The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE,
Washington. Ian. {

of the Treasury for information az to
effect of the repeal of the reciproci-
ty treaty on the trade Of the
United States..with Canada and 9th
81. British American provinces.
Mr. Mccarthy objected.
The House resumed tho considera-
tion.of Mr. Lynch's bill to provide
for the resumption of specie pay.
ment.
On motion of Mr. Scheuck it was
agreed to hold an evening session, In
committee of the whole, for general
debate.
Mr. Washburne, Of Illinois, urged
the House to come to- some under
standing in relation to public bust
ness, saying the indications wero
that it was not disposed to touch the
appropriation bills at all.
The Speaker recapitulated the
business that was pressing on the at.
tention of the House.
After discussion, the motion to re-
consider the vote referring the bill
for the resumption Of specie pay.
ments to the Committee on Banking
was tabled.
The constitutional amendment and
bill relating to suffrage, with the SUBJ
stitutcs proposed by Bingham, She'll
abarger and Ward, was postponed
till after the morning hour.
Mr. Bingham's substitute provides
that no State shall make or enforce
any law abridging or denying the
right of suffrage to any citizen Of the
U s of sound mind and over 81 years
of age, who has resided in the State
one year, except such citizen may
hereafter engage in insurrection or
or who may have been or
shall be convicted Of treason or 9th
er crime or grade Of felony in com>
mon law.
Mr. Shellabarger's substitute is
similar, except that it disfranchiscs
those who have been in the rebellion.
Tho House then took up the bill
to pension laws. The second
action which directs withdrawal of
pensions from female pensioners liv.
ing a life Of prostituting or concu-
binage met much opposition.
Mr.. Ingorsol moved 10 strike out.
Mr. Schenck characterized it as the
most monstrous and disgraceful prop
osition be had ever seen In any bill,
rs it proposes to make the court Of
Judge of the morals and vir-
tue of widows of soldiers of the Re.
lie, and required them to prove
the negative.
Mr. Ingersoll spoke in the same
strain.
A mot. on to lay the bill and amend
ments on the table was rejected by .
vote of AZ to e..
A motion for the previous question
was not seconded, and the morning
hour expiring, the bill went over.
The House then took up the con-
amendment bill in re-
lation to suffrage, was addressed
by Mr. Eldridge in opposition.
After considerable discussion the
subject passed over for the day.
On motion of Anderson of Mis-
souri,, the House went into Commit
tee Of the Whole on tho legislative
bill.
Various amendments were offered
to the bill, and at s o'clock the Com
mittee rose, and the House took .
recess till 7:30.
SENATE.
Mr. Henderson introduced o bill to
enable the Cherokee, Ottawa and
G ChickasawIndians to become citizens
of the United States. Referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Morgan introduced bill to
designate q place Of confinement of
persons convicted of offenses against
the laws of the United States. Re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
The expiration ofthc morning hour
brought up the bill relative to the
Central Pacific Branch Of the u P
RR.
A motion of Mr. Sherman 10 post
pone and to take up the bill relating
to the public debt and currency re-
ported by him from the finance com-
mittee.
After discussion it was carried, 32
to 26.
The public debt and currency bill
being before the Senate, Mr. Davis
moved to recommit and instruct the
committee to report instead another
bill.
Mr. Sherman addressed the Senat to
in favor of the bill.
Mr. McCrcery followed in o long
speech.
On motion of Mr. Norton the bill
was then postponed, and the one re-
latipg to the Central branch Of the
Union Pacific Railroad was then ta.
ken up, the pending amendment be-
ing that offered by Mr. Conkling, yes
terday. Mr. Conkling modified it by
striking out tho clause fixing the
point at which the Central Branch
Road shall connect with the Smoky
Hill route. Lost.
Mr. Patterson, Of N. H., offered an
amendment declaring that the subsi-
dy should not exceed 81 200, ,000.-
Lost. Yeas Is, nays u.
Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, offered an
amendment providing that the inter
est on the bonds authorized by this
act to be issued, should not exceed
per cent. in currency. Lost.
The bill was then read and reject
ed by the following vote:
Yeas-Abbott, CrLgin, Doolittle
Drake, Terry, Fessenden, Fowler
Harlan, Hendricks, Howard, Nc
Donald, Morrill,, Morton, Norton
Pomeroy, Ramsey, Rice, Ross, Saw
yer, Sumner, Thayer, Van Winkle
Welch, Wilson'S.
Nays-Anthony, Buckalew, Con
ness, Davis, Dixon, Edmunds, Ere
linghuysen, Henderson, Howe, Nc
Creery, Morris, Morgan, Morrill, o
vt, Patterson Of N. H., Patterson ol
Tenn, Poole, Robertson, Sherman
Stewart, Trumbull, vickes, Wade
Warner, Whyte, Wylley, Williams
l-27.
Mr.. Trumbull from judiciary com.
| mittce, reported adversely on tn,
joint resolution introduced by Mr.