The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-08
Congressional.
SENATE.

| Washington, March 81.
| The House concurrent resolution
to adjourn the 9th of April, was re.
ceived. A motion made to table it
was lost, and debate cnsued.
Hamlin moved to amend the reso.
luton by fixing the 10th instead of
the 9th. ~
Fessenden was opposed to fixing
any day for adjournment, but prefer
red Hamlin's amendment to the orig
inal resolution.
The morning hour having expired,
the resolution went over, and the In
dian appropriation bill came up.
Trumbull, from tho Committee of
Conference, on the bill to rereal the
Tenure Of Office act, submitted o re-.
port and explained the bill as agreed
on by the committee.
The report of the committee was,
adopted. Yeas AZ; nays 9.
Yates rose to question of privil.
ege. 5ao ,aaitf1ii5
Adjourned.
hOUSEs ~ - RI
An order was adopted to clear the
floor of persons not entitled to the
privilege, ten minutes before the hour
of meeting.
The joint resolution postponing
the election in Texas was referred to
the Committee on Reconstruction.
The discussion was interrupted by
Mr.. Butler, who made a report from
the Conference Committee on the
tenure of Office act. 4
The bill reported by the commit
toe repeals the first and second sec
tions of the original act. The first
section of the Senate amendment is
left unchanged, The second section
is amended SO to read as follows:
Chat during any recess of the
Senate the President is empowered
in his discretion to suspend any civil
officer appointed by, aud with the
consent of the Senate, except Judges
Of the U. s. Supreme Court, until
the end Of the next session, and to
designate some able person subject
to be removed in his discretion BY
designation Of another to perform
the duties of such suspended officer
in the meantime, and such person so
designated shall take oaths and give
bonds required by. law to be taken
and given by the suspended officer,
and shall during the time be per
forms his duties be entitled to the
salary and omoluments of such Off
Ger, no part of which shall belong to |
the officer suspended and it shall be
the duty of the Presidens within 30
days after the commencement of cve-
ry session of the Senate, except for
any office which in his opinion ought
to be filed, to nominate persons to
filFall vacancies in offices which exist
to meeting of Tho Senate, whe her
temporarily filed or not, and so in
place of all officers suspended; and i'll
the Senate during such session shall
refuse to advise and consent To the
in place of any suspcn
ded officer, then, and not otherwise,
the President shall nominate some
other person as soon as practicable,
to said session Of the Senate, OF said
office.
After prolonged debate, Butler put
the bill through by 107 to 81, so that
it only awaits the Presidents sigma
ture to become law.
Washington, April !.
SENATE.
Hamlin, from the Committee on
Political Disabilities, reported joint |
resolution requiring every one peti
tioning for removal of their politi-
cal disabilities to accompany mis- pc
tition with a sworn statement over
his own signature. of the ground up
on which he asks relief, which passed.
Grimes from the Committee on
Naval Affairs, reported with amend
ments bill to establish an Office of |
Solicitor and Naval Judge Advocate
General.
A joint resolution was reported
from the Postoffice Committee au-
thorizing the construction of rail- |
road bridge over the Ohio river at
Paducah, which passed.
A bill to authorize the purchase of
lands from the Usage Indians, by ac-
tual settlers, passed.
House not in session.