Connecticut western news., 1872-03-29
UNITED STATES CONGRESS-.
SENATE.

Mir. Sumner presented Q petition from citizens of New Bedford, Mass, asking measures for the protection of the walrus on the Arctic Seas. .'-' # EfvA7
 The Senate adopted the resolution in- creasing the salaries of U. s. District Judges and Judges of Courts of Claims to 8, ,0OO. # Efa4
 The Chicago Relief bill came up, but several amendments being proposed, it went over. @Ft
 The Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee declared himself in favor of 8 reduction of $21. .O0O, 900, and that it be taken off textile fabrics.
 MT. Conkling's resolution calling upon the President for information as to rec concentrations for office made by Sena- tors from certain States was taken up and debated. MT. Tipton's amendment to include the Senators from all the States, was voted down by vote of 29 to 21. A motion to lay on the table was also voted down, but an amendment to include Indiana was carried, and as amended the resolution passed. The Chicago Relief bill was discussed.
 The bill directing the Secretary of the Treasury to pay $190,O00 prize-money to the officers and crew of the Kearsarge, was passed.
 In the House a bill was passed paying the State of Kansas $337, GOO for expenses incurred during the war.
 The Senate bill to extend the time for the State of Wisconsin to complete a railroad from Lake St. Croix to Lake Su- rior, with the amendments reported by the Committee on Public Lands. was de- bated. % ~.
 MT. Garfield, from the Conference Committee on the bill for the St. Louis Custom House, made report appgopria- ting $500, GOO for the site ahd $1, 75O, ,O00 for the building. The report was agreed to.
 In the House resolution was adopted inquiring into the alleged combination oi railroad interests known as the Southern Improvement Company, and designed to control the transportation of oil from the oil regions to the seaboard. a4ass
 Debate was continued on the bill to extend the time to the State of Wisconsin to complete a road from Lake St. Croix to Lake Superior, and resulted in the adoption of an amendment forfeiting to the United States all lands granted to the State of Wisconsin for the construction o1 the road, and their reservation to actual settlers, under the Homestead Law, by g vote of 94 to S5.
 MT. Wood, of New York, moved to suspend the rules so as to have the House pass resolution calling upon the Treas urer of the United States to take instant means to relieve the public want of g circulating medium. There being cash balance of, SPA, ,86S, 745 in the Treasury, The House refused to suspend the rules.
 The House, after adopting resolu. tion calling on the President for infor. nation concerning the case of Dr. How ard, citizen of the United States, who has been transported by the Spanish au. thorities in Cuba to @ penal settlement on the coast of Africa, resumed the con. sideration of the Senate bill to provide for reporting and publishing the debates of Congress, which was amended and passed. 2Fs IT ; GtL5Sil
 A resolution making the fiscal yea, commence on the 1st of January was adopted. A petition, signed by 4,00( persons in California, asking for the en franchisement of women in the Territo ries and the District of Columbia, wal referred to the Judiciary Committee.