Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
First Session - 44th Congress
WASHINGTON, March 3.
SENATE.

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| SENATE.
Cameron, of Wis, presented a pe-
tition Of over lG.OO0 persons. asking
Congress to withdraw q charter
| granted to the Masonic Hall Associa-.
ton, and asking the passage of a
law making it unlawful for any per-
son member of a secret society to be
elected to government Office, and
that such members may be challcng-
ed as jurors. Ordered printed in the
Record.
/ After the morning hour the Pinch
back resolution cameup The Senate
refused to lay ii aside and take up
the bill 10 admit New Mexico.
West then spoke in favor of the ad-
mission of Pinchback.
! Wright submitted IL concurrent
resolution instructing the President
protempore of the Senate and speak
er OF the House Of Representative to
adjourn their respective houses
sine de OF the lst of May. 1876. at
noon.
Wright said he need hardly state
that he offered this order without
consultation with any one: he be-
lieved that Congress could get through
with all business and adjourn by that
date. He asked that the resolution
lie on the table.
Edmunds moved its reference to
the Committee on Appropriations.
Agreed to.
The chair presented communities
ton from the Postmaster General in
answer to the Senate resolution re-
garding straw bids.
HOUSE.
The Speaker announced as the
Committee on.whiskey frauds and
Atty Generals Office. Knott. Harris.
Of Va. Glover. Cochrane. Mcmahon,
McCrary and Plaistcd. Harris was
excused by request.
Randall. Chairman Of Committee
on Appropriations, reported the leg
islative and executive appropriations
bill. II appropriatcs $20,7773.3(H. be-
Ing Il reduction of eight million ON
the estimates and six million on the
bin Of last year.
The Committee recommend the
transfer of the Indian Bureau 10 the
War Department.. Randall said he
had the authority of General Sheri-
dan for SAYING this would reduce the
army appropriation bill three million
aud a half dollars. The Committee
also recommended the abolition of
.3 special agents of customs. They
would admit amendments from the
Chairman of the Committee on In
valid Pensions for the transfer OF the
Pension Bureau from the Interior To
the War Department. by which tho
support of BOO persons could be dis
pensed with. The Committee were
unanimous.
Foster said the minority of the
Committee would propose various
amendments aggregating million or
a million and half dollars addition
al. especially i'm the Internal Revenue
Department. The bill was ordered
printed and made the special order
for Friday,
HOUSE,
WAsHlNsroS, March I0.-The mill
tary committee decided to recommend
for passage the bill to equalize the
bounties of all L. :. soldiers. and
sailors who served for any time ia
the late civil war. Ii is substantially
the same as the bill which passed the
House and Senate. but failed in
amendment. last year. Ii makes
bouniies equal TO $500 per month for
the whole time al service. taking into
account however. all local payments
Of bounty,
SENATE.
F'rclipgiluysen preseuteda petition
of I.augston. Brooks and othel. color
cd men of the District Of Columbia
asking that tho l4ih of April next. the
anniversary of emancipation in the
District. be declared holiday. to Gu
able all persons employed in the de-
partments 10 attend the unveiling of
u statue nj Lincoln Park. Referred.
Wright called up the bill fixing tho
times and places for holding certain
terms of the [. :. District Court.
Unfinished business was taken up
being the bill for the admission OF
New Mexico as State. and the
amendments proposed by the Conn
mittee on Territories We're agreed TO.
Wright called up the bill fixing the
times and places for holding certain
terms of the District Court OF the I
- in Ipw.t Passed