The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-03-04
Congregational.
SENATE.

Congressional.
SENATE.
Washington, Feb. q.
Tho credentials of Hannibal Ham,
lin, elected from Maine, were present.
ed.
Howard called up the joint resolu-
ton to more effectually secure the
completion Of the Pacific
Railroads, and withholding the bonds
until certain conditions are complied
with.
The discussion was then postpon-
ed. /
Stewart offered resolution re-
questing the President to transmit
forthwith to the Governors of the
several States, copy of the Consti-
tutional amendment, so as to secure |
its early ratification.
Davis objected, and the resolution
went over.
Tho bill to strengthen the public
credit was then taken up.
Davis proposed q substitute, and
spoke adversely to it.
Bayard had no objection to the
first section Of the bill, but believed
the I'd section making coin contracts
legal to be wholly unnecessary, and
likely to multiply litigations, and
therefore moved to strike it out.
Morton said the section was neces.
sary and . limitation of power to
make coin contracts under decision
of the Supreme Court.
Frelinghuysen moved to strike out
the clause, providing that on trial
brought tor Environments to the coin
contracts, proofof consideration may
be given.
Henderson moved to amend the
section so as to leave only the words
aany contract hereafter made special
| " applicable in coin shall be made
valid, and may be enforced accord
ing to its terms"
Hendricks was willing to vote for
this but was opposed to the I'd Sec
ton, because it was not designed to
have any practical effect. He spoke
ut length on the general features of
the bill.
Henderson's amendment was re-
jected. Yeas 10, nays "a.
Bayard's motion to strike out the
| I'd section was lost. Yeas 7, nays 81.
Senate took recess.
| HOUSE.
The bill correcting mistakes in the
act relieving certain persons from
political disabilities, passed.
| Washington, March l.
SENATE.
The credentials Of Mr.. Bayard and
Mr.. Bohemian were presented.
The Finance committee reported
equally divided on the bill to coin
nickel and copper 5 cent pieces.
| A bill for the removal of political
disabilities was taken up.
/ CONFESS moved to strike out the
name of Asa Rogers who was still
an arrant rebel.
Trumbull opposed the motion, say.
ing he had written the application
for his relief
Mr.. Ferry opposed the motion to
strike out.
i Trumbull commented on the fact
that the Grant 4 Colfax club of Rich
mond gave no reason against reliev
ing Rogers, they only protested
against it if tho Senate was merely
a body to register the Grant 4 Colfaz
clubs of Richmond and elsewhere II
: the South. This club protested
against the relief of certain Office
holders, probably because they want
ed offices themselves.
Sawyer opposed tho motion t.
''C onfllng opposed the mv.,vu !,
strike out.
Nye said he was reliably informed
that the opposition to the relief O
Rogers arose from the fact that al
Auditor of State he stood in the way
of the Governors scheme to sell tt
outside parties the internal improve
ments Of Virginia.
Frelinghuysen read the papers IL
the case, showing that Rogers had
taken the oath of allegiance and the
removal of disabilities had been re
commended by Gems. Schofeld and
Stoneman, and leading Republicans
of Virginia.
CONFESS finally withdrew his mo
ton, and the morning hour having
expired the bill went over.
/ The credentials of Mr.. Brownlow
Senator elect from Tennessee, were
presented.
The House joint resolution, sus.
pending the 16tn and II joint rules
until the end of the present session,
was agreed to.
The Committee on Finance were
discharged from the further conside-
ration Of Stewsrt's bill, relative to re-
fining gold and bullion in the U. s.
mint and its branches.
On motion of MIR. Sumner the com.
mittee on Foreign Relations were
discharged from the consideration OF
large number of bills, resolutions
and memorials relative to the trade
with Canada.
A motion was adopted calling on
the President for the correspondence
for tho last two years between the
State Department and the United s..
Minister and Secretary Of Legation
at Madrid.
The Senate then resumed the con-
sideration Of the army appropriation
bill.
| Morton moved to strike out the
provision limiting the number Of
Brlgadler Generals in the army to
eight, which was lost by . vote Of 10
to q.
Morton moved to amend, 30 as to
direct the President to reduce the
army as fast as possible. Lost, by a
vote Of 9 to ~.
The bill having been considered as
in Committee of the Whole was re-
ported to the Senate and sumner re-
newed his amendment to pay the
claim of Massachusetts for advance.
ment of money to the q. 8. during
the warof 1912.
COnklinp raised as a nOint Of Order