Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-19
CONGRESSIONAL.

will resume their. former positions as
heads Of departments.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IL.
Edmunds submitted q resolutions
authorizing the select committee to
take into consideration the state Of
law respecting the ascertaining and
declaring of the result of elections for
President and Vice President Of the
United States, and to also consider
and report upon the best manner Of
electing these officers and the dura-
ton of their terms of Office. Agreed
| to.
At the expiration of the morning
hour the consideration was resumed
of unfinished business and the reso-
luton of Matthews declaring the
right of the government to pay it's
bonds in silver, and Chaffee snbmit-
ted the following as a substitute
"That all bonds Of the United
States, issued or authorized to be is-
sued, under said acts of Congress
hel etofore recited are payable, prin-s
cipal and interest, at the option Of
government, in coin Of gold and sill
yer, of the standard value when such
uOius ~ wele .ssue. anu 70 restore 20
..s Coinage suen siiVer com az Q lega
.Gnue. ;n,N.: eoelual WIN goiu com is not IN
uo,;au u,oia,,oa y. ., PUBIC iaitn nor IN dero-
ors." Ordered printed.
So r. Y
Morgan spoke IN favor OF the res
oiu.loh "a MattneWs ana Chrlstiancy
IN opposi.ioh, wnen the Sehate Dy
vo.e .. yeas "a, nays Il. went INTO
eAec'''ive session.
HOUSE.
Immediately after the reading of
the journal, Morrison said he noticed
the Speaker yesterday appointed sew
eral members to different committees
m the place OF other members excus-
eu. re desired 10 know when these
'1. Tho unaaa'as mau Deea ~ eAGussu. !,
;.a;o mo oteaner e an sa.u ne nau askeu per-
''i,sslon nxl " MI ce.taih Vacancles.
Mo!rlson feP,leo that was noI nus
Iues5ion tne House had never ex-s
ouseu .nose gentlemen from servlng
on co'ntnIltees, nor coala MEMBER
eN ,,, ruse = niilseII'
~ mo SpcaAer ansWeleu, ~ hau D1cA
NV uniioFM practice 10 excuse gento-
memen who did not wish to serve
Inc ne matter mere stopped.
otephens introduced q phi repeal-
ing tne IRON clad oatn, wnlch mas 20
y De .aken py applicants Tor pensions.
neIerrcd.
Harris, chairman eiections commit,
1ce, cailga g', up tne colorado con.esteo
sase; me majority report slgneu
ny tne aemocrauc members, aeciar,
ing Iatterson entltled 70 seat, anu
'he minority report, slgned Dy Hls-
Cock, wait ana Inornpurg, ueclaring
Delioro auiy eiecteu were reau.
COX, OF ONO, submtted another
report deciarng there haa peeh ny
valid election.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.
wa, Nanlelon, " |" Is.' Hrcsen'eu .Go ~.
Carolina ask;no tbot Ms Slain, -
seat from that Stota mo, he ;nar;r.d
into and decide mon ;ts merits ia
moved that thu net;t;on lie nnon the
table for the nresent and gaye notice
move its reference In comm;ttee On
privileges and elections So order
ed. -
AT the expirafion Of TIM morning
hour Consideration was. resumed on
the resolution Of Matthews To nav
bonds in silver Rayard onnosed II.
voorhees, submitted tho followinc
resolution and gave notice that he
would call Il mn Tnesdav Tan TX.
1878. for the purrose Of snbm;tt;nr
some remarks thereon. '-'-'
"Resolced That Il ia Of the highest
importance that the financial credit
Of the government be maintained and
in order to do go the uovcrnment ~
self in all its departments should ii
good faith keen Ali its contracts and
obligations entered into with its own
citizens,
unrcE
-, ' !,
W AsHiNGToN, Dec. "A.
A number of bills were introduced
and referred.
singleton presented the report OF
f;c;onn, annrons;..;n ".'se w, on 1lIe
nla;ned ,hat az J;9an na. a.1. o ~
tha two bnmsas wss iii SeS ono D..H arJ AZ az
com m;tten oS con rarar.a M p - ~ aII Han.o ..o
had Welded si09 nm to- ~ tho ~ 'n S.n,onSs uss
Of ,be Ssnata T nn,nn,;...o ~ 'Ao 0o"~s
Eden said tho Hnmse nod v;aIdaa
avery thin@ 20 ~ dor,as,ds - ~
Senate and bo tbara,oro ,nnrad a. iav
the ranar. nn ,ho tah,a moves ~ 10y
The as Sna.Ia ~ VIC ro,aI .apS. ~
:, nrda, e'A A"''>' 'iio n'o.ion = ''os
Eaen sa;a $, was rorr ,on.rt,h,a
tbat tha annron,;at;c,, ~ m 49, 'o on,mms;t.ao 49,
wben = ron"rind ppaI ~ ali IN I'D rnnda
m;staLo ~ @ ,.;,i;o. no "a aaiIaa .aa ; rL;aS {
had s;nce heap added NV tha s"nata
Thera wos So an"tho. 5.sc;one ou SA1 I'm
lonm;no ~ M of ~ m;II;nns 60 aoH
c;enc, p tp tba Norg NIL. - Nh VA VA
heen cra,tad in aa,,anna @ oflaM - ~ ,''s'
Conra, hanaa tha ,a,,a.. - Sra,,a ,,a
adontaS hmt va Au 20. ,1pv,. 49,. wtaa - -. =
onarre, ar;s;ra a an,nng @ H. ~ janc,.st ~ eSs g :
money. lie defended the apprOprla-5
tion for inland mail service.
SENATE.