Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-06-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
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Kirkwood, from conference on
post route bill reported Disagree
mcnt. Laid on the table for the
present. The disagreement is on the
Senate amendment allowing foreign
books through mails. duty free, ac-
cording to terms Of the international
postal treaty. The Senate then went
into executive session.
When the doors were re opened, q
resolution was passed to extend the
session till six O'Clock Wednesday
evening.
The sundry civil bill was then con-
sidered.
The bill amending the internal rev.
enue laws was received from the
House and laid over till tomorrow.
The amendment TO the sundry civil
bill to pay ante-bellum southern mail
contractors was discussed and the
amendment of Spencer applying the
surplus of 1915, 900, appropriated for
such purpose to the Brazilian Steam
Mail Service, was ruled out and the
original amendment agreed to with q
proviso that the recipients shall give
oohu 1oA tuO vi IHOut1 W Itlc
U. S if it subsequently appears that
the claims were paid by the Confed-
eracy and shall be punished by fine
and imprisonment.
The amendment was agreed to to the
sundry civil appropriation bill appro-
priating, five and half million dol.
lars to pay the award of the Halifax
fishery commission in pursuance OF
the treaty of Washington, if after cor
respondence with the British Govern.
ment on the subject the conformity OF
the award to the requirements oftrea.
ty and to terms of the question, there
by submitted to Commission, the
President shall deem it his duty to
make payment without further com.
munication with Congress.
Morrell submitted an amendment
lappropriating for the additional pur.
| chase of land for naval monument
and advocated the removal of the
Monument as it was perpetual
breeder Of i'll feeling and a reminder
of the civil war. The amendment
was agreed to.
HOUSE.
Danforth, from Naval, committee
reported bill 70 promote knowl.
edge of steam engineering and ship.
building in scientific colleges Passed
The House concurred in the Senate
resolution to modify the treaty with
China which allows unrestricted i'm.
migration.
Strait, from the Military commit.
tee, reported a bounty bill. Referred
The bin authorizing the appoint.
ment Of delegate to the House o1
Representatives by the council of the
Indian tribes was referred.
The Senate amendments to the bill
to carry into effect the provisions OF
the treaty of le5S, between the Unit.
ed States and China, were agreed to
Fort moved to concur in Senate
amendments to the substitute for the
resumption repeal bill. Ewing oh,
jected to its consideration.
Amid cries of "Order, order," the
Senate amendments were nonconcur.
ed in for want Of the necessary two.
thirds vote-l40 to l05-so the bill
fails. The amendments were to make
greenbacks receivable for 4 per cent
bonds and customs duties. The vote
was mixed politically and sectionally
TUESDAYS SESSION
began at noon. Senate resolution ex.
tending the time of adjournment to
Wednesday evening was concurrcd d
in.
On motion of Potter the House by
a vote of l65 to "A suspends the rules
and passed the bill providing for ju.
dicial ascertainment by the court OF
claims of the validity of claims
against the government over which
that court has not now Jurisdiction
but which are founded on Justice and
equity.
After the court of claims has tried
such claims it shall report to Con.
gress. Claims not presented within
six years after the passage OF this act
shall be barred by Limitation.
The House refused to renew last
nights motion to 60 to the Speakers
table and Danford moved to suspend
the rules and pass the bill to eauip
the Polar expedition. Defeated.
Waddell moved conference on
the post route bill with power to con-
slider the Senate amendments. Reject
ed and the conference report agreed to
as reported by Cannon.
Cannon moved to suspend the rules
and pass the post route bill, after hav-
ing eliminated from il all Senate leg
islation, but subsequently withdrew
it.
Butler submitted his views on the
kimmell bill. Ordered printed.
On motion of Stenger the bill pass
ed to pay Esds for opening the South
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