Connecticut western news., 1872-03-08
UNITED STATES CONGRESS-.
SENATE.

UNITED STATES CONGRESS-.
 SENATE.
 The bill to authorize the construction of bridge across the Mississippi, at or near Clinton, Iowa, was passed.
 Bill introduced to encourage the growth of timber on the Western prairies
 Sherman introduced an international copyright measure.
 The House Salt bill was reported.
 There was discussion concerning the delay of the Pacific mails in consequence of the blockade on the Union Pacific Railroad.
 Conkling presented protest of the Western Union Telegraph Company against the postal telegraph scheme.
 The tariff bill reported by the Senate Finance Committee does not abolish the tax on tea and coffee, but places them at 10 and 12 cents respectively. The duty on salt is the same as when the bill was recommitted. There is a change in the duty on leather. After the 1st of July the duties are to be reduced 10 per cent. on cottons, wool, silk, iron, steel, metals, earthenware, leather, and india-rulsbec.
 The debate on MT. Summers resolu- tions concerning the sale of arms to the French was continued, MT. Trumbull, of Illinois, speaking for the resolution and defending himself together with the Missouri Liberal Republican movement. Mir. Morton replied to MT. Trumbull, at tacking that gentleman and other Re publicans.
 A resolution was introduced by MT. Conkling requesting the President to inform the Senate of the number of re- concentrations for appointments or re- movals from office made to the present administration by the Senators from New York, Missouri, Illinois, and Ne braska.
 In the Senate the Committee on Eli nance reported bill admitting free of duty photographs to be exhibited at the National Photograph Exhibition at Cleveland, which was amended to admit free of duty all photographs, painting and statu try imported for exhibition in public galleries and scientific institu- tions for the next six months, in which shape the bill passed.
 HOUSE.
 Bill reported defining the rights ot
 
 giving the property owners the right ot removing shipmasters, even when they are part owners. Passed.
 On motion of Mr. Brooks, the mission to Japan was put among the 6rst-class missions, the salary being raised from $1O,000 to $12,00O. MT. Brooks also moved to abolish all but one of the Gen. tral American missions, as being of nc utility or necessity. ~
 It was agreed to raise the Russian mission to one of the first rank. It was also resolved to consolidate several ot the missions to the South American States.
 The Ways and Means Committee heard deputations from those in favor ot and opposed to reduction of the tariff on white lead.
 The Consular and Diplomatic bill was taken up, MT. Voorhees, against it for its appropriation for the counsel at Ha. vana.
 The amendment advancing the Rus. sian mission to frst-class, the Japanese mission to second-class, and reducing the Central American mission to one minister at Nicaragua, was agreed to, and the bill passed.
 A bill for the encouragement of for eign commerce by the United States was introduced, which provides for board of commissioners of Navy, Treasury, Interior, and the Postmaster General It also provides for line of iron steam CTS to 8 British port, to port in Conti- mental Europe, one to the West Indies and Mexico, and one to Australia. The bill was referred. t
 MT. Brooks introduced bill reducing the duty on pig-iron, which was defeated by largeEvote.
 A large number of bills for the re moval of political disabilities from per, sons in the various Southern States was presented, and at the suggestion of the speaker all were included in the one bill MT. Garfield (Rep., Ohio,) moved that the bill, without further reading of the names, be passed under suspension oi the rules. MT. Garfeld's motion was then agreed to and the bill passed-115 to 13. On motion of Mir. Young (Dem., Ga. Senate bill removing political dis abilities from 3,621 persons named in it, was passed, under a suspension of the rules. without being read and without the yeas and nays, which Messrs. May AdL y s1uu AiAAuSCI ucuuhAO0us
 MT. Lynch (Rep., Me.) offered reso- lution instruction the Committee on Ex- penditures in the War Department to in- qui1e into the sale of ordnance stores in the late French-G German war, with power to send for papers. Adopted. A bill was presented from the Con- mittee on Banking directing officers ct national banks to whom counterfeit, al- tered, or spurious United States notes or national bank notes are presented 10 stamp them as such. The House refused to pass the bill bya vote of 87 ts 96. The House concurredin in with several bills fiom the Senate, among which was the setting apart the Yellowstone Valley, in Montana and Wyoming Territories, as a national park. The House in committee of the whole on the Deficiency bi l, struck out the clause repeating the law for the publication of the statutes in news papers. -lE