The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-03-14
General News Summary.



CoNGRnss.
IN the Senate. on the 5th, an sdyer,
A r.u - !.
eport was made on the censse pail extenoing %
|me for presenting the claims for COLLECTING
= Re6ellion, and the bill was inilehnitely posi
oned. The House Joint resolution uoyidinr "a
snine arms and Ammunition TO The TmritOry q
Ssho. under the act Of July s, 1876, Wss paasef
In the House, the Senate ameudments 70 Is
ouse bill mahng an spproPn.t.9p TT & II
the Secretary Of the Treasury were cor
rred in. An, adverse report was made o
bill e es!aDisn INC IernSscTy 81 q Femnins n5 ma
\; Ta,;tts ~ tha W III XII ~ -
ssed auanoamE n;nst ahs sh i. e 9d nssln d..
Claims y .s s.;c vaaTn91 y SG Lun1 ~ =
natea - .nJ ~ OnnsSS ~ .lHenlH "a ~ fInd INl lG
ses sussslnea sSel e Dy Inc p,nnder q sne bark "a
a;bo "a; IN ,erf after the ~ ~ me 81 Wr,v CIV
o1!ns mex ~ aa, III !he PS.ee 2. tnis e ~! pro
eoihgs u '''e onise~a o'7ees oou1s VI oiaams'
In the Senate. on the 9Th. the bill
uu,-,,
pown as tne Waiiace Long-bond Dill, pro
ding for the issue of bonds of the denomins
ms of Twenty-Five. fifty and 100 dollars NJ
enable in coin after fffty vears and nayine
4 cent interest in coin, was passed without
.caa II ri fne Cd House, me % %Fortlncataon az
mmit.ees were made. A message was receive,
pm the President returning withou
.sa1!n 1pp.psat. ene 1ous oM e5snodz at zanl
pp;t spo ,,s+ +y,e c,,,tt.sD D:rt:o 49,
M;.s;.z;nn; I, - be,d a. aoy.nscr -, ~ ~
s, Z, War,I' tn. ~ -, ,s..s,a ~ tat o ~
.s ~ - ,fc;s,,t ,;,,a -. 4 - ,s,t;ce - ~
anm We ~ ia tr.,, IA that t " -, ~
smaSt - conld not nrenare For trial '', ~ al,
'Is m ha..,sa No frnds ~n,,d ha avs;,eh,. a.
~ ~, ,,,rr,se TIE Hi .rI ,ross.s,n ~ .a,-s ~ y
red. The Deficiency Appropriation bill wa
,s'u'e1 - " 'A.' "Aoi0'
BILLS were Introduced anu reIerro(
the Senate, on the 7th-to provide for the or
nization of Mississippi River improvement
and fo5 e the correction % psrmansn
of navgat;nn on that r;ver u raiat;ng t ~
.h;c NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. atwss, a. rT,,;tas
~ and fore;om conntr;es 4dionrnes
the iith hill was nassed I,
h4use fGemhNIx,ng GhItn oae pon.ieai oisaplnIes o.
adopted---ls3 to authorizing the Com
tees on ExPenaitures IN lne several depart
X or expert. nendins the invest,naf;tns - are
D authorizing the Committee on Postofice1
Post-Roads to employ two experts. The De
ency Appropriation bill was considered IL
nmlttee OF Sne Wnoie, reported 70 tne dous'
passeo'
THE Senate was not in session, OF
9th Tn the Horse the SENATE a,r.rd,,ert,
LII r.n.,onJ;a, ~ a. ,,.s.a.;a. - az pn-:a
p l..d ). sis ~ muaon u sne nes'.su
a ~ ~ - H aa ,.,as 5 ts.nas MS.
the Secretar;es If the inter;or and "f Wa ~,
information in regard to the reorranhical and
plogical surveys conducted by their respectiv ve
partments during the past ten years. The bill
the payment of certain dnte-6eilum Southern
y contIactqTs % was further considered In Com
The Senate was not in session on the
"A bill was reported in the House and re-
eo 70 'ne oomnl''ee a. ~ .oa ons Mnole, p!ovioine
The M serv;ces of the Goyernment ~ for the fscsl
ending June 80, 1878. The Consular and
Riomahe aaPcmno&Rr aPIcn & atIon PHI .yl,u6.!s2. re,
wear. and Of SIT 462 from tic estimate oi
State DepaItment) was considered in Com
-,
oNpAi 'aion ,eso,uc'on
agreed TO- IN tne senate appointing uen
L. snerinan 'hehiper Vi ane Doaru oi
ents Oh tne smltnsonian imsoitGHe, Ts S1 IN pace
tbe annnintment ri a Comm;ssiop on the
oholic Liquor Traffic, with an amendment
one member be engaged in the traffic, was
sedns9 to IT,. Among the biiis Is introduced
Eates on the deposit Of silver bullion or
to abolish the Court OF Claims; to re-
.iie .an On uis..leu splrisS t.,,. anu souaco
ndment providing that Congress shall take
sares ior tne nssu, Q. si,, mon,,nesaesanear-
and stable parcr currency. The Naval
propriation bill ts140.S,6S4) was reported
DOMESTIC
he late Hoods on the sacramento
l) River have been very destructive. one
ner lost 6,0oo acres oil wheat ana 3o'oVo
ep. 1t is stated that the properly loss DC
en @ sa,sa"e"'o ,, i', ,a"nn anu .hn enormous ognre
- ESQ, ssoo non ",o, '' '''o
HE Town OF not springs AIR. was
ost entirely destroyed by fire, on the morn
Of the oth. About Zoo puiloings anu an
enso a.noun. ,snS,n, ~ gu. ~ .ta tawn ysrs orc
raJ ,,;.h ar,,o ar;ra,, fron, sbe,ter On
EVENING Of tbe d.v of tbe fire. No lives
ronnrtod lost Tho loss in nronertv
"a ha W.. woon sooo ooo aud seoo o0O
: c.
ook persons "ere arres'eu III I'm
..ads un ss do,,"rs D' ~ Tha mo,as slectro,,.tes
aoo connterfeit trade dollars were secured.
CIRCULAR was issued from tne
lsury Department in Washington, on the
giving notice that the Department was
pared to receive, at all times, offers in writ
teIauranN