Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-10

fish into the waters of the United states Should be
come nv atlahie Immediately, was agreed to-
Ihe ball hayi ing been considered in Committee o
the whole was reported to the Senate and ali
amendments concurred in and the hill passed
,ii N moaioh .2 reconsider the vote by which the
OH to authorize the construction OF n PontOon
wagon bridge across the Mississippi river al or
Dubuque, Iowa, was passed.
! MI. Allison, from the Con ference Committee on
the army appropriation bill; made report, which
Mr chandsT as, called up the rverana aaror ap.
Mr.. Window moved to increase the appropria.
tion for the improvement of the Fox and Wiscon
sin rivers from $500 600 to $500 GOO agreed to
Mr. Window moved TO increase the appropria
! tion for the Improvement Of the Ohio river iron
$500 600 to $780, O0 of which 1900 600 is to be
gates at some point to be selected by the Secretary
Of War. Agreed To-
and harbor bill appropriating 81 100 000for repairs
! on the lower Mississippi levecs. Agreed TO.
An amendment from the Committee on Trans.
portatiOn, authorizing the survey and commence
ment of the Henncpin Canal, with a branch Of
feeder from the most convenient point on Rock
River Canal, the branch not to be less than
ty feet wide and sixty feet deep and with capacity
for vessels of at least 2s0 tons burden, agreed
\ Mr.. Logan said amendments made to this bill 70.
night We're ridiculous, and made without the in.
terest Of the public at heart or to defeat the bill
Mr.. Wright's bill was then reported to the Sen
lnents. The Mississippi levee amendment was re-
jected, and the other amendments made in Com
mittee of the Whole were then agreed to.
for Improvement on the Fox and Wisconsin , riYers
was then rejected, and also that for improving the
| Ohio river
| HOUSE.
| The deficiency appropriation bill
was taken up and considered in COM
mittee of the whole.
The amendment to strike out the
item appropriating $4,000 to defray
certain expenses of the District Of
| Columbia committee, was rejected.
Mr.. Townsend from the Conference Committee
ON the bill for the incorporation of railroad COM
right of way through public lands made a report,
| striking out the proviso giving States that may
hereafter be organized in such territories the right
| Of regulating the cost Of transportation.
l In the midst of the great confusion, Wilson of
Iowa, who opposed the conference report, declared
that the House did not know what it was doing
The Speaker pro ten sustained point of order.
Mr.. Holman was heard to exclaim that a fraud
| was being perpettated on the House.
| Mr.. Townsend characterized the allegation as
| Mr.. Wilson. of Iowa. declared that an attempt
was Deing made to perpetrate iraua on the coun-
After further wrangling, which ended by Messrs
Townsend and Foot assuring the House there was
| NO fraud, and that the report was unanimous, it
The House retured to tho deficiency bill, and
nnally rose and the bill as amended was passed.
Mr Potter, OF New York, moved Q resolution
thanking Speaker Blaine for the ImpartIally, enc
fcncy and ability with which he has discharged the
trying and srdaous duties Of his office, which was
The House then took recess till O'Clock.
In the evening session there was fun at end.
1ncc Of spectators and members.
Mr. Loughridge, from the conference committee
on me Indian appropriation bill made report
MIR Kasson moved to suspend the rules and
adopt the resolution heretofore reported by him
from the Ways and Means Committee on the Pa
ne Tssa s. ss4 Az nas
copies Of the testimony looking towards proceed
lngs againsf King and schumacher, and also to de-
priye newspaper correspondents involved In the
matter the privilege Of the reporters gallery.
Mr Harrison. otTennessee, called IN the resolu-
tf0n OF tho Committee on Elections declaring
Pinchback not elected q member from Louisiana,
and that sheridan is elected aad entitled 10 the
seat. Agreed to, 1913 to 20.
Sheridan took the oath Of Office, in which he has
barely fifteen hours to serve.
Mr. Robinson. of Ohio, called up like resolutions
In the case of sypher and Lawrence, from Misss-
sippi After debate in which Sypber addressed
the House In his own behalf, resolutions declar-
ing sypher mot elected a. and o. lawrence entitled to
The bin for the admission of Colorado as State
passed-16i to 81.
The vote on the admission Of New Mexico was
then taxed up aud defeated.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 4.
The Senate in executive session last
evening confirmed J. w. Chapman as
United States Marshall for Iowa.
The doors were re-opeued at l 80
and the consideration of the River and
Harbor bill was resumed, the question
being on concurring in the amend
ments of the Committee of the Whole
Nearly all were non.concurred in
The bill was read a third time and
passed.
Edmunds from the Conference Com
mittee on Legislative Appropriations
bill submitted report which was
agreed to.
Several amendments to the Deffcien-
cy Appropriation bill were agreed to
GOO for expenses OF the civil service
bureau, and appropriating Sl62, 600 for
subsistence of the Sioux Indians.
Several amendments were rejected,
on points of order and the bill
was then reported TO the Senate and
the amendments made in committee
Of the whole were agreed to. The
bill was then read third time and
passed.
Scott called up the House bill max.
ing appropriations to- pay the award
made by the Southern Claims Com
mission. After some discussion the
amendments of the committee were
agreed to and the bill was reported to
the Senate, read third time and pas
sed.
A number of House bills were PASS
ed granting pensions.
Window from the conference COM
mittee on River and Harbor appropri-
alton bill made a report which
was agreed to. He said the appro.
priations had been cut down so low
that he refused to sign it. II appro.
priated something over $1,000, 600 or
about $60O, COO more than when it came
from the House, of the Eads bill,
which remained on it as an amend
ment.
Schurz called up the House bill
amendatory OF the act of March 3rd
1878, authorizing the construction of
bridge acoss the Mississippi at st
Louis. Passed.
Bills removing the political disabil.
ties of q number of persons were
passed.
Morrill, from the Conference Com
mittee on Deficiency appropriation re-
ported the bill agreed to.
Logan from the Conference Com
mittee on bounty bill made a report
stating that the House had withdrawn
its non.concurrence in the Senate
amendments and agreed to same. but
AZ the bill had been in conference he
supposed the report must be agreed
to.
Sprague moved to table the bill.
Wood asserted that the Senate
amendment had been agreed to and
the bill was passed.
Conkling and Thurman as COM
mittee waited on the President to noti-
I fy him that Congress had finished its
| business and was ready to adjourn.
| the President informed them that he
had nothing further to communicate,
| and Vice President Wilson declared
| the Senate adjourned.
| HOUSE.
l Attvo o'clock and five minutes last
I night, Garfield reported back the SEN
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