The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-12-30

! CONGRESSIONAL.
Washington, Dec ls.
/ SENATE
| The Vice. President called attsntioi
to the requirements Of the law fol
filing the vacancy occasioned by the
death Of Mr.. Fessenden.
| Mr.. Warren Introduced 3 bill for 4
more equal distribution Of the nation
al banking capital; providing that
the amount of circulating notes TO b
issued to banking associations shall
not exceed e340, 600, 900; and that il
issuing said notes the preferencsshall
be given to the banking &ssociA.
tions in sections having the least NJ.
tional bank circulation.
HOUSE.
The reading Of tho Journal wastli ).
pensed with 10 order that the debate
on the Georgia reconstruction bill
Inight be continued. Several Nom.
bers obtained leave to print speeches
on the subject.
Mr.. Potter argued agAinst the bill
and was followed Ivy Mr.. Voorhees,
on the same side.
Mr.. Voorhees, attributed tho bill to
the President.
Mr.. Eldridge opposed the bill. lie
asserted that the House had almost
ceased TO be deliberative body, and
its action was dictated by leading
partisans Of the Republican party.
Mr.. Cox denounced the bill as the
gospel Of anarchy and philosophy Of
revolution. When he found the
Governor Of State lying around the
halls of congress begging to have his
State taken out Of the Onion, it led
him to inquire the reason, and he
found il in the letter received yester
day from the State Treasurer. charg-
ing Governor Bullock with pecula-
ton.
Mr.. Bingham said tie bill seht in
by the Senateis in conflict with every
letter Of past legislation of Congress
on the subject of reconstruction, in
conflict with the express order OF the
President when he was General OF tho
army, acting under the law Of recon
struction in 1868, in relation to Geor
gia; it is in conflict with the utter
ance of the Attorney General Of the
United States in reference to Virgin.
ia and under the operation Of all re-
construction acts; 10 conflict with all
past legislation, and Of the interpreta-
ton OF the Constitution. For these
reasons l ask that the bill may be
postponed till the ard Wednesday in
January. Ifthere be truth 10 what
1 have said, the majority 10 this
House should vote to postpone il.
Here VIC arc limited to twenty min
ute's discussion, cut of from refer.
ence to record aud asked to decide q
question by passion which ought "a
be decided in the light Of calm res,
son, and under the obligations Of an
oath.
MIR. Bingham, at the conclusion Of
his remarks, moved to postpone the
bill to the third Wednesday in Jan'y.
Mr.. Farnsworth opposed tho bill,
and would support motion to post
pone it, and il that failed he would
vote against the bill.
Messrs. Paine, Whittemore aud
Logan spoke in support ofthe bill.
Mr.. Butler, Of Mass, closed the do
bate, urging the necessity Of passirg
the bill atonce and replying at length
to the arguments OF Mr.. Bingham.
The DEBATE being closed, the House
proceeded TO vote upon Mr. Bin; 4 ANS,
Farnsworth's Finkelburg's anu Bscks
amendments, which were rejected,
and the bill then passed. Yeas l2l,
nays 81. Among the latter were
Messrs Bingham and Farnsworth.
The Senate joint resolution suspen.
ding the existing provisions Of law
for taking the census, was passed.
Mr.. Niblack offered concurrent
resolution extending recess from the
9Th to the 10th Of January, which
was agreed to.
Mr.. Jones, of Ky., called op his
| resolution, requesting the President
to detail one or more ships Of war to
meet at sea and convoy into port the
vessel bringing George Peabody's re-
mains to this country, and supported
the resolution by speech, enlogizing
Mr.. Peabody's character.
Mr.. Schenck moved to adjourn,
giving as tho reason for the motion,
that ne wished to give the gentleman
time to consider the propriety of in.
curing the expense which the resolu.
tion would render necessary. He tho't I
Congress had already done enough 10
show their respect for Peabody, and
alluded to the equivocal position Of
/ that gentleman during the war.
| Some discussion followed, to clos,
which Mr.. Jones moved the previous
| question.
| Mr.. Schcnck moved to lay the res.
olution on the table, and Mr.. Butler
moved to adjourn. Tho latter motion
was lost and the resolution was final
ly adopted in this form:
Resolred, That the President OF th.
United States be auth orized to make
such preparations for the reception
OF tho body Of tho distinguished phil
anthropist as is meritsi by his glor
Gus deeds in manner commensurate,
with the justice, maynanimity and
dignity OF thus great people.
A resolution from the committee
on Accounts, allowing members OF The
committee to employ clerks, wa.
agreed TO.
A join; resolution donating canuo.
for the erection ofa bronze equestrian
statue Of President Grant, to be pla
| ced In tue south terrace OF the Treas
dry, passed.
! Several resolutions OF inquiry wvr'
passed, and the House adjourned will
the agreement that to-morrow's ses
sion should be devoted to general de
bate.
Washington, Dec. 22.
HOUSE.
Severa! local bills were INTRODUCES.
and referred.
| Mr.. Walker introduced bill t,
supply artificial limbs to discharged
manned soldiers and sailors.
Tho House then went into Com
mittee of The Wlole fl- general dc
bate.