Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-05
TELEGRAPHIC.
CONGRESSIONAL.
First SessiOn-44th Congress.
SENATE.

Mr.. Bruce said i'll 1873 the Republic
ans carried Mississippi by 10000 ma
jority. Last fall the Democrats claim
ed to carry the state by 10000, re-
puted gain of $4,000. The colored
people represented nineteen TWEEN
tieths of the population, and were
mostly Republican voters. Then why
this change in the popular vote. In
YazOo county, the Republicans car
ried the election i'm 1876 by large
majority, while last fall only seven
votes were cast for the Republican |
ticket and he had been assured that
some of these were cast by Democrats
in derision, they asserting that the
Republicans ought to have little
show. The evidence will show that
in many parts of the State violence and
intimidation were used, and what
was known as White Leagues were
instrumental in much of this class of
outrages.
Mr.. Bruce defended the colored cit
liens against the charges of their mis-
use of their rights. They always act
ed Oh the defensive and for peace and
honesty in politics.
Mr.. Key, of Tenn, spoke i'm terms
of compliment to the colored people
and their behavior during the late
war. He said the war was over.
Now that there was peace the con-
querers had right to enjoy the re-
suits of their victory. lie admitted
that the terms granted by the victors
were much more liberal and magnan-
imous than he expected. He was
anxious to have the South acqniesce
in the result and accept the action.
Could not the North, he asked. unite
with them to overcome their past diff
ficulties and make this land of
peace and prosperity. He should vote
for the resolution even though he
should be the only member of his
party to do so. If this state of affairs
existed the parties ought to be pun
ished and he did not wish to have il
said that he was in favor of protect
ing them. He did not believe the re-
ports but desired an investigation.
After further discussion the ques-
ton was taken, and the resolution
passed by a vote of % to 10.
Question then came up on the adop-
ton of the preamble. 1t was adopt
ed. Yeas q; nays 10.
The Senate then adjourned until
Monday.
HOUSE.
The House proceeded TO vote on
the bill appropriating Sl93, 600 for the
deficiency in the Treasury Printing
Bureau and for the issue of subsidiary
silver coin, the pending amendment
being that offered by Mr.. Holman as
amended by Mr.. Wells, prohibiting
ali increase of the interest bearing
debt for the purchase of silver and
directing the purchase of silver bull
lion of coin.
The amendment was rojccted-6S
to II.
Mr.. Jones, of Kentucky, moved to
lay the bill on the table. Rejected.
The bill was then passed-yeas l22:
nays 100.
The following is the text of the bin
as passed:
Section provides that there be and
hereby is appropriated out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated the sum of 100000, to
provide for engraving, printing and
other expenses of making and issuing
United States notes.
Sec. 2. That the Secretary of the
Treasury is hereby directed to issue
silver coins of the United States of
the denomination oflO, 90, % and 30
cents, of standard value, in redemp-
ton of an equal amount of fractional
currency, whether the same be now
in the Treasury awaiting redemption
or hereafter may be presented for re-
demption.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. April 3.
Various petitions were presented
and referred demonstrating against
any change in the present tariff and
against legislation providing for the
payment of all pensions at Washing
ton,
Morton introduced bill to amend
certain sections of the act to enforce
the rights of citizens of the U. S. to
vote in the several States, which was
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
In introducing, the bill. ,Mnr,A" -.:a
MS object was to bring the act within
the late decision Of the Supreme
Court.
Edmunds introduced, by request,
a bill to create n sinking fund for the
liquidation of Government bonds adj
vanced to the Central and Western
Pacific II. II. Companies. Referred.
HOUSE.
Under call of states bills were in
troduced by McDougall that all pen
sions granted since March 18th 1861
shall take effect from date of death or
discharge.
BY Hewitt TO amend the act pro-
viding for the resumption of specie
payments.
BY Scales to refund to distillers of
whisky from apples, peaches and
grapes, all of the special taxes i'm ex-
cess of 80 dollars.
by Farwell to provide for the re-
sumption of specie payments.
By Morrison to amend the existing
laws relating to duties on imports.
1t proposes the following change to
insert: "Iron ore sixty cents per
tom; also to insert in lieu of the
words, chair of alpaca goat or other
like animals" the words s'alpacca,
goat, camel, cow or calf" also to
insert, "beans twenty cents per bush
ell, peas Is cents per bushel"; in the
provisions for ivory to strike out
chess balls and to insert billiard balls
to strike out of the paragraph COM
mencing "oils, essential or essence.
the words bay leaves $3.50 per
pound; also to put on the free list
mr. inur OF
ed to be manufactured into jcwelry,a al
so to make several typographical COR
rections in the existing law.
By Wells. of Mo-, to amend the In
ternal Revenue laws and provide for
the better collection of taxes on dis
titled liquors.
By Oliver, incorporating the Sioux
City, Black Hills and Pacific Railroad
Company.
Blackburn offered a resolution re-
guesting the President to inform the
House whether since the 4th Of March
1863 any executive Offices acts or
duties, and If so what have been
performed at distance from the |
seat of the government established
by law and for how long at any one
NiiuS YIN III Wh"e paw Vi iiC NHiLcu
States ;also whether any public neccs-
sity existed there for it.
Williams stated that himself and I
his colleague, Caswcll, were unavoid-
ably absent when the general vote was
taken on the silverbih. Had they been |
present they would have each voted |
for the bill.
1ynde offered resolution calling
on the Secretary of the Treasury for
information in regard to payments of
money TO newspaper editors or COR
respondents, aside from the publica-
ton Of legal notices, by U. S. Attorn-
eys, Revenue agents, Supervisors, &C.,
connected with the whisky prosecu-
tions in st. Louis, Chicago and Mil
waukee, and to what party, and for
what newspaper, and for what partic-
ular purpose, etc. Adopted.
Glover, Chairman of the select Com
mittee on the real estate pool, offered
a resolution authorizing that Com
mittee to investigate all matters that
may cOlac to Its knowledge touching