The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-08-10
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On the 1St, in the Senate, Il message
was received from the President transmit.
ting copies of the correspondence between
| himself and Gov. Chamberlain, and other
reports, in regard TO the recent trouble at
Hamburg, $. G.. A new Conference Com
mttcc was appointed on the Consular and
Diplomatic Appropria ion bill A joint res
olution was passed providing for the rcstor-
alton of the writing Of the original Declara-
1iOn Of Independence. The conference re
port on the Military Academy A2propria-
ton bill was agreed to. House bills were
passcd-to establish a new land district in
the Territory Of Wyoming, to be known as
the Evanston District; to create an ad-
di ional land district in the Terrific
ry Of Idaho; proyihInG for thr sale Of ihr
Usage cedcd lands i'll Kansas, with an
amendment. Mcssrs West and Coclirell
were announced members of the Com
mission to consider the work of rcorganiz-
ing the army. The impeachment trial was
concluded by verdict of acquittal, the vote
standing thirty-iivc for conviction and twcn-
ty-fve not guilty, being less than the two
thirds required to convict. Eulo@ies were
pronounced on the late Edward Y. Parsons,
member of the House from Kentucky In
the House, majority and minority reports
were made from the Committee on the Real
Estate Pool; accompanying the formerwas
resolution that the report and accompany
ing documents be printed and re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee,
with instructions to inquire into the alleged
violations of law, and ascertain the liability
of George NJ. RObcson, Secretary of the
Navy, for such alleged acts; the minority
resolution was to the effect that the House
find no cause of complaint or censurc at
taching to Secretary Robson growing out of
his official transactions with the firm of Jay
Cooke, McCulloch IL Co. The majority re-
port and resolution were adopted. A bill
was reported and passed appropriating
1927 556 for the payment of Indebtedness in
CURED in the construction of the New York
Postotlce building.
On the I'd, substitute for the
House bill granting a pension to +. NJ. Han
sell, who was injured while defending the
late Secretary Seward from the assassin
Payne, was passed in the Senate; the substi
tutc awards 1900. Several amendments to
the River and Harbor Appropriation bill were
agreed to-. In the House a unanimous re-
port from the Committee on Expenditures Ill
the Interior Department on the Insane Asy-
lum investigation, and ma ajority and minority
reports from the same committee IN
regard to the survey of public lands, were
made, ordered printed and rccommitted. The
bill to transfer the Indian Bureau from the
Interior to the War Department came up, and
Mr. Lamar made Il lengthy speech on political
subjects. The Senate amendments 10 thc
bill providing for the sale OF Usage ccdcd
lands in Kansas to actual settlers were non
concurred in, and Committee of Conference
was ordered.
On the Sd, report was received in
the Senate from the Secretary of the Interior,
expressing the opinion that the proposed re-
duction in the clerical force of his depart
mcnt will impair its usefulness. The bill to
limit and fix the Signal Service was amended
and passed A bill was introduced by Mr.:
Logan for the coinage Of silver dollar OF
4l2 $40 grains of standard silver, and pro
viding that it be legal-tender at its nominal
value for any amount, except for customs
dues and interest on the public debt. 1he
River and Harbor Appropriation bill was
further amended and passed. A report was
presented in the House exoncratn% Mr. hnott
from all completely in the matter OF
the Caldwell dispatch and Mr.. Knott made
speech on the charge that he had mia
mously'' suppressed such dispatch, IN the
course of which he reflected severely upon
Mr.. Blaine. Mr.. Frye followed in reply, ana
a personal controversy arose he'wcen MIN
and Mr.. Hunton. Messrs Hale, McCrary,
Hoar. Lawrence and Hurd criticized the re-
marks of Mr. Knott, who replied by reiterat-
inc his previous assertions, when, on mo-
ton of Mr. Hurd, the report was recommit-
ted. A new Conference Committee was ap-
pointed on the Consular and Diplomatic
Appropriation bill. \ resolution was ADOPT
ed providing for an adjournment Oh ooh-
gress on the 18th.
On the 4th, the Senate insisted upon
its amendments to the Riverand Harbor Ap-
propriation bill, and to the bill to proYide
for the sale Of the Usage cedcd lands IN nan
sos to actual settlers, and new Conference
Committees were appointed. bliis wrle
passed-authorizing the employment OF IN
dian scouts; to allow a pension oil thirty
seven dollars a month to soldiers VINO nave
lost both an arm and a leg, in lieu OF twenty
four dollars, as now allowed. The House
bill establishing post roads throughout the
country, was taken up, and various amend
ments were agreed to-. In the House,
renort was made from the Committee on
Civil Service Reform in regard to the Cni-
capo Pension Agency evidence, the commit
tee recommending the passage OF resoiu-
tions condemnatory of the acceptance or de-
mandino of money as a consideration for
real or pretended influence in the procuring
of appointments, and declaring that sucn
misconduct is good cause Tor remoVu.
rcnort was also made from the Committee
on Military Affairs relating TO contracts iol
soldiers headstones; the report rehects
somewhat severely on ex-secy beiknap, pne
recommends no action. A new C0nleIenc9
Committee was appointed on the RIVER anu
Harbor Appropriation bill. In Committee
of the Whole, MFR. Garfield spoke on poiltleafi
subjects, in reply to the recent speeeh VI
Mr.. Lamar.
ON the 5th, in the Senate, the Dill
nasscd last March, but the vote on which
was subsequently rcconsidcrcd, providing
for and regulating the counting Of votes for
President and vice-President, and the de-