The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-06-15
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

On the 9th. petition Of Gen G. L. BeauregarC
of Louisiana, for the removal of his political disa
bitics, was presented and referred in the Senate.
A number of private bills were passed. In secret
session, an order was agreed to that on the 9th
of July the Senate, sitting as a Court of Impeach-
ment, will proceed to hear the evidence in the
Belknap case In the House, proposition was
agreed to lis to 97-.to change the rules to
allow the Committee on Banking and Currency TO
report at any time-the object being to allow such
committee to report Il bill for the repeal of the
Resumption act. The point of order against the
section OF the Indian Appropriation bill to trans
fer the Indian Bureau to the War Department was
ovcrruled by the Chair, and the bill was reported
from Committee of the Whole and passed.
On the 7th bills were passed in the Senate
House bill extending for one year the provisions
of the act of Dec. rs, 1871, SO as not to deprive
homestead settlers, driven from their homes by
the locust plague, of their rights; establishing
Ch bOygan, Mich, as port OF delivery; the Leg
islative Executive and Judicial Appropriation
bill with amendments, among which was one
providing that, in making the reduction of force,
the heads of departments shall retain those per-
sons who may be qualified and who have become
disabled in the military or naval service of the
United States, and the widows OF de-
ceased soldiers; the Fertilization Appropri-
-, ,;. - ,,,,,,o,, or,d occaurts for tho
Tr,;.aI So oT,d r,raat p, ;,a,, uos nosscd In
~ H., hi,I. ,.o,o ,,ossod raneaI;ng that see.
ti,,, rrtb., ro,-js,5 s+atrtcs which confnes the
ais,,o,aI or ,,,b,ic lo,5si Alabama Ni-sissippi
Louisiana, Arkansas and Florida to the provis-
ions of the Homestead law, such repeal not to i'm
pair the right of any homestead settler, and said
lands to be offered at pubic sale as soon as
practicable; providing penalty for mailing OBJ
scene books, and prohibiting lottery circulars
passing through the mails; authorizing railroad
pontoon bridge over the Missouri. River at Ne
braska City. Speaker Kerr asked and obtained
leave of absence for ten days, and appointed Mr.
Cox to preside during his absence. The Geneva
Award bill was considered
OK the 9Th n motion to take up the resolution
IN nav Mr.. pircbhack compensation and mileage
as SENATOR from Louisiana. during the term for
which he yvas a contestant IN to the end of the
contest ,yas rriertod-17 70 49, bill was
passed TO increase from twenty to thirty the num-
her of officer. in tbe army detailed to teach mill
row, t,ctics ,brorgbout the country. The bill to
amand tbn Laws relatipo to the legal tender Of
si1,er cip ,,,o,,n as the Silver hill was debated
and postnoned IN the 2Otb. In the House. the
p6stPorta hill and the hill TO prevent straw
hids were rossea and the Senate amendments to
thobins r.,o,ira to tho cxecution of Custom
Hons bonds far tho re,ier of settlers on certain
,rhIic lands o,d establishing Cheboyran Mich
a. - ,,ort =, 5,i,,o-,, ware roncrrrod in A Com
,;,tao or 90, co was on,oirted on the Con-
sl,or and DinIomatic Appropriation nil.
,-..,.u
oH ,"1 ".n' 'n1 tnaas;r,-- ,,,o
le "nienueN III 'no ,1,a 49,. ~ and tha Nm a.
,, VI 81 - - -, " ,iu oIlo,r;,, tho
mss ',ton pI,. >, rno Gnr smnnIies fnr.
"iuoH Vi 'rN 80 ,,,as rassoa in
~ Wv - r,,,,x;,o, 5at,+a oc-
inc no"'o' an eAoi.s DnI-'s oa,,"iaor ,ho
o".iea wv, III" ~ W., ,ost;o,n,,, ta,,on
sote ior 'ne p.in""s VI ~. p,D;, ~
oeioie '.D. 'lie 'uAiI.'is s'.a 1,tt.h hooar.
Hoip"tins III 'no 80 a., IL. h. tho
W gui.I NJ aa,,,r1nars,, ,,as n-irc;.
speaker Po .em: Inc -, ,a,o,,rr, ,.han
paly i'ia'a,e " sn' ~rart ~ nas asred for
MAJ! 'p! So,,,,;a, tbat sucb
tno presentation VI :" 49,
uis pan oe PM, s -. Indio,or~ Comri,tee
/, ,e'oi' III 'ue ea7e' "le 'no :.n'o ~ No.
pe in9,i uCtIu " o>aiii.. gu. go caId,,,ai
" ny ,s ,bot
tne Ga'nu y. S,aaoh oh;oc,;an ,,,s nade
u s"ea "a oons;dor,h,n ex.
" 13. ioooI'ino u. ,,aa . raso,rtio,,
,,.oS ,ha, nn tho 10Th 1stb and 14b
40 "iso o-'ei =" ''r. s,o,,,s ho con.
81 ~, ~ r. ,nd Mr. glaine Objected
and the resolution was not received. The report
of tho Conferpnce Com mittee on the bill for the
annoirtnen, of RECEIVERS of National Banks was
ogreed IN A LARGE number of members were
,,ron,ad Ic.ve of absence
~, !, ,o,h ~. co,c,rrert resolution accent.