The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-01-31

TIE Iowa Legislature, on the 22d,
reelected Hon. Vim. B. Allison United States
Senator. The vote in the Senate was: Allison,
81; D. r. Miller, H. In the House, Allison,
81; Miller, %, and E. N. Gates, s.
The South Carolina State Supreme
Court has decided that Circuit Judges must be
elected by ballot, instead of uipa uocc. Thil
decision Gusts all Circuit Judges elected priol
to 1877 by the Republican Legislature, and 70
tains the two elected last year by the Demo
Gratis. It was Constitutional question, in
volying the construction of the word g ballot. y
Chief-Justice Weiland dissented from the de-
cision.
In reply to communication from
Mr.. Glover, Chairman of the House Commit
tee on Expenditures in the Treasury Depart
mcnt, relative to the proposed investigations
into alleged abuses in said Department,
President Hayes stated, in writing, on the
o1st, that he should be glad to cooperate
heartily with the committee in such investi-
cation, and to that end would issue such
proper directions to all officers Of that or any
other Department as might be required to Sc
cure prompt and effective assistance in the
conduct of the investigation. He further
gave assurance to all subordinate officers that
the fact Of their tcstifying truly and fully be-
fore a committee should not be used to their
prejudice.
A STATE Prohibitory Convention held
In New Hampshire, on the 23d, nominated Asa
s. Kendall for Governor, and adopted strong
prohibitory resolutions.
A WASHINGTON telegram of the oath
says there was the best authority for saying
that all impressions that the Government was
inclined to release the Syndicate from their
latest subscription of 1O,G0O,0 coo Of per cent.
bonds were erroneous. There was no inten-
tion at the Treasury Department of relieving
the Syndicate from its obligations to the Gov
ernment.
The yeas and nays on the final pass
age, in the United States Senate, Of the Mat
thews resolution declaring the right Of the
Government to pay its bonds in silver coin
were as follows:
YEAs-Allison, Armstrong, Bailey, Beck. Booth,
Bruce, Cameron Pa.), Cameron Wis.,, Chaffee,
ns bossy tuss. Fey GORDON S
Hereford Howe, Johnston, Fla.), jones
lNevl, Kirkwood, McCreery. Mcdonald,
Mcmillan, Matthews. Maxey, Merrimon, Morgan,
SPENCER, Teller, Thurman. Voorhees,, Wallace,
NAYs--Anthony, Barnum,. Bayard. Blaine.
EdmnnSs Haoi;n Ksrnom aHar DaMs5 Mcphas' Ea.on'
Mitchell. Morrill,. Paddock, Randolph, Rollins,
Sargent, Wadleigh, Windom-2.
NEW ORLEANS dispatches of the 25th
say that the application of the members of
the Returning BOARD for a transfer Of their
cases to the United States Court, had been
.ss.s ~ 'ae ~. o".eu n.a.es 1'.a wuu.. nau oeen
lnsI he aspsa ass eS sa
;ss,,od .o,,;n..s for tbs;r orrost H. 80 r,td- M
lssueu eapuases ioi .neir arrest. Up 10 miu-
night they had not been found and it was
IT, nos..sa,s.s, ae',.as, - wy $50. ~.
House. Defendants counsel gave notice that
they had applied to the United States Judge
Hon. John r. KERR. a former Mem.
her Of Congress from MAR MARYLAND !, died died ' At nis
,he oT,h
'He S''"'
The vote in the National House of
on the passage, on the 2Sth,
of the Matthews Silver resolution was as fol-
-. ~ ~ '' ''' w.
'' YrAs.-Aiken, Aldrieh, Atkins. Baker una.,,
Banning, Bayne, Bell, Bickneil, Blackburn
Blount, Bouck, Boyd. Bragg, Brentano, Brewer,
Bridges, Bright, Brogden. Browne, Buckner,
BurchaTd, Burdisk, Butler, Cabel, Cain, Caldwell
non. Carlisle; Caswell, Chalmers, Clarke tKy.),
Clark MO-, Clark uowa), Clymer. Cobb, Collins,
longer, C3x ONO. Cox ": y, Crayens, Crlt-
tenden, CulbeIson, Cummings, Cutler, Davld-
son; DAVIS IN. W, Deering, Dbrcii, hickey, Dun
nell, DTrham, Elan, Ellis, Erett; Evans dnd.l'
EvIns -. C.)i Ewing, relton, Fmley, F0rney,
Fort, Foster, Frankiln, Fuller; dardner, Garth,
eiause, Glddings Glover, Goode iunter, Han
na. harms lGa); Harrison, Hartndge, Hartzell,
Haskell, Hatcher, Hayes, Hazieton, Hen
derson Hepckle, Henry, Hewitt tAla.).
ne neroe5t, nooker h14se, hupDen, Hrnter. Hun
tm. t6n. humphrey, !ttner, Jones tAlao, Jones