The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-18

ner in the money market After
some discussion and slight amend.
ment the bill passed.
Mr. Hooper called up the bill re.
ported by him last Saturday to pro-
hibit the further increase of the pub
lie debt.
Evening session to be for general
debate.
SENATE.
Credentials ofFenton, Senator elect
from N Y, and of Stockton from New
Jersey, were presented.
Mr. Spencer introduced a bill to
provide for the improvement Of the
river, bay and haf5or Of Mobile. Re- |
ferred TO The Committee Oh Gem.
tiiefCs.
Mr. Sumner moved to proceed to
the consideration of the joint resolu-
ton granting pension to Mrs Lin
coin.
Mr. Sherman moved to proceed to
the consideration of the currency
bill.
Lost, to 30.
Washington, Feb. Is.
HOUSE.
The following bills were introduc-
ed and referred; providing that wo-
men employed in tho Government
Departments receive the same pay
as men; providing for the sale, by the
Secretary of the Treasury, of $780,
600, 900; bill proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution; bill con-
corning electoral votes: providing
against the granting of subsidies to
railways and other corporations, so
long as the public debt exceeds $780,
600, 900; prohibiting restrictions, by
the law Of any State, on trade be-
tween the citizens of different States
The JOINT resolution introduced
last Monday by Mr.. Julian to pre-
vent further sale ofpublic lands, ex-
cept as provided for in the pre-emp-
ton and homestead laws, came up,
the 4destion being on seconding
the previous question, which the
House refused to second and the
resolution was referred to committee
on Public Lands. Yeas 103, nays
20.
On motion of Boutwell, tho rules
were suspended and the Senate
amendments to the joint resolution
proposing amendments to the Con-
stitution in reference to suffrage, &C.,
were taken up.
Bingham moved to concur, and
argued in favor of the amendments.
Boutwell, stated his objections to
the amendments.
After further discussion the vote
was taken on concurring in the Sen
ate amendments to the article in re-
lation to suffrage. Not concurrcd in
yeas 81, nays 121.
The amendments were non.con-
Cured in, and conference ordered.
The Speaker having loft the chair
and Dawes taken it as Speaker pro
TEN, Wilson, of Iowa, reported on
behalf of thejoint committee appoint.
ed to notify the President and Vice
President elect Of their election,
that the committee had discharged
that duty and received the following
responses:
ISee Senate proceedings.]
Boutwell,, Shellabarg and EIdridge
were appointed by the Speaker a
committee circumference ON the part
of the House, on the proposed Con-
titutional amendment.
Morton, from a JOINT select com
mittee, reported the fulfillment of
their mission to notify the President
and Vice President elect of their cleo
ton, and submitted tho following re-
ply from Gen. Grant:
Observation-Disclosures notify the
two Houses of Congress of my accep.
tancc of the important trust which
you have Just notified me of, and of
my election as President ofthe U. S.,
and say to them that hall endcav-
or that they and those who elected
me shall have no cause to regret
their action.
Also the following from Mr.. Col
fax:
Gentlemcn:-Plcase convey to the
Houses Of Congress my acceptance of
the Office to which l have been elect
ed by the people Of the United States
and assure them ! shall endeavor to
prove worthy Of this mark of confis
dcnce by my fidelity to principle
and duty.
Washington, Feb. 16.
SENATE.
The credentials of Carl Schurz,
Senator elect fro Missouri, were
presented.
Sumner moved to take up the joint
resolution giving pension to Mrs.
Lincoln. Carried.
Sumner moved to fill the blank
with the words give thousand dol
lars"
The report of the Committee on
Pensions see no legal ground for
granting the pension.
Drake opposed the resolution as
proposing a dangerous innovation on
the pension law.
Conness moved to erase the word
"pension" and insert the word cal
lowance"
Howard favored the term pension,
and was opposed to the word allow
| ance.
A discussion followed, for and
against the resolution, until the morn
ing hour brought up unfinished busi>
ness.
Morton moved to suspend the reg
ular order of business, and to take up
the bill to repeal the Tenure Of Office
act; the bill was of great political i'm.
portance and in order to prevent the
possibility Of u failure it was neces-
sary that it should be passed within