The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-25

On the 10th, a petition was pre-.
sented in the Senate from D. H. Chamber
lain, R. H. Greaves, F. L. Cardoza, R. b. Eli
Oft, John R. Talbot and others, of South
Carolina, in reply to and denying the allega-
tions in petition of Wade Hampton and
others previously presented to the Senate.
A resolution was submitted and referred
recognizing the Chamberlain Government
in South Carolina as the lawful government
of the State. The message of the President
in regard to the occupation of Petersburg
by the military on election day was taken
up, and, after debate, resolution was
adopted instructing the Judiciary Commit.
tee to examine whether the construction OF
the laws touching the elective franchise, as
promulgated by the Attorney-General In
his order of Sept Z, be correct. In the
House, bill was introduced and referred
removing the political disabilities of women.
A report was made from the Judiciary Com
mittee relative to the refusal of Wells, An
derson, Cassanave and Kenner, members of
the Louisiana Returning Board, to produce
before the House Committee in Louisiana
certain papers demanded by such commit
tee, and the report was accompanied by.
resolution that such named gentlemen be
brought before the bar of the House for con-
tempt; a running debate ensued on the re-
port and resolution, after which the previous
question was seconded and the resolution
went over to the 18th.
On the 18th, several private bills
were passed in the Senate. Mr.. Morton
made statement that the appropriation to
carry on the Investigations by the Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections was ex-
hausted. and tn at Senate bill making ad-
ditional appropriations was delayed in the
House, and the subcommittee in Louisiana
could not go on with its investigation with
out money. The report of the Committee
on Rules revising the rules for the govern
ment Of the Senate was further colssfdered,
amended and agreed to-. Bills were intro
duced in the House-to provide for
the organization of the Territory Of
payment for public lands in cases where the
crops have been destroyed by grasshoppers;
establishing land district in the Black
Hills. The resolution reported by the Ju-
dietary Committee for the arrest Of the
members of the Returning Board Of Louisi.
ana, and their production before the bar OF
the House to answer for contempt, was,
after considerable debate, adopted by a party
vote-15S to SO. Some OF the Senate amend
ments to the Contingent Deficiency bill were
concurred in, and others were rejected.
On the 18th, in the Senate, petit
ton was presented from the Democratic
Presidential Electors of Florida, claiming
that they had been legally elected, and ask
ing that ths vote cast by them, as Electors,
for President and ice-President be counted,
instead of that cast by the Electors on the
other side. A Conference Committee was
appointed on the House amendments to the
Contingent Fund Deficiency bill. A bill
was passed amending the Pension law, so
as to remove the disabilities of those who,
having participated in the rebellion. have
since enlisted in the army of the United
States and become disabled. The special
committee ON the subject of counting the
Electoral votes made their report, which
was signed by all the members
of the joint committee with one exception
(Mr Morton) The report OF the House
and Senate Committees on counting the
Electoral votes was made to the House, re-
committed and ordered printed. A minority
report was made by the four Republican
members Of the Committee on the Privileges
and Duties OF the House in Counting the
Electoral Vstes, declaring that, in the ab
sence of legislative provision on the subject
or suthodtfye direction from Congress, the
President Of the Senate opens, counts and
declares such vote. The majority yes0lu
tions from the same commtttpe Were debated
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