The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-02-17

silver. .,
Mr.. Morgan's calculation is that
by the adoption of his substitute,
$40, 100000 Of the public debt will
be paid, and the currency increased
20O,o0O,000.
Washington, Feb. Is.
Mr.. Thayer, from the Military Com
mittee, reported the House Joint res
olution authorizing the Secretary Of
War to place at the disposal of Bird
ge's Battery Association at Chicago
certain captured ordnance. Adopt
ted.
Mr.. Martin offered u resolution,
which was adopted, calling on the
President for information as to the
number, character, cost. and present
condition Of iron-cls DIS belonging to
the navy Of the United States.
Mr.. Julian, from the Committee on
Public Lands, offered a resolution to
close the land Offices in any State
where the unsold public lands do not
exceed 10000 acres, which passed.
The Senate proceedings yesterday
were very brief and unimportant.
Mr.. Carpenter from the Commit
tee on Judiciary, reported the bill in
creasing the salaries Of Supreme Jud-
ges. 1t provides that the salary of
Chief Justice after January l, 1870,
shall be $4,000 each; Associate JUS
tico $4,000; the salary of Circuit
Judges to be $1,000; District Judges
$4,000.
Mr.. Morton introduced bill to
enforce the 18th Amendment.
Unfinished business came up in Or
der, being the Mississippi bills
Messrs Howard, Morton and Yates
addressed the Senate in favor of i'm
posing the conditions upon the ad-
mission Of the State.
Mr.. Carpenter favored the uncon-
ditional admission.
The Senate adjourned after brief
executive session, during which Hen
ry Wells was confirmed Secretary Of
Now Mexico.
The Senate Judiciary Committee,
by one majority, reported favorably
on the nominations of Bradley and
Strong for Justices of the Supreme
Court. No action was taken by the
Senate.
Chief Examiner Hodges Of the Pa
tent Office has decided against the
application for the extension of the
Besscmer steel patent in this coun-
try. The final decision in the case
will be made Saturday.
Washington specials say the in
quiry into the sale Of cadetships has
demonstrated that Whittmore, men,
Der from South Carolina, charged
and received five hundred dollars for
appointing a person to the cadctship,
and he will probably be expelled.
Among the nominations sent to the
Senate to-day were the following
Chas. Il. Hampstead, U. s. Attor-
ney for Utah, and John S Ronth,
Marshal for tho Southern District of
Illinois.
Papers sent to the Senate yester-
day by the President, included dis
patches from General Sherman,
authorizing Gen Terry to use his own
discretion on the eligibility Of men,
bers of the Georgia legisla ture, and
approving his course he, Gen Terry
being of the opinion that the Attor
ney General only had power in
Georgia, other than that reserved by
Congress.
The Election Committee, in view
OF the action ofthe House yesterday
which was considered adverse to the
adoption Of the new plan of drawing
a jury from the House by lot, will
proceed at once with contested cases.
1t is apprehcnded that Paine will
ask to be relieved from its chaii man
ship.
The Committee on Ways and
Means to-day heard body Of sugar
refners from New York, who stated
that thoy represented besides their
own interests those of importers
They want u moro numerous elassi-
tication of sugars ti.an that in the
reported bill. Tho probability is they
will not obtain it.
The Ways and Means Committee
has decided by IL vote OF to 4 to
make the Internal Revenue Il separ-
ate department.
The Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations to day had It protracted
discussion over Morton's aud Sher-
mans neutrality resolutions on the
Cuban question, with )ut reaching
my conclusion.
Judge Usher, of the Kansas paci
ic Railroad, made argument before
House Pacific Railroad Committee
yesterday, urging the extension of
hat road TO the Pacific by granting
and subsidies.
The House Banking and|Currency
dill was today Informally tabled.
The House Judiciary Committee
ire maturing a general naturalization
dill.