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

I'm MONEY - Burchard, FarWell,
Ballou OF II. l., Williams of N. u, and
Hyman.
Militia Cowan. Hereford, Bell,
Scales, Gambler, Walsh, Tarbox, Ross
of Pa, Dnrrell, Grouse and King.
Expenditures on Public Buildings
Metcalf, Wilson Of w. Va, Baglcy,
Pratt, and Townsend of N. u.
Expenditures in Navy Department
--Beebe. Mills, Sheaklcy, Bnrleigh
and Baker of N. Y.
Expenditures in State Department
Springer, Thompson, Caldwell,
Wallace, and Leaycnworth.
| Expenditures in Treasury Depart
ment-- Ely, Bright, Hortacll. Williams
of Mich, and Piaisted.
Accounts Williams of Ind, Rob
erta. Powell, Haskin and Fort.
Expenditures in War Department
Clymer, Robbins of N. C., Blackburn,
BAGS and Manford.
Expenditures in Postoiiice Depart
mcnt- Stone, Reagan, Walker Of N.
/ a., Stowcll and Adams.
Expenditures in Interior Depart
ment - Mntchler, Boone, Anderson,
Woodwork and Tufts.
Expenditures in Department of Jus.
tice--Canliield, Gambler, House, Stark
weather and Joyce.
Mileage Egbcrt, Bradford, Odell
and Caswcll.
Printing Vance OF Ohio, Singleton,
Ballon, Conine.
On Rules--The speaker, Randall,
Cox, Blaine and Banks.
Enrolled Bills Harris of Ca, Ham
ilton and Randall.
Iibrary--Clymer, Wad Id ell and
Monroe.
Select Committee on Centennial
Celebration Hopkins, Hancock, Bar
mum, Banks, Harrison, O'Rricn. Will
liams of N. G., llsrdenbnrg. Kelley.
Blaine, Lawrence. Baker of N. V. and
! Rainey.
/ And Immediately after the an
House adjourned until Wednesday
9th of January.
SENATE.
/ WASHINGTON. Dec. 90.
/ Mr.. Hitchcock introduced a bill to
transfer the Indian Bureau from the
Interior Department to the War De-
partment.
Mr.. Boutwell, introduced bill to
increase the efficiency of the navy, and
promote the maritime interests of the
United States. Ordered printed and
laid on the table.
The bill proposes system OF bonn-
ties on ship building. as follows:
The Secretary of the Treasury is to
offer a bounty of not more than IS a
ton, to be paid each year for term
of five years, for the construction in
the United States of iron steamships OF
not less than 1000 tons each, nor ex-
ceeding $4,000 tons in the aggregate,
and not more than 100000 to be au-
thorized In any one year. Said ships
to be employed exclusively in tho for
eign trade.
Proposals are to be received and
preference given the first year for co.
GOO tonnage on the Atlantic, $4,000 on
the great lakea, the Mississippi river
and the Pacific ocean. The vessels
are to be constructed on models APP
proved by the Navy Department, and
the Government is to have the right 10
purchase or employ them on the APP
praisemcnt of u disintcrcstcd Com.
| mission.
/ The bill also provides for the pay
ment of bonnties on vessels hereafter
launched. All vessels engaged in for
eign trade or fisheries may purchase
supplies in bonds without the pay
ment Of duties. Tho bill finally pro.
vides that vessels hereafter built by
Navy Department for open sea service
shall not exceed one thousand tons
each.
Mr.. Mcdonald gave notice that he
wonld at the right time, offer resolu-
tons and move their adoption as a
substitute for those submitted by his
colleague Mr.. Morton,) in regard to
National and State rights,
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures them now
and let them be printed.
Mr.. McDonald-I desire to intro
duce them hereafter.
Mr.. Dennis introduced bill for the
settlement of claims of officers OF the
revolutionary war. Ii provides that
officers of the army of the revolution
who were entitled TO half pay for life
under resolutions of Congress of 1880,
January 7th and May Sth, and Dec
3lst, 1851, and March Sth, 1876, shall
be entitled to &eceive tho came, al
though such officers may have received
in lien thereof, by certificates or other
wise, the communication of full pay for
| five years under the resolution of
March last. The bill also provides
that the benefit of the resolution OF
the 9th of Aug, 1870, shall BIO cxten.
ded to widows and lineal descend
ants of all officers embraced therein.
who died in service at any period dur
! ing the war of the revolution. 1t also
| authorizes accounting officers Of tho
treasury to adjudicate all such claims,
and providea that the Secretary Of the
Treasury may. in his discretion, issne
stock Of the United States for such
clafma, said stock to he redeemed 90
years from date, and bear interest al
the rate of 8 per cent. per annum. 1t
aleo pledges the faith of the United
States for the payment of interest and
the redemption Of the principal OF
the stock which may be isaned under
the act referred to.
After an executive session, the Sem
alto adjourned until Wednesday, Jan.
9th, 1876.