Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-16
TELEGRAPHIC.
CONGRESSIONAL.
First Session - 44th Congress
SENATE.

. 4
WAsHINGToN, Feb. Q.
Wallace presented 80 petitions o
five thousand citizens of fPcmsylvani;
i'm favor OF aid to the Texas Paciti,
X. r. Referred.
The bill passed appropriating $25.
600 for continuing improvements OF
the Capitol grounds.
Edmunds submitted resolution
instructing the Committee on Publ,
Buildings and Grounds to inquire in
to the expcdicncy Of making AIDE
guate provision for the speedy com
pletion of the Washington monumen
in Washington, and that they hav,
leave to report by bin or otherwise
Agreed to.
Sherman. from the Committee ~
Finance reported a substitute for tht
resolution submitted by Davis early
in the session in regard to the acts ot
defaulting public officers. The sub
lstitutc requests the Secretary Of ,hr
Treasury to furnish the Senate as
soon a practicable with the state.
mcnt of all balances due the I. S
from public offices and officers for.
mcrl. but moi now in the public ser.
vice. Distinguishing" those which
have been settled, aud setting forth
as near as practicable the period
over which such accounts extended.
the amounts involved. ctc.. together
with the character of the stocks held
by the I. ;. and the amount of such
stocks. and ifdefault has been made
lin payment OF the interest.
! Davis said as it was step in the
right direction he would not cause
delay by Offering an amendment
and the substitute was agreed to.
AT the expiration of the morning
hour the Senate proceeded with the
consideration osthe House Centennial
bill.
Morrill, favored the bill ani said
the Centennial Exhibition had become
a national question. upon which Con-
gress could not turn its back. The
honor of the nation was involved in
/ its success.
Mr.. Edmunds advocated The appro.
priation as just and proper aldcssen-
tial to the success Of the exposition.
he gave notice that he would offer an
amendment requiring the Centennial
i Commissioners and Board Of Finance
to file with the Secretary ofthc Treas
/ ury the acceptance of the provisions
( of The bill before receiving the money.
| Mr.. Sargent said he was willing
that the bill should be passed without
amendment: but if amended at all he
gave notice he w"ull move tn strike
out the preamble.
/ The discussion was further continu-
ed by Cameron. and Wallace Of Penn
Sylvania. and Frringhuv.en and
sherman. The Two latter favored
stripping the bill OF all restrictions
and making thisa simple appropria-
ton of Sl..I0.O00.
Mr.. McCrcerv offercdth followiu.
as substitute for the bill: That il
he recommended to the people of the
! United States to assemble on the Ith
day Of July next in such numbers and
manner IA may beconvcnicnt. in their
respective cities. towns. villages and
neighborhOods. or wherever they may
be. publicly to testify their joy at the
one hnndrcdth return Of that an,pi-
cion> day by suitable eulogies. ora
tions and disconrscs or by public
prayers and religious exercises and
ccrcmonie. aS may be appropriate to
! the occasion and sanctioned hp theil
own conscienccs.
1 MIR. McCrecry spoke in opposition
to the pending bill and in favor oi
his amendment.
The question beir. on the amend
4 mcnt Of Mr.. EdmundS il was rejected
| by a rising yofe--vcaS II. nays 81.
/ The question then recurred Dn the
s.lhsiiiuls-ai.- Ma -gssSksaaI re-
iccted- yeas IT,. NAYS -. Those who
voted in the affirmative were Alcorn.
Cooper. Eaton. Goldthwaite. kerna,t
Key. McCreery. Stevenson. Thurman.
| Watllcigh. Whyir and Withers.
Mr.. E,lmumsl- moved 10 strike ont
! the preamble. Rejected hx a ri>in.
vote-yeas Is. nays 81.
Without di>po~in" of the bill The
| Senate went into executive session
and soon adjourned.
HOUSE.
Banning asked leave to offer a re,o.
| luton calling on the Secretary al
War for information as to the mum,
Der OF draught horses and mules in
the service of the army, their cost
| place of purchase. &c: also as the cost
Of mounting regiments of cavalry.
Thornburg objected on the ground
I that the information called for would
occupy the whole clerical force OF th,
department till the close of thc scs
sion.
The speaker then called on com
mittecs for reports.
) The House then went into a Commit
tee of the Whole on the Calendar ant
Diplomatic Appropriation bill and
was addressed by Springer. OF lll>..o,
defense of the economic feature o
the bill.
~ENAT
AsHtN.roN. Feb. =.
logan presented II telegram. I,
himself from leading merchants o
Chicago. asking in passing any nc
for the repeal OF the Bankrupt law
the Senate vii! provide that il ,hal
take effect not later than July IL
1876. Referred.
Frclinghyisen from Committee al
Judiciary reported with amendment
The Senate bill to amend the four
tccnth section of the act 10 establish
judicial Courts of United States
!. approved Sept. 1889, in regard Ia ,h
issue of writs by courts and the ap
pointment OF persons 10 serve then
and collecting TAX for payment there
of. The bill passed both the iIou>
and the Senate la,t session. bur fo
want OF time did moi receive the ap
proval of the President. After dis
cu,sion the bill Went over till te
morrow.
The Chair laid before the Senate
communication from the Secretary q
War in answer Ia the recent rcsoll
ton of the Senate, enclosing Il state
mcnt of the aggregate number q
militia in the several States. Laid %
the table and ordered printed.
The senate then resumed the coil
: -idcraiion Of the hill extcndin. til
lime for the construction and com
plciion nf the Northern Pacific Il. L
and passed il.
The consideration af the Gentei
nsal hill was resumed AMI N"rwo"
spoke in opposition.
HOUSE.
I. The Speaker presented n meinori:
Of citizens OF Louisiana. praying IL
a relief against certain political evil
2 existing in that State. Referred.
The morning hour having been iii.
9 pcnsed with the House went inl
: Committee Of the Whole, Haskins, {
h New York, in the Chair. on the TO,
: Sular and Diplomatic appropriate
bill. and was addressed by Hale. {
g Maine. lie hcgun by showing th
= importance on the past history nf til
country. OF the mainiainanee .
!. foreign missions. particularly the mi
4 sion to England during the rebellion
a He alluded 10 the fact that no lc,
c than six OF our Presidents had bee
i experienced in diplomatic scrvic
I and ii would not do. in the light ,
:. all the history ut the past. to east
I >lur upon onr diplomatic corps. a>
thing moi needed and thin. viii,
II should he given up.
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