The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-15
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ashlngton, April Z.
Mr.. Wheeler from the Pacific Rail
road committee, reported back Sen.
ate bin in relation to Burlington &
Missouri River r. r; passed with
amendments. II = re ao4t
The House proceeded to the con-
ysideration Of the Indian appropria-
tion bill. A vote was taken on the
amendment placing 100000 in the
hands OF tko President to preserve
peace with the Indians. The amend
nent was adopted, 9S to 33. as
Motion reported from the commit
tee on Navigation authorizing the
Committee to sit during vacation at
such places as desirable, and take
testimony and report to the House
on the I'd Monday in January, was
adopted.
A bill was reported from the com
mittee on Appropriations appropria-
ting two millions of dollars for the
completion of works for the improve
ment OF rivers and harbors, to be
extended under the direction of the
Secretary of War; amended and
passed. ~
Resolution authorizing the Speak
or to designate a member to repre-
sent the minority OF the committee
on elections in Louisiana legislation,
adopted.
Resolution was adopted, authoriz-
ing the committee on foreign affairs
to sit during the session of the
House and during vacation in inves
tigation of the Paraguayan matter.
The conference committee was or
dered to report on the Usage Indian
lands.
A bill was reported from the Judi.
ciary committee to establish uni.
form system of naturalization or
dered printed.
The message of the President urg-
ing action in reference TO Virginia
and Mississippi before the adjourn
ment of Congress was read to the
House.
Mr.. Butler moved to refer the mes
sage to the Reconstruction Commits
tee.
Without dis posing of the message,
the House adjourned.
Washington, Aprl9.
The House bill to submit the Con-
stitutions of Virginia, Texas and
Mississippi to a vote of the people of
those States, was taken up.
Mr.. Morton offered as an addition
al section, his resolution that before
these States be represented IA Con-
gress their Legislatures shall ratify
the Fifteenth Amendment.
Mr.. Trumbull opposed it. Con-
gress had already and with great de-
liberation passed the Reconstruction
Acts prescribing the condition of re-
construction and several States had
complied with the conditions and
been admitted to representation in
congress, aud now to impose new
conditions would be a breach Of faith
with these people. He had no doubt
these States would ratity the Fif
teenth Amendment without its being
made condition OF reconstruction.
Mr.. Morton denied it would be a
breach of iaith with these States
They had refused to accept the con-
ditions already offered by Congress,
and now Congress had the right to
impose whatever 1T pleased, provid-
ed they We're just and right.
Mr.. Z, nkiing followed arguing
with Mr.. rrumbul! that the inposi.
tion of new conditions proposed by
MIR. Morton, would be breach OF
faith and denying the truth OF the
statement that these States had vii
fully violated the reconstruction
laws.
Mr.. Thurman denounced the
amendment as not only an outrage
upon the people of all these States,
but the people OF all the States
The amendment was finally agreed
to by the following vote:
Yeas-Abbott, Brownlow, Bucka-
low, Carpenter, Chandler, Cole, Drake
Harris, Howard, Mcdonald, Morrill,
Morton, Nye, Osborne, Poole, Pratt
Ramsay, Rice, Robinson, Ross
Shurz, sherman, Stewart, Summer
Thayer, Upton, Warner, Williams
Wilson, Yates---30.
Nays-Anthony, Bayard, Bere
man, Casserly, Conkling, Davis, Ed
munds, Fenton, Terry, Fsssendon
Fowler, McCreary, Norton, patter
son, Sawyer, Sprague, Stockton
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