The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-02-13
Editorial Notes.

| WITH orr public men st will require
about all the income Of the govern
ment TO pay the cost of investlga-
ling charges brought against our pub
lie servants. The manner in winch
public money is yotel TO defray the
expense of making such investiga'
tons, would lead one to think that all
others, except the accused, were
blessed with angelic purity, and
like Ceaser's wife are above suspi.
cion.' When a.charge is brough,
against one poor Congressman or
Senator, all his fellow memba-s are
ready TO investigate the charges, and
frequently the accused unites III tie
cry stop thief and ell that which
would seem to Indicate his purity.
On Thursday last . bin pass d The
House of Representatives appro
prlating $4,000 for dcfrayinc the
expense Of ,thg investigation Of the
Louisiana, Kansas. and Arkansas cleo
tiols.
a proposition is now on foot in
Brooklyn /. l., to secure the annex
alton Of that city to New York. If
the measure is Successful, 1t viii
place $4,000 people under one
city government.
An exchange is responsible Tor the
following:
Senator Alcorn is now living
| with his third wife, and twenty one
children can now proudly exelaIm
Ny father is a Senator from Miss.ssi
ppi.'
On Thursday OF last week, willie
the Assembly at Des Nome. was in
Committee Of the whole, considering
Title 6, relating to revenue, Hon.
JAS. Wilson of Tama county. nitro
duced an amendment Which provides
that property leased to all bcaevo-
lent or religious institutions shall be
exempt from taxation. Tho amenl-
ment or bill was adopted aal is one
that will receive the hearty approval
OF The people Of the State; IN ii IS 10
be desired that the lessons OF satn
property will make u reduction in
the price cl rent commensurate WITH
the prive'lgc thus granted, should
the proposed amendment become
part OF the Statute. We are glad
that eur worthy member meets with |
an opportunity now anl then to va
cate the Speakers Chair, which he
fills with credit to himself and his
constituency, and make his fellow
members feel ,lat he IS ut home II
the Assembly.
The case oil Susan 3. Au.honv,
who is charged with illegal voting
at the last general co ton, will
probably be taGcr 70 the Supreme
Court Of The Uaitei States, where a
final decision viii be rendered.
EcoSoMY.-Senator McNutt, of
Muscaline county, was one of those
who voted Tor disseminating the PAD
licatlon Of the laws III he ncwspa :.
peFs. This economist then wanted
100000 copies OF the laws printed
at 80 cents per copy, which would
be .I0,00o-S6, 900 IN ire than las
been paid the newspapers for publish
ing the laws.-Iowa City Republican.
Oar contemporary don't seem 10
have much mercy on the irrapres-
sibie State Printer who will get q
good fat take OF $4,000. The
economy OF the Legislature will
strike in before the special session
adjoarns, if the members are MT
careful.
The votes OF the Electoral Col
lcge are TO be connteA TO day (Wea-
nesday) and considerable anxiety has
attached TO the result of the vote of
Louisiana. At latest accounts the
chances were favorable TO the vote
beng rejected.
Hon. Henry Wilson, Vice Presi- |
dent elect, has rendered hts rcsigna-
tion to the Massachusetts, Legislature
to take effect on the Bird of March. |
Mr. Wilson has served az an United |
States Senator Tor eighteen years,
aud now resigns to accept additional
honors.
The new Post ofi5o building in
New York City has cost tour million
dollars, and two Or three millions
will yet be required TO secure it's
completion
Judge Boardman OF New York
denies the motion Of new trial and |
q stay Of preceding in the case Of
Stokes
Susan B. Anthony promises to
tell in her next lecture why she new
er married.
Poor Susan. Her reason will
probably be the same as that for
Jack refusing his supper.
The ordering o! II. S. troops fro,y,