Connecticut western news., 1876-02-18
committed to the committee on finance. Il

committed to the committee on fnance It was SO ordered.
 MT. Sherman Rep.), of Ohio, presented various petitions from citizens of Cleveland, of Congress of Jan. 14, 1876, as provides for the payment of United States legal tender notes in coin upon the first day of January, 1877; and so much of the said act as authorizes the secretary of the treasury to sell or dispose of the bonds of the United States for the bur pose of enabling him to redeem such legal tender notes. And further representing that, in their judgment, the enforcement of the re- sumption clause of said act would be exceed ingly disastrous to the business interests of the coun' ry.
 Mir. Clayton (Rep.), of Arkansas, called up the Senate bill to repeal section 1903 of the revised statutes of the United States, making restrictions in the disposition of public lands in the States of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisi- ana, Arkansas and Florida. He said the public lands in the States named were restricted to the provisions of the Homestead law, aud the object of this bill was to restore the lands to the same condition as public lands in other portions of the country.
 MT. Hitchcock Rep.), of Nebraska, sub mitted resolution instructing the committee on the District of Columbia to inquire into the expediency of providing proper form of gov ernment for the District of Columbia and re- port by bill or otherwise. Agreed to-
 MT. Watkins, of Virginia, from the commit tee on pensions, reported substitute for the Senate bil. to amend the act of Feb. IA, 1871, granting pensions to certain soldiers and eail- ors of the war of 1912, and the widows of de- ceased soldiers, and to restore to the pension rolls those persons whose names were stricken therefrom in consequence of disloyalty. Placed on the calendar.
 On motion of Mir. Morton Rep ), of Indiana. the resolution for the admission of Mir. Pinch back as Senator from Louisiana was taken up.
 The Chair laid before the Senate the joint resolution directing the commissioners of the District of Columbia to pay the interest on the 3. .65 bonds. After considerable discussion the resolution, with amendments, was passed.
 The Chair laid before the Senate memorial of the New York board of trade showing the inexpediency of attempting the resumption of specie payments before herequisite conditions are ripe for it.
 A bill to pay the Alabama claims allowed previous to Jan. 22d. was passed. z HOUSE.
 Mir. Pierce Rep.), of Massachusetts, from the committee on commerce, reported the bill granting an American register to the Hawaiian bark Arctic. Opposition to the bill as adverse to. public policy was expressed, but the bill passed. |>-
 The House took up the proposed amendment to the constitution reported from the judiciary committee, which is, that ''no person who has held, yor may hereafter hold, the office of President, shall ever again be eligible to said office. '~ s--
 To this proposition MT. Frye (Rep), of Maine, offered the following as substitute: From and after the fourth day of March, in the year 1885, the term of office of President and Vice-President of the United States shall elected to and held the office of President, | or who for two years has held such ofice shall be ineligible to 8 reelection.
 The bill was discussed by Messrs. Knott, of Kentucky, New, of Indiana, Frye, of Maine, McCrary of Iowa. Caulield, of illinois, Law | lence, of Ohio, and Harrison, of Illinois, The House took up and passed the bill re- l ported from the committee on public lands providing for the sale of Kansas Indian lands | in Kansas to actual settlers. It authorizes | appraisement already made of the appraised value of their farms in six equal annual install ments It also provides for new appraise- ment.
 | The House resumed the consideration of the proposed constitutional amendment limiting | the Presidential term and after considerable | discussion vote was taken on the passage of tho bill, which was lost by IA yeas to 106 nays
 Mr. McOrary (Rep.), of Iowa, from the judi ciary committee, reported the bill to reorganize the judiciary of the United States. The bill provides for circuit court in each judicial dis | trict and establishes in each circuit court of appeals, which is to have appellate jurisdiction | of cases arising in the courts within such cir cult. The terms of the courts of appeals are | to be held in Boston, Albany, Philadelphia, Richmond, New Orleans, Louisville, Chicago, | St. Louis and San Francisco The decisions of these courts of appeals are to be final and | conclusive, but review upon the law may be had on writ of error or appeal to the United | States supreme court, where the matter in | controversy exceeds the sum or value of l $10, ,000, or where the adjudication involves & constitutional question, Or any treaty or law of the United States, or where the court shall certify that it involves a legal question suffi- | cient to require final decision by the supreme court.
 Mir. Atkins Oem.) of Tennessee, from the committee on appropriations reported reso- lution requesting the President to appoint 8 | competent experienced military officer to 20 to the Red Cloud agency and to other Sioux agencies to inquire into the cause of the de- Indians. Adopted.
 The bill regulating tne practice in the United | States circuit and district courts was passed. | The speaker laid before the House 8 message from the President, returning without | his approval an act transferring the custody of certain Indian trust funds from the secretary
 of the interior to the treasurer of the United | States, with communication from the secre- | tary of the interior setting forth that the act l was not sufficiently definite to accomplish the
 end desired. The message was referred to the
 committee on appropriations.
 MT. Lord of New York, from the judiciary l committee, reported bill to appoint com
 missioners, to be called affidavit commissioners,
 to take affidavits, dispositions, and verifcatione
 of pleadings to be read in United States courts, | but who are not to possess the other powers
 conferred by statute on circuit court com-
 missioners. After discussion the bill was
 passed.
 | When 8 bill granting a pension to Wm. P. | Duncan of Tennessee was reached, Mir. Cobell | (Dem. of Virginia informed the House that | Duncan had been 8 Confederate soldier before
 he became Federal soldier and serious dis
 cCssion arose, considerable personal feeling | being lndulged in by members. The bill passed.
 By vote of ninety-six yeas to 14O nays the
 House refused to suspend the rules to take UT
 the following resolutions
 ReSolUed, That the constitutional authority | of Congress to coin money and to regulate the
 value thereof, and of foreign coin, does not in.
 cl1de the authority to issue the paper of the
 government as money; and in the judgment
 of the House, the Constitution nowhere con
 fers on Congress the power to issue in time ot
 peace, the promises or obligations of the gov
 ernment as legal tender in payment of debts
 Resoloed, That any Legislation touching tho
 legal-tender currency of the government should
 keep steadily in view the resumption of specie
 payment, and should tend to enhance tho
 value of that currency, for the resumption O. which the faith of the United States has beer
 pledged to it's citizens.
 Mir. Buckner Oem. ), of Missouri from tn, ) judiciary committee, reported back the Senat amendments to the bill to pay the interest ol
 the 3.65 bonds Of the District of Columbia, witl
 recommends ion that they be non -concurret in, and that th' y be referred to a conferenc committee. He made that motion, and it wa agreed to.
 Resolutions were adopted to inquire into tn connection of the United States minister at tn ! court of St. James with the directory of tn 3 so-called Emma mine, and with the prosecution , of the Machado claim; to iuq ire into tn cost Of the New York post-ofice, and into tn printing of bonds and notes by the Unite States government.
 Sudden Wealth. The Helena (Mon.) Herald has tn
 following story For the past five or si .rears there has been around the street