The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-12-21

y LONDON telegram, of the 14th, saws
that Maj. Barlow, an Englishman, on his
way to take command of the Abyssinian
army, had been arrested, by order of the
Khedive of Egypt.
A BRUSSELS dispatch, of the 18th, saws
! the President of the Union du Credit
Bank had absconded, in consequence of
disclosures that he had been using the
banks funds for private speculations.
The loss was heavy, and the bank had
temporarily suspended. One of the bank
directors committed suicide.
AN address to ihe Porte, expressing de.
vOtion to the Government, but protesting
against its granting concession to the
Sclave population exclusively, has been
presented by the Greek subjects of Tur-
key.
ALEXANDRIA Egypt kilograms, re
ceived in London on the 18th, state that
the Khedive had announced to his Ameri-
can officers that he was dissatisfied, and
should decline TO renew his contracts with
them.
CoNGEE EESsIoNAb.
On the 18th, in the Senate, Mr..
BOgy presented the memorial of himself
and Senators Stevenson and Mcdonald, en-
bracing the report of the Democratic Com
mittee on the Louisiana election, which was
ordered printed. The resolution directing
the Attorncy-General to inform the Senate
as to the number of United States Marshals
employed on election day was agreed to-
with an amendment requesting information
also as to the necessity of their employment
the object thereof, their duties, etc The
resolution regarding the appointment Of Mr.
Cronin as a Presidential Eector in Oregon
was discussed at considerable length
The joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution so as
10 have the Electoral vote counted by
the Supreme Court was further considered,
and amendments were agreed to making the
measure applicable to the present political
contest in case it be ratified by three-fourths
OF the States, etc, so as to provide that the
Court shall fix a d,y no. later than the 10th
of next February for the count, and provid-
ing that no Justice of the Supreme Court
Presidency, or be appointed to any office of
the United States for four years after he
shall have ceased to be such Justice.
bill was introduced and referred
providing for the sale of the Usage
ceded lands in Kansas to actual settlers -.
In the House, a lengthy debate was had on
the question Of the jOint-rules, the Speaker
having again decided that they were in full
force and effect, and were binding until re-
pcalcd by both houses of Congress. The
bill OF last season to utilize the product of
the gold and silver mines was taken up,
the previous question seconded, and two
hours debate was agreed to, one on the 18th
an a nTNa tl,,, No
9S3, l25) and the Fertilization ($250 ,0NO) bills
were reported. The Speaker appointed
MeSsrs. Cox On. ", Rice (OhiO), Waddell,
MacDOugall and Wells (Mu.) as the commit
to inquire as to whether frauds had been
practiced in the election in New York,
Brooklyn, Jersey CT y and Philadelphil.
On the 18th, several petitions of re-
Iigious and temperance organizations
throughout the country were presented and
referred in the Senate, asking for the prOhi-
bition, in the District of Columbia and the
Territories, of the manufacture and sale of
alcoholic liquors as a beverage. Mr.. Sar-
gent was appointed a member Of the Com
mittce on Privileges and Elections, in place
of Mr. Mitchell, excused Mr. Edmunds'
joint resolution for an amendment to the
Constitution so as to refer the counting of
the Electoral vote to the Supreme Court was
further discussed, and finally rejected-yeas
IA, nays 31....In the Housr, the bill to
utilize the products of the gold and silver
mines was taken up, aud substitute was
agreed to that silver dollars of the weight of
4l212 grains shall be coined and shall be le-
gal-tender for alldebts public and private, ex-
ccpt where payment of gold coin is required
by law, and the bill as amended was passed
-l61 to 53. The bill to make the Burlington
d Missouri River Railroad Company in Ne
braska branch of the Union Pacific Rail
t,l- ND tu6
On the 14th, in the Senate, the reSs-
luton to print extra copies of the Presi-
dents message and accompanying decu-
ments in regard to the election in
Louisiana was taken up, and lengthy
debate followed an amendment Of
fercd by Mr.. Thurman to have printed
with the message the memorial OF Messrs
BOgy, Stevenson and Mcdonald, embracing
the report of the Democratic committee
which witnessed the count in New Orleans.
The debate was participated in by Messrs
Sherman, Thurman, West, Morton and Bay
ard, and related chiefly to the question OF
Intimidation, after which the amendment
was agreed to, and the resolution was
passed, as amended, to print $50 copies:
! Joint resolution TO print 10000 copies OF
the same message and documents was also
| passed. A message was received from
| the President, and ordered printed,
in answer to the reso1u ion OF the
9th in regard to troops stationed al
Petersburg, Va, on election day. also, a
communication from the Attorney-General
in regard to the employment of Deputy
Marsha's on election day, the Attorney,
! General sitting that the information called
| for was not in his possession, but that nc
! would endeavor to procure it at as early a a
| day as practicable. Mr.. Bayard presented
| "A statement compiled by an officer OF the
! II 10 tha
( Electoral vote by that body since the forma-
tion of the Government, which statement
was ordered printed -. In the House,
| a resolution was reported from the
Judiciary Committee, and adopted, relating
| to the coun ing of the Electoral Votes,
| providing for comml:tee OF ,,nor seven
to act in connection with any similar
committee that might be appointed oy Tue
/ Senate to report without delay a measure
hest calculated to accomplish the desired
| end; also, another committee of seven 70 re-
J port what are the privileges, powers ana ou,
! ties of the House in counting the Eleclorai
| votes The Senate amendments to the fost-
Route bill of last session for the re-estab,
I ishment of the fast-mail service and OF the
ranking privilege were rejected on the
ground that they should not have been en-
grated on such bill. The Postofh2e AP
preparation bill was considered in Commlttee
Of the Whole.
On the 18th, the House bill to pro-
vide for the payment of the Electoral mes
sen gers was passed in the Senate. The res
| olution relative TO the Oregon Electors Was
further debated by Messrs. Thurman, wal
lace and Mitchell. The House amendment
TO the bill making appropriation 10 pfoVlu.'
for the expenses of certain special commit
tees were non con Cured in In the House
after considerable discussion, the Dill 10 pa!
ibe expenses of the Investigating Commit
tee, reducing the amount Tor lhe oenao
from s50, 600 to $4,000, and increasing Una
for the House from s21 600 to $50, 900, wa
passed, The Postoffice Appropriation bll
was further considered in Committee OF LII
Whole, and reported to the House.
| On the 10th, the Senate was not.1
session The Postoffce Appropriation bll
was pas sed in the House, with amendments
The Speaker presented a telegram receive
nv him from Mr. Morrison, Chairman OF tn
Louisiana Select Investigating Csmmittee
t and one to Mr. Morrison from Mr.. Orton
Pres dent of the We tern Union Ielcgrap
, I Company, refusing to produce the orig
/ mails OF teJegraphic dispatches IN
: teleprams were read, and resoluuo
: was adopted, without discussion
, division, referring Nr. Morrisons con
munication to the Judiciary Commit.et
with instructions to report at the earne:
practical moment what action the nous M
Should take in the premises, EuiogIes wei
G then delivered on the late Speaker X kerr, an
:. resolutions expressive Of the profound Sc
u row of the House, AID directing the Spea'
d er,s chair TO be kept draped in mournln
q during the remainder of this Congress, au
~ that the usual badge of mourning be wol
G by the members and officers Of the Hous