Connecticut western news., 1875-01-29
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
Senate.

Senate.
 Mr. Wright from the Committee on Finance, reported, with amendment, the Senate bill to provide for the revision of the laws for thecol- lection of customs duties. Placed on the cal endar.
 Mr. Sherman, from the Finance committee, reported favorably on the House bill declara- tory of the 10th section of the act of 1874, to amend the customs revenue laws and to repeal moieties. Passed. &eE
 The Vice-President laid before the Senate communication from the Attorney-General, ln- closing report of the United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, in re- gard to the troubles in that section last sum- mer. It was ordered to be printed and lie on the table.
 MT. Ingalls,, of Kansas, presented amemorial of the judicial officers and jurors of Arkansas praying for the passage of bill organizing the Indian Territory into the Oklahoma Territory, and providing for the organization of courts therehl Is " 4E
 The Vice-President laid before the Senate message from the President communicating re- ports in regard to the cholera epidemic in 1874. Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
 MT. Conklmg, of New York, presented ten memorials of citizens of Ontario and Yates counties, \. Y., against the ratification of the proposed Canadian reciprocity treaty. Re ferred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
 Mir. Logan made lengthy speech sustaining the President i'll his action i'll the Louisiana matter.
 A message was fec0lNou rom the IfeSlQ6nt, stating that he had signed the Finance bill, and saying that the revenue of the country was not sufficient to meet the eXnenses. He recon mended that the duty on tea and coffee should be put on again, and the bill reducing the duty on custom articles ten per cent. should be re- pealed. ....
 The bill to provide for the revision of the laws for the collection of custom duties, re- ported from the Finance committee, came up. The amendments of the committee were agreed to, and the bill passed
 A memorial of Mary E. Speck, M D., and Mary S. Parsons, M. D., was presented, saving that they were graduates of the Howard Uni versity, District of Columbia, and on account of their sex the Medical society of the District, an organization chartered by Congress, refused them admission to membership into that socie ty they therefore ask that the charter of the society be amended, so that they may not be excluded from it.
 On motion of MT. Pratt, of Indiana, the House bill to amend the act granting pensions to certain soldiers and sailors of the war of 1812 and widows of deceased soldiers, and to restore to the pension rolls those persons whose names were stricken therefrom ill consequence of diSloyalty, was recommltted to the Commit tee on Pensions.
 Mr. Morrill, in discussing the Legislation Ap- propriation bill, said that the bill as it passed the House appropriated $18, 422 AZ. The amendments of the Senate committee increased the amount to SIS 791, ,954 The increase was
 
 the Assay offices, and in the departments of the government in Washington. It was re- duction of $1 966, 300 as compared with the bill of last year. t-." .
 On motion of MT. Williams, of Massachu- setts, the Committee on Post-offices was direct ed to inquire and report what change can be made in the postal laws for the purpose of re- ducing expenses without mparing the useful ness and efficiency of the servlce. The Senate bill removing the political dis abilities of Dabney H. Maury and Charles M. Fauntleroy, of Virginia, passed. The bill removing the limitations as to the amount of capital of certain gold banks was passed after lengthy discussion yeas 136- nays 80.
 The Senate amendments of the Naval Appro- priation bill were concurred ill., they only in- creasng the appropriation $20, GOO. | Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, introduced 8 bill to promote commerce among the States and to 1 cheapen the transportation of persons and property between the Atlantic seaboard and | the Western States
 Mr. Cox of New York, presented the memo rial of the National Revenue Reform associa- ton of New York city as to the reduction of | cost in the collection of revenues. | Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, ill discussing the question of duties and the collection of revenue, remarked that good number of the merchants of New York were no better than editors. He thought, however, that complaints made by them of illegal duties collected should 1 be inquired into.
 The Japanese Indemnity bill was before the | House, and 1t voted to return the indemui- ty money to Japan, and pay the sailors of the navy out of the United states Treasury. i NTr. G. F. Hoar. of Massachusetts, from the | select committee outraGes in the Southei1, States. presented the report of the asub-com- mttee which had been to New Orleans, and stated at the same time that the committee had voted to proceed forthwith to the State of Lott isiana to continue the investigation of 1t. Read, and ordered to be printed. aN | The House ordered the sergeant-at-afms to take Irwin before District Judge McArthur. in l obedience to writ of 6dbeas corpus. 1 The following are among the most important l bills introduced and referred to the proper ] committees: 4 | By Mir. Merriam, of New York-To prevent l the issue of United States and national bank notes of greater denominations than $100 also | limiting the tax on bank deposits, ill regard to the collection of drafts and checks also all- thorizing the use of information received through the dead letter office, when it's use will prevent or punish crime.
 By MT. Biery. of Pennsylvania To establish uniform system for protesting commercial paper.
 By MT. Whitthorne, of Tennessee-Eor the retirement of national bank notes and the sub- stitution of Treasury notes. By MT. Luttrell, of California-Granting right of way for wagon road across the Sierra Nevada mountains below the snow lne
 By MT. Myers, of Pennsylv To increase the duties on umbrellas and parasols N By MT. Lewis, of Tennessee-Io author1ze 1 the construction of bridge across the Nlissis- sippi river at Memphis.
 By MT. Garfield, of Ohio-In regard to al 1 legged new evidence in the Fitz John Porter i case.