Connecticut western news., 1872-05-17
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
sENATE.

In the Senate the following bills were introduced To facilitate improvement in the postal service authorizing rights of way for the use of pneumatic tubes, i electric, magnetic, or stationary steam power to incorporate the Helena and | Northern Utah Railroad, and granting it right of way through the public lands. A set of resolutions were presented from the Council of Congregational Churches of the United States, held at Oberlin, Ohio, approving the Treaty of Washing ton, and asking Congress to take meas ures for the establishment of general system of international arbitration. authorizing the President to appoint a tions committed by Indians and Mexi- cans on the frontiers of Texas was pass ed.
 Mir. Sumner presented remonstance, signed by Wendell Phillips and others of the Eight hour law. A proposition oi MT. Cameron to permit the officials in the United States diplomatic and consu lar service to receive presents from the Emperor of Germany as testimonials oi gratitude for the kindness shown to Ger mans in France during the late war, was energetically opposed and indignantly protested against by several Senators and went over. The Senate resumed it's dis cussion of the Post-office Appropriation bill, which provides for raising the com pensation of the mail service between California, Japan, and China to $1, ,O00,- 900, withouthowever taking any action.
 The amendment to the Post office De- ficiency bill, to increase the appropria- tion from $4,70O,OOO to $5, ,449, ,OOO, was agreed to. An amendment of MT. Nor tons, abolishing the franking privilege after the 1st of January next, was. laid on the table by vote of 29 to p. HOUSE.
 In the House the Committee of Ways and Means reported bill providing fo1 the issue of United States bonds in all cases of bonds destroyed or defaced with out default on the part of their owners, under such rules and restrictions as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe. Passed.
 In the House the protectionists' bill coffee as amended by the Senate passed. The Tariff bill was the subject of long discussion Tn the committee of the whole. In the Senate little of note was done. A bill involving a naval appropriation brought out severe charges of extrava- gance and maladministration in the Navy Department from Messrs. Trumbull and Stevenson.
 The President has approved the bill repeating the duties on tea and coffee on and after the 1st of July next. The bill was originally introduced March 13, 1871, by Representative Randall, of Pennsyl- vania, and passed the House the same day under suspension of the rules by vote of 139 against 49. It passed the Senate with the amendment above indi, cated. The House concurred ill the amendment, and within two hours there after the President signed it.
 In the House, the Tariff Bill has been the question of interest.
 MT. Eldridge sent up bill entitled "To increase taxes without adding tc the revenue" which elic1ted good dea. of laughter. The House awarded the defeated contestant for the seat of Rogers of North Carolina, $1, 500.
 The minority report of the French Arms Committee was submitted. I states that the War Department mus have known that the bulk of the arms 1T question were going to France, anc censures it for affording 8 pretext O which more captious government thar Prussia might have easily taken advau tage.