Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-12
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CONGRESSIONAL.
First Session - 44th Congress
SENATE.

First Session - -44th Congress
0 SENATE.
~ WAsHINGToN. Jan. D.
n After prayer by Rev Joseph Gross
G Of Illinois, and tho reading OF TIL
Journal of Dec, 10th, the Chair lai,
J before the Senate a communication
+ from the Secretary of War enclosin!
]. the report of the chief of engineer
: concerning the amounts appropriated
for the Improvement of the mouth o
the Mississippi. Ordered printed.
g Petitions of citizens of New
al York asking the passage of consfi
0 tntional amendment prohibiting ap
!. preparations Of money for any relig
ious sect were presented. Referred
to Judiciary Committee.
! The Committee on Privileges and
Elections had an hours session thi
morning to consider Edmund's reso
Z lntion for the election on the 7th inst
of a President pro tenn of the Senate
hut adjourned without final aetion.-
D An expression of opinion was OBJ.
Fl tanned by a vote ON the question
r whether or not the Senate has the lie.
gal right to eleeta presiding officer al
the present time. On this Morton
Cameron, of Wis, and Wadleigh, vot.
ed in the affirmation Cooper and
Merriman in the negative. Mitchell
did not vote,
Morrill,, of VI, introduced a bill to
further the process for the redenp-
ton Of all U. s. legal tender notes in
accordance with existing laws. Or
dered printed and to lie on the table.
4 Morrill, said he introduced the bill
! on his own responsibility, TO make
. possible the execution of the law
passed, last session providing for re-
sumption. He supposed no Senator
here desired the repeal of that law.
The Chair laid before the Senate a
communication from the Secretary Of
War stating that the collection of the
Records of the Rebellion have been
rapidly progressing since last session.
4 After the expiration OF the morn
ing hour the Chair laid before the
Senate the State Rights resolutions
submitted by Senator Morton. NJ
Il Morton said he was desirous that
|! his colleague, Mcdonald, submit a
Isnbstitute.
/ As that gentleman was not present
and several Senators desired 10 dis
lcnss the resolutions, he asked that
i they be laid over II was so order
4 ed
\ The Chair then laid before the Sem
ate unfinished business being the res
olution of Morton To authorize tho
appointment of committee to in
vestigate the circumstances attending
i the recent election in Mississippi and
at the request of Morton the resom-
tion was laid over till Monday. stsg
] Sherman submitted 4 resolution
that the commissioners of the Freed
mans Saving and Trust Company Of
the District af Columbia, are hereby
directed to communicate TO the Senate
a detailed statement of the assets of
said company remaining undistribu-
ted, and all assets collected or charg-
ed in any way since the date of their
report transmitted tn the house Of
Representatives an the l4th of Dec.
1874. Agreed to.
I Mr.. Allison introduced bill to di-
/ vide the State of Iowa into two Judi
/ oial districts. Referred.
Mr.. Conkiing introduced Il bill 10
amend the act entitled an act to pro-
vide a national currency secured by a
pledge in L. $. bonds and to provide
for the circulation and redemption
thereof approved June Sd, 1861.
II is a copy of bill of the same
title reported from the Senate Finance
] I A a.
the the national banks in liquidation.
and proceeding to enforce the in-
diyidual liability of the stock -holders.
Mr.. Harvey INTRODUCED "A bill 70
4 prevfae an Inyestl9afion as 10 the
habits of the Rocky Mountain Locusts
or the so-called grasshoppers. Re-
ferred to the committee on Agricnl-
ture.
/ II directs, the Commissioner of Ag-
riculture to appoint a Commissioner
to make an investigation and report
rs to the best iaethod of preventing
the incursions of said locusts into the
fertile States and Territories.
HOUSE.
Nearly all the members were pres
ent at the opening. and the Speaker
occupied the chair.
The oath of Office was administered
10 r. I. Riddle, of Tennessee. elected
to fill the unexpired term OF Fyte, de-
ceased.
A large number of executive com
munications, which accumulated dur
ing recess. were presented and refer
red.
i No committees being ready 10 re-
port the House went into Committee
of the Whole on the state of the union
and usual resolution. for distributing
the Presidents message to appropriate
committees were offered by Morrison
and adopted.
The committee rose and REPORTED
resolutions to the House. when kas-
son called attention to the fact that
among the subjects referred to the
} committee on Ways and Means were
those of redempiions of L. s. legal
tenders under the acr for the gradual
reduction of legal tender notes. Kas-
son suggested. that 10 avoid clashine
the subject be referred to the com
mittee on banking and currency. The
subject was discussed by Morrison
who said il was almost impossible to
avoid elashing, and by Townsend
. Cox. Wood, Bnrehard, OF Ills, Kelly.
: OF Pa, and Garfield.
The point raised was that the Leg
, islation referring to legal tender notes
! belonged TO the committee OF Ways
} aud Means, while rhat OF national
currency committee. Finally the
RESOLUTIONS were adopted, giving com.
mittee ON banking currency the con.
troll Of the subject OF banks, banking
and currency and resumption oi
specie payment by national banks
The speaker called attention TO the
: fact that Hewitt, of New York. of the
committee ON Public Building and
Grounds desired to be relieved from
that committee because his busines:
might frequently be hetween his dur,
. and his interest. The relief desired
was granted and Hewitt was PLACED
! ON committee on Foreign relations
Ely exchanging.
| Under call of States /, number oi
bills and resolutions were presented
y by Mr.. O'Brien--A resolution di,
Erecting the Committee on Nava
|
ments for the support of the Marin,
!, Corps. and to inquire into the expe.
diency of abolishing that corps o,
transferring the same to the Arm,
Corps. Adopted.
By Goode-Cailing ON The Secreta
2 ry of the Navy FOR information a. tt
whether the eight steam vessel,
+ auihorizeas by act 10th February -
: have been constructed, and their cost
! Adopted. Alsa instructing the Com
: mittee on Natal Affairs to inquire
and report whether any materials be.
, longing To the Government have beer
J fraudulently or wrongfully removed
| from the Navy yards, and whether
; there has been any unlawful combi
> nations for the purchase of the same
: also whether any part Of the none,
: appropriated for the construction O
,eight vessels of war authorized by III,
: act of February 23, has been misap
! piled for political purpose. or used II
I any manner to promote the success O
! the Republican party. and especiall,
!, whether any money has been paid {,