Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-19
The HOUSE
Passes a Resolution that Hayes
and Wheeler's Title to Office
is Unassailable.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
WAsHINGroN, June IA.

House bill appropriating $4,000
for new barge Office in New York
passed.
House bill legalizing the collection
OF head money already paid upon
immigrants passed.
The committee on contingent ex-
penses of the Senate was authorized
to set during recess.
The committee on elections report
ed adversely on joint resolution pro-
posing an amendment to the constitu-
ton forbidding the disfranchisemen
of persons on account of sex.
Hoar will submit minority report.
The reports were ordered printed
and the joint resolution was placed
on calendar.
Window submitted resolution
asking the Secretary of the Treasury
for information as to the amount ex-
pended by the United States for va
rious public works in each State and
Territory, together with the expen-
ditures of government in aid of ca
mails, wagon roads and railroads.
since june 30, 1873. Agreed to.
Window, chairman of committee
on appropriations, submitted q con-
current resolution to extend the ses-
sion until noon Thursday next. Laid
over until tomorrow.
Window expressed the opinion that
the session could not be closed on
Monday.
Consideration was resumed Of the
bill to create sinking fund to pay
the indebtedness due government BY
the Kansas Pacific railroad.
After brief discussion the bill
passed.
House joint resolution asking in
vestigation in the case of Edward O.
M. COngdon, now confined in an En-
glish prison, was agreed to.
Mcdonald introduced bill provid-
ing an additional fund for repayment
of monies advanced in aid Of the
Union Pacific railroad company, so
that it shall turn into the United
States Treasury, to be credited on ac-
count of government aid to the con-
struction of that road, all monies
hereafter paid the company for ad-
ditional subscriptions to its capital
stock, made under provisions Of sec
ton %. act of Congress- annroved In.
ly End, 1864. Referred to Judiciary
committee,
HOUSE.
Reagan moved to take from the ts-
BILE the River and Harbor bill for the
purpose of non-concurring in the
House amendment. Agreed to.
The conferences on the legislative
appropriation bill. reported Disagree
ment as to the Senate's RIGHT to fix
the compensation of its own emnlov-
ca at higher rates than those of the
House.
Waddell moved to suspend the
rules and non-concur in the Post
Route bill.
Eden said hc undorstood tho bill
contained important new legislation
in regard to the Brazilian subsidy
and suggested that if it goes to con-
ference committee il would be put on
its passage without discussion.
Waddell's reply was lost in the con-
fusion.
Cannon, rising to a question
constitutional privilege offered
resolution directing the
Post Route bill with Senate
amendments be returned to the SEN
ate as portions Of these amendments
were in the nature of a revenue bill.
Among the Objectionable items are
the Brazilian steamship subsidy, a
provision for carrying books through
the mails under the postal union
treaty free Of duty, and other matters
Cannon asked the House to adopt
his resolution and vindicate its rights
and send the bill back to the Senate
with the information that that body
had no right to trench upon the pre-
negatives Of the House. After dis
cussion the resolution was adopted,
yeas 1853, nays 6S, and the bill was
sent back to the Senate.