The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-01-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
CONGRESS-.

CONGRESS.
CopgIen rs.asseublsd on Monday, after the
holiday adjournment, quorum being prsssntA
both housss. The day was signalized by the in.
PRODUCTION Of NUMEROUS bills, among ~hich ars
mentioned, ~ the nost important one BY Mr.
Hooper to provide for the eonvertibility of U.
s. bonds-that is, a man ,ving u. S. bond can
at any time convert it into R'ssnbacks, or, hav-
ing surplus Of grsenbscks, can at any time con-
vert thu m into bonds; al-a bill by Mr. Moore,
providing for tho issue Of $25, 100000 addition Il
currency to the West; ais. a bill by Mr.. Haw-
ley, Of ILL.,, for the construction of canal from
Rock Island t, the Illinois river near Peru.
CREDIT hOBILIRR INVESTIGATION.
The house, by vote Of 100 to Z, on Monday.
ordered the committee investigating the Credit
Mobilisr business, to sit hereafter with open
doors The resolution was offered by Mr.. Frye,
democrat, and at frst opposed by Mr. Poland
and other republicans, and the indications were
it would b. defeated; bu, when the yeas and
nays were demanded there was n general back
ing down, and the resolution passed stated.
LOUISIANA ELECTORAL VOTE.
For the frat tins in the history of the coun.
try two sets Of electors. votes heve been returned
from = state Louisiana sends both Greeley
and Brown and Grant and Wilson electoral
vote. The appearance Of double vote i. unprs.
eedented, and there is nothing in the c.nstitu
ton or the laws to meet tho case. As ths houss
is republican, however, the Pinchbsck elsetor:
iii fnrEt1..s ka II =. ~
mi -i,y at the election.
AMUCH NEEDED REFORM
| 1t IL stated that the President ha. directed
! the Secretary Of State to prepare an order in eff
feet prohibiting persons holding u s. commits.
sions from occupying Offices under state author.
ity. Such az order, enforced in Louisiana
would 1t once settle Every trouble there, ss al
the present republican bogus state sH6cers, from
| Pinehbsek down, end three four tbs of the mem
bers Of both branches Of the legislature, are ai
GERS IL ne New Orleans custom house or hole
other .o,i,ions under the L. s.. and are disc ali
| fed by the constitution of Louisiana as we'll al
by .hs laws Of the U. S. from holding office il
that sts...
The senate, on Tus,d.y, adopted resolution
offered by Mr.. Sherman, appointing a committee
,ogs TO New Orlsan. il necessary, TO inves,ixat
and report on the true facts OF the Lou,san
nuddle, With view to such seton rs may b
necessary TO strengthen out that unplesssn
t4ng!s
INTEREST on L. y. Il. r. BONDS.
II w.a ono Of the conditions on which L. S
bonds were leaned TO the Union Pacific r. +
tina. the company should pay the interest on II
bonds. But, except trife in the way Of ma
and military transportation. the company hs
nsds 10 pretepss Of paying any part OF THE in
t.rest, and the L. S. government has paid it.
f.sols,ion, offered by Mr.. Randall, vas adopte
by the hon-s on Monday directing u. s,tsrre
general 10 prosecute the Credit Mobiler for tn
unpaid interest. no amounting 70 sose S., 600
O0c on the ground that the rouberies of this
concern were the true ca uss Of the failure Of th
Railroad company TO meet its liabilities.
TIVE ALABAMA MIDDLE.
The republican rump legislature in Alsbam
having refused TO accept the Attorney General
proposed COMPROMISE to consolidate the tw
wings Of the legislature Of that state, is m kin
mouth. at them by refusing to permit them I
meet in the government building. This wi
probably bring them to terms.