The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-02
Vol. 22, No. AZ.

mass of the people OF the
country wished its repeal and argued
that the outcry for its repeal wa.
| dictated by selfish considerations.
| After further discussion tho bill was
passed. Yeas, 20, nays Is as follows
] Yeas.-Anthony, Bayard, Buclsing
ham, Cameron, Carpenter, Casssrly
Cole, Conkling, Cowan, Fenton,
Flanigan, Fowler, Hamilton, Nd,
Hamilton, Texas, Mcdonald, !Os-
borne, Pomeroy. Rico, Scott, Stew.
art, Stockton, Sumner, Trumbull,
| Thurman, vickers, Yatcs.
ys.-Abbot, Blair, Boerman,
Browniow, Cragin, Hamilton, Har.
Ian, Howell, Howe, Howell, Johnston,
Morrill,, Vt, Patterson, Pratt, Ram.
say, Sherman, Spencer, Sprague,
Stevens, Upton Warner, Wiley,
Williams, Wilson. .
HOUSE.
Mr.. Hooper presented q oon1mu-
fnieAti0n from .Gen. PIeasanton. Com
missioner Of Internsi Raranne. ii re.
lAsi0p to The Income Tax. which was
reisrted 70 thes Committee on W avs
and MeanA Gen. Pleasanton days,
81 regard this tax as the one Of All
others most obnoxious to the genius
Of our institutions. being inquisttor-
ial in its nature, and dragging into
public view and exposure the most
private pecuniary affairs Of tho lciti-
zen. Suoh unwilling exposition can
only be eompulsorily effected through
the maintainance of the most expen.
sive machinery. Both tho nature of
the tax and the means employed
in the enforcement appear to Be- re-
garded by the better class of citizens
everywhere with more and moro
disfayor from year to year,
It is furthermore most DIFF.
ficnlt to make an exact statement,
and especially in large business ram
ifications and where long periods Of
time have involved extended com
mercial affairs. There is some ques-
tion as to its constiturionality, but as
to that l will express no opinion.
The amount derived from that
source, has under legislation, already
beon greatly diminished, and n am
so vol satisfied that the evils more
than counterbalance the benefits
derived By its longer extension that
l will recommend its unconditional
repeal
The death OF Senator Norton. of
Minnesota, was announced, aud eulo-
gies pronounced on his life and ohar-
acter by Mr.. Wilson, Of Minnesota,
and Mr.. Wilkinson and Morgan, after
which the House adjourned.
SENATE.
Washington, Jan. 81.
On motion Of Senator Howard the
Committee on the Pacific Railroad
was discharged from the further
consideration Of the resolutions of
the Dubuque Board of Trade in
favor of the construction of the so.
called Northern Branch ofthc Pacific
Railroad westward from the Missouri
river, and for the land grant in aid
thereof.
On motion of Senator Thurman
the select committee to investigate
the charge against Senator Sprague
of completely in blockade running
during the rebellion, wero authorized
to send for persons and papers.
Senator Williams, from the Com
mittee on Public Lands, reported
without amendment the bill confirm
ing the title of the State OF Iowa, to
tho land granted by the act of July
II 1862.
Senator Wilson introduced q bill
to confirm the title to certain lands
IN tho Fort Kearney Reservation to
Iowa.
Senator Trumbull's Civil Service
Reform bill came up with unfinished
business, and Senator Shurz pro-
oeeded to review the necessities of
Civil Service; and the remedies for
existing abuses. Referring to the
appointment by the President Of
friends and acquaintances to office,
he mentioned tho case Of western
applicant who, failing to secure a loca
and unimportant Office, WAS
recommended by the delegation
from his State for pension agent,
and after failing in that he undertook
his own case, and, being man who
must be known, was appointed by
the President % minister resident in
q South American Republic. That
Office not being high enough, that
gentleman succeeded in having him
self nominated minister plenipoten-
tiary, but was defeated in the Senate.
He was then made Governor of Ter
ritory; all this within seven days. At
the conclusion Of his remarks, he Of.
fered Q substitute for the bill introdu.
ced by him at tho last session for
radical Civil Service Reform by a
system Of competitive examinations.
os Senator Howard opposed the PEN
ding bill ss destitute of practical
valuo, and regarded Schurz's substi.
tute as an empty vision.
Senator HAmlin expressed tho
hope thAt Tho whole subject would be
summarily laid on tho table.
HOUSE.-The Judiciary Commit
tee this morning agreed to recon-.
mend several alnendments to the
bankrupt law, one Of (which exempts
the widows dover from it's opera.
tions. sssa = hrB
Mr.. Hooper rising to q question OF
order and privilege, offered resolu.
ton that tho Senate bill to repeal
the income tax be returned to that
body with the respectful suggestion
on the part Of the House that section
z, article !, of tho Constitution vests
in the House of Representatives the
sole power to originate such measures.
The article OF the Constitution was
read which requires that all bills TO
raise revenue must originate in the
| House.
Randall suggested that the provis-
ions did not meet this case, as the
Senate bill was not bill to raisc
revenue.
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