Appletons' annual cyclopædia and register of important events of the year .. . 171 ; besides68,079 official dispatches. In the Canton of Wallis a revised consti-tution was adopted in February, the vote polledbeing very light. The new constitution ofire was accepted by the Federal Councilin February, while that of Zug was returned,to be subjected to another popular vote. OnMarch 12th, at an election for the GrandCouncil of Soleure, the Liberals elected 105members, and the Catholic party 9. On May21st a new constitution was adopted in Bchaff-hansen by a large majority, after having beenpreviousl
Appletons' annual cyclopædia and register of important events of the year .. . 171 ; besides68,079 official dispatches. In the Canton of Wallis a revised consti-tution was adopted in February, the vote polledbeing very light. The new constitution ofire was accepted by the Federal Councilin February, while that of Zug was returned,to be subjected to another popular vote. OnMarch 12th, at an election for the GrandCouncil of Soleure, the Liberals elected 105members, and the Catholic party 9. On May21st a new constitution was adopted in Bchaff-hansen by a large majority, after having beenpreviously rejected three times. In Schwytz anew constitution was adopted on June excitement was created in theCanton of Ticino in October, by the action ofthe Liberal Council of State in dissolving theGrand Council, in which the Catholic party had a majority, and ordering a new led to disturbances, and on October 22da bloody affray took place at Sta*bio, in whichseveral persons were killed. The Federal Coun-cil sent a commissioner with full powers to. the canton to settle the difficulty. On Novem-ber 9th the Federal Council revoked the orderof the Council of State of Ticino. A cbtion composed of deputies of both parties wont 740 TAFT, ALPHONZO. TELEPHONE, THE. to Bern, together with the Federal Commis-sioner Bavier, where an amicable agreementwas finally arrived at. The Federal Assembly, which was in sessionat the beginning of 1876, adjourned on March25th, and assembled again on June 5th. TheStiinderath, or State Council, elected for itspresident Paul Nagel, of Thurgau, and theNational Assembly, Arnold Aepli, of St. July 3d the Federal Assembly passed a lawregulating the acquisition and renunciation ofSwiss citizenship—a matter which had beenpreviously regulated only by cantonal December 4th the Federal Assembly metfor its regular winter session, and adjournedon December 23d until March 5, 1877. An International Postal Congress was hel
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