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

port on the Preoidence meeeego TO-
day. The Committee has not changed
Its views on the interest on District
bondS.
The report was ordered printed and
the Committee discharged.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June y.
The Committee spent five hours over
IL yesterday. Amendments were CON-
CURED in providing that tho number
Of copies OF reports printed annually
should be limited to the needs Of Com
gress, and should contain no expensive
maps and illustrations TO increase the
salaries of certain Treasury ofIacials;
appropriating $4,000 for life-saving
proceedings mp to this point being in
the legislative day Of Saturday, the
House adjourned within one minute Of
eleven, and ct IL o'clock to-day's leg.
islative session began.
Butler, Of Mass, presented con-
ference report on the Geneva Award
bill.
The House agrees to the Senate bill
with certain amendments.
In reply to . question from Poland,
Butler stated that mot over three mil
lion dollars would b. paid out under
the bill. In answer to further iuQui.
les Butler said the bill summed mp
amounted TO this, that It provides for
the payment only Of that class Of
claims about which there can be NO
no dispute, and leaves ill others to the
future Judgment Of Congress.
The discussion wns continued some
time and the report was finally agreed
to % II came from Committees.
Smith, Of New York, reported .
joint resolution from the Election
Committee for amendment to the Con.
stitution with regard 20 tho election Of
President and Vice Presidsnt making
Il BY direct vote, was ordered printed
and recommitted.
The House then resumed tho consid-
Grafton Of the Senate amendments to
the sundry civil appropriation bill.
i Tho amendment appropriating one
million three hundred thousand dol
lars for the payment Of tho debt and
employees Of the District Of Columbia
Vas opposed by Cannon, and Ford Of
Illinois.
SENATE.
The Tariff bill was taken up and The
amendment proposed by the Finance
Committee, that the cot should take
effect from June 30th, 1874 was agrced
to t; also the amendment fixing the duty
ON still wines imported IN casks ct 10
cents Per gallon. Amer discussioa the
amendment fixing the duty o. hops
q 10 oents Per pound, The prcssnt rate,
was agreed to. The following were
also agreed to: Fixing the duty on
still wines imported IN bottles q one
dollar and sixty cents Per dozen ;
striking out the provision allowing Z
per cent. for leakage Ia liquor casks
and 8 per cent. IN bottles liking the
tax on Vermioelli, TO-, at 2 cents per
pound.
HOUSE.
Garfield reported back Ia Senate
amendments to the sundry appropria-
tom bill increasing the amount appFo-
priated to A,6O0 900.
Randall offered . proviso that 976,-
600 BE- used for the payment Of work
ing men under contractors whose 90
counts are not yet settled.
Mr.. RAndalls amendment was aGreod
to, and the Senate amendment then
concurred In. The amendment appro.
PIRATES ~, 900 for the Women's Chris.
tian Association Of the District Of Co
lumbia for the Little Sisters OF the
Poor, the committee recommended
| NON concurrence.
Mr.. e. r. Hoar, advocated Tho
amendment and explained that ths
property sought 70 b purchased By
this appropriation was held In trust
for the ne OF aged persons, without
regard 20 color, aex, or rellg ion.
Mr.. Garfield, Chairman Of The Com
mittse ON Appropriations. stated the
reasons why the committee rscommen-
ded non.concurrence, which was that
this was an organization exclusively Of
people Of one dsnomination, and no
non-C Catholic woman could become
corporator Of the Institution. and the
committee had taken the ground that
Congrees ought never TO commit itself
| to aid exclusively sectArian instltutions
/ whether Protestant or Catholic.
| Further disoussion followed. Nsesrs
Butler, Cessua and Parker, Of No.. rs-
calling the f.eacriAclng and impar.
tial lebors OF the Sisters OF Charity
duying the war, and who were found
on every battlefield and In every hos.
pital.
The amendment was concarred In
1Q4 to -.
NJ. g. F.Hoar moved TO suspssd the
rules 70 make in order an smendmsut
appropriatinE $1,000 to rsimburss
Gen. O. o. Howard for expenses In
his defense before the late Court of
Inquiry. Lost. Yeas, III, nays, 90,
not two.thirds 10 the Affirmative.
When the eighteenth Senate amend
mont was reached, the House, on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Garfield, non-concurredi IN
the remaining forty amsndmsnts, and
the bill was sent to the Confsrenoe
Committee.
Mr.. Dawes moved TO suspend ths
rules on the non concurrence 10 ell
the Senate amendments 70 the bin to
amend the. tariff and revenue laws
and refer them 70 . Committee Of Con-
ference. Agreed TO, and Hessrs.
Dawes, Kelly and Beck were appoint
cd committee on the part Of the House.
The House then took Z recess TIL
$50.
| EVENING sEssroA.
Large attendance Of both members
and spestators.
The House went into business on the
6peakers table and disposed Of the
following: 4.
Senate bin to prevent hasinr q tha
Naval Acadsmy-passed.
To ct apart . portion Of The Mack
inac Island - 8 National Park