Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-16
coMoaEaoIoMAL.
SENATE.

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Major B. P. Runkle to the army Of
the United States. Agreed to. AL
20 . resolution instructing the Com.
mittee on Naval Affairs to inquire
and report In regard to the restora.
tion of DR.. L. ]. Draper to the medi-
cal corps. After some debate, agreed
to.
Edmunds submitted . joint resolu-
ton proposing On amendment to the
Constitution Of the United States
prohibiting StatssA from making ap.
propriations for sectarian purposes,
the provisions Of which are some.
what similar to the amendment pro.
posed during the session Of 1875 and
1876, Referred to Committee on Ju-
dietary.
After the morning business, Ed
munds called for the regular order,
and the Senate resumed the consid-
Grafton Of the resolution Of Matthews,
submitted before recess, declaring
the right Of government to pay the
principal and interest of bonds In
silver coin,
Beck favored remone etiza!ion.
HOUSE.
The House met TODAY at noon. $50
members present, The journal of
Dec. 18th was read.
Wood'e resolution directing inyes.
tiration into the manarement Of the
several departments OF government,
came up q the tirst business.
Kelley asked unanimous consent to
Offer q resolution recitiue that peti-
lions are to be presented to the
House from many thousand citizens
from IS states Of the Union, asking
the adoption of an amendment to tho
constitution, which shall prohibit the
seyersl states nom disfrsnchising
citizens Of the United States ON &C.
count Of sex. and therefore ordering
4 eeesion Of the House for Satarday
next. a. which representative women.
chosen by the petitionera. and now i'm
the city. may Be heard q the bar OF
the House in support Of the same
Theee petitioner are here. largely
deleeated BY citizens Of both sexes,
sskine the House to initiate proceed. !.
inRa which it cannot consummate
ma which Il can onIy submit to the
people OF the several states, to wit: A
CO Institutional amendment, and ask.
ling that the House, as Il has ON for.
mer OCCASIONS heard strangers ON the
floor. may in vindicstion Of the right
OF petitidn. hear limited number Of
these women on Saturday next, . day
whom probably there would be 9TH
erwise no sessiou to state the 9rou ads
Of what they believe to be constitu.
tionsl hardship and deprivation of
rights which pertain to them. a. in
| fe{ii0ent individuaIs. manv Of whom
Are lsrce ~ pavera. under restraint
a. indiceted.
The SDesfer asked whether there
were any obiections 10 Offering the
resolution.
Crittendsu objected.
Hewitt presented petition Of the
Nev York Chamber Of Commerce
prsvine Ia for he nsss.se &c Of : bili q
corfect An errors IN the sssesament
and coiIection Of duties on imports.
whathar In favor of or arAinat gov.
ernment the bill to provide ihsi
whenever Il aunears that insuf ufacient
duties. or dutfes in excess Of those re.
ouirei bv existinr laws at the date al
importation nave been assesced. the
Secy. ef the Treasury shall order the
entries Of such goods to be relinouish.
cd ANA such erroneous sseeesment,
corrected and that payment Of un-
collected duties shall be 90 required
OF imu0rtars or the excess refunded
and euthorizinr IL Eecretarv of the
Treasury to meke euch eouitable rulea
q shall eive full effect 10 the act.
fRaferred 10 Committee, Of Ways and
Neaus.
6taphens of Georpis. introduced q
bill directing the Secretary of State
| 20 aflx the great zeal of the U. 8. to 4
document entitled administrators OF
the United States government at the
berinnInr of its End century. Paaaad