe make
the rebellion, - ass " sseerv;
troll Of the ser !, q, bed the
and as it f,o.As.s ss..:s nopsS. hyi
ed Of in settf N.so@s ,tsa
alleged formnss IA, ID ss said captur-
cd property ,..shout the sanction of
Congress. And, whereas, II is con-
sidercd proper such claims should
not be settled and paid without first
receiving the approval of Congress.
Therefore, be it 5t.3.issi 'rts
Resoloed, That all moneys held by
the Treasury Of the United States
shall be conveyed by warrant into
the United States Treasury, only to
be drawn by authority Of law. !.