The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-03-21
General News Summary.
O0NGREss.

In the Senate. on the 10Th. the hill in
old of the James q. Bennett polar Exne3;t;or
was passed unanimously. A petition wa ORE
sented. s;ened bv R. q. Inoersoll of Illinois and
o,hsr, declaring that ~. st.tts ,.d ~,.t,,.;
In e., he s,,nnress;o ~ ss,a
plan voap 10; !ae te.eei ana spis OF Ine
that thew are canahIe ~ and ~ n fact e S,,
,,saJ for tbe nmrnoses ~ o,i nd r,,S
secuelon anu .ne Peut,oners pray that sncn STAT
thas i inv .nnot he rsed M Iy - ~
treedom of The nress or f Ths Hn,ss.e
Gill aor W ,s s a hammond, iaSe
Hn,sae The Tonsu,ar and D;n,.t;, i.,,r,. sae
tio,' Xii luz ras dehated az cons;anrahI p' e
Committee OF the Whole.
BILLS were introduced and referred,
in the Senate, on the 13th-to provide for and
rerulate the counting of votes for President and
We presidents and the dac;s;or ~ -,,,.s.;.,,.
arising thereon: to promote the deposits of sav.
anu tne Ieludui NJ o. Lse Nalional deDt.
bll,f were pasSSea- . foinS appropriation
bill with aeGdmeIts; House lou bill to make per
witnesses IN Uniteu StaSes ana territorial C0urn
~; Ine Gonsulr anu Dgiom M APproprlaQon
pli vas iur 1 H IN Committee OF the
WnoIe' IN .he nou l!f; seveIaI amen0menu were
agreed 70, and me pi,. ana amendmenss were e;
to aid the Bennett Polar Expedition was also
passed 80,
a NUMBER Oh TenslOn plllS were
passed in the Senate, on the 18th. Bills were in
troduced-providing for the payment of all GUS
toms dues; and all other debts due to the United
states, IN legal-tender notes at par except where
~ Us 9tner wise expressly stipua1ed on the lace OF
me opngation ~ conssact; 70 tegniate passenger
and Kansas racine railways; to authorize the
constructlon OF natroW.gauge railroad from
iS.n e tne biack Hills; ADJOURNED to the
A. III. was fud az n Sne honse reg
bil extending 70 three years the time for the
debated and amended in Committee Of the
Whole. reported to the House and passed-118
to ITO.
The Senate was not in session on the
18TH. In the House. n snbstitute waa reno,+ad
and referrsd 4, Tho C,r,r,;ttas ~ az WIZ w
the bill to promote the deposit of savings in the
treasury and the retundlng OF the National debt.
Inc c1ntested,e,ecton case OF Dean Us. Field,
from the ihlrd Massachusetts District was con-
sdered, the majority report favoring the claims
OF the former, and the minority report those of
the iatterIthe sitting member. After some dis
noancinE the death, IN Havana, of yellow fever
OF the hon: John y. Leonard, Congressman
from the Firth Louisiana District, and on mo-
ton, out OF respect to the memory of the de-
ceased, the House adjourned.
Turn Sepata ,uas NOT in sass;oY m, +ha
100 NV ~ oooeion VI 'no
1otn. "A Dill was 1nLrOuuceQ ana re1eTre1 In the
House for the establishment of a mint at Indian
,rol;e Tbo b;1l ,,,.L;,,, .,o;I.L1o o.. ~.
"po.' n1 niA ,nanlns asa,iaoie Aor 'ne pay
ment Oh certain ooutnern ohee-0e"am mail con-
tractors the sum of 1876 900 already appropriate
ed, was further considered in COMMITTEES of the
Whole. and Il having been demonstrated thai
such mail contractors had been Maid. or payment
had been provided for by the Confederate Con-
gress and Postmaster-General. a motion was
agreed t., to strike cut the enactinp clause of te
bill, and this action of the Committee was con-
CURED in by the House without diyision.
BILLS were passed in the Senate. OF,
A., ,or. ii, ao,- Id, =
the lotn-house Dill appropHatlng $z'oNU Iol