The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-02-04
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A message was received in the Senate, on
the 26th, from the President, transmitting the
report of the commission appointed to submit
plan for the reclamation Of the alluvial basin
Of the Mississippi. A bill was introduced
regulating the counting Of the votes for Presl-
dent and Vice President. Messrs. Pease and
Thurman further debated the Louisiana ques-
ton, after which adjournment. In the House,
majority and minority reports were made
on the proposed constitutional amend
ment regulating the election of President
and Vice. -President-the former favoring the
plurality system ard the latter a direct vote
by the people. A joint resolution was offered
proposing an amendment to the Constitution
extending the Presidents term to six years
and making him ineligible for reelection,
which failed to receive two-thirds affirma-
tive vote-ayes 134, noes 104
In the Senate on the 9th the Postal Tele-
graph bill was introduced and referred. A
resolution to repeal the twenty-second joint
rule relating to counting the electoral vote
was ordered printed. Messrs. Thurman and
West spoke to the Louisiana resolution
after which the Senate adjourned. In
the House, after routine business, on
a motion to reconsider the action of
last session recommitting the Civil-Rights
bill to the Judiciary Committee, tilibustering
began and was continued until the close Of
the Press dispatches, at 1: :35 a. m. on the 2Sth,
with small prospect then Of speedy adjourn
ment.
In the Senate, on the 2Sth, bill was
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the rights OF British subjects in the lands ad-
indicated upon by the Emperor William
under the treaty of 1871. Mr.. Conkling
spoke to the Louisiana resolutions un-
til adjournment. In the House, the
deadlock continued during the entire
day and night, with prospect that it would
not be removed before Monday, when the
Civil Rights bill, the bone of contention,
could be reached and disposed of by major
ity vote.
The Missouri Louisiana resolutions were
presented on the Goth. An adverse report
was made on the bill for the relief of settlers
on the public lands in certain sections of
Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas and Nebraska. The
debate on the Louisiana resolutions was con-
tinued by Messrs. Conklng and Gordon. Mr..
Schurz moved to amend the preamble
Of his resolutions by Incorporating words
to the effect that military interference ce
with the organization Of Legislature
is repugnant to the principles Of constitu-
tional government, and that such interference
in Louisiana was without warrant of law.
Adjourned to the 1st. :. The deadlock in the
House was broken at 1925 a. m. by vote to
adjourn, after a continuous session of forty
six hours and twenty-five minutes. The ad
journment was carried by ayes IS, noes go.
The Senate was not in session on the
3Oth In the House, no business was done,
the minority insisting that the journal OF the
preceding session should be read in order to
consume the time and prevent notice OF a
resolution to change the rules. Up to the
hour of adjournment eighteen Of the seventy
seven roll-calls had been read.
The Joint resolution of the Indiana Legisla-
ture favoring the payment Of pensions to sur
vivors of the Mexican war was presented
and referred, together with communication
from the Commissioner of Pensions stating
that the number of such survivors is 35, /;
number OF widows about 49, COO. The House
bill to amend the National Bank act was
amended and passed. The Louisiana resolu-
tions were further debated by Messrs. West
and Merrill Adjourned. -. In the House,
resolutions to change the rules so that the
Speaker need not entertain dilatory motions
during the pendcncy Of question were re-
ferred to the Committee on Rules. A motion
was twice made and defeated to suspend the
rules and allow the committee to report. A
motion prevailed-17O to 49-to suspend the
rules and pass the Grasshopper Relief bill. A
recess was taken until Tuesday, the I'd, at ten
a. m., thus continuing Mondays session.