Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-19

TELEGRARHIC.
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Gen. p. r.. Beauregard who
Was sslIOist on his
Own Pctard"
Wants to Come In Now.
THE House Votes los to liz
in Favor Of Resnmp-
ton.
The Rag Baby Killed.
| CONGRESSIONAL.
The Rag Baby Killed.
CONGRESSIONAL.
First Session 18th Congress
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ii.
The Chair laid before the Senate q
communication from the Secretary of
the Treasury, inclosing the Report Of
the Superintendent of the U. $. Coast
Survey for the year ending June,
1876. Ordered printed and to lie on
the table.
Morton gave notice that he would
move the Senate on Wednesday next
proceed to the consideration of the
resolutions recently submitted by him
| in regard to the Mississippi election.
Gordon presented the petition of
p. Z. Beauregard for the removal Of
his political disabilities. Referred.
West introduced bill to amend
the acts to aid in the construction OF
railroad and telegraph lines from the
Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean,
approved July LIST. 1S72,and July End.
1874. lie spoke of the recent decis-
ion OF the Supreme Court in the Pa
cific II. II. case, and the liability ofthe
Government to lose not only the in
terest on bonds also, and said It'll
seemed to him that the Legislative.
1 body of the Government should step
4 in aud adopt some measure to pre-
vent such loss.
He quoted from the acts OF Con-
/ grcss in regard to these companies.
and said it was evident the United
States would incur loss unless one
/ hundred and eighty millions be col
lected from them. lie offered the bill
with view to protect the interest of
i Government and asked that it be re-
fcl.red to the Committee on Railroads.
i Morrill,. fVt., inquired il this bill
had anything to do with the Southern
Pacific X. r..
i West replied thatthc road was men,
toned in the bill.
4 Sargent said the Judiciary Com
I mittcc of the Senate had already been
instructed to inquire into the subject
Of these Railroad Companys, who in
every way placed themselves in a de-
fiant attitude toward the Government,
and aided by certain low papers de-
clared that any attempt to make them
4 pay the Government was an attempt
to black mail them. lie thought the
Judiciary Committee was the proper
one to have tho subject in charge, and
hoped the Senator from Louisiana
(West1, would consent to the bill be-
ing referred to that Committee.
i West accepted the suggestion and
the bill was referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
| West also introduced bill TO re-
cover from the Central Il Union Pacific
r.. II. Companies the bonds and cou-
pons issued TO them in excess of the
amount prescribed by law. He said
u.s., 100000 worth of bonds had been
| issued 10 these Companies. while the
Act Of Congress only provided for
the issue of S500o0.O00. Moreover
the Government had been paying
interest on this excess.
Morrill, favored the bill introduced
by. West, bnt did not desire to be
committed TO the idea which he had
heard of to the effect that any amount
y recovered from these roads should be
given to aid the Southern Pacific
Road
The bill was referred TO The ,jndici-
ARK Committee.
HOUSE.
nder call of states a number OF
bills were Introduced and referred:
BY Joyce to prevent traffic in intoX-
icating liquors on the Centennial
grounds during the exhibition.
BY Banks for the removal of all po-
litical disabilities.
BY Cutter for applying the proceeds
Of public lands 10 the support of free
schools.
By Paekcr--resoluiiens OF The
PENNSYLVANIA Legislature in refer
cncc 10 The appropriation Of a million
and a half dollars for the Centennial
celebration.
BY Townsend, of Pennsylvania, To
repeal the act providing for reds
tribution of National Bank currency
BY jerks 10 reduce the salaries oi
all executive and Legislative govern
mcnt officers except the army and
navy. under 1880. twenty per cent
and to fix the salary ofthc President
NJ $25,O0O.
, BY Randall directing discontinue
} ancc of work on the streets in Wash
, ingion, and 10 prevent the further use
.. ofcertiiicatcs by the Board of Audit
BY Harris, Of Va. To repeal The act
} prohibiting payment Of debts due by
} the q. :. before the war. except on
proof of loyalty.
by O'Brien proposing the following
amendment to the Constitution. See
ton l.:
mo State shall make any law re.
speeding an establishment of religion
or of prohibiting the free exercise
Thereby. and no minister---or preach.
cr of the Gospel, or of any religious,
creed or denomination, shall hold any
Office of trust or emolument under
the United States or under any State
nor shall any religious test be requir.
ed as a qualification for any Office oil
public trust in any State or under tho
I. United States.
SEC. 2. The money received by
taxation in any State for the support
[ lof public schools. or derived from
: any public fund thereof, nor any pub
lie land devoted thereto, shall ever be
underline control of any religious sect.
nor shall any money so raised, nor
: land go devoted be divided between
i religious sccts or denominations, nor
shall any minister or preacher Of the
~ SoSpci VI VI any TtiiSloHsl CTttu vi
denomination hold oiifcel in conncc-
toni with the public schools in
the States, nor be eligibleto any
! position 81 trust or emolnment in con-
ncction with any institution public on
private in any State or in the United
: States which shall be supported in
whole or in part from any public
fund
Mr. O'Brien said he would offer it
rs am amendment TO Blainc's PROPOSE
: ton.
BY Morrill, Appropriatingithrcc
7 million dollars to repair and rcbnild
the lcvecs of Mississippi.
BY NORTHUMBERLAND cstablisha Blu
reau OF Transportation and regulate
the management of railroad and
transportation companies employed
in Internal commerce.
II by Hurd-To restore to gold and
silver their monetary use in The T..
S. from aud after Jan. LIST. 1877 and To
repeal the act for The resumption OF
: specie payment.
II White moved 10 suspend the rules
and bring the House to a vote OH the
Amnesty bin introduced by him, and
from the benefits Of which Jefferson
Davis is excluded, and also 10 vote on
the amendment striking out that ex-
ception. 3,ss
Randall made the point of order
that the motion could not be put in
that form. 8sn@
4 The question was then discussed by
Garfield, Hall, OF Me-, Kasson and
Banks, against the point made by
Randall, and by Wood and Randall
in support of ii.
After discussion the Speaker de-
cided that the point was not well
taken, and he held the motion IN
order.
4 White asked unanimous consent to
make a statement before a vote should
be taken, but objection was made by
several Democrats. The House then
proceeded to vote on the motion to
suspend the rules, and the motion
was lost; yeas lG5, nays llO--two-
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