Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-04-16
Of tho roads,. grounds for stations, Nc.
Complete " ith new
TYPES AND PRESS IFS

il OF the TOauS, grOnnus Ior stations, DC.
| Agreed to.
The bill was further amended by strik-
ing ont the 14th section, which authorizes
corporations organized under the act To ac
quire by purchase or gift any lands in the
vicinity, Or through which its road may
pass, and convey the same in such manner
as the directors may prescribe.
An amendment granting ten acres of
public lands for every ten miles Of road,
for station buildings, depots, shops, Be-,
was adopted. ''sfff
Mr.. Clayton moved an amendment re-
i quiring every road organized under the act
to maintain, at some point on ;the line Of
the road, an Office where the books shall be
kept open at all times for inspection.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Hagermoved an amendment, provide
ing that the provisions of the bill should
not apply to The District OF Columbia.
Agreed To. eft
Mr.. Buckingham moyed an amendment.
forbidding the construction sf any road
across an Indian reservation.
Mr.. Sargent moved . substitute therefor,
80 al to provide that a road should not.cross
an Indian reservation until q written per-
mission from the Secretary of the Interior
was first obtained.
Pending discussion the Senate went into
executive session and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE..
WASHINGTON, April 10-Mr. Butler
gave the. motives which actuated
his conree,- He said his object was,
first to have the Senate bill passed
without amendment; then when that
relief was secured, to 90 on and perfect
the currency bill. In reply 70 . ques.
tion,hc said be was in favor OF the free
banking provisions IN the bill, but not
the exact form of the clause as Il now
stood. He intimated q belief thst the
Presidentw0uld not veto the bill.
which would legalize his own action,
He wanted the Senate bill Passed to.
day for the relief Of lhe public mind
and for the relief Of the business of
the country then he would 20 in for
perfecting the bill. In the language of
the New England flshermen, he thought
they had better Apawl,' that il, put
down the catch and hold what they
had got and then spit on their hands
and take another heave. daughter.
MI. Kellogg asked Mr.. Butler
whether he understood him to say the
h;,i tNa SO -. .;ntars,.r.;nm ~. .v .ns sso
: I .s.1rhst s y n1Ta - ;sanro,a. aas; ov
or n I =" d;scrssaf a az R'ope' 4"c''on' ne'
NJ Tsmn~rs s"ss'i ssI,h.. ;s rro.;s.,v uhr
asE.a + . p'oe' ""s
The Speaker explained that he did
NJ; no.lce .nc rcMark oi MT: Du.,er.
- no wouia nave stcpped nun lhas
Hr W. sn i.ssslIn ~ Mn u tns s,. r,sn's anu
u.s ll.y oL me honse y annae ~ lhe
possibility Of the Presidents vetoinga
pi ~. p.,. , .uu..
/ MT. bulieI excused .he aiiuslon by
ss!ing nas ne made II IN .ne negalive
not p0siuve sense, but the speaker
thought that made no difference, and
many put sIop 70 any iurtner 'aiS
apUus 10y, no msster.
me nrss business, aI'cr .ne resu,9g
y Ine journal, was tne monoh o. MI.
5utier, ol Massacnuseus, made ycsler-
0ay, 70 lay On thc tapic tne Mcuoh 10
rccOnsl0er tnc vote posaponIng Ise
currency Dill, ana tnc mOtlOn was iost
Dy the casting vote OF the speaker.
b. Ine questionthen recurred on. the
motion to rcconsider the vo.e postpo-
nlng the currency olil TIL Iucsstay
next, ana II was agreed TO by lzo 10 I2O,
ana the original motion 10 postpone
was then rejected on count by teiiers
80 thc bili ls again before the Honsc.
IN tne vote on the motion 70 table
fne mqtinn a recnnSlder. ElcMents,
~ z1.en. : Irt, MIwisy, nnAPp' Massi,a,.' 1ai
.n, MY ulta anu nay ~ 'nc III
nols Geiegauon, voted IN tne amrma-
uve. 5arrerc, burcnard, cannon, Cor
VIE, huriourf, lsice ana Naro IN inc
neg1tsve.
" iowa aelcgaton, Mason, McIra- IRA
~, LouSnrloee, OEr, Frstt anu Wiz
son voteo IN tne smrmaIse, ana Cot-
ION, Donnan ana McDhl voted IN the
| heEause.
| AIter tne Dill was again before tue
House mr.. maynard propOseG 20 REQ
pen tne deDate, IN oraer 70 aioW Mr.
dawes 70 speak. nus opJecsion was
Maoee anu previous question: moven
ana seconded on all peHlng amend
mants, which were voted on siriatim
and all rejected.
MI. Maynard moved to strike ont the sth
section OF the bill, which allows banks to
| oe orsanlzed withous circulation. agreed
20 w''nou. tne yes M ana nay. ~, ..;
Il prnviduo foy n mapthtv iaaua af two mil.
iinns unla not,s and .nhst;tnte that amount
ns ,ecai lenders ha cancelle., and dessrored
was ~ strucL ont Sv W | ! 40 to eh -
NJ Nenlsv oasred an add;t;ona, section
II;miting tbs amanrt If n q, nos.s in. cir
rm,st;o1 70 fonr bnndred millions and nrovi.
J;n q for a. a;r cor war,;h;l;.v in 9eS.1frl ner
cont bonds 49, s'''' -. = :
M. KelIev moved his s5. 10t, nrovis;ea
as ! snbs,;tnte g, Neole,,s amenameut.
M, Rntier of Massscbnsetts waited 70
move An amsndment nror;d;na for legal
,enacr notes instead Of national hank notes
hnt Maynard oh;sc,ed and movad the nre.
v;ops cpest;or cn Neolev,. and Keiie,,s
amendn,ant. witch was .econdaa Ke,-
levs a,osrdn,en, ,vss than snhst;t,,tad fnr
Ns.,ar,s anJ .han ra;sc.a5 ysas ia.
n.vs 1S9 T,a ra,s yas at.snae5 viii,
80. -a;...s. .a.'s,.1 {, l,ars cLancins,
Sosss ,s,',,rar;nrs - .ha .n,nr ncsr,ent nf
I he ras,,i.
! "a = ~. !. a;,,.., ~, Sfo,d.v wos do
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