The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-04-04
General News Summary,



In the Senate, on the 26th, the bill to
repcal the Bankrupt law was reported hack from
the Judiciary Committee. without recommends
tion On motion of Mr.. Blaine, the correspond
euce between the American and British Govern
ments in regard to the appointment of Delf0sse
on the Halifax Commission was taken from the
table and referred to the Committee on Foreign
tive and Judicial Appropriation bill was reported
from the Committee on Appropriations and the
Tariff bill from the Committee on Ways and
SI made the I special order for April i, after the
morning hour. The Massachusetts, contested
election case of Dean 70. Field was further dis
printing 800 900 copies Of the report Of tie Com
missioner of Agriculture and 5000 copies of the
report Of the Forestry Commission.
AB1LL was introduced in the Senate,
on the 9th. granting pensions to Indians who
were in the service of the United States in the
War of 1872, as scouts, guides or warriors. The
House bill making appropriations for the Con-
sular and Diplomatic Service of the Government
for the year ending June g, 1873 va. amended
bill Was further debated. "A bill to prevent the
introduction Of contagious diseases into the
United States was passed in the House, its
Ipesuiasions pai Of any State. but State s'.,is Of
Quarantine q system. in the Mss.achusetts ca- con-
y. MINOR
ity resolution declaring Field entitled to the seat
was defeated-10 to 120-Nlr. Butler voting with
the Democrats in the negative, and the following
named DsmocFs Hozv;dn Tisn sne Esp4bcans II the
Potter, Rea, Stenger, Walsh, Williams (Del.) and
Cutler. No vote was reached ON the majority
resolution.
ANUMBER of bills granting pensions
we're passed in the Senate, on the 18th. A bill
was also passed providing for the sale of q por-
ton of the reservation of the Confederated Otoe
and Missouri and Sac and Fox (of MissourD
Tribes Of Indians in the States of Kansas and
Nebraska. The Pacific Railroad Sinking-Fund
bill was further debated. Adjourned to the lst.
LIN the House, the cnntested-electionc case in
the Third Massachusetts District was disposed
resolution re- declaring Dean Dem.l entitled to the
seat. Mr.. Butler voted in the affirmative, with
the Democrats, and Messrs. Cutler, Hartridge,
Wen. tS
Republicans in the negative. Mr.. Dean was
then sworn in. Bills were intruduced-to allow
American registry to foreign-built vessels; to es
siOners.
THE Senate was not in session, on the
29th. "A bill was reported and referred in the
House, appropriating $50 900 for deficiencies in
the miscellaneous fund of the House. A bill
was reported and passed appropriating $4,000
for the payment of claims reported allowed by
the Commissioners of Claims. A bill was intro
duced and referred to promote the general use
of the metric system. Bills on the private calen-
dar were considered in Committee Of the Whole |
Adjourned TO the lst.
In the Senate, on the 1st, bill was
introduced and referred to levy tax on liquors
in the District of Columbia by the introduction |
of the Moffett bell-punch. Bills were passed-ap-
propriating S15o0o for filling up the low grounds
south Of the Capitol; to regulate the advertising |
Of mail lettings, and for other purposes. The Pa
cifc Railroad Funding bill was further debated |
=. Among the bills introduced in the Hous
were the following: Directing the Secretary oi |
the Treasury, when the amount of coin and bull |
ion in the Treasury shall exceed $l000O0,000, to |
redeem the present outstanding legal-tende'
notes. when presented in sums of 81 900 and up
ward, with coin of full standard value; to regJl-
late contracts for carving the mails; to prevent |
r reduction of the National currency by fraudu-
lenty Withdrawing legal-tender notes from cir
rula.ion; to provide for more efficient Civil |
Service IN the United States. An evening session
was held for debate only,