Connecticut western news., 1871-12-22
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
IN THE SENATE,

ruptcy act to encourage the laying o1
 new telegraph cables; bill to facilitate
 specie payments VI It It, ,ptoHides thpt each
 National Bank, shaI, on the 1st of July,
 1872, have on1handnat, least three pel
 centum in gold coin of it's aggregate
 amount of netesin eiroulatiOh, and shall
 increase the amount, of gold coin on hand
 three per centum every six months up to
 July 1st, 1874, making then 15 pe1
 centum ; and thereafter shan keep, its
 reserve in gold ooin, instead of legal
 tender notes ito stheIextent of its aggre-
 gate amount of notes iin. circulation.
 Laid on the table and ordered to be
 printed. isexsf 3aa EfN sH .gtsK 1ssd
 The Senate was occupied an entire day
 in discussing the caucus resolution fol
 an Investigating Committee, which was
 finally passed in an amended form.
 A resolution was introduced that there
 be maintained in each State or Territory
 a system of free eurnmoh, schools, but
 neither the. United, States, State, Terri
 tory or municipal corpofatioa. shall aid
 in the support of any school wherein the
 peculiar tenets of any denomination
 shall be taught, ss si's'9i'. s1 asi'9.' etaI
 Mr. Sumner fRep,, Mass) gave notice
 that at an early day he would offer a
 jointlresolution providing thatiao person
 whoshas once held the office of President
 shall hold the same Q second term. A 2
 eMr. Blair lDem., Mo- offered 2 reso-
 luton, which was adopted, directing the
 Committee on Investigation and Re- srenchment to inquire whether any Min ister of the United States in any foreign country is engaged in any mining com pany and using his official position for ths promotion of it's interests, and. If SO, whether his doing so is compatible with his duties as such Minister.
 Mir. Davis, of Kentucky, offered reso- lutSon directing the Committee on In- vestigation and RetSenchment, to ascer- tain and report whether the President has, or has heretofore had any interest, direct ortcontingent in any contracts to do work for the United States, or io finnish material for any public buildinga aad1if he has or had any such interest," whether it came to him by. purchase or bY gift also, whether any persons have made donations to him, and whether he has bestowed upon, the donors or their relatiYes offices or, places of public trust; and if so, the names of such persons and offices, designating those belonging. to each State separately ; also, whether he has bestowed offices or places Of public trust upon persons related to himself or to members of his family, and if SO, the names of such persons, their relationship to- ythe President and the offices and places bestowed upon them :; also, whether there has been any contract, arfangement or understanding By which. any officers Or persons in the military or naval sesvice, of 1.-the United States were to. have any part or aintereat in any bonAs, money, lands or other sprogoerty., to be paid on the ratification of. a treaty with the Republic of Dominica and the all such persons and their connection or marine forces of the United States have taken any part in the conflict be- tween Baez and Cabra1. and if so, what part. with what object, and by what authority also, whether the President or tic heads of departments have absent ed themselves from Washington. and their duties there to make electioneering speeches through the country, and tot spend their time at places of pleasure and dissipation, with the frequency and length of such absence also, that the Committee Investigating these subjects have power to send for persons and pa- pers.s The resolution was laid over af- ter discussion. s
 Summer in nintroducing his amendment to the Constitution, thatno person who has once held the office of President of the United States shall be thereafter eligible to that office, which was laid over, called attention to the fact that the was not to go into effect until March 4, 1878, and therefore would not interfere with the preferences of Senatprs for any pafticular candidate next Year. sIAa E 4s-l'1 4.7s. .9 7ft3l
 The House esenerd Amnesty b1li-was takeni mp, and number of ndnients were offered and rejected, until Morton B N asi carried by 29to B.
 Logan Rep. 9ulll charged that cer- sain Senators who had urged the passage of aes amnesty bill had voted for amend menss intended toslelay the bill until A committse should have ffeported on Ehe claim of one man to a seat in the Senate, to Gov. Vance of North Caro- linaa He had himself seen men on the 1 aoor10f the Senate button-h -holing Sena., tors to postpone the bill until that case Should be settled. The measure was now idefeated for the time, and therefore l he appealed to itsifriends not to press it 1 further just now. iiiaio9 ssh s1ofasi aHi8I
 e'ia4esfe Issr IN THE ns,rtss HOUSE nIti' l,isa sst52
 In one day in the House near one hun- dred bills were introduced. Among them wer4l the following: To reduce internal taxeeland abolish the Zoficesof Collector ! of Internal Rsvenue;a to authorize the \ 50 per cent. of customid duties in legal-tender notes;,to punish bank, | insurance, State and Government oM9 cialsfoF bribery and corruption; chang ing the standard weight of silver coins, | and limiting the amount of their issue; fun ther toifacilitate the immediate trans portotion of certain imporsations to- the 1 port. t.aof destination; granting iibounty | landSito soldiers: regulating the model of the,i payment Of duties ons imports; also to refund to judicial officers taxes on 1 salaries collected from them under the ! income tax; to oprevent cruelty to animals in traaasit by railroads; to prevent the of dishonest and iiicompe-I tent G Government officials, and making the officers appointing, and the members