Connecticut western news., 1872-03-22
UNITED STATES CONGRESS-.


 mittee to investigate the French arms question Senators Hamlin, Carpenter, Sawyer, Logan, Ames, Harlan and Stev. enson. The latter asked to be excused from serving on the committee, and asked that Senator Shurz be appointed in his stead, which was refused by 8 vote of 26 nays to 23 yeas.
 Senator Sawyer's amendment that the appropriation for the Education Bureau be increased to $36, $50, was lost by g vote of yeas, 25 nays, II. An amend. ment was also offered appropriatine $50,OOO to pay the Civil-service Reform Commissioners. The amendment was declared out of order. MT. Logan noti fled the Senate that on the bill coming before that body for final action he should move to repeal the law establish ing the Civil-service Commission.
 A memorial from the National Board of Trade was presented, asking the pas sage of such laws as will enable Ameri can citizens to purchase foreign built ships and register them for service un- der the American flag also for the ex. emption of duty on all articles of foreign product needed for subsistence on yes sels engaged in foreign trade, or in the sailing or repairing of steamships o1 sailing vessels, and to provide for the return to American registry of all ton mage changed during the war.
 The Committee on Commerce report ed 8 resolution, which was passed, di- recting the Committee on Commerce to make thorough investigation into the subject of immigration and the treat ment to which emigrants are subjected by railroad companies. E f-.a
 MT. Flanagan called up the bill pro viding for the purchase by the United States of large portion of Western Texas, which, after some talk, was laid aside. A substitute for an amendment appropriating $50, ,000 for the -Civil-ser- vice Reform Commissioners was defeat ed by 8 vote of vote of yeas, 40 nays, 19.
 Among the new measures introduced in the Senate was bill providing for the payment of $20 per month to volunteer nurses who served in the hospitals during the war. Mr.. Trumbull gave notice of an amendment that he intended to offer in place of MT. Conkling's resolution calling on the President for the the recommendations made by Senators from New York, Illinois, South Carolina, Missouri and Nebraska. F.,.
 Senators Buckingham and Ferry pre- sented to the United States, on the part of the people of Connecticut, the statutes of Jonathan Trumbull and Roger Sher- man. They were received and resolu- tions of thanks passed.
 The Appropriation bill was taken up, the pending question being the appro- priation of $50, O,0O0 for the carrying out of the civil service reform measure, which, after 8 long debate, was adopted by vote of 9 to 21. The amendment repeating the law for the publication of the laws in newspapers was taken up, and a resolution to lay the amendment on the table was lost by a vote of 21 to g.
 A bill giving the right. of way to the Great Southern Railroad in Florida, was passed, after which the Legislative Ap- propriation bill was taken up, the pend ing question being an amendment dis continuing the printing of the laws of the United States in newspapers. A motion lay it on the table was carried by vote of 22 to 21, which wns followed by an amendment appropriating $50, ,OOO for printing of laws, which was carried. An amendment raising the salaries of certain officers of the government elici- ted some talk.
 The bill granting half of Yerba Buena Island, in the Bay of San Francisco, to the Central Pacific Railroad was tai ken up, motion made to lay it on the table being defeated by 94 nays to 75 yeas. It was recommitted to the committee.
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 The bill granting to the Central Pacific Railroad the use of one-half of the Island of Yerba Buena in San Francisco Bay was taken up, and went over. An on the eight-hour question for the payment of laborezs, workmen, and mechanics in the government em- ployment at the rate of a full days wages for eight hours work was rejected in committee of the whole, the commit tee reported the bill back to the House.
 The Senate bill for the redemption of the temporary loan three per cent. cer- tifcates was laid on the table by large after which the Deficiency bill came up. An amendment for the pay ment of full days wages to laborers and mechanics in navy-yards and other government works who had worked only eight hours was introduced. The bill IS amended was passed.
 The House passeda bill giving boun- y of $1OO to soldiers and their widows md orphans, who enlisted on or before he 8th of August, 1861. A bill was also passed extending the pension to United States judges who resigned after January l, 1865. The House went into a com nittee of the whole on the Post-ofice appropriation bill, which appropriates S28, PA, 75O.
 MT. Dawes, chairman of the Commit ee on Ways and Means, spoke strongly against the bill, saying that the estimate 'f public expenditures, without reference o the payment of the public debt, was S273, 900, 900, to which the House had dded large sums by bills already passed, | yelling the total to $299, 500, ,458, while he total receipts estimated for the next ear were $317, ,O0O,OOO leaving balance # $17, 788, ,973.
 An amendment increasing the pay of etter carriers was rejected by vote of Q to 94.
 The House committee on Commerce ,"o o2Aoeu fePorI several prOpOSltlOnS, | he adoption of which would restore the arry1ng trade of this country upon the cean. MT. Boutwells bill has been considerably changed, and several new mes of steamers are specified.
 A resolution was introduced and | dopted without debate, to investigate he affairs of the Naval Department dur ng the cumbency of the present Sec etary of the Navy. MT. Brooks's reso- ution asking for joint committee ss to | levise the wisest and best policy to be pursued in relation to Mexico for the es- abhshment of law and order on our 'orders," was rejected. The resolution declaring it to be unconstitutional and a yrannical usurpation of power for Con 'ress to attempt to force mixed schools n the people of the United States, or o pass any law interferino with chnrnh