The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-11-29
General News Summary.


AMONG the bills introduced in the
Senate, on the 10Th, was one to provide fol
cheap transportation of freight between tide
/ water ON or near the Atlantic Ocean and The
Mississippi Valley. The bill to enable Indians to
become citizens was further considered and then
Rostpened 70 the 10th IF December. The Vice
ginia), Beck, Allison, ingalls, and Cameron
Pennsylvania) a. the Special Committee
70 examine the books and accounts Of
he ITsssuFy Depsstment in regard to 70
House, the PARIS Exposition bill was reported
from Committee of the Whole and passed lS9 70
III + HroSy,sdss foI on the part Of
PIRATES $50 900 therefor: petition was present.
ed from all but one of the Philadelphia National
8anks, and from certain Trust and Saving Fund
Companies, against the unlimited circulation Of
silver coin.
SEVERAL private bills were passed,
In the Senate. on the list. Consideration was re-
sumed of resolution, by Mr.. Thurman, to dis
charge the Committee on Privileges and Eleo-
lions from further consideration of the creden-
Tails OF N. G.. Butler a. Senator from South Car
DINA, and, after considerable debate, Mr.. Hoar
moved 70 lay the resolution on the table. IA :
notion Mr. Thurman noyss N Eaecaes se
sion, which was agreed to-S0to -. The HOUSE bill
to authorize free coinage Of the standard silver
was reported, with amendments, frum the Fl
nance Committee. a bill Was Introduced n the
House authorizing the appointment of . Com
Mississppi River. The Deficiency Appropriation ion
bill lYl ,S0, 000) was considered in Committee of
the Whole, amended and reported to the House,
when it went over without final action.
The Senate, on the 22d-yeas, 20;
nays s2refused to lay on the table the resolution
to discharge the Committee on Privileges and
Elections from further consideration of the Gre
dentials of N. q. Butler as Senator from South
20 s
the Committee from the further confederation
Of the credentials of Mr.. Kellogg, Of
Louisiana instead = Of those Of Mr.. But
was rejected.eSO to S2-as was also a. motion
to direct the Committee to report on the cases
of Mesers. Kellogg and Sgofford, and that mean
A motion was then made and rejected 50 to 81
70 amend the previous motion and discharge the
Committee from further consideration Of the
and Corbin. A motion to adjourn to the 18th
was put to vote and resulted in a tie-91 to 81
when the yice-President voted in the affirmative.
introduced in the House-authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury. to pay to owners the
value of all cotton seized by Treasury officials
since May g, 1855; for the organization Of the
Territory of Oklahama; creating postal savings
structing the Committee on Elections 10 report
by the Mth on the Colorado contested election
case of Belford us Patterson. and in of fail
ure to % report that they should then be dis
chargedfrom the further confederation of the mat
ter. The Deficiency bill was passed. The bill to
order, and Mr.. Ewing, of Ohio, made . lengthy
argument In favor OF the repeal
The Senate was not in session on the
I'D. Z. In the House. the amendments offered to
the bill for the repeal of the Resumption act
were disposed IF all heinp reiecfad excev,t the