The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-08-01

report on the additional tariff bill-49 to
55, and took recess until 1880 T. M......In
the evening session, the House insisted on
its amendments, and asked for another Com
mittee of The bill increasing
the pensions Of the widows of Revolutions
ry soldiers to the present rate, passed.
In the Senate, on the 9th, the Judiciary
reported in favor of the admission OF Mr..
Patterson, Senator elect from Tennessee,
but he having served as Judge under the
rebel government, joint resolution was
adopted to amend the test oath for his bene-
fit, by emitting clause to which he could
not subscribe.....All the House bills relating
to the adoption of the metric system of
weights and measures were passed......Th e
bill for the admission of Nebraska was
passed, after lengthy debate, by "a to Is,
an amendment offered by Mr.. Sumner, re-
curing Nebraska to abolish all political
distinctions on account of color, having
been voted down by 81 to 5, and the Senate
took recess to 7:3OP. M......ln the evening
session number Of bills and joint resolu-
tons were passed, and the Conference Com
mittee's report on the additional tariff bill
was agreed to. The bill goes to the Presi-
dent.
In the House, on the 9th. several Senate
bills of local nature was passed.....The bill
authorizing the building of military and
N 81 n
York, was taken up, amended, and PASSED.
The Judiciary Committee made preliml-
nary report on the completely Of JEFF Davis
in the assass nation of Mr.. Lincoln, which,
with the minority report on the same sub
ject, was ordered printed......The bill pro.
viding increased revenue from wool was
passed.. The Senate amendments to the
civil appropriation bill were considered.
That appropriating $l,50O,0O0 for the re-
pair of the Mississippi levees was not
concurred in. The amendment providing
for payment Of slaves Of loyal masters, en-
listed in the army was concurred in. The
House bill for the equalization of bounties
was inserted, after striking out the provision
making deductions of bounties paid by
States, counties, cities, and towns. A Com
mittee of Conference was appointed 1.-The
Conference Committee on the army bill re-
ported that they had been unable to agree,
and we're discharged. The principal i'm
pediment was the Veteran Reserve Corps
which the Senate refused to continue. A
new committee was ordcred......A concur
rent resolution was adopted, extending the
session until half-past p. NJ, on Saturday.
and the House took ecess till 1880 P. NJ.
......1n the evening session the House non
Cured in the Senate amendments to the de-
ficiency bill...... The House then agreed to
the report Of the Conference Committee on
the additional tariff bill.......A long and
somewhat heated discussion arose on the
joint resolution to enable Senator Patterson
Of Tennessee to take his seat by modifying
the test oath. At about IL o'clock the vote
was taken. and the resolution laid on the
table, IS to 31......The Senate bill was laid
on the table, continuing in force the present
law for the government of the army......The
bill to admit Nebraska passed-yeas 63,
nays 81. The Conference Committees re-
port on the deficiency bill was agreed to.