The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-04-25
General News Summary,


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In the Senate. ON the 10th, Mr.. Howe
slled up resolution introduoed By Nm Z few
veehs before, calling upon the Presidsnt for cer-
tain information in regard to Judge Whitaker, OF
psc sn wsos iSs tss sSsa e
adopted. a. was also resolution calling upon the
6ecretary Of the Treasury for information xela-
ternal Revenue not nov. in office. q 70 what
amount had been settled by compcomise, etc
Bills were passed-regul gulating the appointment Of
dsSt e ara 9er 2 ns SAv
Uorste Seasi' the National Pacific Rsilvosd and and
Ss sss Of ind.na nos e
10 bring and prosecute suits against the United
States to recover money due on account of the
grScseds Of sales tba e public lands senate
colored citizens going to Brazil was passed in the
House. Bills were intrOduced-to construct 3
s Rsr e. Lake or 1G Se
education of colored tcacheB in MinsiaGippi: 70
prevent the reduction of the volume Of United
States notes. The S Postotlise Appropriation bin
the Whole. An evening session was held, &C
which about fifty Pension bills were passed.
VICE-PREsIDENr WHEELER being abb
sent Mr.. Ferry was chosen President PRO tenn.
of the Senate. on the 18th. substitute for the
House bill to repeal the Specie Resumption act
was fayorably reported from the Finance Com
mittee, providing that on and after the passage
of the substitute United States notes shall be re-
ceivable in payment for Government bonds, and
on and after Oct. l for duties on Imports and
that such notes shall not be destroyed but shall
be reissaed as often as received BY the Govern
adopted providing for the adjournment of Con-
gress on the 10th Of June. The bill to remove all
Of colored citizens in the United States Army was
indefinitely postponed-3S to II. resolution
submitted by Mr.. Voorhees,, in December last,
declaring It of the highest Importance, that the
tained, and to that end that the Government
should in all its departments keep its contracts
and obligations entered into with its own citi-
passed extending the act of July 2 1862, donating
public lands to the several States and Territories
which may provide colleges for the benefit Of
agricultural and mechanical arts to the State of
Colorado :. In the House, u bill was passed re-
pealing the act authorizing the coinage of twenty
cent silver pieces. Several bills were reported
from committees. among which were the fol-
lowing: Providing that any person may
deposit money, in any sum not less
than twenty-fv cents. in any postal money order
dollars, the Postmaster shalt issue to the depos-
itor postal order tho United States Treasurer
for 1865 bonds, whih shall be exempt from taxa
and the issue of certificates therefor. A motion
to refer the concurrent resolution for final ad-
journment on the 10th Of June. to the Committee
utltdltu-ycH8,
nays. 129. Pending further consideration of the
resolution. the House adjourned.
BILLS were passed in the Senate, on
the 18th in relation to the Hot Springs Reserya-
ton. in Arkansas; authorizing the citizens of
Colorado. Nevada and the Territories to fell and
remove lumber on the public domain for
mining and domestic purposes; House bill to
prevent the introdnetion of contagious or infec,,
tous disease into the United States. Adjourned
70 the End. The report of the Conference
committee on the bill making an appropriation
for the employment of temporary clerks in the |
Treasury Department and for other purposes,
was considered in the House, the committee be-
ing unable to agree, and new conference with |
the Senate was asked for. The motion to lay on
fusng to refer the concurrent adjournment res
oution to the Committee on Ways and Means |
was defeated-l16 to l26. Eulogies were deliv- |
isiana.
SENATE not In session on the 10Th. |
....B Bills were passed, in the House-for the free
entry of articles imported for exhibition by sOci
cites established for the announcement of art |
Of Gen. James Shields, with an amendment |
making the amount 800 instead of fifty dollars |
per month. The motion to reconsider the vote |
resolution to the Ways and Means Committee |
was agreed to--105 to 94-when the motion to re- J
fer was withdrawn, and motion was adopted
the matter until May Is.
In the Senate, on the 22d, a bill was
and referred to repeal that section of |
The Revised Statutes which provides for a tax ON |
The notes of State Banking Associations. Mr.. |
Blaine submitted resolutions declaring that any |
radical change in the present Tariff laws would,
in the Judgment of the Senate. be inopportune, |
stc and that it should be the fixed policy OF the
Government to so maintain our tariff for reve-
labor. In tho House, the. resolutions of the
Maryland Legislature reopening the Presidential |
question were referred to the Judiciary Com |
nittse. Bills were introduced and referred-re-
peaing the law imposing a tax ON the notes
ting Members OF Congress and other
employees OF The Government from receiving |
any compensation for services rendered by them |
in any proceeding, contract or claim in which |
the United States may be directly or indirectly |
regulating foreign insurance comRa-
bill providing for the issue of fractional cur |
rency and for the issue of Treasury notes of the
denominations Of one, two three and five dol
made to suspend the rules, and pass the River |
and Harbor Appropriation bill: Mr.. Cox New |
York; made the point OF order that some items
lion; but the Speaker decided that the |
point raised was one for the House to
After further opposition, and
rules and pass the bill was agreed to-166 to 66-
and so the bill was passed tappropriating 7,90O,
l). Mr.. Cox New York; then rose to privi- |
protest against the passage of the BILL signed by
members Of the House. Amid
much excitement and conf u iion. a motion to ad-
vas sig1fed BY Messrs. Knott, Mckenzie, Black
burn Springer, Luttrell. Clymer. Willis (ky.l, |
Finley, Beebe. Jones IN. H.) Carlisle. Caldwell |
Tenn. McMahon, Ellis. Cox IN. y, Hewitt IN. |
y, Fort. Sparks, Turney. Neal, Gardner, |
Robinson gnd.l, Gambler, stenger,