Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-06-18
CONGRESS-.
HOUSE.

proved by tho: Sec,y of War, passed.
Also the bill supplementary to tho
third section Of the act to divide Yir-
ginia into two jsdicial districts. ~
After . pereonal explanation be-
tween Donnan Ana Storms, in rcfeg-
ence to SONS comments of the latter
on the action OF the, Committee on
Printing, the HOUSE proceeded to busi-
ness on the speakers table, and dis
posed thereof by unanimous consent.
The House then went into Commit
tee of the w hole on the sundry Civil
Appropriation bill. II appropriates
twenty three and half million dol
lars. The frst paragraph, was an
appropriation of one million / six
hundred and forty-fye thousand
dollars "a for public s printing,
with : rr0vision that the Wagee
paid to Government printers and bind
ers should not exceed the prices Of
similar work In New York, Baltimore
and Philadelphia. s
Mr.. Garfield offered aud advocaked
the insertion Of An item giving Gen. O.
D. Howard 5000 for expenses In
defending himself in the recent trial
for malfeasance In Office. +. s
Mr.. Speer objected on the ground
that there was no precedent for such
action, and the matter was informally
passed over to allow Mr.. Garfield an
opportunity to look up tie law under
which II might be inserted.
Mr.. Kellogg offered On amendment
appropriating $25, 600 to enable the
President to carry out the civil service
rules. t89eM Asafr sass s a a.
Mr.. Lawrence asked MI. kellogg to
accept IN amendment making Il the
duty OF the Civil Service Commission
TO report 70 The President . plan for
re-orEanization OF ali the civil depart
ments Of the government, TO equalizo
salariss, and - far - WAS pracsicsble
Mr. Kellogg declined to accept the
NJ. Butler opposed The amsadneat
and declared that cyiii service reform
was tho scheme Of Q cabal 10 the
Senate, composed Of Trumbull, Schurz
and others, for the purpose Of break
ing down Gen. Grant "a the Pfosiden-
,tial election IN 1871, and WAS passed
through Congress BY the yoies Of
demagogues who were afraid to vote
against It.
M. Cox declared there was no prac-
tical reform In the scheme !; 1t was .
humbug. The truo civil service re-
form was honesty and capacity. 80
Mr.. Beck took the same view.
Mr.. Marshall said he voted origi-
nally for civil service reform, but
would vote no longer 70 keep up such
q miserable and expensive sham and
fraud. ,.T -
without action the committee rose
and the House adjourned
SENATE.
Sherman, from the Com,nittee ON
Finance reported favbrsbiy upon the
House bill to admit free Of duty all
articles intended for the International
Exhibition. Passed.
Scott presented tho petition of the
workingmen OF Pennsylvania, asking
the restoration Of ten per cent duty
ON iron and steel and for free banking.
Referred.
ON motion OF Morton, all pending
special orders were laid aside and the
Senate proceeded to the. consideration
| Of the report Of the Conference Com-
mittee on tho Currency bill. The re-
port was read At length. 4
Mr.. Morton explained the report ns
removing tho monopoly feature from
the national banking systom and max
ing banking free. The. theory Of the
bill was that by tho lst Of January
1878, q five per cent. bond will be at
par in coin, and that U. s. notes boz
ing convertible, into such bonds will
also be at par, having gradually APP
preached by slow work not exceeding
three and half per cent per annum
so that specie payments may be re.
sumed without oppression TO thu
debtor class or disarrangement Of thu
busincss of the country. The bill hai
been prepared in . spirit of cOmprO
mise, having in view such expansion
of the currency % may be necessary
to meet the demands Of tho country
and ct tho same time gradually brini
about specie payments. u
Mr.. Sherman said be thonght thl
| bill : fair compromiee.
| Mr.. Boutwell, asked Mr.. Sherman
| and the COMMITTEES what knOwledgs
they. had Of the condition Of affair
which would exist in 1873, which
would justify > step they dared no
take now.
MI. Sherman replied that they Be
lieved the resumption OF specie pay
ment would then be practicable.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of W., and Nr. Ere
Ilinghuysen announced that they coult
not vote for the report.
Mr.. Jones thought the bill bristle<
al over with imitation. He feares
that legislation would take place be
fore 1873 which would utterly ignOr
every feature Of the bill. Ha protesl
ed against the passage Of tho bill, z
evil and only evil would be the result
j Mr.. Harvey favored tho report.
Mr.. Logan spoke IN favor Of the r
i port, and expressed surprise at "a
opposition manifested BY tAs msn VII
recently advocated the very feature i
. | contained. The bill was mot satisfaa
. tory TO him, but he was willing to q
cent It to settle the vexcd finAnci'
question, and he appealed to the Semi
torn 70 acsin aspirit Of concession IN
. kcomproWise. s. ...sss..s,...
Nj. Boutwell, said the Sth section I
tho bill Transferred the financial pow
ers OF this country from Congress
the speculators Of Wall street. m
8 Europe, and when the Let OF JanuaT
I next should approach, there would I
, Ia demand for the repeal Of this co
! ltion, because the country would y
that it could not stand the combine
speculators Of the world.
Mr.. Morton said Mr.. BOutwel's q
gument was to the effect that retul
to specie payment et any timo wou
|. be r0inous To the country.
III Nr. Boutwell, denied that such n
= his argument, and contended that I
country would gradually return
specie payments.
ii Panding further debate the Sens
4 ladiOurneds lva7ap sE8 at \
"a SENATE.
II WAsMNGToN, June l3.--Scott pl
scnted q memorial from the w0rkir
y men OF Cosambia, Penn, asking Co
II gress not to adjourn without action
| tho pending financial question, a
asking the restoration of ten per Gel
4 tax On iron and steel. Referred. !.
III Oglesby from COMMITTEES on Pub