The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-08-24
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On the 18th, in the Senate, a large
number of House bills granting pensions to
various persons were passed, us were also
the following: to provide for the expenses
of the District of Columbia until Dec. l.
1876; to authorize the construction of a
bridge across the Missouri river ut or near
Sioux City, Iowa; relieving the State of
Kansas from charges on account of ordnance
stores furnished to Kansas Territory; for
the relief of Mrs. James X. Polk, widow
of cX-President Polk. A Conference
Committee was appointed on the bill
to authorize the President to accept the
services of volunteers to aid in suppressing
Indian hostilitics, who subsequcn ly made
a report which was agreed to. The amend
mcnt of the House to the bill to encourage
tclegraphic communication between Amer
lea and Asia was agreed to: ana the bill was
passed. A message was received from the
President vetoing the bill to provide for the
sale of a portion of the reservation of the
COnfcderated Otoc and Missouri bands of
Indians and the Sac and Fox Indians in Kan
sas and Nebraska, and subsequently a second
message was received requeS ing that the bill
be returned to him for his signature, as he
had, after further examination, become con-
WINGED that the veto message was premature.
1t was argued that the President could not
recall bill after vetoing it, and the bill was
- u, "
Messrs. Jones, Boutwell, and BOgy were an
nounced as the commission on the part of
the Senate TO inquire lutU the change Which
has taken place in the relative value of gold
and silver, the causes thereof, etc. The
House Joint resolution for final adjournment
was amended so as to fix the hour
for such adjournment at 7:30, and
passed. The President was formally notified
that Congress was ready to adjourn, and re-
piled that he had no further communications
to make. A resolution of thanks to
President pro tenn. Ferry for the dignity,
Justice and impartiality with which he had
presided was passed, and at 7:3O Presi-
dent Ferry, after q few appropriate re-
marks, declared the first regular session
of the Forty-fOurth Congress adjourned
sine die. 80. The all-night session of
the House continued until six O'Clock
on the morning of the 18th, but no
further business was transacted. An oppor-
tunity was afforded Messrs. Cox and kasson
to make due apology to the House and each
other for the exhibition of any angry pas
sion or the violation of any parliamentary
dccOrum of which either might have been
guilty. \ message was received rom the
President announcing that he had signed the
Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill
but stating that constitutionally the House
had no right to order the withdrawal of
Consuls or Ministers, which message was,
after debate, referred to the Committee on
Appropriations. Inc senate Dill 10 cnCOuTdSc
and promote telcgraphic communication
between America and Asia was amended and
passed. A resolution eXOnerating Proctor
Knott, Chairman of the Judiciary Commit
tee, in regard to his relations with the Jo-
siah Caldwell telegram, was passed-Sl TO
So The Conference report on the bill to
increase the cavalry force for service in the
Sioux war was made and agreed
to, the House receding from its
proposition to authorize the raising OF
5000 volunteer cavalry and accepting the
proposition to increase the regular cavalry
force operating against the Indians by 2,5o0
men. Mr.. Banks alluded to the critical con
dition of Speaker Kerr, and stated that he
had been handed telegram from the absent
Speaker, to the effect that there was little
hope of his recovery. Mr.. Banks then of,
fcrcd a resolution expressive of heartfelt
sympathy and of hope for the recovery OF the
Speaker, which resolution was unanimously
adopted The bill providing for the
sale of a portion of the reservation OF thc
cOnfederated Otoc and Missouri and the sac
and Fox Indians in Kansas and Nebraska
was passed over the Presidents veto Messrs.
Piper, Beebe and Wilson Iowa) were an
nounced as members of the Joint Commit
tee on Chinese Immigration. The resolution
for adjournment at 7:30 was agreed to, ana
at that hour the Speaker pro tenn, after the
customary thanks, declared Congress ad-
journed sine die.