Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22
TELEGRAPHIC.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Dec,

} OF MCMILLAN, Mr.. BAyard said he be
lieved on his soul that MeEncry va
the legal Governor of Louisiana an
had been kept from his scat by usurp
alton and Federal power. This elicit
ed applause In the gallery, which wa
promptly checked.
II Tho debate was protractcd, and th
vote was az follows:
Il Yeas-Allison, Boutwell,, Bruce
Burnside, Cameron of Wis. Chris
tiAncy, Clayton, Conover, Conkling
Crsgin, Edmunds, Ferry of Michigan
Frolinghnysen, Hamlin, Harvey
| Hitchcock, Howe, Ingalls,, Mcmillan
Morrill, Of VT, Morton, Paddock, Pat.
terson, Robertson, Sargent, Sherman
Spencer, West Window and Wright
l so.
Nays-BayArd, Bogy. Caperton,
tCoekerill, Cooper, Davis, Dawes. Ea.
ton, English, tioldthwaitc, Gordon,
l johnson, Key, McCreery, Mcdonald,
], Merrimon, Norwood, Randolph, Ran
som, Salisbury, Stevenson, Thurman,
Wallace, Whyte, Withers-2S.
HOUSE.
/ Bill by Eames-To reduce postage e
/ by providing that after tho first OF
| March, 1876, postage shall be- charged
! on domestic mailable matter of the
first class, embracing all correspon-
| donce wholly or in part in writing
except book manuscript and corrected
proof sheets passing betw cen anthors
and publishers, aud including home
| drop letters, at the uniform r6te of one
cent for each half ounce or fraction
thereof.
By Mr.. Bright-A bill to restore the
franking privilege for Congressional
records and public documents.
Mr.. Buckner offered tho following
resolution and asked that it bc put
upon its passage;
Resolved, That the President OF the
United States be asked to transmit to
the House all correspondence In re-
gard to the dismissal of ex-senator
John b. Henderson, ono of the special
counsels of the United States in the
prosecution OF the whisky fraud cases
before the U. S. Court at st. Louis.
Mr.. Lawrence suggested that the
words II not incompatible with the
public interests" be inserted in the
resolution. (Voioes on the Democrat
ic side, mo, no.')
Mr.. Bucker declined to modify the
resolution.
Mr.kasson made point of order
that, under the rule, q resolution call
ing for executive information, when
objected to must lie over one day.
| The resolution thus went over.
Mr.. Wilson offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That it is the duty of Con.
gress to regulate commerce ON inter
State railroads by appropriate. legiela-
ton, SO that the agricultural, CONNER
cial and other industrial interests of
! the country may be protected from ex-
J tortion and discrimination.
/ Objection being made, the resolution
/ went over.
| Mr.. Cannon offered resolution to
/, enable Utah to form q Constitution
and State government, and to admit
Utah into the Union as State.
/ Mr.. Randall offered resolution
directing the Secretary Of the Trea-
( rury to transmit copies of all letters,
kilograms and instructions relating to
tho organization and prosecution OF
the present movement against the
whisky ring At ST. Louis, Chicago and
Milwaukee.
| Mr.. Kasson objected to the present
consideration of tho resolution. He
objected to nothing consistent with
the successful prosecution of the pend
fling proceedings.
| Mr.. Hoar intimated that the effect
/ wonld DO to expose the intentions oil
I the government to the ring.
I The resolutions went over.
| The Senate bill extending the dura.
| tion of tho ALBANIA Commission was
passed.
I SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l5.
! Numerous memorials asking fol
/ the appointment of Commission to
inquire into the manufacture and sale
of intoxicating liquors were present
ed and referred to the Committee on
Finance.
Morton submitted resolution thai
a Commission of five Senators be ap'
pointed to visit Louisiana and inquire
into the circumstances attending tht
late election, in which it was claimed 9
fraudulent majority of 25.OO0 was re
ported.
Senator Morton introduced the fol
lowing resolutions:
/! WHEREAS, 1t is alleged that the late
election in Mississippi fer members o.
Congress, State officers and members
Iof the Legislature was characterize
by great frauds, violence and intimi
dation, whereby the freedom Of tn.
ballot was in great measure destroy
ed, q reign of terror established. bal
lot boxes stuffed, spurious tickets i'm
posed ON the voters, SO that the popu
lar majority was overcome and in it
place was given an apparent bu
fraudulent majority of over 25,000
and,
WHEREAS, The Legislature thu
chosen will have the election of Sena
tors to represent that State in thi
J body and,
WHEREAS, If these allegations ar
] true great number of the citizens 0
the United States had their rights un
der the constitution and laws of tn
United States wickedly violated
therefore,
Il ResOleed, That committee of iiv
Senators be appointed by the Chai
to investigate the truth Of said allega
tions and the circumstances attend
ing said election, with power to visi
said State to make their Investigation
to send for persons and papers, an,
, use all necessary process in the per
formance of their duties and to max
a report to the Senate before the en-,
! of this session Of their investigation
} and findings.
: At the request of Mr.. Bayard tn
I resolution was laid over till to-mor
row, and ii was ordered printed.
. Stevenson submitted resolution
calling upon the Secretary of tn
Treasury to transmit to the Senate, j
not incompatible with the public In
terest, copies of all kilograms, letter
/ and other information in his posse;
sion relating to alleged violations G
the Internal Revenue laws at S
!, Louis, Chicago and Milwaukee.
) Sherman opposed it because pull
: fishing these things might defeat th
9 ends of justice and allow the escap
] of some guilty ones.
Stevenson subsequently, withdre,
his motion.
II Cooper gave notice thaton Tuesda
next he would ask the Senate to COZ
!, slider resolutions commemorative {
; !, the life and services of his late co
4 league, Andrew johnson.
Morton submitted concurrent rel
olutions that the people OF the Unite
States constitute q nation. are on
people In the sense OF Nations
I unity.
Q Resolved, That tho Government {
: the united States 10 not Q compsa
between States In their municip,
!. and corporate characters, but VI
/ formed by the people Of the Unite
q States In their primary capacity. Thi
tho rights of the States arc defined an
!. guaranteed by the constitution IN
i not by any outside theory OF State Soy
reignity, and that the rights of u
States cannot be enlarged or diminisl
:. cd except By An amendment to ii
!. constitution.
J. Resolved, That the right of u
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