Connecticut western news., 1876-09-01
FORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS-.
The Business of General Iuteresr Tram. acted.
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The debate cn the resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution prohibiting the appropriation of public money for the support o1 sectarlan schools. was continued, and after considerable discussion the resolution was de- 1ea!eo-yeae, 26 nays, 16 not tEo-thirds Constitution. The vote was as follows
 1RAs-Messrs. Allison, Anthony, Booth Boutwell,, Bunce, Burnside, Cameron (Wls. }, Chrletancy, Clayton, Conkling. Cragin, Ed. munas' M' Ferry' Frelinghuysen. Harvey, Jones Morton, Oglesby, Paddock, Patterson Sargent, spencer, WadleIgh and West-28.
 NAYs-Messrs. Bogy, Cockrel, Cooper, Davis, tston: Gordon, Jones (Fia.). Kelly, Kernan, Key, MGCreefy, Mcdonald, Maxey, Norwood, Randolph and Stevenson-l6.
 Messrs. Barnum, Witaers, Whyte, Saulsburv. Wallace, Bayard and Dennis who would have voteo against 1t, were paired with Messrs. Dawes, Hamilton, Hitchcock, Cameron (Pa . Robertson. Windom and Wright, who would nave voted for it; and MT. Ransom. who would Howe and Ingalls,, who would have voted for It. he having two of tho affirmative side to pair With hlR to make the pair even where & two thirds vote was required.
 MT. Wi dom (R9p.), of Minnesota, called up the report Of the con ference committee on the Indian Appropriation bill, and it was agreed to without discussion.
 Mir. Logan (Rep.) of Illinois, called up the House blll to authorize the President to accept the services of volunteers to aid in suppress- ing Indian hostilities He submitted an amendment In the nature of 8 substitute aIl- thorizlDg the President to increase such cam panl of cavalry regiments as he may think proper, to one hundred men each, providing that the total number of men enlisted shall not exceed 2,500, and appropriating $l ,634, 700 to pay the expense of such increase. Ayre ed to yeas, 29; nays, Hand the bill as amended was read a third time and passed
 Tho Chair laid before the Senate a message rom Che Presldent returning, without his ap- proval the Senate bill to pr0vitte for tho safe or portion Of the reservation of the confeder- ated Otoe and Missouri bands of Indians and the Sac and Fox Indians ill Kansas and Ne Draska. Also another message from the Pres ldent, stating that he was convinced, after further e1amlnation, that his message return Ing the blll without his signature was prema- ture, aud requesting that the bill might be returned to him for his signature
 motion to refer the message was rejected, and the question being on the passage of the bill. notwithstanding the objections of the President, 1t was passed by unanimous vote
 MT. Conkling called up the Senate bill to amend section B. 012 of the revised statutes of the United States, so as to allow repayment by the hecretary of the treasury of tonnage tax where It was exacted ln contravention of exist ing treaty stipuiationa. Passed.
 Messrs. Windom and McCreery were appoint cd committee to join with the committee of the House of Representatives to wait upon the President and notify him that Congress was ready to adjourn. Mir. Windom. from the com mttee appointed to wait upon the President, reported that they had discharged that duty. and the President replied that he had no further communication to make to Congress, and Mr. Ferry, the presiding officer, announced the Senate adjourned sine die.
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 MT. Banning (Dem. j. of Ohio, made con- ference report on the bill to increase the cavalry force for service in the Sioux war, and proceeded to explain it. The House receded from it's proposition to authorize the raising of 5000 volunteer cavalry, and accepts the propo- sl,ion to increase the regular cavalry force operating against the Sioux by 2,500 men, The report was agreed to-yess, 1O7 nays, 39.
 On motion of Mr. Cronnse (Rsp) ), of Ne brasks, the bill providing for the sale of DOT tlon of the reservation of the confederated Otoe and Missouri Indians, and the Sac and Fox Indians, in the States of Kansas and Ne- braska, WAS taken up and passed by two thirds vote over the Presidents veto.
 The Speaker pro tenn. announced that the hour of final a,j ,urnment had arrived, and thanking the House for it's courtesy, the first session of the House of the Forty-fourth Con- gress stood adjourned without day.