The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-11-08
General News Summary,
ooNanEss-Exr SESSION.

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A NUMBER Of bills, nearly all Of them
of private nature, were introduced and referred
in the Senate, on the S0th ult A resolution was
Agreed to authorizing the appointment of Select
Committee on the subject of ascertaining and
and Vice-President of the United States In Ex-
ecutlve session, several nominations BY the Pres
dent were confirmed. House not in session.
BILLS were introduced in the Senate,
pn the Slst ult., ITO provide for the examination
pf claimants for pensions. and for the appoint
nent of Examining Surgeons; to remove all re-
trictions regarding the enlistment of colored
citizens in the Army. The nominations of sew
ral Postmastes were cOnfirmed in Executive
ecssion. In the House, Mr.. Ewing from the
Committee on Banking and Currency, reported a
IL secs se act 70 provide % for the resump
~ report fayoring the repeal of that portion of
|he Resumption act which authorizes the Secre-
ydo o. d me ITsasury t9 dispose Of United States
Eency; MI, Ewing moved that the billreported by
nm pc printed and recommitted, which motion
Eas agreed to without division, the Speaker hay-
ng stated that the bill reported by Mr. Fort could
Pe printed as an amendment proposed to be of
ered. motion WIS then made to reconsider
pc motion adopted. and motion to lay the mo-
beas ll6; nays, 138-the result being TO leave the
ontrol of the bill in the hands of the Banking
md Currency Committee. or of Mr. Ewing, who
potion to reconsider, and thus have action on
be bill. He can cut off all amendments even
bat OF Mr.. Fort by moving the previous ques-
lon.
In the Senate, on the 1st, number
bills were introduced and referred. The Vice
President appointed Mr.. W:then member of |
be Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Insti- |
ete. A memorial was presented of the Kansas |
1ty Board OF Trade favoring the repeal Of the |
resumption act and for the remonetization of |
lver as was also resolution Of the st. Louis
bankrupt law ;. In the House, among the bills |
ltroduced was one authorizing the Secretary of |
E e Treasury % to pay owners PVT the yalne Of cotton
bril- TO- 1865. Mr.. Goode asked and was refused |
ave to introduce resolution approving the |
etion of the President in withdrawing the Fed
al troops from south Carolina and Louisiana.
er from Kansas. The motion to re-
lnsIder the vote recommitting Mr.. Ewing's
I was taken up and finally agreed to, when the
BAR decided the morning hour expired. The |
ouse subsequently went into Committee of the
hole, !, and nd siessrs Hunter and Kelley spoke
resolution to adjourn over election day 9TH
ls rejected. A resolution for final adjournment
the extra session OF Congress, on the 18th inst,
IS offered and referred. F3fiI
The death of Senator Morton was
nounced in the Senate, on the I'd. by Mr. Nc /
bnald, and resolution was agreed to that
|mmitttee of six Senators be appointed by the
ce-P President to attend the funeral of the de-
Used. As further mark of respect to the
emory of the late Senator Morton an adjourn
ent was had until the 9TH. In the House, the
tmy Appropriation bill was reported from the |
mmittee on Appropriations, and made the
ecial order for the 7th. Mr.. Ewing Withdrew
motion to recommit the bill to repeal the
luminous consent to a substitute for the Com
ttees bill in the shape of the one presented ,
the minority of the Committee, Mr., Fort;
Mr. Sr sG and a6en Mr. or Gnf gsded
$nt providing for the repeal of the clause fixing
date for resumption, whereupon MIR. Ewing :
Rved the previous question on the bill and
Condiments, and a motion was made to lay them (
! the table, which latter motion was defeated .
IS, l07; nays, 40. a. resolution was unani-
P'siy agreed to providing for the appointment
n Committee OF seven to attend the funeral OF | ,
} late Senator Morton, and the House, as a
rther mark Of respect. then adjourned.
THE Senate was not in session on the .
=. In the House. consideration was resumed
[the bill for the repeal of portion of the Re-
Inption act, and objection was made to a reso-
bon making it the special order for the 9Th and e
|tll the 18th, when the previous question should
ordered. bill for the free coinage of a
(ndard silver dollar was introduced and, after I
,cusslon, was referred to the Committee on | !
image. A bill was also introduced to amend
+ Constitution SO rs to elect the President and
by a direct vote of the people. n
HE Senate was not in se~-:~1,.~-- i,--. :
\ :. Among the bills introduced in the House
re-to amend the Bankrupt law; directing the O
nsmission of printed matter through the mails 8
len the postage is insufficient; for the election f
[Postmasters; to create a Postal Savings Bank; !.
the repeal of all Bankrupt laws. BANDS
|ver bill for the recoinage of silver dollars Of
! weight of 1927 grains, troy, of standard sill
4 was passed under suspension of the rules +
a. A apft ndnntad-I4S
5pend the rules and make the bill to repeal
third section of the Resumption act the special
4 er until three o'clock, on the 18th, when the s
kvious question should be ordered. o