The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-07-14
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, July 8.

lay y caDie from FLORIDA TO CUBA, ana
asking tho repeal of tho Information
al Telegraph Co.'s exclusive privi-
lege to . cable limo between these
points was reforrcd.
The conference report on tho logis-
lative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill was submitted and
adopted.
priation bill was submitted and
adopted.
The report retains the Senate |
amendment relating to the effect Of
pardon IN amnesty in the Court of |
Claims. strikes out the Senate amend
mont for the extension Of the Capt.
toll grounds and for new State De-
partment building; cuts down the
appropriation of a hundred thousand
dollars for the Polar Expedition to
fifty thousand dollars.
The Senate amendments relating
to clerks of departments and female
clerks was stricken out, and in case
Of tho latter, a provision was insert
ed allowing the appointment Of 70.
males to any grade of clorkships.
A resolution was adopted request
ing the President to inquire into the
alleged violation of the law prohibit
ting the Coolie trade.
The bill for a pension to Mrs. Lin
coin was taken up. Yeas 30, and
nays 81.
Discussion followed, pending
which, Mr.. Morrill,, Of Vt, moved to
reduce the amount to SIS per day.
Mr.. Howe regarded the bill as
gross fraud on the Pension laws.
Mr.. Yates charged Mrs. Lincoln
and her whole family with having
been in sympathy with the Rebellion,
which charge was denied by Mr..
Howard. ". .Sis
A motion to lay it on the table,
which was regarded MS test, was
lost-ycas 20, nays 33.
Tho bill was then laid over infor-
mally, and the army appropriation
bill was taken up.
Mr.. Wilson moved as an amend
ment, the principal features of the
army bill, recently tabled. After
some discussion and several modif-
cations 1t was adopted, and the bill
as amended, was passed.
Adjourned. 5-
HousE.-Mr Cook offered a lengthy
preamble and resolution to the i'm
portation of Chinese under the con-
tract system, and instructing the
committe on Education and Labor
to prepare q bill on the. subject.
The first Senate amendment stri.
king out tho first "a sections of the
House bill relating to Special Taxes
was nonconcurred in, but the vote
was subsequently rcconsidered, and
the amendment adopted 100 to %.
The following Senate amendments
were concurred in: Reducing the
income take to q per cent; limiting
the allowance for rent to $500 re-
ducing the duty on steel railway bars
from II to Ii cents per pound and
Bessemer steel railroad bars from Ii
to 1c; reducing the duty on live ami
mails, and allowing their importation
free for competition at fairs; putting
on the free list household goods to
the amount not exceeding $500 of
families returning to or emigrating
from foreign countries: allowing the
putting up OF tobacco in metallic
packages.
The following amounts were non
concurred in:
That striking out tho paragraph
in relation to albata, nickle, German
silver, and like mixed metals; the
amendment reducing the duty on
smoking Opium from ten to six dol
lars per pound; tho amendment
striking out the paragraph taxing
chicory, or other substitutes for
coffee the amendment in relation to
sugar the amendment striking out
the tax on brandics and wines, and
substituting the tax on .corsets,
eyelets and ultra. marine.
Various other amendments were
non-concurred in, and all disagreeing
votes were referred toa Committee
of Conference.
The Senate bill extending tho time
for presenting claims for additional
bounty for six months, was reported
and passed.
Mr.. Dawes submitted the confer
ence report on the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill,
and explained it. At longth, after
discussion on the section relating to
court claims, the report was agreed
to-S7 to 40.
Adjourned.
Washington, July IL.
SENATE.
The credentials Of Messrs. Antho-
ny and Cragin, reelected for six
years, from the fourth of March next
was presented.
The bill directing the Sec'y of
War to place at the disposal of the
President certain ordnance to be used
in the erection of the equestrian
statute of Gen. Rawlins, passed.
HoUsE.-A number of bills were
introduced and referred, among them
q bill introduced by Mr.. Mungcn,
providing for joint Committee TO
inquire into the danger now threat.
ening this country from Chinese i'm
migration !; and to report proper
means for guarding against and
arresting it: :
A resolution was adopted by a
strict party vote 1873 to 32-deelar,
ing that the 18th and 18th amend
ments to the Constitution, having
been duly ratified by the Legisla-
lures of three fourths of the several
states, are valid to all intents and
purposes as part of the Constitution,
and as such, are binding and obliga-
tory on the Executive, Congress-, the
Judiciary of the several States and
Territories, and on all citizens of the
U. s.
Mr.. Allison, from tho Committee
on Ways and Means, reported back
tho bill providing that pork packers
lard rcndorers, and those smoking
hams and curing meats, and others
known MS provision dealers, shall not
be liable to the internal revenue tax
levied on manufacturers, and remit
ting any such tax assessed but not