Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-28
CONGRESS-.
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-Undcr call
of States n number Of bills were intro.
dnccd and referred.
BY Albright a joint resolution from
Pennsylvania Legislature remonstra-
ting against cancelling the contract for
the China mail service.
BY Sheldon to refund the cotton tax.
By Grassland 10 repeal the laws sus-
pending payments to loyal masters for
slaves drafted and received into the
militia service.
BY Haines restoring to the pension
rolls pensioners OF the Mexican war
that were struck off for disioyalty.
The resolution of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs instructing the Com
mittee to inquire into the expedicncy
Of authorizing the President to give
the requisite notice for the termina-
ton of the treaty ofMay 2Oth, between
the United States and the King of the
Belgians, was adopted.
mittee on Banking, reported back the
substitute for the Senate currency bill,
for present consideration.
After the reading ofthe bill, Mr..
Beck moved to suspend the rules and
take up for consideration the bill au-
thorizing the payment of one third of
all duties on imports in legal tenders
or national bank notes, instead Of
gold.
The House refused to second the
previous question-79 to IO1.
The House then refused-yeas 132,
nays lotto take up Maynard's bill.
He gave notice he would call it up to
morrow.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, moved
to suspend the rules and take UP the
Senate supplementary civil rights bill,
and refer It to the Judiciary Commit
tee, with leave to report at any time.
Lost-yeas 1853, nays 82-8 Republi-
cans voting with the Democrats In the
negative.
Mr.. Tremaine announced the death
of his colleague, Mr.. Mellish, and Of
fered resolutions for the appointment
of q committee of five to superintend
the funeral arrangements, at 4 O'Clock
| tomorrow that q committee be ap-
pointed to attend the remains to Au-
burn, and that the House now adjourn.
After remarks by Messrs. Kelley,
Lawrence, g. +. Hoar and Cox, the
usual resolutions were adopted and
the House adjourned.
SENATE.
The chair laid before the Senate the
resolutions of Mass Meeting OF citi-
zens of st. Clair Co., Illinois, endors-
ing the declaration of principles of the
United States Industrial Congress.
Referred.
Also resolution from the executive
Committee of the City of Chicago in
viting Congress be to presentat the lay
| ing OF the corner atone of the Govern
ment bullying in that city on the goth
/ OF June next. Tabled.
Scott called up the Senate bill
| supplementary to the bill incorpora.
| ting the Texas Pacific Railroad Co.,
and In aid OF the construction Of said
roads. He explained that the bill was
to enable the company to execute q
mortgage upon . portion OF it, road
completed.
Edmunds offered an amendment that
| nothing In this be construed TO entitle
said corporation to any further rights
to public lands, except such % It 10
now entitled to by law. Agreed to
and the bill then passed.
The bill providing that all PEN
st0ners who lost an arm at or above
the elbow shall be rated Ia the second
class, and receive pensions Of $N per
month, passed.
Mr.. Wright gave notice that on
Wednesday next, during the morning
hour, he would call up the bill report.
ed from the Judiciary COMMITTEES, de
claring the time, intent and meaning
Of the Union Pacific r ilroad acts.
Tho Senate then proceeded to the
priation bill.
Mr.. Sergeant explained that II APP
propriated less than four million,
while the similar bill last year appro-
priated eleven millions and one seve-
raj years ago twenty millions.
PENDING discussion, q resolution was
received from the House announcing
the death of Mr.. Mellish.
| Mr.. Cenkling made belief culogistic
remarks and offered resolution of res
pect, and the Senate adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May %.
The House amendments TO the bill
donating condemned cannon to certain
posts Of the Grand Army of the Re-
public were concurred In and the bill
was passed.
A communication from Rivers
Baily charging Clapp the Congress-
ional printer with official misconduct
was referred to joint committee on
printing with instructions to inycsti.
gate.
The bill reported favorably from the
Committee on Commerce to legalize
and establish q ponto0n railway bridge
across the Mississippi at Prairie Du
Chen. Passed.
Sprague called up the bill extending
the time for the completion of the
railroad from st Croix river to Lake
Superior to five Gears.
The Senate resumed consideration of
the deficiency appropriation bill.
An amendment by Mr.. Logan, ap-
propriating 5000 for o pedestal for
the bronze statue of Gen. Rawlinge,
was agreed to.
All the amendments made in Com
mtttee Of the Whole were agreed to-
The bill was read third time and
passed.
On motion of Mr.. Cameron, the
| House Centennial Exposition oil was
taken up by vote Of "a to 8.
The Committee on Appropriation
having reported q proviso that the
United States shall not be liable, di-
rectly nor indirectly, for the expenses
attending such Exposition, it was
agreed to, and the bill was reported TO
the Senate.
Mr. Ed,nunds moved to strike out
the proviso inserted by Commit
tee Of the Whole. Rejected.
The bill then passed by Is to H.
The Committee ON Appropriations
reported back the Indian appropris-
ton bill, with various amendments
The most important one requires that
all bidders for contracts exceeding q We
thousand dollsrs deposit q certified
check for ave per cent Of the amount
bid, to be forfeited in case of failure to
enter into or comply with the contract.
At o'clock the Senators proceeded
TO the hall OF the House to attend the
funeral. Of Representative Mellish, and
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