Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-15

CONGRESSIONAL.
First Session--4ith Congress
SENATE.


4 to Congress annually of persons in
debsed to the government, a list of de-
faications, amount OF detalcation. &c,
and calling upon the Secretary OF the
Treasury TO inform the Senate why
ouch reports have not been made. In
submitting the resolutions Davis said
no report had been made since lSG5,he
believed. An immense sum was due
the government by defaulters.
Ii was etated last year, when SIM
liar resolution was offered, it would
cost $75, 600 and require several months
10 furnish list of defanltere, with the
amount involved.
Sherman enggeated that the resolu
ton be referred to the Committee on
| Finance
Thurman saw no reason why the
resolution should not be adopted and
sent directly to the Secretary of the
| Treasury.
Sherman objected because certain
assertions were made in the resolu
tons that were not known to be
facts.
Davis eaw no reasoa why. II could
not be sent Immediately.
Boutwell, said the statute, as it now
stood, did not require the Secretary OF
the Treasury to furnish such q list
Sherman said he would not object
to the resolution being printed and
laid over until tomorrow. But he
gave notice now that he would here
after move to refer to the proper COM
mittea all resolutions ofinquiry where
questions OF facts of law are involved.
i Tbs resolution was then laid over
until tomorrow and ordered to be
printed.
i Morrill,, OF Vermont. submitted a
resolution instructing the Committee
on Foreign Affairs to inquire in
to the espediency of providing by
a general law for the extradition OF
fngitiyes from lnstice, aud also as to
the propriety Of refusing an asylum
to fugitive criminals and removing
them from the country. He thought
we could raise up enough of our own.
/ The resolution wae agreed to.
/ Mr.. Mitchell introduced a bill, at.
taching the Territory of Alaska to
the Territory of Washington.
/ Mr.. Stevenson submitted resoln-
ton, requesting Tho Interior Depart
ment to inform the Senate whether the
Indian Agents had observed the law
and kept IS record of every outlay on
contracts, etc. Agreed to.
Mr.. ingalls, introduced bill TO
amend Section 5l3S of tho Revised
Statutes of tho United States. permit.
ting national banks to organize with q
capital of $4,000 in towns, irrespec.
/ tive of population. II provides that
no national banking association shall
DO organized under this section with y
less capital than $4,000. Z
Mr.. Merrimon introduced bill to
repeal so mnch of section $3.50 of the
revised etatntes as forbids the pay
ment of accounts, claims and demands
therein named and all laws and claus
es of laws forbidding tho payment
thereof, The bin refers TO claims or
demands against the United States
which were accepted or existed before
the 18th of April, in favor of any indi-
vidnal who promoted, encouraged or
4 in any manner sustained the late re-
! haliion, and authorizes the settlement
OF such claims and Appropriated s400,-
900 for that purpose.
WAaHINGoN. Dec. III
The annual report of the Attorney
General was laid before the Senate
and ordered printed and referred TO
the Judiciary Committee.
4 large number ofpetitions, asking
for the appointment Of a Commission
TO inquire into the liquor traffic, were
presented and referred to the Finance
! Committee.
Edmunds, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported q bill to extend the
duration of the Court Of Commission
ers of Alabama Claims six months.
The bill passed.
/ The report OF Major e. Il. Com
stock, through the Secretary OF War,
on the improvement of the South
Pass OF the Mississippi, under the
! Eads plan, was laid before The Senate
and ordered printed.
/ Davis resolution concerning the ac-
counts Of Government, being unfin-
ished business, came up and was re-
fcrred 10 the Committee on Finance
by a vote OF 35 TO %.
/ The Chair then laid before the Sem
ate q motion of West, from Louisiana,
TO grant a request of Mcmillan to
! Withdraw his claim to seat in the
Senate as Senator from Louisiana.
Salisbury asked the reasons for
his proceedings.
After n long debate the Senate
agreed TO Vests motion, 30 to 2S.
The only Republican voting with the
1 Democrats against the resolution was
Dawes
! HOUSE
| Under the cali of States, number
OF bills, etc, were introduced and re-
/ ferred.
/ One by Blaine, propoaiue consti-
tutional amendment, that no State
shall make any law respecting the cs-
tablishment OF religion or prohibit
ing the free exercise thereof. Also
providing that no lax or receipts OF
public lands set aside for public
schools shall ever be under the con-
troll of any religious sect, and that no
such money or lands shall be divided
among religious seets or dennmina-
4 tons
BY Landers, a resolution for the re-
peal OF the Resumption Act Of Janu-
airy l4th, 1875. lie also offered the
| following resolution and demanded
the previous question on its adoption
| ReSolred by the House of Repre-
sentatives, that in all subordinate APP
pointments, under any Of the officers
OF this House, il is the judgement Of
the House that wounded soldiers who
are not disabled from the performance
1 of duty, should be preferred.
| A standing vote ON the seconding
of the previous question showed 81
Republicans voting III its favor to l0i
Democrats against it. A vote was
then taken by the Tellefs with the re-
suit. ayes SO, noes l26, so the previous
question was not seconded
! Cox offered an amendment. rs fol-
lows:
! Resolrcd. that inasmueh MS Il union
OF the States has been restored, all
citizens thereof are entitled to consid-
Grafton in the appointment OF Of
! ticers under this Government
1 Cox moved n reference Of both res.
olutions TO the Committee on Ac-
counts, and demanded the previous
| question.
Hale, Of Maryland. asked whether
the resolution was offered as snbsti-
tutc.
| The Speaker said asthe amendment
| of Starkweathcr was objected TO, and
| that New York had already been
called, tn gentleman conld not put
in the resolution now, the Speaker
ruled ii was too late to make objec-
tons. The former said he had tried TO
make objection as soon asthe resolu-
ton was offered.
Hale inquired whether the House
had acted on the amendment.
| The Speaker saidit has not. That
would be acting on the subject matter
Of the resolution now, which Is not
the purpose Of the gentleman from
New York. Ills purpose ito refer
both resolutions to committee.
Coxr-The original resolution was
after my resolution, ii is in nature Of
amnesty.
a vote being taken resulted in r..
ferring both resolutions to tho Com.
mittee Of Accounts, lG8 to l02; q
strict party vote.