The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-12-17

vides that after June Goth, 1869, al
lAb0rers, worklhen or. mechanics, il
the employ Of the United States Gov
| ernment, shall, for each days labor
/ receive full wages for such labor, a,
il ten hours were thelcgal days Ia
bor,, s3 n;
On motion Of Mr.. Sherman tn,
credentials of Mr.. Hill, Senator cleo
from Georgia with memorials, &c.
referring 70 them were referred Il
the Judiciary, Committee.
After the conclusion Of reading thu
Presidents Message, it was on mo
tion Of Mr.. Edwards laid on the ia.
BE and ordered printed.
1 sa fs'f sSs'F iIT0TIsr. t,.aa n 4,
- ha Speaker announced the ap
pointmshts On conhmittseb 10 fill va
cancies By the resignation Of mem
bers serving on other committees
and other changes.
Several bills Of local interest were
passed.
Mr. Washburn, of ILL.,, reported a
bill to equahze amounts. Made the
special order for the first Tuesday in
January. a
Mr. Garfield, from the committee
on military affairs, reported bill te
establish q national system Of mill
tary education, authorizing the de-
tail of q. military instructor for one
college in each State, and for one ad
ditional college for every one million
inhabitants in each State, with pro
visions for commissions. {
On motion of Mr. Ross, tabled, "a
to 40.
Mr. Dodge, from the same Com.
mittee reported q bill to refund to
the State of Iowa certain expenses,
pending the reading of which the
morning hour expired and the bill
went over.
The house then proceeded to bust.
ness on the Speakers table, joint
resolutions and bills from the Senate,
which were disposed of by reference
to proper committees. !.
Mr. Washburne, of ILL.,, offered a
resolution for a recess from Monday,
Dec. 21st to Tuesday, January 9th.
Adopted.
Mr. Bromall, of Pa, introduced a
bill to regulate the value Of o s legal
tender notes and provide for their
resumption in federal coin.
The bill directs the Secretary of
the Treasury to cause gold coin to
be exchanged for greenbacks when
ever demanded at the Treasury in
sums Of not less than one hundred
dollars, at the following rate of ex-
change; LIST month, 500 in coin for
$135 in notes; I'd month, $1G0 in coin
for $l34 in notes, and SO on at the de-
crease Of q dollar q month till par is
reached. s
.lia is} Washington, Dec. IL.
Gen. Grant3was at Army Head
Quarters to-day, attending to busi-
ness. He viii leave to morrow after
naon to attend the Reunion Societies
Of the Western Armies at Chicago.
A large number ofarmy officers will
leave at the Same time for the same
purpose, including Major Gems Scho-
field, Thomas a1d Terry. Gems Bab>
cock, Porter and Dent, Of Gen Grants
staff, Coils Schofield and Campbell, of
Gen Schofield's staff, and. many 9TH
ers. fz
A very large crowd ofvisitors paid
their respects to Gen Grant this NOR
ming, including, many Senator's and
Representatives, as we'll as Maj Gen
Stoneman, who arrived this morning.
Mai Gen Meade has been directed
to report in this city on public busi-
ness, at such time this month as in
his Judgment the public interests will
permit.
New York, Dec IL,
The Lafarge property, known as
the Southern Hotel, on Broadway,
was sold at auction yesterday for
sS71, 900.
Lewis Gaylord Clark, for a long
time editor Of the Knickerbocker
Magazine, was seriously injured on
Wednesday by falling down stairs
at his residence at Piermont. 1t is
feaaed by his friends that he will not
recover.
The Tribune says OF the proposed
termination Of the contract with the
Associated Press, that the actual rea-
son why the Telegraph Company
gave notice, was because Of severe
structures against the personal integ-
rity ofthe Western Union Telegraph
CO., and they did not deem it their
duty TO the Association by contract,
while one Of the members of the AS
sociation felt at liberty to impugn
the personal character of the Off
GERS.
Lines down in Illinois.
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