The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-03-19
st. Louis, March Is.
Congressional.
HOUSE.
Washington, March II.

Mr. Chanler offered Q resolution d.
recting the Secretary of the Treas'y
to inform the House by what regu-
lation and in what manner frauds
are detected and prevented in prin-
ting and reissue Of postal and frac.
tional currency. Adopted.
Mr. Wilson. of Iowa, asked leave
to mako PERSONAL explanation in
reference to tho matter brought be-
tore the House by Mr. Boyer last
Saturday evening, as to the bill de-
priving the Supreme Court of appel.
late jurisdiction under the recon
strustion laws.
Mr. Wood objected.
The House resumed the considera-
ton of the bill reported yesterday
by Mr. Bingham, from the Commit
tee on Reconstruction, to relieve from
the disability imposed upon them by
law, Governor Holden. Of North Car
olina; Governor Orr Governor
Brown of Georgia; General Long
street and others.
Mr. Bingham moved an amend
ment SO as to relieve the persons
named from all disabilities imposed
upon them or either of them BY the
Constitution and laws Of the United
States.
An amendment, offered by Mr..
Covode yesterday, to insert the name
of John III. Gilman, of North Caro-
lima, was withdrawn.
The amendment offered by Mr..
Framework to insert the name of
w. B. Richardson and w. B. Redman
was rejected.
After lengthy debate, motion
by Mr. Schenck that the bill and
amendment be recommitted, with in
structions to report the,sam back,
with brief statement in each case
of the reasons Of the Committee for
recommending the relief from disa.
bilities of the persons whose names
the Committee may hereafter con.
sent to, was adopted.
The House at half past two pro-
ceeded, as the regular business of
the morning hour, to the considera-
ton Of the bill to continue the Freed.
mems Bureau in existence anywhere
from July LIST, 1858.
MIR. Adams, q member Of the Com
mittee on Freedmen's Affairs, address
ed the House against the bill, occupy
ing the morning hour. The bill then
went ovor till tomorrow.
The House proceeded to consider the
bill for the admission of Ala.
After some debate and the presen-
tation ofthe minority report of the
Reconstruction Committee by Mr..
Beck, on behalf of himself and Mr..
Brooks, Mr. Stevens rising at the
Clerks desk said:
Mr. Speaker, after full examination
ofthe returns from Ala, am satified
that to force vote on this bill, will
admit the State against it's own law,
while there is deficiency of twenty
odd thousand against it, would not be
doing such justice in legislation as
would be expected by the people,.
That being the case L move the bill
be committed.
After the disposal Of some unimpor-
tant business the house adjourned.
SENATE.
Mr. Chandler presented petition
ofthe citizens Of Michigan for the re
duction of the expenses Of the govern
ment and Of taxation
At the expiration of the morning
hour, Mr.. Sherman called up the bill
to exempt certain manufactures from
internal tax, and addressed the Sem
ate in explanation of the Committees
amendments.
Mr.. Sherman offered an amend.
ment as an additional section, provi-
ding that no allowance or drawback
shall be allowed on the expectation
of any article of domestic manufact-
ure, on which there is no internal
tax. Also, another amendment, pro-
viding for tax of two dollars on
every thousand dollars of manufac-
tured goods sold in excess of $40, 900,
not otherwise specially tax. Both
agreed to.
Adjourned.