Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22

TELEGRAPIIIC.
CONGRESSIONAL.
First ScsSiOn-4ith Congress.
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. II.
Mr.. Page, of California, offered The
following resolutions:
WHEREAS, The Constitution of the
United States as framed by the fathers
of the republic, imposes no limits on
the eligibility of any citizen to the Of
flee of President further than that he
must be native born and Of a certain
age and time ofresidence. Therefore,
Resolred, That in tho Judgment Of
this iIonse, the right of selecting can
didates for the Office of President can
only lawfully BIO executed by the peo.
pie under existing constitutional re-
strictiona, and has never been delega-
ted TO the House of Representatives,
or to any OF the members of the SAME
and that any attempt by tho House Of
Representatives to limit or forestall
the public will on questions of such
Importance, 10 an invasion of the pow
ers reserved by the people at large to
be freely exercised by them without
any interference from any Legislative
body whatever,
The reading of the resolution was
greeted with laughter on both sides of
the House,and the House refused to
second tho previous question by vote
of $50 to 8.
MIR. Cox offered resolution, which
was agreed to, as follows:
Hcsolred, That the Committee on
Foreign Affairs inquire into. and rc-
port on, the expediency and Justice of
giving TO the German Empire the no.
ticc required by the 9Th article Of the
treaty with the North German Empire
signed Feb. 26th, for the termination
thereof, and of the protocol of June
18th, 1871. as related to citizens of the
United States, their rennnciation OF
naturalization, and their political con-
dition in Germany under said treaty
and protocol,
The Ionse then adjourned till next
Monday, with the understanding that
4 business on that day shall be confined
! to tho presentation by the Speaker of
any communication he may have to
make.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20-The Chair
/ laid before the Senate y communica-
ton from the Secretary of the Interior
in answer to resolution of the Sem
ate of Dec. 18th, transmitting various
papers connected with the invcstiga-
ton into the affairs of the Usage
Indian Agency. They were ordered to
be printed and lie on the table.
Bayard presented the credentials of
kobt, Ii. Mari, signed by McEnery, as
| Governor of Louisiana, appointing
him U. S. Senator yice Mcmillan, re-
signed. Laid on the table.
Edmunds then offered the follow
/ ing:
| RESOLVED, That Thos. w. Ferry, SEN
ator from the State of Michigan be
| President of the Senate until Jan.
It'll, 1876, and until a fresh appoint
ment shall be made.
| Anthony, in the Chair, announced
that the question was upon the pas
sage Of the resolution.
4 Salisbury said the resolution invol.
we'd in it questions already before the
Committee on Elections.
A Bayard offered substitute, declar-
ing Thurman President of the Senate
till Jan. 7th, 1916, or until fresh ap-
pointment is made, and demanded the
yeas and nays.
/ The substitute was rejected 81 to 81,
a strict party cote. Those not voting
being paired.
4 Edmunda resolution was then
adopted. Ferry then took the Chair
and returned thanks for the courtesy
of the Senate.
| Morrill, introduced resolution in
strncting the Committee on Commerce
to inquire into the expediency of re-
porting some measnrc to increase the
efficiency OF the steamboat inspectors
service
Unfinished business, being the reao.
luton of Morton to inquire into the
circumstances attending the late cleo
ton In. Mississippi. Morton eaid as he
understood many Senators were alb
sent who desired to debate the rcsolu-
ton he whonld not press it now.
| HOUSE.
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