Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-06-04
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| ggray,es WAsHINaToN, May ~.
! Mr.. Porter reported back adversely
the petition to make the I2th of April,
being Abraham Lincoln's birthday, Q
| national holiday .i4
l. Also adversely the petition for the
election Of U, s. Senator'S by the pop
Mar vote. y" s.
! Also favorsbly the bill prohibiting
person from serving as jurors IL u. s.
Courts who -eannot read and write
After dischassion the bill passed.
Mr. Poland reported resolution
for the appointment iofa select COM
mittee of five, to investigate the Ar.
kansas affairs. Adopted-l29 to "a,
nearly a strict party vote.
Mr.. Maynard, chairman Of the
Banking Committee, gave notice that
he would tomorrow morning, ask the
| House to consider the currency bill,
1 and would then move to pass the bill
without discussions or other amend
mcnts than those reported by the com
mittce. 8 ii'a IA
At the evening session the House
went into Committee OF the Whole on
the tariff bill.
| SENATE. ~ ~ ae2 e
A bill to prevent hazing at the Ma
val Academy was passed.
/ Mr.. Sherman, from the Finance
Committee, reported favorably the
House billIamendatOry OF the act to
reduce internal taxation. i eass
Subsequently,. MIR. Sargent, BY un-
animous consent, called up the bill
and it was passed.
Mr.. Conkling called up the bill
amending and revising the statutes,
and il was passed. 3i lees eas,,ss
Mr.. Hamilton, of Maryland, called
up the Alabama contested election
case of Sykes against Spencer, and
spoke in favor OF the minority report,
giving the seat to Sykes. tts
Pending discussion tho Senate ad-
ljourned. M
HOUSE.
| WAsInNeroS, May 2s--The House
took up the bill for the gradual re-
duction Of the army.
Mr.. Coburn explained and advoca-
tod II. He disavowed, on the part Of
the Committee on Military Affairs, any
feeling or hostility to the army, but
his own judgement was that the re-
dIction provided for in the present
bill was not sufficient. He thought
l the Government could get on with an
army Of $1,000 as well as with 10000
the main work of the army being to
take care Of the Indian frontier. He
estimated that the saving to the Gov
ernmont by the passage of the bill
would be about 100000 "A
Mr. Butler, of Mass, gave notice of
an amendment that the headquarters
shall never be removed from the Cap
ital Of the Nation, except In time Of
war.
Mr.. Nesmith, in behalf of the 'front.'
Ter, protested against reducing the
army. So
Mr.. Banning favored reduction in !
long speech, and also advocated the
transfer Of the management Of the
Pension and Indian Bureaus to- the
army Department "a . measure Of
economy and greater efficiency.
Mr.. Dougall moved to table the bill.
Lost $50.
The previous question was then Sec
onded, and the bill went over till to-
| morrow.
The Speaker announced Messrs. Po-
land, Ward, of ILL.,, Wo0dford, Taylor,
and Sloss q committee to investigate
the Arkansas affairs.
The bill for the relief Of Captain
Halle widow, paying her N,836, the
amount OF his pay to December 3lst,
i xp hnr, thn croxu ~ &hn Dnla~s. -ern
paid of, and authorizing the purchase
OF his papers Of prior explorations at
cost not exceeding $4,000, after
some debate passed. ~, ~. ~.
Maynard, from the banking and
Currency Committee, reported back
the Senate amendments to the Curren-
cy bill, and demanded the previous
question, which was seconded by .
vote of 81 to 9S, and the main question
was then ordered. The substitute re-
ported by the Banking and Currency
lCOmmittee was then rejected by vote
of III to liz.
Considerable excitement was dis
played during the progress of roll
call. AZ the conclusion the vote stood
l04 to lis, but numerous changes were
made, and tho vote resulted as above.
The Senate substitute was then re-
Elected by Q yOteof l64 to 20.
Maynara then moved COMMITTEE
oI Ionierencc on tne 9isagreeing M votes
% wMcn was ,ofoereo lIz 70 -, so tnc
| Whoie nlaster goes 10 a conference
I Az the evening session the Houso
| WenL INTO Committee OF the whole
on the tar1H ana internal revenue bill.
some progress Was made with the
tarin piil, wnen 2 vo.e on 2 proposi,
tion 70 put SAT- on the Tree list showed
NO. quorum present, ana the House
aa)ourneo' ~ is Z,
| sENAIE ssa s., y
| Az tne eApirauon OF tne morning
nour the senate resumed considera-
uon oi the contested election case
! a resolution declaring Sykes emit
tleu TO the seat, was rejccted--yeas Ii,