Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-26

CONGRESSIONAL.
First Se.stea .. 4ath Ce.sress.

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First Ne~sien - 44th Congress
J; # SENATE. 4i5ssS ~.
: WAsmSGToN, Jan. 10.
Il Sherman presented twenty lone pc.
jtitions from citizens of Ohio, asking
Congressional aid for the c0nstruc.
: ItiOn ofa Southern Pacific Railroad
Referred. . a
i Mr.. Wallace presented petition oi
, citizens of Alleghany Co., formerly
lsoldiers in the Union army, asking
the passage of = law giving addition.
81 bounty to, soldiers. Referred.
sAfter the expiration ofthc morning
hour, Morton movcd to lay aside un-
finished business. i4l7 'lsa
,Io!l The resolution Of Davis, to appoint
a special committee to investigate the
books and accounts of the Treasury
i Department., and take up the resolu-
1 tion submitted by him before the
holiday recess, to iiquirei into the
circumstances attending the recent
| election in Mississippi was rejected
! 30 to 22. -iIs's 3'g 6t es' lEf
Senate then resumed consideration
Of Davis resolution. Sherman spoke
fhvoring the appointment Of Com-
nlittec asked for.
/ On motion 6f Sherman the ieso,r-
tiOn Of Davis was laid aside inf0rinal4
| ly, and the Senate took mp the rcsolu-
ton Of Morton in regard to Missis-
sipni elections. Morton then spoke
at length - sAfAa2'7si<d f'A
NH" HOUSE. & =
The Speaker called for reports of
committees. Springer introduced a
amendment providing
that CoOgress shalt not pass any
special or local laws in regard to
granting pensions, bountics, lands, or
prize money Oh, for correcting the
records Of any department in relation
thereto granting relief to any person,
or authorizing the payment Of any
claims, giving to any corporation, ias-
sociation, or individual any right to-
lay railroad tracks, or comforting any
special and cxeaWsivc privilege as such
corporation; regulating the Practice
Of courts. or comforting special
Jurisdiction iii d particular case.
That In all cases where the general
| law canb be made applicable no spe-
| cial law will be enacted, and that
Courts may determine whether any
special law could be. embraced in
general enactment. Referred.
The House then went into COM
mittee Of the whole on tho state ofthei
Union, Wood, in the chair on the
,oo cn =, sa1 "a ~, Il: - 4
addIessed by Phillip, of Kansas,
in advocacy 6ftlic Bill
| & Harrison followed on the same side,
| lallilding to the Suggestions that the
House bv its vote on Holmes, resolu-
tion on the 18th Of Dec. had committed
itself against all subsidies. He re-
tcalied the fact that when that resolu-
ton was offered Hoar had asked
whether ii wonld not cut off the Gen.
| tennial appropriation, aud that
Holmes distinctiycly stated that he
did not consider the word subsidy in
THAT resolution as covering the Gem
biennial appropriation. The House,
therefore, had voted for that resolu-
tion with reservation in favor of the
Centennial. 1t was not a mental
reservation but an'ontspoken reserva-
lion.
SENATE. s
| WASHINGTON. Jan. 70.
The Finance Committee has agreed
to report favofabiy on Howe's bill for
| the appointment of a commission on
the subject of Alcoholic Liquor Traf-
tic, and to recommend its passage
with certain amendments, the most
| important being ihe requirement
facture of all kinds of liquor shall be
included in the proposed inquiry at
the expiration Of the morning hour.
Morton resumed his speech on the
election in Mississippi.
Edmumds submitted a resolution
directing the Attorney General to in
form the Senate what steps have
been taken under the End Section
| of the Act, making appropriations for
the Legislative. Executive and Judi
cial expenses of the Government end
ing June Both. 1874, approved March
Sd. 1879, and whether in any suit
brought under said Section the claim
of the L. S. for fiyepcr cent. of the
, net earnings therein mentioned was
brought under adjudiction and passed
upon. and il not why not, and that he
also communicate the present cOndi-
ton of matters therein. Agreed to.
lie also submitted resolution di-
recting the Secretary of the Treasury
to communicate to the Senate what
action, If any, has been taken by him
under the act of Congress entitled an
act providing for the collection of
monies due the United States from
the Pacific II. X. CO., approved june
22nd, 1874, and what is the present
condition of matters therein, and
also directing the Secretary to COM
municate to the Senate what steps, If
any, have been taken by him under
the md Section of the act making
All appropriation for Legislative and
judicial expenses of the Government
for the year ending Juhe 30th, ,1S74,and
what is the condition OF matters
therein. 5a @ @
Allison introduced bill to author
izc the construction of a bridge across
| the Missouri River at Sioux City.
| Referred I
| Mitchell submitted a resolution i'm
strncting the Judiciary Committee
TO examine provisions of an act to
establish uniform system OF bank
ruptcy throughout the U. S. approv-
cd March 9n,l 1867, and amendment
therrto,an report 10 the Senate what
ever in their judgement the provision
requiring. petition In case of COM
pulsory or Involuntary bankruptcy
shall be, by one or more creditors
who shall constitute one quarter there
of at least in number. the aggregate
Of whose debts probably shall amount
to at least one-third OF the debts so
probable, applies In a ease where tho
debtor is a corporation, or whether in
their Judgment under existing laws
q corporation debtor may be thrown
into involuntary bankruptss on pcti-
ton of single creditor who does not
EcOnstitutc onc-qnartcr in number Of
iall the creditors and whose debts
docs not amount to onc-third of the
debts provable against such corpora
tions. Agreed 10.
West introduced a bin to amend
the Pacific II. Il. Acts Of July lst and
July End. 1864. Ii provides that from
and after its enactment all Pacific r.
R. Companies shall be liable to pay
Into the Treasury of the L.. S. the
! whole amount of interest heretofore
i paid by the Government ON bonds
loaned 10 them to aid in the construc-
tion OF their roads. together with In
ftcrcst on the several Sums paid
by the Government, To discharge
the interest on said bonds at
the rate OF - per cent per annum
from date, of payment. less the
amo,,nf retained by the Government
for mail transportation, which shall
be credited in account every six
months. The bill further. requires
companies respectively 10 deposit in
the L. $. Treasury. 10 days preceding
the maturity Of semi-annnal interest
on L. S. bonds loaned such sums as
added to the amount then due each
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