The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-05-30

IN Galley JohnstoL's 1leeh, Made nsen
Second rlesr.
General News Summary.
CONGRE98.
In the Senate, on the 21st, Mr.. Ferry
s..tsd that be was instructed BY . majority Of
the Finance Committee TO report hack without
amendment the House bill fcrhlddine The fur
fl,er retirement Of United States leQl-tender
NOTES. and to recommend In passaee. Several
other bills were reported from committees and
placed on the calendar. among which was the
House bin for tho relief of settlers On public
lands under The prs-emption lay. A ns. Con
Academy Appropriation bill. Tho amendment
to the bill to place the name of Gen. 6hields ON
theretired list providing for the addition Of the
passed--S2 to q. An amendment to strike out
all after the enactinR clause and insert .
provision authorizing tne. Secretary Of tbs Inte-
pension list at the rate of Sloo month, was, Aft
er len thy debate. reiected-3l to 81 The ones
ton being then on the passage of the bib, it was
consider consider tic vote WAS made The Army Appro-
priation bill was considered in Committee Of the
Whole of the House, and a general debate en-
BuoQ, involving Vic IA JOE QutStkOQ ana tQG DOLE
syof a reduction of the Army, and its use q a
police force to protect laborers throughout the
country in their right to work. in opptsition to
the power and demands OF strikera.
A BILL was passed in the Senate, on
the I'd for the relief Of settlers ON public lands
uader the Presumption law, giving to such set
tiers who had been on public hnds two Or three
years the benefit of that time upon changing
their claim go as to be under the Homestead law
Mr.. Lamar spoke in favoc of the Texas Pacific
Railroad bill. The Conference report on the In
dian Appropriation bill was agreed to. Mr..
Harr son Offered rs question OF privilege, . res
olution in the House. extending the Potter inves-
tigation to Oregon and South Carolina, and de-
through such Investigation. 10 annuL or at
tempt to anlul the decision of the
Presidential guest on as made by the
bers declined to vote, the result being II to 90,
and, the point of no quorum being raised. Mr..
Harrison withdrew the. resolution. Mr.. Wilson
without division, exterd ng the power of the In
yestigating Committee to any State where there
may BE- any welgro anded slsaat on Of fraud.
Expend .tures setting forth ten articles Of i'm
pcachment against O. B. Bradford, late Vice
Consul General at Shanghai. China. on charges
Ct an 5 frSer e n o
the Whole. A bill was reported on the subject
Of counting the Electoral vote. The Conference
report on the Indian Appropriation bill was
agreed to. bill was passed for the publica-
ton of an official advertiser which shall contain
all public advertisements, etc.
The Legislative, Judicial and Execu-
tive Appropriation bill WAS reported in the
Senate, with several amendments. on the sd.
resolution was adopted authorizing the Select
Committee to continue the investigation Of the
finance reports, books, etc., of the Treasury De-
partment. A bill was passed authorizing the
Secretary of War to have headstones erected over
the graves of Union soldiers inferred in private
ton bii w sarther S econ considered d In % Commit
tee of the Whole, and an amendment wae
agreed tolls to lotto fix the strength
%en tee 1I foSwiaa yenp .. 1tS tS
Republicans in favor of the amendment: Cutler
Paterson, Williams (Mich.), Robertson Ua.),
Wiggnten and all the Texas members, except
Reagan. Other amendments were also agreed to
increasing the item for the pay of the Army from
$8,S90 900 to 50 9090 co., and the number Of cavsl-
ry regiments from six TO eight and the number
to correspond with the increase of the force. An
amendment was also adopted making the hmita-
tion of cavalry companies l6. instead of l00 pri-
Yates. as originally provided in the bill.
A BILL was reported in the Senate,
on the 2ith to amend the law relating to Presi-
DENTAL elections and regulating the counting of
votes for President and vice-President and the
decision of questions relative thereto. The bill
to provide for the entry of articles imported for
exhibition by societies established for the en-
enlargement of the arts and sciences was passed.
Several amendments were agreed to to { ,e bill
providing for pc .manent form of government
for the Districs of Columbia. Bills were passed
sns of ts Merb whS & we're
June. 1866, by reason of their being in the Civil
Service. shall be paid their pensi, rs for that
time; repf aling the law which provides that no
rCufa Tn f1l
issue within five yeaIs from the date OF fling
the same shall be. admitted without record
of the evidence from the War and Navy Depart-
ments; increasing to seventy two dollarsa month
pensions paid to soldiers or ulOrs who have lost
both arms, both legs or tn, sight of both eyes;
granting pension of S37 80 a month to every
hip joint; making it unlawful for any attorney
or claim agent to demand or receive for his ser
vices In apension case greater sum than ten
Army Appropriation bill were disposed of in
Committee of the Whole.
In the Senate, on the 25th, the con-
current resolution was passed. declaring that the
provisions of the existing treaty between China
and the United States allowing unrestricted i'm
migration from China, might wisely be modified
so as to subserve the best interests of both Gov
ernmerts, and inviting the attention of the Ex-
ecutlve to the subject. The House bill to provide
for the publication of notices of contest under
acts was passed In the House. bill was re-
ferred to apply the proceeds of the sale of public
lands to the education of the people. The army
%Roe D S
were disposed OF.
A BILL was introduced and referred
in the Senate, on the 27th to repeal the existing
taxes on capital and deposits of banks and bank
ers, and to impose taxes on dividends in excess
y A.
questing of the President copies Of all corre-
spondence, not already submitted, and of all
memoranda and minutes in possession cf tho
government relating to the selection OF MIR.
Maurice Delfosse as one of the Commissioners
under the Treaty of Washington on the Fisheries
bill to provide permanent form of government
Tor the District OF Columbia, a motion 70 take
up the bill to forbid the further retirement of
ersl bills were introduced and referred in tho
House, among which were the following: To reg
ulate the sale of United States securities; to es-
d ths saher % of sho
colored race in the District OF Columbia and in
the several states: TO eetabliah National Uni
yyersity at Washington The Army Appropriation
Whole and reported to the House, and . vote on
the amendment increasing the limitation of the
strength OF the army frvm pm y Go 70 SGW men Re,
from yea to nay. 90 that he might move to recon-
cider, the vote then being III to 49, MessrB. Gar
held and Hewitt rose simultaneously to move 70
Speaker who claimed that the Chair was bound by
all parliamentary prnctice to recognize theegcn-
tleman in charge Of the bill. motion to lay on
earred"lI ii 70 % MSDthe = limiting tie Strength q
the army to 1000 men. Mesen: Patterson.
Williams Mich.l WigRinton. and al the Texas
cans in favor of the amendment increasina tho
limit to 1900 men.