The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-28
Congressional.

On % motion of Senator Sherman
tho privilege OF, the floor was oxten.
ded to tho members d the Ohio beg
islRturc.
Bills were introduced and referred
to incorporate tho Pacific Submarine
Telegraph Co.; authorizing the South
Minnesota RR Co. to connect its line
with the Northern Pacific RR.
The subject Of mail steamship ser.
vice between San Francisco aud
Australia was discussed as to wheth.
er the consideration of postage or
the commercial Importance of the
enterprise should take precedence
In retei ring the bill, Senator Casser-
ly gave notice OF his intention to
move for a joint Committee.
Without action, the Senate took
up the Pacific RR bill, pending the
amendment of Senator Harlan to
strike out the additional land grant
allowing the company to make up
its present deficiency from sections
on each side of the road for ten miles
beyond its present limit. Discussed
by a number of Senators and finally
rejected by II avs to 10 nays.
Tho discussion was continued, aud
several other amendments offered
and rejected. 1t was finally agreed
that the bill be disposed Of tomorrow
afternoon. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Bcaman, from the Committee
on Appropriations, reported the post
office appropriation bill. 1t appro-
pirates S24, 10, 900 from Post office
revenues ond s725,O0O out Of the
treasury.
Mr. Bell introduced Il bill for the
| Improvement of water communica-
ton between the Mississippi river
and Lake Michigan via Wisconsin
and Fox rivers.
! Mr. Sargent offered a resolution in.
structing tho Committee on Coinage
to inquire into tho eXpedicncy of d.
recting an issue of now silver coin of
tho current value oftwcnty cents.
Adopted.
A bill was reported granting pen
sions TO certain soldiers and sailors of
the war of 1912. Recommitted.
! Mr. Paine introduced q bill TO TO.
ducc tho duties on imports. Referred
to tho Committee on Ways and
Means. 1t provides for a reduction
OF 10 per cent, after the 3Oth OF
June next, on all imports into the U.
>. except spurious mall, vinous liz.
uors, tobacco, cigars aud snuff.
The House then proceeded to vote
on the resolution to admit J. II. Sy
pher to a seat from the First Con
gressional District of Louisiana. A,
tho close Of the roll call there was
majority OF three against tho rcsolu
ton, but ono Republican member
changed his vote, and several other,
who had not voted, voted in the AFR
NATIVE. When the vote was announ
ced the yeas were 7S, and nays %.
Mr.. Sypher came forward to tax,
the cath, but Mr.. Brooks objected or
the ground that no was q resident O
Pennsylvania.
Overruled by the Sneaker under
the action of the House.
Mr. Moore of Illinois, moved te
reconsider the vote. Agreed to-
This brought the original resolution
F. before the House.
r Mr. Fitch then offered a substitut,
declaring that there was no valid
election heldin tho LIST Congressional
Di trict Of LOUISIANA, and that that
neither Sypher nor Morton were
entitled to the seat.
A motion to table the substitute
was lost, and the substitute was
agreed to by 100 to SO, and the reso
luton as amended adopted.
Tho Senate substitute for the
Georgia bill came up.
Mr.. Butler moved to refer 1t to the
Committee on Reconstruction.
| The substitute offered by Messrs
Logan, Cessna, and Ingersoll,
as agreed upon, provides that
the election OF members of the
Legislature OF Georgia shall be in
1870, as provided for by the Cons,i-
tuition ofthe State and adopted in go
The second section declares that
the State is entitled to representa-.
tive in Congress.
Referred to the Committee on Re-
construction.
Me Butler, OF Mass, asked leave to
introduce joint resolution To annex
the Republic OF Dominica. Laughter
Mr. Brooks objected.
Adjourned.
| SENATE