The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-08-10

nmo oasio1 Oh questions arising thereon ,ao
tLa IN ", anu a motion was agreed to IN az
.ne oliI pc further amended before heinz
~ lne house. The report of the Copfere,, na
of tba oee, oh tne bill toproyide for the sale
agfeed to. The resolution 10 mint In "aS naS
@ eAtra COPIES of the Presidents messaoa snJ
! M panylng documents in reference 10 ~
ianipurg troubles was taken nm and
aepate ensued on the subject of dis.
/ ini, paises AT the South, the discussion be.
ma, % "a. tttl pated IN by Messrs. Morton. Tbur-
"ni atIerson, Cameron. Gordon and Others
In The House, majority and minoritr rn
PoitS were made from the Committee on Ex,
@pshuItuTes @ In the War Department A hiII ras
| IcPorted from the Committee ON RanLinS,
9nu pa currency to repeal the sections of tb2
~ estutn1iPtion ~ act OF July Is, 1875, which d.
aeem the legal tender notes in cnin oad
aiter considerable debate, the hill Wa,
Passed-lO6to 50. A bill was then rcnortad
acoated and passed providing for = Com
mission or three Senators, three Represents.
~ n,es ana three experts, to inquire, first. into
M nI .ause ana effect of the change IN the
ieiatlNe value of gold and silver. Second
INTO the policy Of the restoration Of INV, tnh
uounle standard in the country: third into
Che pohcy OF continuing leoal-tendcr nntcS
eohcurrently with metallic standard. ana
fourth, INTO the best manner of proyidinG
% tle resumption of specie payments-the
S1 commission to report on or before Jan. IL
Ios,. @ Inc Conference report on the bill TO
provide for the sale to actual settlers Of the
Usage ceded lands in Kansas was agreed TO
On the 7th, in the Senate the Uouse
amendments to the bill extending the time
Ior the redemption of lands sold by the
United states for direct taxes were agreed |
to' ana the bill was passed. The House bill |
making an appropriation for the payment |
OF claims reported as allowed by the South |
crn claims Commission was passed, with |
amendments. The House Joint resolution |
proposing an amendment to the Constitu |
u0h, prohibiting the appropriation of any |
schooi fnnd for the support of scctarian |
schools, etc, and several substitutes offered |
therefor, were referred to the Judiciary Com
inlttee Majority and minority reports |
oi the special committee to inquire |
INTO the late election in Mississippi |
were submitted. A report was made |
that the Conference Committee on the
River and Harbor Appropriation bill had
agreed upon the bill. 4 Conference Com
nIttee was appointed on the bill to author
lze the Secretary Of the Interior to deposit
certain funds in the Treasury, in lien of in
yesting them. The debate on the Presidents
message relative to the Hamburg affair was
continued by Messrs. Edmunds, Logan and
EatOu...ln the House, q resolution was
adopted that the investigating committees
have leave to report during the remainder Of
the session at any time after two days from
the lime that a committee has agreed to its
report and submitted the same to a minori-
ty, who shall have leave at the same time TO |
submit their views 10 the House. Leave Of
absence was refused TO about seventy MEM
bcrs who had applied for it.