The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09

1 - 0Ss FSAoSsss6Ss RASUOuSs -
Emperor embraced Con. Won Moltk
and Won Room, and expressed doe
gratitude for the invaluable scrvic
OF these officers. The 11th corp
will have the honor of being th
first Prussian force that will occup,
the capital; at 10 o'clock precisely
they will enter with colors fyin.
and bands playing in full wa
strength, 10000, with 95 field guns
The whole period Of occupation il
not definite. There is reason TO be
liove that it is the intention of th,
French Government to disband th,
imperia! army Immediately afte1
they are released from Germany, anl
organize new system of nationa
defenccs. The old army will bt
swept away with unsparing complete
ness, and the prolonged occupation
of Paris. may be an actual necessity
to carry out the wholesale measures
for the regeneration of France.
The first installment Of the indem
nifty will be two millions sterling
and on the payment of tho second
like amount the evacuation of ths
Seine fortifications will immediately
follow.
A treaty Of commerce between
France and Prussia, on terms accord
ed to the most favored nations, il
one of the stipulations Of the treaty
of peace.
Washington, March /.
The Public Debt Statement is az
follows: Debt bearing coin interest,
81, ,922, ,343, 700; interest, $50, 6,6S9, ,613;
bearing currency interest, 355, ,23S,-
600; interest, S318, ,2O5 matured
debt, 50, ,261, ,1l2; interest, $541, 900 /;
bearing no interest, SAG, ,33 ,434
unclaimed Pacific Railroad interest,
Sl3,695; total principal and interest,
S2,444,737 ,661; coin in treasury,
$103, ia, ,20S; currency in treasury,
$40, ,853, COS; total, sl24,O2asl4
debt, less cash in treasury, $780,.
708, ,846; decrease during February,
s7.317, $50 /; decrease since March 1st
1870, s117,7l9,63O; decrease since
March 1st, 1859, $2O4. .754,413.
Washington, March 2.
The Southern Pacific conferees
have met and agreed to q report,
which has not yet been made to
either house. 1t provides for the
main trunk as it passed tho House,
but allows two branches, ono from
San Diego to San Francisco, and the
other from Marshall, Texas, to New
Orleans.
Mr.. Hooper introduced q joint
resolution to repeal tho income tax,
and moved suspension Of the rules,
which, after considerable parley, was
lost by q vote of l16 to 8. rs
Mr.. Mccarthy, of Syracuse, repre-
sentative of the Onondaga salt works,
is authorized, by the Ways and
Means Committee, to report bill
reducing tho duty on salt 33i per
cent; that on pig iron to S5 per ton,
and on lumber to 10 per cent. ad va
loren. Mccarthy will get the floor
to-day, and the bill will undoubtedly
pass, amended bygthe reduction of
the duty on salt to tho amount Of so
per cent.
Mr.. Julian attempted to suspend
the rulo and pass his bill reserving
the public lands to homestead and
presumption settlement. The vote
was l10 TO 81, and lacked about Il
of the two-thirds.
The following Western members
voted against this measure: Illinois
Logan; Indiana Coburn, Orth, Tyner
Packard, Williams: Iowa, Allison
PomeroyaMichigau, Blair, Conger
Beaman, Strickland, Ferry; Wiscon
sin, Mr.. Atwood. OF the Illinoi
delegation Mcssrs. Burr, Cullom
Farnsworth, Ingersoll, Judd ant
Moore did not record their votes.
Washington, March 2.
The amendment to tho Army Ap.
preparation bill, adopted by tho Sem
ate yesterday, provides for the ex-
animation and payment of claims OF
SoutherR loyalists for quartermaster
and commissory stores furnished the
Union army, in tho same manner as
similar claims are now examined and
paid in tho Northern States, and in
West Virginia, and Tennessee; that
IS, the examination will be made in
the Office of the Third Auditor ofthe
Treasury, and the accounts will be
subsequently revised by the Second
Comptroller. The House Commit
tee on Claims have carefully exam
ined this subject and favors the pay
ment of these claims. They prefer
however, that they should DO thor
oughly investigated by q commiss
ion appointed for the purpose, in or
der that tho loyalty of the claimant.
may be proved beyond u doubt bo
fore the claims are passed upon By
the accounting officers of the Treas
ury. 1t was stated in the course o
the debate in the Senate, that the az
gregate amount of these claims will
not exceed sl,O00,000. The amour
will, however, depend entirely upol
the strictness of the test of 10y
prescribed, and there is danger tha
it will exceed Sl0,000,000.
In tho House, Mr.. Ingersoil offere,
q resolution 20 pay to Connor (Rep
from Texas, $4,000 tor expenses i
defending his right to his seat
Adopted.
| In the Senate, tho credentials {
Senator's elect, Honry Cooper, c
Tennessee, and j. X. West, OF Loui.
lana, were presented.
Upon y request in writing {
Brownlow's, House bill for collectin
duties duo to tho government frol
Southern railroads, was taken u
and passed. Hill presented con
municatlon from present and form.
members of the Legislature ,
G,srgia, demonstrating against u
character Of the election Of Fost,