The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-08-17

III necessity of increasing the foroo
ansg opo,as,lng against the Indians. The
to tnnuHitnts n''nii M OF the House to the bill
70 punish the ceunterfeiting of trade.mari
goods, and to prohibit dealing in such goods
we're agreed to, and the bill was PASSED. The
IePort OF the Conference COMMITTEE On tbo
Indian Appropriation bill was non.con.
nu,leo n IN, and the old Senate conferrees
ST. reaPpolnted. In the House, the
senate bill continuing in force tbe statnto
which authorizes the employment of 0oo Iu
uian scouts was passed The Conference re-
Port on The Pacific Mail Steamship and the In
G 1ian Appropriation bills were agreed to The
Conference report on the bill to punish the
counterteiting of trademark goods was non.
uoncurrea . IN. resolution for final adjourn
| nien. n On the l4th was agreed to. The Presi
dents message relative to Indian affairs and
| ferred. NV" anu IT,
ON the 18th, the Joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the Constitu-
uon prohibiting appropriations for sectarian
schools was read third time in the Senate
Conference Committee was appointed on
tne Dill to defray the expenses of the Dis
'rlct OF Columbia until Dec /, 1876. Bills
were passed-House bill to provide for the
saie OF certain Cherokee scrip lands in
Kansas; to print q report of the nroceed-
lngs OF the Belknap Impeachment trial: an
Proprlatlng $780, to pay judgments of the
Court OF Claims. Conference reports on tbe
Legislative, Executive and Judicial. and
on the Consular and Diplomatic Appropria.
.ion bills were made and agreed 10. The
Dill TO carry into effect the Hawaiian treatv
was debated =. In the House, Conference
reports on the Consular and Diplomatic and
the Legislative, Executive and Judicial An
preparation bills, and on the bill to regulate
the distribution of artificial limbs to SOL
olers ana sailors, were agreed to. Another
conference was ordered on the Indian Ap-
preparation bill: The Senate bill post
ponipg the publication of the Army Registey.
was passed. The political discussion was
resumed, and Mr.. Lynch made speech in
reply to Mr.. Lamar.
On the 14th, in the Senate, resolu-
ton was passed for the appointment of
JOINT committee, to consist of three men,
bers Of each house, to prepare a suitable
government for the District of Columbia.
The House bill for the sale of saline lands
was amended and passed, as was also the
House bill to authorize the President to ac-
cept the services of volunteers to aid in tn O
indian war. After lengthy debate the bill
to carry into effect the Hawaiian treaty was
passed-29 to II. The Conference report
on the bill to regulate the issue of artificial
limbs to disabled Union soldiers and sailors
was agreed to. The House joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the Constitution
prohibiting the appropriation of money for
the support of sectarian schools was after A
long debate, rejected by st'ict party vote
~ yeas to l6 nays-less than o-thrds in
the affirmative. Mr.. Spencer offered a reso-
luton providing for the appointment of com
mlttee of five to inquire into alleged frauds
at the late election in Alabama In the
House, Henry Watterson, of Kentucky, was
sworn in as the successor of the late Mr..
Parsons. The Conference report on the
Indian Appropriation bill was agreed to- A
message was received from the President in
regard to he River and Harbor bill in which
he stated that if it had been compulsory to
expend the money thrrein appropriated he
would have vetoed it, but as it was not he
would take care that no public money should
be expended upon useless works or upon
any that were not clearly National. This
message created considerable sensation,
and was severely criticized and con
demned by Messrs. Reagan, Here
ford and Randall, and defended
by Messrs Conger and Kasson and was final
ly referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Remarks on the several appropriations were
made by Messrs. Randall and Foster An
evening session was held at which the bill
authorizing the President to accept tho |
services of 5000 volunteer cavalry for six
months, and approprating 81, ZOO, 900 there
for, was passed-l2l to Al. Considerable
political discussion was INDUCED in, and
personal alteration between members oc-
CURED, Mr.. Cox giving the lie direct to Mr..
kasson with regard to the record of Mr.. Til
den. The House was still in session ut two
a. m on the 18th.