The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
Washington, Jan. Is.
SENATE.

Mr. Morrill,, Of Vermont, presented
q petition from merchants of Now
York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Chi.
cago for the enactment of a law pro.
viding that, hereafter, all purchases
and all sales of loans and bonds to
the United States, shall be mado by
inviting public competitors and thor.
oughly advertising for proposals and
all sales Of gold on account Of tho
United States, shall be made at pub
lie auction by an authorized officer of
the Treasury Department, at time
and place duly advertised. Referred
to Finance Committee.
DIR. Sherman introduced another
interminable finance, and funding
bill.
Mr. Harlan, on question Of privi-
lege, read from the correspondence
Of the Gazette, charging him with
wrong doing in reference to subsi-
dies and grants to the Pacific r RS,
and made long explanation relative
thereto, denying the statements made
as unfounded.
Pomeroy comented on the same
letter.
Grimes defended his colleague from
the charges made.
DIR. Poland got his hand in on the
financial pulse, with another doctor
ing bill.
Holman, Copp, of Indiana offered
the following, on which he demanded
and secured the previous question.
Res, That in the present condition of
our national finances no further sub.
sides ought to be given by Cong .ess
either in bonds or money to railroad
or other corporations, or to promote
local enterprises, but that the whole
revenues OF the country ought to be
applied to the present necessities of
tho public services in such manner as
will relieve the people from the bur
dens of taxation.
Mr. Washburne, Of Ind, offered to
lay the resolution on the table, be
cause it would interfere with the
soldiers bounty bill. The resolution
was laid on the table. Yeas ITO ;
nays "a.
At o'clock the committee rose and
Mr. Farnsworth made a personal OK
PLANTATION in regard to newspaper in
situations against him in reference to
the proposed investigation of the
Wells, Fargo & Co contract, after
which the House adjourned.
Washington, Jan Is.
SENATE.
/ The Presidents reply to the reso-
luton of inquiry relative to the am
nesty proclamation was read.
Mr. Ferry expressed regret that
the President confined himself to
giving precedence, and giving no
light upon the right of the execu-
tive to grant general amnesty.
To amend an act to protect the
right OF actual settlers upon Public
Lands.
| The Senate resumed the considcra.
ton of the Copper Bill.
Several amendments to the bill
were adopted after which tho bill
passed, all the Senators voting in
the affirmative except Davis, Dixon
Ferry, Fessenden, Grimes, McCreery
Sumner, Trumbull, Van Wrinkle
Vickers and Whyte.
| The Senate at 4:45 went into ex-
ecutlve session and soon after adjourn
ed.
| Mr. Ely from Committee on Print.
in, reported q resolution Tor the
priA ling of two thousand copies o.
the report of the special commission
or ofrcvenue with appendix tor the
use of the House, and one hundred
thousand bound copies for the use Of
Treasury Department.
After some further discussion the
resolution was adopted.
The House then resumed the con.
sideration of the bill reported by MI
Ashley Of Ohio, from the Committee
on Territories, to preserve the purity
of elections in the several organized
Territories.
Delegates Cavanaugh, Burlcigh
Chilcott andBashford argued against
the bill SIS being unnecessary and
uncalled for.
| Mr. Ashley of Ohio, advocated and
defended it.
House adjourned.