Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21
CONGRESS-.
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, May lS.-Edmunds
submitted q resolution that the Presi-
dent pro tenn Of the Senate and Speak
er of the House declaring the two
Houses of Congress adjourned sine
dse on the twenty-sccond of June at
noon. Ordered printed and laid over.
Morrill,, of Maine, in accordance
with notice given on Friday moved to
take up the legislative appropriation
Frelinghuysen gavc notice that as
soon as the legislative appropriation
bill was disposed of he should ask the
senate to take up and pass the civil
rights bill
The legislative appropriation bill
was then taken up.
The bill to regulate the diplomatic
ana consular systems, amending the
act of August 10Th, 1856, passed.
Tho legislative appropriation bill
was then read, and the amendments
of the committee agreed to.
The amendment of the committee
increasing the appropriation for the
purchase of official postage stamps for
the treasury from $1,000 to 5000,
was agreed to.
Mr.. Carpenter moved to strike out
the section forbidding civil officers re-
ceiving any compensation or perquis-
tie from the treasury, or United States
property beyond the salary or legal
compensation.
The bill having been read through
and the committee amendments acted
upon, it was laid over till tomorrow.
HOUSE.
Under call of States, . number of
bills were introduced and referred, in.
Guiding one by Cessna, fixing the first
Tuesday after the first Monday, as the
date for the election in 1874
A motion, made by Kasson, several
Mondays ago, to suspend the rules and
pass the bill to amend the three per
cent temporary loan act of the twelfth
of June, 1870, and to provide for an
equitable distribution Of National cur
rency, came up for action, and was on
motion of Kasson, allowed to stand
over for another week.
Under . suspension of the rules
Hayes moved to pass the bill authori
zing the President to furnish supply
of rations to the sufferers on the Tom
bigbee, Alabama and Warrior riv-
ers.
Willard suggested including the
sufferers by the flood in Massachu-
sets.
Hayes declined to include them in
the bill. Passed 141 to 6S.
The House currency bill, with Sen.
ate substitute, was taken from the
table aud referred to the committee on
Banking and Currency.
On motion of e. r. Hoar, under q
suspension Of the rules, the amend
ment to the Post Office bill, making
postage on agricultural reports not to
exceed ten cents, was made in order.
Bills were introduced az follows:
By Mr.. Butler, of Mass.-FOr the
creation of court of adjudication
and disposition of the Geneva award.
Ordered printed and recommitted.
By Mr.. Starkweather-To secure an
anti-monopoly ocean cable between
Europe, America and Asia.
Bv Mr.. Myers-For the establish
ment of an American iron steamship
mail service between the United States
and England.
Mr.. Poland moved the appointment
of special committee of five, to pro-
coed to Arkansas and inquire into tho
disturbances and ascertain whether
that State has Q republican form of
government. Rejected.
| Mr.. Ward moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill giving bounties
to the heirs of soldiers who served
less than for during the war, died or
were killed by reason of such service.
Rejected.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May 19.-Edmunds
called up the resolutions submitted by
him yesterday providing for the adj
journment of Congress on June Odd
Agreed to without discussion.
Wright introduced a Joint resolu-
ton proposing an additional amend
ment to the Constitution providing
that all claims against the United
shall be presented within ten years af-
ter they accrue, or be forever barred.
HOUSE.
The House took up the Senate
amendments to the Naval Appropria-
ton bill Some of which were concur
red in and others non-concurred ill.,
The latter was sent to q Committee OF
Conference appointed by the Speaker.
E. H. Roberts from Ways and Means
Committee reported bill to amend
the custom laws and repeal moieties.
Dawes moved an amendment strik-
ing out the third section providing
for an informer paying any United
States official any portion of money
received by him shall have q perpetu-
al right of action for its recovery.