The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-01-12
4lst Coagrsss -THIRD BxssIoN.
Summary Of ProossdinGs.
SENATE.
Waehineton. DvU. ~,

I "A II
Washi1gton, Dsc. q.
Senator Harlan introdeood . III
to enable honorohly discharged sold
iers, their widows and orp6an Shil.
dren, 70 acquire homsetsads On pubic
lands in the United States.
Senator Morrill, (of Wy offered :
resolution, which was adopted, di-
recting tho Finance Committss to
inquire into the expediency Of impo-
sing . tax Of ono dollar Oh each ap-
plication1 for o0lclal positioa haxinx
: salary lsasAhsn 81, ,OO0, and, he
sa1ls on each signature therato, made
70 the President & which n&y =
presented 70 aey ofhis aalAGgixed
dcputics; and whore the salary is In
excess Of 81 900, On additional tar Of
80 cents. l-A.-.--S !
The Senate took up and passed tho
bill amsndatofy 70 tks funding act oi
last session, authsrizing IN incrsase
in the issue Of Ave. per cent bonds
from two hundred to ave hundred
millions.
Senator Summer srssolution askiug
for information in relation 10 San
Domingo was adopted without objec.
tions. a7
The Senate briefly considered ii !
bill introduced 81 Senator Trumbull
in relief Of Congreesmsn from Impor.
tunitieS in appointment to ofico.--
The bill was discusssd twithoue dis-
posing Of the sobjecl.
The Senate afssr short executive
session adjoprned.
HOUSE. ~ q, !
Washington, Jan. 1.
Tho bill reported by Mr.. Norriil,
before hoR 50, providing for the
celebrating u the one -hundrodth
anniversA,. q Americas Undergrad.
ence, BY hiding IN Intsrnational
Exhibition at PHILADELPHIA, ID 1876
came up - The Arst business "a order
for the morning hour. A discsssiou
followed. Finally, Nr. Morrill, moved
the previous question, ssd on . vote
it appeared that there was no quorum
proeontP 'Is
Mr.. Sargent, from the Committes
on Appropriations, reported The
annual Indian appropriation bill. Il
was made the special order fol
Wednesday nsxt. f. appropriate
nearly $1,000. 900 lees than last year
Mr.. Beck, from the Same commit
tee, reported 4 bill' making IN Cd
ditional appropriation.o Of 90, 900 fol
the improvement Of the Loaisvilll
canal.
Washington, Jan. 8.
Mr.. Wilson Introduced 3 bill x
provide for the appointment Of In
spectors in the IndiAn services. I,
provides for the appointment by q,
Presidsnt Of six Inspectors at /
salary Of $4,000 . year to visit th,
Indian tribes and inspect their sanitary
industrial and educational condition
A resolution BY Senator Norton
asking the President for the CORES
pondence between tho State Depart
ment and Motley, late Minister {,
England, with an amendment b,
Senator Sumner to include all th'
correspondence recoivsd since Not
ley's recall, was, after soms discuaaioI
on tho amendment, adopted 20 1, II
The Vice President announced Q
. special COMMITTEES 10 oonsids
certain charges against Senate
Sprague in connection with blockad
running, Senators Thurman, Hamlir
Trumhnll, Howe and Williams.
The vacancies in the Committee
on Naval Affairs and Pacific Raj
road was filed By the appoiusmen
Of Jewett. ihe now Senator ftor
Missouri.
The Senate then took ap discasse'
and finally passed, By vota Of % I
Is, the bill to pay J. w. Best, i
Padlcab, Ksntuck, e25, 900 for /
house destroyed BY order Of . Unio
commander during the war.
| Senator Abbott, to day, pressats
resolutions from the North Carolin
Legislature, asking the removal 1
the political disabilities Of e. 0ovel
NOR Vance, Senator elect from thu
State. The resolutions worc rsEsrYe
to special committee on Polis;cs
Disabilities. s qa !
! After . brief Executive session q
Senate adjourned tall Aondsy.
i HOUSE. ay
i Warrington, Jan. 8.
Mr.. Schencks rssignati0n wAs :
ceived and accepted. @ nba,
Il The House then proceeded 70 col
sides somo other resolutions whic
were reported from the Commit,
; on Foreign Affairs, in rsIatios % Il
dispute between Minister Washburu
J and the late Government oa Par
gnay. e a
The majority and the minorii
reports were both road and discusse
at length, and it wat finally agree
that they be farther, disoussssd .
morrow, when the previous qasstie
will DO moved. aGG
The senate bill authorisinR q
, issue of 6ve hundred millions Of q,
per cent. bopde. WAS taken from Il