Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-02-24

CONGRESSIONAL.
Proceedings Of 43d Congress,
SENATE,

Mr.. Edmunds gave notice that he
would move to take up the Civil
Ripgts bill when the Indian appropri.
alton bill should have been passed.
Mr.. Logan asked that Wednesday
next be assigned for the consideration
ofthe Bounty bill.
Mr.. Sargent opposed it because he
said It took $3.50, OOO, 600 from the treas.
ury, and other things were more i'm.
portant; for example. the resolution
for the admission OF Pinchback, which
was q matter Of peace or war.
MT. Logan gavo notice that he would
next week persist in pressing this bill
which would not take $40, OO0, 900 from
the treasury.
HOUSE.
Before coming to vote on the first
bill on the calendar, the House rose
and went into Committee of the Whole
Mr.. Wilson, Of Iowa, in the Chair, on
the Army Appropriation bill, which
appropriates nearly $2S,OOO,OOO. An
amendment to reduce the army from
$4,000 to $1,000 was rejected.
Mr.. Cox moved an amendment pro.
viding that the army shall not lie
used to subvert the rights and liberties
or interfere with the Legislature OF
the States of the Union, and that NO
sum shall be paid out Of the treasury
until the q. S. troops now in the State
Of Louisiana shall be withdrawn from
that State. He said he would moi
speap In favor of the amendment
there was precedent in the Army
bill of '56.
MIR Wheeler asked il he approved OF
driving the Kansas Legislature out OF
doors under the direction of Jefferson
Davis, then Secretary Of War.
Mr. Cox said he spoke against it.
Mr. Wheeler then sent to the clerks
desk and had read the number of the
Congressional Globe containing that
debate.
Mr. Cox endeavored to be heard, but
was interrupted by the cries of"Rcad !!
ready from the Republican side, and
the Clerk read where Mr. Cox declared
himself in favor of encouraging the
heart and strengthening the arm Of the
Executive. The Republicans were
triumphant.
Mr. Cox asked the date of that de-
bate. On being informed that it was
July, 1856. he said that was Leander
L, Cox, Of Kentucky. He (himselD
was not member of Congress at that
time.
The Democrats here ironically
shouted, "Read! read ~ and were in
turn jubilant.
mi h vs. nisisd 81 s 6is e s sr.s
saying he spoke against this proceed
ing.
Mr.. Cox also apologized for get
ting his friend into such q snap, and
that the litter on the other
side was so loud that he was unable
to make himself heard. He paid a
hearty compliment to his colleague,
but said he ought to know more, since
he had charge Of an appropriation bill
M. Cox's amendment was rejected.
After few minor amendments the
Committee rose and reported the bill
to the House and it was passed.
Mr.. Poland, from the Select Com
mittee on Arkansas Affairs, reported
. resolution, that in the judgment of
the Committee NO interference was
necessary in government matters.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %.
A resolution was offered for ad-
journment. this being legal holiday,
but Window refused to accede to tho
resolution.
The Indian appropriation bill being
the regular order, the bill was finally
passed after which the Military appro-
pristion bill was taken up.
Schurz and Bogy presented resolu.
tions of the Missouri Legislature in
favor Of improving the mouth of the
Mississippi River according to the
plan of Capt. j. r. Esds. Referred.
Petitions were presented by Nor
ton, from the colored people Of Geor-
gia and Frankfort, KY, asking the
passage Of the Civil Rights bill. Laid
on the table.
The bill having been presented to the
Senate by the Committee on Privil-
eyes to provide for the distribution
Of regular official editions of certain
public documents, and of the Congress.
iossM Record, it was passed.
At the expiration of the morning
hour, the consideration of the Indian
bill was resumed.
Mr.. 6prague called up the bill max.
ing appropriations for the payment of
invalid and other pensions.
Mr.. Morton offered an amendment.
He said no knew It was not german
to the subject, but could not be passed
this session as separate measure. IL
was the bill reported by him to pro-
vide Tor counting the votes for Presi-
dent and discussions of the questions
pertaining thereto.
On motion of Mr.. Sprague the
amendment was tabled-32 to 30.
The pension appropriation bill, hav-
Ing been considered in Committee OF
tho Whole, was reported to the Sem
ate.
Mr.. Morton renewed his amendment
and spoke in favor Of 1t. He said II
1t did not pass, the responsibility
would rest with the Democrats in tho
House Of electing the next President.
Mr.. Thurman sympathized with the
Senator from Indiana, and would
favor the amendment II made q separ.
ate measure, but protested against
lacking it to . political measure.
Mr.. Morton withdrew the amend
ment; and the Pension appropriation
bill was then passed.
While the Postal appropriation bill
was under discussion, Mr.. Robertson
moved to amend by striking out the
sppropristing $4,000 for
Official postage stamps for the postof-
iice department, and providing instead
for the repeal Of all laws relating to
the frAnking privilege, a. it existed be.
fore the enactment of the abolishment
measure. The amendment was tabled.
Yeas-Anthony, Boremsn, Boutwell,
Cameron, Chandler, Clayton, Conkling,
Cragin, Dorsey, Freelinghuysen, Ha-
ger, Hamilton, of Nd, Hamlin, Howe.
Ingalls,, Logan, Mitchell, Morrill, Of
nHN AGH,,1l1 Ae va Arn~kn~ n-lo.1.-