The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-05-16
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amended was passed. 6evetal amendf1el3ts "a
The Indian Appropriation bill wcrs Disposed Of.
the Committee on Census a foiiovs: Cex n. ~.
Mills, 6tengcr, Lignon, bmith t0e.l, ORlia)e.
Hatcher, Balou, Jcrgcnsrn: Ryan and WillAus
the contested-election cases from the GecoUd
South Carolina and the Sixth Mississippi Dis-
tTics and Oregon dscls5nng the citing member.
seats, which report Was adopted. The Tariff hiIl
was taken up in C1mmittee of Whole, and
Messrs. Tucker and Robbins, Of the Ways and
Means Committee, spoke in its favor. i =,
In the Senate, on the 9th, the bill to
provide for the distribution of awards made un-
der the Convention between the United States
and Mexico. concluded on the 4th of July, 1868,
was considered in secret session and afterwarv2y
passed. Several amendments to the Indian Ap-
preparation bill were agreed To. ant the hill wss
passed. The conference report on the bill re0u-
asIeea sas to- e re Ell q repeal ne .s
was, further debated In the House, Joint
resolution was passed for the enforcement Of the
ment he Senate bill authorizing the citizens
| Of Colorado, Nevada and the Territories to feil
and remove timber on the public lands for min
amendment providing that such lands shall not
BE- open to railroad corporations for the cutting
Of timber. Furthsr debate was had on the bill
10 regulate inter state transportation by r0il-
road The Tariff bill was taken up in Commit
tee of the Whole. and MIR. Kelley, of the Ways
and Means Committee. made an argument
against the measure, and Mr.. Harris (Ga. of the
same committee. spoke in favor of the bill p
The House joint resolution, author.
izing the expenditure of $4,000, of the $4,000
appropriated to give greater stability To the foun
afip nf WoS
in the Senate. on the 10th. The bill to repeal the
Bankrupt law was taken up. and an amendment
was agreed to-2 to N--pr0vidng that the repeal
shall take effect Sept. l, 1873, and the bilL as
A bill was pissed in the House, providing that
the notice. of contest, under the Presumption,
Homestead and Timber-C Culture laws. must be
& Eli an e s9%ay "ss5s s Sufo o
Richard Heater, of Virginia, for stores and
supplies taken by the United States
rnry. Army during the yar gave rise e consjdeshle
remarks were indulged in by Messrs. White (Ra.)
and Hunton Va Toward the close Of the CON
and paying no attention to the call Mr. Turner
Kyl approached him with clenched fist and de-
manded to know why he (White) did not take
respective seats by their friends, and the Bin was
finally passed. fr - Is - st - SgI
SENATE not in session on the 11th.
bills were passed, in the House e-for the 10
Lief of settlers on public lands; providing that
any person who shall plant and maintain for
eight years ten acres of timber land shall be en-
titled to patent for full quarter section; per-
mittng Nebraska to cede certain territory to Mis-
SCUM; providing for tho sale of timber lands in
yada and Colorado, in quantities not exceeding !
l60 acres to any one citizen, at 4 minimum price
Of $3.50 per acre, and making it unlawful to cut
any timber on public lands bill was reported
from the Committee on Public Lands, and re-
fened to the Committee Of the Whole. providing |
tor the loan OF SS0 70 eyery person WIG shall se
law, the act to be in operation until $l0,UOOO0O
have been thus expended.
A BILL was introduced in the Senate,
on the 18th, to levy, by the Moffett bell-punch,
tax on liquors in all places in the District of Co
lumbia where Intoxicating liquors are sold by the
drink. Several amendments to the Postofice |
Appropriation bill were agreed to. In the |
House, Mr.. Potter presented resolution direct |
eleven, into the alleged frauds committed in |
Florida and Louisiana In the late Presidential |
election. After considerable discussion, the |
ton presented a question of the highest
privilege, and must be received. An appeal
was taken from this decision, and n motion to |
lay the appeal on the table agreed to -l2S to
16. Mr.. Hale asked MIR. Potter to yicl. to Linn |
that he might offer an amendment, which he de- |
sired read. Mr. Potter refused to allow the
port. and on subsequently ,ascertaining that 1t
embraced the question of alleged frauds IN other
than the two States named IN the resolution re,
that it was not germane tn the resolution, and
would be of no practical effect. When Mr.. Pot
ter insisted upon the previous question, the Ne
publican members refuse to vote. thus indicat-
ing no quorum present and voting. The Army
Appropriation bill was reported. A bill was
and fve-cent silver pieces, and declaring. SUBJ
sidiary silver CON n ega,-.cnder in amounts not
exceeding twenty dollars.
nom EsrIC.
UP to the 9TH, the New York Syndi-
cate had actually taken S25,0Oo,O0O Of the
$5O,OO0,0OO new 4H-per-cent. Government
bonds, which it recently contracted for with \
the Secretary of the Treasury.
THE fifty-third anniversary of the
American Tract Society was held in New
York, on the Sth. The annual report OF the
Treasurer shows total expenditure during
the year of S4O9,992; receipts, including bal
ance in Treasury April l, 1877, $415,0l6. Dur
ing the past year, 235 colporteurs have labored
in the United States and two in the British
Provinces, circulating 166, 1928 volumes and ad-
dressing 75S meetings. The ffty-second an
niversary Of the American Home Missionary
Society was held on the same day. The num-
Der of ministers in the service Of the Society
is 996. With the exception Of filling the va
cancies caused by DEATH the officers Of the
previous year were elected. sa4 .ss sau -
A VIOLENT tornado passed over
Memphis, Tenn, on the morning Of the 9Th.
The Peabody House and . number Of other
structures were unroofed- the total damage
aggregating about $50. 900. ss A.4e = ssSEsss d
A WASHINGTON telegram Of the 10th
says the Secret-Service Division had received
information that 500 counterfeit notes had
made their appearance in Chicago. They are
on the Second National Bank Of Wilkes
barre, Pa, and the National Revere Bank Of
Boston. Mass, and were transferred from the
counterfeit plate Of the Merchant1 National
Bank Of New BEDFORD Mass The work y
well executed, and al National Bank notes OF
this denomination should be carefully exam-
ined, as other counterfeit issues from the
same plate are likely to be produced. ssz
THE sixty-eighth anniversary OF the
American Board Of Commissioners Of Foreign
Missions, was held in New York, on the night
Of the 18th. The Board was organised In
1910, and since then has cent $50 ordained
missionaries to Ill parts Of the world They
are now working In forty-six different tongues,
among various races and climss, virtually
giving the gospel TO 100. .0o0,o 900 people, They
have educated more than 10000 pupils and
organized $50 churches, with membennip o.
5000. The present number Of labosesa from
America, men and women, s3o1. Of whom ~
ere ordained missionaries. Theirs are Llu