Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-12-04

intimidated, thus making . difFsrsno.
Of ct least $1,000 in the city Of New
York ON the last election. The Pres.
ident had not seen that. He had the
highest regard for the President, be-
lieving him to be an honest and pa
triotic man. 1t WAS matter Of pro-
found regret that the President
should permit himself to be IN instru.
ment In the hands Of an ultra wing Of
the Republican party.
Garfield characterised IL % very
unusual to interrupt the ordinary
form OF proceeding by debating any
suggestions Of the message. The or.
act language of that part Of the mes
sage with which the gentleman found
fault was not In his mind, but the Ian.
Ruage was very plain. Wood COM
planned that tho President had vacil-
lated because he had seen at to refer.
to the disturbances in the Federal
elections. He hoped that thOy should
all vacillate In that way. II Wood
could make no better case against the
Administration than this, he had not
opened the ball this winter very well.
Wood could only see signs Of the dis
turbances in his own state. The city
Of Woods adoption had "vacillsted."
The President only did his duty In
calling attention to disturbances in
Federal elections which he had oh.
served, even though Wood had not
observed them. The President had
only invited the attention Of Congress
to the matter. Had Wood any objec-
ton to the attention Of Congress be-
ing invited to these things. From .
careful reading of she papers no be-
lieved considerable disturbance had
occurred in the South, notably open
intimidations in South Carolina. This
was charge thrown broadcast ever
the land, and Congress 90 noted for
investigation - this one should exam
inc IL.
Mr.. Wood reiterated his rsmarks
and affirmed that the President's po-
sition was due to the efforts Of the
bloody shirt element, who were de-
|termined to hold on to their ill-gotten
power and plumber the Treasury.
i Hale said, regarding the assertion
that the 'sstalwarts" had dragooned
the President, he would tell the gen.
tleman that, on the great and funda-
mental principle Of protecting citi.
zen In al his rig hts, there was no rad.
ical or conservative wing In the 70.
publican party, but there was one
party In the land united to q man On
the proposition that An America Cit
izen, North, South, and everywhere,
be protected in the exercise Of his
constitutional rights.
| Cox asked II Garfield and Hale for
got how the "tapeworm" ticket Of
California had been run by the Navy
Yard. Had they denounced "tape-
; worm" policies? Not much.
Townsend made some remarks
about kilograms, whereupon Coz re-
torted that that was another Of the
vacillations Of the republican party
to have the next Senate and House.
II The motion to refer and print the
, message was agreed to.
Il SENATE.
Anthony and Bayard were appoint.
ed committee to join the House
committee and notify the President
that Congress had assembled.
The following bills were laid on the
table pending the appointment Of
, committees:
Il BY Blaine-A resolution instruct
ing the Judiciary Committee to re-.
port to the Senate, whether at the
recent elections the constitutional
rights of any citizens were violated
in any State, and what further legis
: lAtion is necessary to protect citizens
In their constitutional rights, Il etc.
Il The Vice President then laid before
E Senate the credentials OF Hon. justin
S. Morrill,, reelected U. 8. Senator
from Vermont. Read and placed or
0 file.
i Its reading concluded, the message
was laid ON the table and ordered
printed.
q WAsHIx6ToN, Dec. 4.
Biddeford submitted 4 resolution
: instructing the committee ON finance
: to enquire into the expediency Of M
: king the trade dollar legal tender
for all debts, and providing for th,
suspension of coinage of the standard
silver dollar Of 4l2K grains, and 70
coming Of the same into trade dol
lars of 40 grains, and for such addi
!. tional coinage of trade dollars % thl
! needs Of the country may demand
: Laid over.
Standing and other committees, OK
listing at the close of the last session
;. are continued.
II Conover submitted resolution fol
;. . committee to investigate how th,
:. section Of the sundry civil appropriA
, tion bill passed last sessiou, relatini
!, to the Hot Springs commission, VA
= omitted In the enrolment Of the bill
and whether Senator Conover ha(
. any connection there with, and wha
government officer investigated Ii,
matter after the adjournment Of Con
!, gress. Agreed to.
VI Morrill, introduced Q bill for au
thorizing the Secretary Of the Treas
: ury to issue in exchange for Unitel
;. States notes or coin certificates Of de
;. posit, Of the denomination Of SO, o.
any multiple thereof, notes exceeding
500, bearing interest at the rate o.
3.65, convertible anytime within on,
year into 4 per cent bonds, describes
In refunding act, and the money q
: received shall be applied to the pay
: ment of go bonds in the mode pre-
;. scribed by said act.
= Beck submitted resolution csllinl
J upon the Secretary of the Treasury
for statement of the amount Of ell
:. yer coin received In payment Of cue
toms dues since the beginning Of TIL
fiscal year; also If such coin has beer
: applied to the payment of interest OF
United States bonds, and II not why
!. also that he inform the Senate how
much interest he has paid In gold and
. how much In silver.
Edmunds moved to amend by ask
!. ing what kind Of silver coin was used
= The resolution was thus amended
and agreed to.
> Mathews then called mp the Texas
Pacific railroad bill and addressed
. the Senate in favor thereof.
An executive session followed, #
ter which adjourned.
HOUSE.
Several bills were introduced fol
recoining silver trade dollars into
standard silver dollars; the repeal o,
the resumption act and appointmen,
Of . commission on yellow fever cpl
damiNa