The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-04-11
General News Summary.


A RESOLUTION was adopted in the
senate, ON the I'd. to transfer to the State Do
,,artment for safe keeping the records of the
Commission on the Electoral count The Rail-
mad Funding bill was further debated. "A
ioint resolution was pasged In the House suthori-
sng the Commission having in charge the Wash
1rsster stability to the foundation. Mr.. Harri-
an explained the majority report recommending
lie adoption of a resolution declaring the Office
of Doorkeeper vacant.
BILLS were reported in the Senate,
an the Sd-in relation to the enlistment of col
ored men in the army; the Naval Appropriation
hill. with amendments. "A Conference Commit
tee was appointed on the bill for te mporary
Funding bill was further debated A resolution
was adopted, in the House. admitting one repre-
sentative of each PUBLIC journal. which employs
reedines of Congress, to the halls and passage
ways around the House. The River and Harbor
Appropriation bill was reported from the Com
mi tee on ApprOprlatlon1 ordered printed and
recommitted.' The case Of Doorkeepcr Polk was
further considered.
A RESOLUTION was agreed to in the
Senate, on the 4th, providing for a select COM
mitee of seven to consider the propriety of taking
the TenthCensus 1t was ordered that q coo copies
Of the report of the Co nmissioner of Agriculture
on forestry be printed The Pacific Railroad
Funding BILL WIS further consideYeds ~ A bill
was introduced in tie House providing for the
issue of twenty-five and fifty cents in fractional
currency, and that any person paying into the
Treasury lepa.-tender notes or coin shall receive
such amount of fractional currency. as he may
desire. The case Of Doorkeeper Polk was then
taken up, and a resolution WAS adopted-139 10
S0-declaring the position of Doorkeeper of the
House vacant. 1t was then resOlved-I22 to 116-
that until the aprontmento of n new Doorkeeper
the duties Of that office should devolve on the
Sergeant-at-Arms.
In the Senate, on the 5th, the Naval
Appropriation bill was passed as it came from
the Committee on Naval Affairs. During the
further consideration of the Pacific Railroad
Funding bill, Mr.. Thurman said he would ask
the Senate to come t, vote on the bill before
adjournment, but a motion to adjourn to the Sth
was fna carried-2 to 81. ). In the House. Mr.
Bute: lMas..l put in nomination, for the position
Of DoorAeeper, Gen: james Shields, of Missouri
Uemocratl; presenting him as Union MANNED
soldier long and exciting debate ensued on
Of 9sds Ba.r pa'Pstsd pana cate H L aRs BY
ocrats resisting the right to make a mo-
Republicans, trying to force the issue on
question to the House for its decision, and mo-
tion was adopted to postpone the consideration |
of the question, until the 8th--the Democrats |
ment. The Senate joint resolution providing q |
place for the deposit of the records Of the pro-
ceedngs Of the Electoral Commission was passed |
as were also a number of private bills. Ad- |
journed to the Sth.
THE credentials of Geo. H. Pendle- |
ton, as Senator from Ohio, were presented in the |
Senate, on the 9th. A bill was introduced in re- |
lation to temporarily filling vacancies in the Ex-
ecutive Department.. The Railroad Funding bill |
was further debated, and an amendment was Of
fered by Mr.. Blaine. After lengthy discussion
in the House, participated in by Messrs Butler, |
Bragg, Clymer, ETC.. MIR. Butler moved the previ-
Gus question for the adoption Of his resolution /
electing Gen. Shields to the office of Doorkeeper,
which motion was rejected-1lO to l2O. Mr. Cox
IN. " then took the floor and replied to the re-
marks made by Mr.. Butler. and was fol-
lowed by Messrs. Hale, Blackburn, etc.,
after which a resolution was adopted
lS to 109-to proceed to the election of A
Doorkeeper. Mr.. Clymer then nominated Chas,
Field, of Georgia; Mr.. Butler nominated
James Shields. of Missouri, and Mr.. Randolph
nominated John H. Trent of Tennessee. The
.ote resulted: For Field 1913 (all Democrats);
Shields, lOl (all but one -Sprinqer-Republi.
;ans); Trent, s. Mr.. Field was then declared
tuly elected, and was sworn in, taking the modi-
led OATH bill was introduced by unanimous
onsent authorizing the President to appoint
lanes Shields a Brigadier- General of the United
'tates Army on the retired list, his pay to COM
ncnce froia the time of the passage Of the bill.
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