Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-06-25

Tho Senate took q recess till Z 80.
Both houses were In session ct . late
hour, with no indications Of getting
through.
WARRINGTON, June %.
HOUSE.
The House met ct ton O'Clock with
hardly one-fourth the members pres.
emit. %
Various bills ON the speaksr's table
were taken up and referred.
Sawyer from the Conferences Com.
mittee on River and Harbor bill made
. report. He stated In auswsr to a
inquiry that the bill WAS reduced one
quarter Of ! million from the sum
that came from the Senate, but was .
half million more than when II left
the House. It Appropliates ons-half
million less than lsat year. The re-
port was agreed to.
Tynsr from Conference COMMITTEES
ON Post Once Appropriation bill made
q report. He said the Conference ro-
port provided that prepayment Of
postage ON newspapers should oom-
mence January Let, 1875, and that the
rats Of postage on newspapers should
Be two cents per pound on oil weekly
and daily newspapers, and three cents
Per pound on al puDncaaons lees fre-
Qucnt than WEEKLY.
AL regular appropr1ation bills are
now finally acted on ~ Doth Houees,
and doubtess the eeesion WIN END this
aftefnoon q four o'clock:
The District lnyssdgaang COMMITS
~ have made . report on the $40
burglary. They ~ teey nave olli-
gently examanod . number o. Witness
- and have learned o. many otners
who should BE- sxAminod, but The tes.
timony has oeeu oonalceang, pat eeeasfy
the Committee that one Of the obJects
was tot mplicate COLUMBIAN Alexander,
ono Of the memorialists but IN the
absence Of Witnesses the Committed
Expresses no opinion on the question,
ana consider that the cor9iary must
g the e11lecs OF invest1fstaon oy me
Criminal Cont Inc UlStfict Com-
mittee call the attention q the Scare
tary o. the treasury ana Attorney
StoneEa! g ceiegrame ana lettere irom
Michael Hayes 70 Whitley = Nittle-
enlps ana otnefo Pfodocoo "a ev1dence'
They ask g De uiscnergsd, ana report
2 resolution authorixtug the Clerk Of
the House to transmit 70 the Secretary
OF the Treasury and Attorney Saenetal
this evidence 90 fAr - the same relates
70 tho late robbery OF the SAFE 10 the
ONCE OF the y. 3. Attorney for the
District OF Columbia tor taeir infor-
nation and guidance. The Commit
to- va discharged from the further
confederation OF the subject, and thl
resolution agreed to.
Ar. Roberta complained that thu
House va Obliged to Yield IT. judg'
Tyner aid the Senate had engraft.
Cd on the bill IN amount Of lekislat!on
that ought never b forced through the
Two Houses without . thofouSh exam
lnation and the fullest dsltbefadoo.- =.
The House provieion On "strew bids.'
had been materially altered By thu
senate.
Eldridge wondered what mysterioul
power baked the wishes Of Congress
In the matter Of straw bids he would
rather have Congress cit till Decem.
ber, than for the House q b baulked
IN Ito sdorte 10 supprees this crying
evil.
Luttrell hoped It would b referred
baek 70 . committee Of conference and
The House cit I'LL tho combination
against the g0vornment b broken mp
Hawley sald the Express Cos op.
posed the report On the ground that Il
would dimtnish the revenue, forcing
publishers to make arrangoment1 with
them.
Farther confederation Of Tho report
was interrupted BY tho close Of Nom
days and the Opening Of Tuesday'l
eoesions.
Garfield, from the Conference Com
m1ttee on the Civil SundFy approprls-
ton bill, made . report He stated In
answer 70 question BY Butler, that
The contereee Of both sjdes had agreed
70 drop the cavil eervice mattsr out
Of Tie blll. The unsxpsndsd bals1ee
Of &l0UOO cens under the law cover.
ing into ne Treasury unexpsnded
Dslances. Tn1s was not, however ons
Of tne excepnons TO the law.