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nfia'ian tor The contingent expenses Of the sn.
nj entitled An net IL regulate proceedings ii
egntnsthti9ns between PERSONS claiming d Judi
M 0' PETER ]. IRRELEVANT.
On motion Of Mr. ueede The Senate went into
executive session.
Executive session heing raised. on a hall pt the
roll the following Senators answered 10 their
names.
Messra Attain, Baainer, Dueres. Eilis. Hustle,
Garland, George, Hoo'ie, Kelly, Mitchell. uplst,,
Fn kins. Richardson Richardson, Ean,lifnrti
Steven, stuhhs. Wheeler, White and saelarie-
Absent Measrs. Breath rryant, surel,. tlaae,
pumnht. ulh, Grover, Harper Landry, STAMPS
suttnn, Tesada. Twitehell, Wakefield aud
The following messaae rrom the House WINS
received
HnusH pr REPRESENTATIVES,
New Orleans, Anfil IA, 1877. !
Tq the Honorable the aehate of the Stats of
nm direrted to inform your honorable body
that the. House has finally. passed House bill
No VIA "Ap mt II VI at the Third Dist rie Court
q The parish # Orleans. with iutiadietion in
all evil rHses, where the amount III diantttn ex
heeds one hundred .glollars.' etc, aud asks The
concurrence Of the se ,4 ip th h, 40 san,s ~,
On motion ~ Mr., Goede the rules were SITS
pended TO consider Mt THE time the following
concurrent resolution:
Resolved ty the ifnase Of Representatives #
The Hnte If Louisiana, the SENATE ept.pnrrinp,
that Thursday, anttl "a, iai1. at o'clock J. n,
General assembly hall adjourn sine die, and
| that His l9s"ellannF. Francis y ,Nth.lla. GOV.
the adoption Of this resolution.
| On motion If Mr. t,oo g the words Thurs
a. ty6t,s al ftteti
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EXEMPT from seisure. md 10 repeal conflicting
lawH.s
). Also Hhnnta bin No. IA. entitled AN ant far
.,fe r. pteettun II aansi anniala Hnl birds III
signature % hi al esik at u the tinian ii Ha,fns
aeniatiyeh o. ths anttin
Respectfully.
JOHN oLEau.
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the PRONUNCIATION III thia art by and with Tile nd
vice af The Aenate. appelHt twe PERSONS aat,,nn-
sa n hid ih'o oe II f e & we years. IL W
their snereasefs shall have been appointed aud
qualified ne tt,nee provided,
strike out settian 4
Reetnn u neeolne seetion 9.
In line strike out : .eighteei hundred and
insert wathanaand,'" ~ line strike out the
four, one IT whom shall he a stenugtaphaf"
II line I otter The word "rear' ipsss,tt and the
Wss sfa ss s aaapa I, Ha
hundred dollars additional pay aud II ahnll he
his duty to tska down verbatim reports If all
testimony ani examinations ut ranitnl uauna
md nther Eeonies, and to transerihe FROM his
sotas n full rerett of the same, which shall he
a ~ Y, e., hy The ,esotaat Who shall Tor
totner."
Section TO hatnma section 4. and strike out
n line the words. noRri Of Metropolitan 70
lice !" aud insert Mayer
Section 10 heepms section aud In hne n
sett the wntds the Governor"
Faction to heeoma section 0.
Eeetnn II heepma section I.
sentiun ta huepnta section q,
Reetnn 10 tr hpnpnie section q. AMI IN lines 4
| and strike out The words by election Nv the
City Council. aud inaeft the Governor"
Strike out section H.
Election Il to hepumn section 10.
Eeetibu "a Il, hst,nina ahptian Il.
| Eeptinn IA hi hnruma section H.
Section II to hetuna Eet,tipn II.
| In mailing This report majority of your eetn
| inittee iii view OF the economy tp be tuaom-
| pished by the unaaaae " The bin haye all tyrd
any difference Of opinion as b, The lodging #
| tina appointing power cunEideting tfnt to hn II /,
| ninatettat III atinn when weighed with the re
| trenehnpht IT, be obtained by The reduction in
| the number Of the couita,
r. 4. aponT. Chairman.
| MI. Ntovet ON behalf Of the Finance Com
| tnittep. submitted The following majority res
neft:
| HeuNs FFNArH F,aANCH COMMITTEE. |
| New Orleans. Arril IL, teff !
10 tue Honorable President and Members el
| the apnatn!
| t}e'NfPneit- Your t'nmmittea, te whom was re-
| ferrnl House bill No ana, substitute lar Hatiae
| hilla Nus laH. tpa pnd 2a1. entitled An pe iui
| he relief d tile tuSuHvpts If the titr nf Nav
| Orleans, tn absorb the floating debt, the unuail
| in ~ at opnrpua aehuJl Warrants, aud all pvi
| dehpea nf debt aud 9th II rlnints aAaius,
| lie city. and ~ authorize aud tn teun . The nity
| IT Nav Orleans IT, receive atihii Indebtedness
| in Payment If certain taxes If the nv If New
ntleata due prior to the n at Of january. tsiR
hea leave tu atatp, that they have nunterreH with
| the Mavar and Admlna rat1ra Of Finance and
Accounts If the city of New Orleans and alat
with efatn prominent ettsena II New Orleans
relative to itE auhinrt matter. aud thu members o
| the COMMITTEES heihg Unable tn agree beg leave
| I report the bill hack without action.
| Respectfully cub itted
| W, A. RQBEH rHpN
| FRANK 2. arunnR,
LEWIS TExAnA
JAS. II anuVER
\ Mr.. White submitted the following miherit,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14

The Tribune says the address with
which President Hayes begins his Of
fetal career as chief executive of the
United States will strengthen the ia
vorable impressions made by his Sc
lections for the cabinet, and give q
fresh impulse to the revival of hope
and cheerfulness throughout the coun-
try. 1t contains no startling promise,
and unfolds no unexpected policy,
but it reviews with solemn emphasis
the pledges made by the republican
candidate before election, and indi-
Gates in every line an honest devotion
to duty. We believe that no one
whose judgment is not warped by the
intensest heat Of party passion, can
read this speech without recognizing
in it the language of sincerity and
courage. Neither ku-klux or carpet
Dagger will find much comfort in the
new presidents language, but the
real south will take heart in hearing
it, and honest republicans at the
north, alarmed and ashamed at the
disgrace which their party has been
forced to bear, will hold their heads
higher and rejoice in the dawn of a
nobler day. In regard to civil serv-
ice, the Tribune remarks that nobody
supposes it will be easy, but Mr..
Hayes will be sustained in it by a
grateful and admiring people, and
perhaps, in time, politicians who have
been accustomed to depend upon fed
eral influence will take to heart the
truth which he tersely expresses that
"he serves his party best who serves
the country best"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14
BLAINE IN the SENATE.

James q. Blaine, in the Senate of
the United States, on Wednesday, 7th
inst, displayed the gallantry, the
ability, the sterling patriotism and
lofty statesmanship, which has made
his name SO famous throughout the
length and breadth of the land. 1t
warns ones blood to read after him,
and the clear-cut truth of every state
ment made-their overwhelmingly
convincing character-sweeps away
all opposition. Blaine strikes the
popular heart every time. His &C.
cording to Lamar the courtesy of be-
ing sworn in without delay, was done
because the forms of law had been
complied with in all respects, as to
the action Of the State authorities
electing him. To contest his seat in
volved going back and setting aside
the election, the declared result OF
which, no matter how erroneous, has
been counted in the Presidential con-
test. When the case Of Kellogg
arose, Blaine would apply the course
pursued as to Lamar, to that case.
Louisiana's vote had also been count
ed in the Presidential canvass, and
Blaine would make no distinction be-
tween Hayes and Kellogg, who re-
ceived their credentials from the same
source. Blaine is right.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14
.MARC H4.l77 -

places and in high places, of late, that
some arrangement had been made by
which Packard was not to be recOg.
nized and upheld, that he was to be
allowed 60 slide by, and Nichols was
to be accepted as Governor of Louis
lana. want to know who had the
authority to make any such arrange
ment. 1 wish to know if any Senator
on this floor will state in his place
that any person, speaking for the ad-
ministration that was coming In, or
the one that was going out, had any
right to make any such arrangement.
| deny it; | deny it without being
authorized to speak for the adminis-
tration that now exists, but / deny il
ON the simple broad ground that it is
an impossibility that the administra-
tion of President Hayes could do it !;
deny it on the broad ground that
President Hayes possesses character,
common sense, self-respect. patriotism
ali of which he has in q high meas
nrc and in an eminent degree / deny
it on all the grounds that can inf1tl-
cnce human action, on all the grounds
on which he can be held to personal,
political or official responsibility; l
deny it for him, and I shall find my
self grievously disappointed, wound
ed and hurniliated if my denial is not
not indicated in the policy of the adj
But whether it be In
dicated or whether it be not, care
not. tits not the dnty of a Senator
10 inquire what the policy Of the adj
may be, but what II
ought to be, and l hope a republican
Senate will say that on this point
there is no authority in this land large
enough or adventurous enough to
the honor of the nation-
u administration or the good name
If the great republican party that
'alled that Administration into exist
'nce. Applause.1
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14

ON the first of March, 1869, when
General Grant succeeded to the Pres
idency, the public debt, less cash in
the Treasury, was $2,525, ,463, ,26O.Ol.
Eight years have passed since then,
and to-day the debt statement for
March l, 1877, shows that the debt,
less cash in the Treasury, is ~, ,0ss,.
49, ,l43. The reduction has been
&436,6s2,lH. In the eight years,
therefore, Of President Grants ad-
ministration that debt has been re-
duced oae-sixlh. No wonder the
London Times, referring to this
achievement, says that the work of
the United States has put England's
management to shame.
The policy which was begun under
President Grant has been steadily
and consistently followed. Not a
single year has passed that did not
witness some reduction. Even the
year Of the panic was no exception.
That year, the fiscal year we speak of
that ended July l, 1874, the reduction
was over 100000. One year the
reduction amounted to the magnifi-
cent figures Of &127. 900, 600, and
another to &1os. .000. 900. No lapse
Of time can dim the lustre OF this
achievement.-C Cincinnai Times.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14
of the Civil Service-Chaffee, Uonk-
ling, Window, Merrimon, Eaton.

of the Civil Service-Chaffee, Jonk
ling, Window, Merrimon, Eaton.
transportation Routes to Seaboart
Cameron, of Wis, Window, Como
yer, Burnside, Saunders, Davis, of w
Va, Harris, Lamar and Beck.
The Chairmen are named first In
each case.
Thurman called up the resolution
to refer the credentials of Eustice
claiming to be Senator from Louisi.
ana to elections committee. Agreed
to.
Grover submitted the following:
Resolced, That the 13 memorials
here presented, by Hon. J. III. Mitch
ell, purporting to be signed by 369
citizens of Oregon, ,reciting that it was
currently reported and generally be-
lieved, that the election Of T.. F, Gro
yer, as United States Senator was
procured by bribery, corruption and
unlawful means, in the state legisla-
tnre of Oregon, and that said Grover
did corruptly and fraudulently issue
a certificate of election to one q. A.
Cronin as presidential elector, on
Dec. q, 1876, and that said Grover did
bear false witness before committee
on or about January 6, 1877, be now
referred to the committee on privi-
leges and election, who shall thor
oughly investigate and report upon
the foregoing charges, with power to
send for persons and papers. Agreed
to, without division.
The Senate then, on motion of Sar-
gent went into executive session and
when the doors were reopened adj
journed until tomorrow.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14
THE oAs,mET.

The following special to the HER
AID from Washington, received just
before we go to press, gives tho
names Of President Hayes Cabinet.
The HERALD Is the first paper In the
state to announce it.-Oskaloosa Her.
aid, March 8, 1877.
The Cabinet was sent into the Sem
ate Wednesday, March Z, at 2:20 p.
m, and by 3 o'clock of that day it
was in COURIER types, and by six
o'clock had been read by several
thousand people in Ottumwa. We
suppose the Herald must have in
tended to say that it was the first
weekly paper to announce the Cab
met In the state. Either that or else
1t was issued Wednesday, the 7th, be-
tween ? 20 and six o'clock, instead OF
being issued, as II purports to have
been, yesterday, (Thursday) March
9Th.
The Herald is good local news.
paper, and we are willing to concede
all it claims for enterprise, except
beating our daily creased lightning
with Its weekly edition. That cant
be did.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. March 4,

WASHINGTON, March s.
The republican senatorial caucus.
this morning. adopted report on
the standing committees. The minor
ity gets an increased representation
OF four instead of three, out of the
nine on each non political committee.
Senator Davis, OF ILL.,, is assigned by
the republicans to the judiciary COM
mittee and committee for revision of
laws. Morrill,, Ferry, Jones, of Ne
vada, Allison and Dawes are mem
bers of the new finance committee.
Wells, Anderson and Pitkin visited
the President to-day and were told
that their business would receive as
early consideration as possible and
business interests would permit
The President made his first appoint
mint to-day, viz: VIM. Stone, u. s.
Attorney for South Carolina.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14
omciaI courtesles. .

WASHINGTON, March 7.-This after.
noon the Diplomatic Corps paid theil
respects to President Hayes. They
were in full court dress and accom-
panied by their ladies. The Cabinet
and Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes were pres.
ent.
Sir Edward Thornton, Dean of the
Diplomatic Corps, said they had call
ed to pay their respects and in behalf
OF the countries they represented, to
congratulate him on his accession tc
the Presidency, and wished his ad.
ministration may be highly success
full.
The President expressed his graft
fication and reciprocated their friend.
ly sentiments. Members of the Corps
and their families were then present
ed to tho President, and the visit
terminated.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14

A Massachusetts, man named Cork
screw has named his baby Gimlet.
The coming fashionable hat for the
ladies' caput is namcd the capote.
Arnold, the writing fluid man, left
Q fortune Of $l,O0O,00O He had q
good inkome.
Mr.. Evarts speaks of Rhode Island
as the State where the Governor can
stand In the doorway OF the Execu-
tive Mansion and call the Legisla-
ture together by blowing a horn.
Cuff.buttons as large as saucers are
no longer fashionable. The Detroit
Free Press intimates that the brass
used in their construction has gravi-
tated back to the wearers' faces.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14
The Reason why Devens was made
attorney General. and McCrary
Secretary of War.

WASHINGTON, March S.-The reason
why Mr.. McCrary was transferred to
the War Department from the De-
partment of Justice, to which he was
first assigned, and for which he was
moro peculiarly qualified, was that
General Deyens would not consent to
leave the position he now holds on
the Massachusetts, bench for any 9TH
er position than that which he was
given. He was first rendered the
Navy Department, but he declined it,
stating that while he desired posi-
tion in the Cabinet, he did not feel
himself qualified for anything but
the Department of Justice. Prcsi-
dent Hayes was anxious to take him
into his official family, and he decid.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March


Sargent submitted resolution that
the senate appoint standing and other
committees. Agreed to.
lie also submitted a resolution to
suspend rule 46requiring the appoint
ment OF committees to be made by
ballot. Agreed to. The standing and
select committees were then announ-
ced as follows:
Privileges and Elections Morton,
Chairman, Mitchell, Wadleigh. Cam
eron, Of Wis, Mcmillan, Hoar, SauIs-
bury, Merrimon, Hill.
Foreign Relations-Cameron, Nor
ton, Hamlin, Howe, Conkling, Nc
Creery, Bogy, Eaton, johnson.
Finance-Morrill, Dawes, Ferry,
Jones, of New, Allison, Howe, Bay
ard, Herman, and Wallace.
Appropriations-W Window, Sargent,
Allison, Dorsey, Blaine, Davis, of w.
Va, Withcrs, Eaton, Beck.
Commerce - .Conkling, Spencer.
Burnside, Mcmillan, Patterson, Cor.
don, Dennis, Ransom, Randolph.
Manufacturcs-BoOth, Bruce, Rob-
bins, Johnston, Mcpherson.
Observation-Disclosures. Chairman,
Sharon, Davis, of w. Va, Gordon.
Military Afiairs-Spencer, Wad.
leigh, Cameron, of Pa, Burnside,
Teller, Plumb, Randolph, Cockrell,
Maxey.
Naval Affairs Sargent, Anthony,
Conover, Blaine, Kirkwood, White,
Mcpherson.
Judiciary - Edmunds, Conklins.
Howe, Christiancy, Davis. of Ills.
Thurman, Mcdonald.
Postoflices and Post Routes-Ham-
lin, Gordon, Jones, of New, Paddock,
Conoveri Kirkwood, Salisbury,
Maxey, Bailey.
On Public Lands--Oglesby, Pad
dock, Booth, Chaflee, Plumb, McDon-
aid, Jones, of Fla, Grover, Garland.
Private Land Claims-Thurman,
Bayard, Bogy, Edmunds, Christiancy.
Indian Affairs-Allison, Oglesby,
ingalls,, Saunders, Hoar, McCreery,
Coke.
Pensions ingalls,, Bruce, Teller,
hirkwood, Davis, of Ills, Withcrs,
and Bailey.
Revolutionary Claims = Johnston
MILAN.
Claims-McMillan, Mitchell, Cam
eron, of Wis.,, Teller, Hoar, Cockrell.
Herford, Harris, and Morgan.
District of Columbia Dorsey.
Spencer, Ingalls,, Rollins, Saunders,
Merrimon, Barnum, Halsted, Wad-
leigh, Booth, Chaflce, Herman, Nor
gan.
Public Buildings and Grounds
Dawes, Morrill,, Cameron, of Penn,
Salisbury, Jones, of Florida.
Observation-Disclosures Christiancy.
Chatiec, Saunders, Garland, Grover,
Herford.
Railroads-Mitchell, House, Dawes.
Dorsey, Teller, Ferry, Morton, Ran
lsom, Bogy, Barnum, Lamar.
Mining 20 Sharon, Chaffee, Kirk
wood, Plumb, Herfora, Cook, Hill.
Revision Of Laws - Christiancy,
ingalls,, Davis. of Ills, Wallace, Ker-
Imam. F.aef,}.4'
Education and Labor--Bnrnside.
Patterson, Morrill,, Bruce, Sharon,
Gordon, Maxey, Bailey, Lamar.
| Civil Service - Blaine, Oglesby.
Beck. - =
To audit and control the continaen,
expense OF the Senate-Jones, of New.
Rollins and Dennis.
Whyte.
Library = House, Edmunds, and
Rnles-Fcrry, Hamlin, and Mcrri.
Engrossed Bills-Burchard, With
ers, Anthony.
Enrolled Bills-Conover, Paddock,
and Grover.
| Levecs of the Mississippi River
Bruce, Blaine, Conover, Cockrell,
Harris.
l To examine the several branches
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14
GRANTS first regiment was the 23d
Illinois, and Hayes was the 23d
Ohio.

An EXCHANGE says "Dr. Ballard is
looming up as q Republican candi-
date for Governor" Yes, DIR. Bal
lard is the loomingist candidate what
is. The man who looms over him has
got to loom about seven feet. As .
loomist he is successist.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14
Ex-PREsIpEMr GRANT.

We have, ever since the first year
Of President Grants eight years in
Office had given us sufficient light to
found judgment upon, pronounced
his administration most able and just.
Many times during that eight years
VIC have had occasion to repeat our
first judgment announced early in his
first term. Now at the close of his
eight years Of service as the chief
officer of the greatest nation on the
globe, we haye but to say that, sum-
ming up the work of those years, he
has never had superior in success
among all the great and good men
who have occupied the National EX-
ecutive Chair.
1t is far too early to recount the
history of his rule, and point out in
anything like detail the reasons for
the opinion we have formed and ex-
pressed concerning his administra-
tion. The events are too recent, and
remain yet too clear in the memory of
the people, and the minds of his ene-
mics are yet blinded by the prejudice
which has and does still totally dis
tort just Judgment
The near future will, however, as
sure rs the sun shall shine in the
heavens, exalt Grant and his deeds on
the pages Of history in full verifica-
tion OF our judgment now pro-
nounccd.
1t is but twelve years since Lincoln
was taken from the Republic he so
nobly served, by the hand of an assas-
sin, the brain of the latter having
been fired to the crime of murder it
had planned, by. the false accusations
of his fellow-partisans-and yet for
years past hundreds of thousands,
who SO maligned Lincoln in V5, have
been loud in their praises Of the mar
tyred President. We doubt not, only
a brief time will elapse before the
garrulous, easy-virtued and bias-bc-
logged enemies Of Grant, will be
lauding the object Of their present
hate, and transferring the latter to
President Hayes.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14
TIE CABINET.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE fol
towing nominations was received by
the Senate, from President Hayes, a
2: 20 p. m.: Z
Secretary of State-Wm. NJ. Evarts
of New York.
Secretary Of the Treasury ohn
Sherman, of Ohio.
Secretary of War-Georgc w
McCrary, of Iowa.
Secretary of the Navy-Richard NJ;
Thompson, of Indiana.
Attorney General--Chas. Devens,
of Massachusetts,.
Postmaster General-DavidM M. Key
of Tennessee.
Secretary of the Interior-Carl
Schurz, of Missouri.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14
Dennocratlc Literature.


Farewell Mr.. Grant you have step
ed down and out, but you shall not
be forgotten. Even if there were
nothing else to remind the world that
you have lived, the sunken graves at
Shiloh. the rounded hillocks at Coal
Harb0r, the innumerable pillows
which the winds of death rolled up
on the surface of the Wilderness, all
will aid to keep you in perpetual re-
memberance. As the great cham
merer," tho "ca'ts-tail strategist," " or
the great undertaken Of the 10Th ccn-
tury, you have attained q supremacy
which assures you Immortality
Good-by, Mr.. Grant; and the coun-
try will indorse with q fervent amen
the hope that the good-by may be
forever !'- Chicago Times.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14
Patriotic.

ST.. LOUIS, March 9.--The Cotton
Exchange, Chamber Of Commerce,
and Merchants Exchange, to-day,
united in resolutions warmly com.
mending,P President Hayes conciliato.
ry policy and urging the COMPRESSION.
al delegation from st. Louis to rise
above party feeling and be governed
by patriotism alone.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14

David M. Key, whom tits said is to
go into Hayes Cabinet was a Lieu
tenant Colonel in the rebel army, and
after the close of the war was Prose-
cutting Attorney of the Chattanooga
District. He was appointed to fill
the vacancy in the Senate occasioned
by the death of Andrew Johnson
He is reputed an able and conserva-
tive man.