The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-14
on motion 81 Mr. Edmunds I

On motion Of Ir. Edmunds Il
Senate took up ) bill 70 prevent Il
holding Of civil onices 6y milita1
officers, and to prevent the holdin
! Of mofe than one oface at the san
time, after some discussion, tho MOI
: nlng hour having expired, the Senat
resumed the confederation Of the bi
for the relief Of Sue Murfsy, whic
Twas also debated without action, un
TIL 3:40, whom ON motion Of Mr.. Trur
bull, went into secret executive sel
sion, and i short time Afterwards I'D
journed. I" Il NJ
j ..say~ HOUSE. t9 1.
/ A resolution passed directing th
Printing Committee to investfgat,
the stationary contract of the Interi
or Department, and suspending al
further payments until acted npol
by the HouSa si
Il Mr. Banks from COMMITTEES on for.
eign affairs reported . bill to pay ths
widow Of Jas. Wilson, late minister
to Venezueh, one quarters salary
After explanation, the bill passed.
Mr.. Collier from committee on for.
eign affairs reported . bill for the re,
moyal Of tho remains of Mr.. Coggs.
hall, late minister of the U s and oi
his daughter, and Of appropriating
ono thousand dollars for that purpose.
Mr.. Shellabarger moved an addi-
tional appropriation of one thousand
dollars for the relief Of the widow OF
Mr.. Coggshsll. The amendment was
agreed 70. Yeas q, nays 66, and the
bill as amended, was passed.
The Speaker presented Q message
from the PrSsident, with . report Of
the Secretary Of State, in reply to the
House resolution Of July Goth, 1867,
declaring sympathY with the suffer-
ing people Sof Crete. Referred to
committee On foreign affairs.
Mr.. Washburne, OF Ills, asked leave
to offer . preamble and resolution
In reference 70 Messrs. Fargo 4 Co.,
alluded to, yesterday. He stated that
the Committee on Appropriations
had directed that . resolution be
drawn up and offered for adoption by
the House, snd that in the meantime
copy of it should be sent to the
Postmaster General, which had been
done, and payments had been stop-
ped. He hadtsince been advised that
the Postmaster General, notwith.
standing oil these facts, had deter
mined TO make payments under the
contract: hence he desired the reso.
luton should be immediately adopt
ed and sent to the Postmaster Gen.
eral, and then it would be seen
whether that official would pay any
attention to it.
Farnsworth argued that . contract
made according to Law. had force Of
law, and that the Postmaster Gener.
81 could not, on more resolution of the
House, suspend it then.
After considers bic discussion, John.
son objected TO the resolution being
offered.
The House then went into CON-
mittee Of the whole on the State Of
the Union, and was addressed BY
Coburn on the question OF finances.
He argued against the proposition to
return to specie payment or to pro-
vide for the immediate payment Of
the National Debt. He favored the
passage OF the Funding Bill which
would reduce the rate Of interest; he
would cut of as far as possible the
imports of luxuries would develope
every avenue Of Improvement to the
vast lands Of the West, and encour.
age manufacturing interests, and
would expand the currency to meet
the reasonable wants OF the people.
He said this was an easy and gradu.
al method of resumption.
sa Washington, Jan. 8.
Nst SENATE.
Nothing Of Importance doing.
, HOUSE.
Mr.. Logan addressed the Commit.
tee in opposition to Mr.. Jencks ON
the civil service bill, discussing the
whole matter and declaring that he
desired the business Of this Govern.
ment TO be, discharged with the ut
most intelligence, fidelity and des-
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