Connecticut western news., 1874-02-13
XLIIId CONGRESS-.
SENATE.

each h0norably discharged surviving o1ncer ana enlisted man, including militia volunteers of the military and naval service who served sixty days in the war with Mexico and also to the surviving unmarried widows of such officers and soldiers.
 MT. Poland, of Vt., moved to suspend the rules and adopt a resolution instructing the Judiciary Committee to inquire into the legal relations existing between the Federal Govern ment and the local Government of the District of Columbia and the exact character of their mutual obligations in regard to municipal ex- pense, and whether some accurately defined basis of expenditures cannot be prescribed and maintained by lsw.
 The rule was suspended and the resolution adopted-yeas 159, nays 72.
 Mr. Cameron, of Penn, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, reported back the bill to pay the French Spoliation claims. Placed on the calendar.
 MT. Bayard, of Del, in discussing the National bank bill moved to strike out the first ten lines of the bill which authorized the organization of banks without circulation upon deposltlng with the Treasurer of the United States BIO, 900 in registered bonds, so that the bill will only authorize National banks already organized without circulation to withdraw their bonds ln excess of $10, ,000 and also as security for their circulating notes in amounts Of $1SO upon returning to the Controller of the Currency lawful money to be deposited in the Treasury of the United States for the redemption of an amount of circulating notes of suca banks equal to the amount issued upon such bonds.
 Senator Cameron, of Penn., introduced bill to amend the Diplomatic and Consular Systems act of Aug. IS, 1856. The bill is one drafted by the State Department, proposing to revise the salaries of many of the United States Consuls and Consuls- General throughout the world The salaries provided for the more prominent are as follows: Consuls-G -General-At Lendon, seven thousand dollars Paris. seven thousand; Calcutta, five thousand; Montreal, four thou sand; Cairo, four thousand; Havanna. six thousand; Rio Janeiro, six thousand; Kama gawa, five thousand Shanghai, six thousand ; Vienna, four thousand Berlin, Frankfort, Rome and Constantinople, three thousand each. Consuls-At Liverpool, six thousand dollars ; Hong Kong, four thousand; Manchester and Havre, three thousand each. All the others have smaller salaries than the amounts above named, but have also fees. Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
 MT. Conkling, of N. Y., introduced a bill amendatory of the National Currency act of June, 1864. Referred to the Committee on Finance.
 Mr. Conklings bill proposes to add to section 50 provisions authorizing suits to be brought against the receiver and stockholders by any persons aggreved by any proceedings to enforce the individual liability of stock holders of national banks under the Currency act, or by neglect or omission to enforce said to be entitled for the payment of the amount alleged to be due him. The suits are to be brought in the United States Circuit Court for the proper district, and decrees directing con- tribution, or further contribution by the stock holders, or any of them, may be enforced against the property of the stockholder, and shall be binding upon the Comptroller of the Currency and receiver.
 MT. Merrill, of Vt., introduced 8 resolution instructing the Committee on the Contingent diency of excluding from the stationery room of the Senate all articles except paper, pens envelopes, ink, pencils, and mucilage, which was, after a lengthy discussion passed.
 An investigation was ordered by the Senate into the matter of furnishing stationery for reporters.
 MT. Chandler, of Mch presented petition for the extension of the money order system to every post-office in the United States and the reduction of the charges in such offices. Referred to the Committee on PostOfices and Post Routes.
 MT. Morrill,, of Me-, introduced bill to establish uniform registry of sea-going ves- sells, to afford protection to life on shipboard, and to govern rebates on duties on merchan- disc damaged on the voyage of importation.
 Mr. Norwood, of Ga., introduced bill to restore the franking privilege. It proposes simply to repeal the repeating act of Jan. 31, 1873. Referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads.
 MT. Ingalls,. of Kan, introduced bill to confirm homestead titles in all cases where the claimants have settled on railroad land grants in good faith and made valuable Improvements thereon. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands.
 Mr. Merrill, of Me-, introduced joint resolution authorizing the President of the United States to convene a court of inquiry to be composed of five officers of the army, to in vestigate the charges against Gen. o. O. Howard, contained in the letter of the Secre- tary of War to the House of Representatives of December 5, 1873
 The West Virginia election cases were taken up, and, on a vote being taken, Messrs. Davis and Hagans were declared entitled to seats, and were sworn ill.
 MT. Dawes, of Mass, from the Committee on Ways and Means, reported bill allowing merchandise in United States port on July 31. 1872 to pay the duties to which they were liable on that day, even though not in public store or bonded-warehouse the next day. After explanation the bill was passed.
 A bill was reported from the Appropriations Committee to reduce the expenditures on public buildings and after discussion was referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds.
 A bill establishing ife-ssving stations was passed.
 The Army Appropriation bill, appropriating twenty-eight million four hundred and forty nine thousand nine hundred and sixteen dollars, was considered in the Committee of the Whole; Mir. Cox introduced a substitute for the bill fixing the status of an over issue of United States notes.
 The Army bill appropriates twenty-eight million foul hundred and forty-nine thousand nine hundred and sixteen dollars, including the following items: Recruiting, one hundred and five thousand dollars; pay of the army, &c., eleven million four hundred and fifty thousand dollars subsistence, tive million four hundred and fifty-two thousand dollars; supplies of Quarter-master's department, four million five hundred thousand dollars incidental expenses of Quarter-master's department, one million three hundred thousand dollars: purchase of cavalry and artillery horses, three hundred and fifty thousand dollars transportation of the army, four million dollars quarters for officers and troops, one million five hundred thousand dollars clothing and camp equipage, one million five hundred thousand dollars national military cemeteries, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars; medical and hospital supplies, two hundred thousand dollars ordnance service at arsenals, two hundred thousand dollars metallic ammunition for small arms, one hundred thousand dollars ordnance stores, one hundred thousand dollars; army equipments, one hundred and five thou sand dollars manufacture of new model breech-loading muskets and carbines, one hun- dred thousand dollars.
 A number of bills were presented on the currency and finance question.
 Mir. Nesmith, of Oregon, a member of the Military Committee, protested against reduc- tion of the army. He defended the frontiers men against the aspersions usually made against them, and he declared that the first effective missionary the Indians ever had was Miles Standish and that his missionary work had , been continued by Jackson, Sheridan and others. Congress might save few million dollars by reducing the army, but every dollar saved would be responded to by the blood of frontiersmen and by the vail of their widows and orphans.
 MT. Coburn, of Ind, from the Committed on Military Affairs, reported joint resolution requesting the President to convene court ei inquiry of not less than five officers of the army to investigate fully all the charges against Brig General o. o. Howard, contained in the communication of the Secretary of War of Dec 5, 1873. and to report their opinion as we'll or the moral as the legal responsibility for suct offenses, if any may be discovered. After g | lengthy discussion the resolution was amended giving Gen. Howard the right of challenge and as amended, passed by a vote of 172 to 64