Connecticut western news., 1876-08-11
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.

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 FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-. The Business of General Interest Trans
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 SENATE.
 MT. Iugalls (Rep.) of Kansas, from the committee on pensions, reported with amend Mrs. A. Elizabeth Custer, wife of the Brevet Maj General George A. Custer, and to Maria Custer and Emanuel H. Custer, mother and father of the deceased. Placed on the calen- dar. The amendments reduce the pension to the widow of General Custer from $50 to $30 per month and also strikes out the name of Clusters father, so as to grant pensions to his widow and mother only.
 MT. Sargent (Rep.), of California from the committee on appropriations, reported favor ably on the House bill making appropriations to defray the expenses of the joint select com mittee to inquire into Chinese immigration. Passed.
 MT. Frelinghuysen (Rep), of New Jersey, lar and Diplomatic Appropriation bill, reported that the committee had been unable to agree, and moved that the Senate insist on it's amend ments and agree to another conference. After diecussion the motion of Mir. Freling- huysen that the Senate insist on it's amend | ments and agree to another conference was | agreed to by & unanimous vote. The amendments of the House to the bill providing for the completion of the Washing | ton monument were agreed to and the bill | passed.
 | The Senate resumed the consideration of the
 River and Harbor Appropriation bill, the pend | ing question being on the Senate agreeing to | the amendments made in committee of the | whole.
 The first two amendments, increasing the | appropriation for the improvement of the har-
 Dor at Buffalo, N. Y. from $75, 900 to $100, ,000,
 and the appropriation for removing obstruc- tiops in the East river and Hell Gate, N. Y.
 from $200, 900 to $350, ,OOO, were agreed to.
 Mir. Christiancy (Rep.) of Michigan, moved
 to recommit the bill to the committee on ap-
 propriations, and said he was satisfied that the
 bill as whole, appropriated too much money,
 and would not receive public appreciation.
 Mr. Edmunds moved to amend the motion to
 recommit as to instruct the committee to
 report the bill so amended as to reduce the az
 gregate amount appropriated to $5, 1000, ,000
 The amendment was accepted, and the motion
 of Mir. Christiancy agreed to without division
 The House resolution to prohibit the supply
 of special metallic cartridges to hostile Indiant
 was taken up, and Mir. Ingalls Rep.), o
 Kansas said the man who would gel
 ammunition to the Indians in the present etatt
 of Indian affairs was no better than 8 mur
 derer, and authority should be given to hant such person to the nearest telegraph pole, O
 shoot him immediately by drumhead cour marGlAl. inc T0SOluClOQ was pASs0Q
 The Chair laid before the Senate 8 commu nication from the secretary of war, transmit
 ting the copy of a dispatch from Gen. Sheridan
 recommending an increase in the companies o the Third, Fourth, Fifth and Seventh regi , ments of cavalry to one hundred men each, & was done in the case of companies serving ol the R:o Grande and recommending an appro priation of $1 ,634 700 to defray the expense l of such increase. The dispatch was accomps nied by bill to authorize the increase an SoAS R<@ Mir. Logan submitted an amendment makip . the appropriation of $l 634, 700 to defray tn , expenses of increasing the companies as re
 commended, and dividing it into various sum for recruiting, clothing, transportation, horses l etc. Agreed to. The bill was read thir l time and passed.
 . Mir. Allison, from the committee on apprc priations, reported back the River and Harbe Appropriation bill, with amendments, and
 was placed on the calendar. The bilappropr amount to which the committee was instructe g to reduce it.
 s The House proceeded to vote on the secon section of the bill for the protection of tt . Texas frontier. It was rejected-yeas, S9 @ nays, 96. The bill was then passed, The fo D lowing is the text:
 if That for the purpose of giving efficient pr u tection to the country between the Rio Grant R and Nueces rivers, in the State of Texas fro | st from the Mexican side of the river, the Pres o dent of the United States be and hereby is & thorized and required to station and keep ( 10 the Rio Grande river, from the mouth of tn d river to Fort Duncan, and above, if necessar n, two regiments Of cavalry for field service, addition to such infantry force as may l. necessary for garrison duty, and to assign r et cruits to said regiments so as to fill each tro ,e to number one hundred privates, and tn :, shall be up to that strength as long as tn 'l shall be required in that service. Id MT Randall (Dem), of Penn., made u s. conference report on the Sundry Civil Appr H. priation bil and proceeded to explain it. Alt A a long discussion the report was adopted. 1T 'e bill now goes to the President for his sign ,n ture.
 rk Mir. Randall (Dem) of Penn., from t L.. committee appropriations, reported nU appropriating $7,OOO for the expenses Of u of joint select committee on Chinese immigratio a. Passed.
 ,, The committee on appropriations report y back the Senate bill appropriating $100 'W for the continuation of the construction of t s- Washington monument. Passed, with amor ,s. ments. one of which increases the amount - $2OO, 1000.
 re MT. Randall (Dem.), of Pennsylvania, fro h. the committee of conference on the Miits oy Academy bill submitted the report of the co ,r, mittee. He said that the original estimate Il ,Au been $437, ,470, and the appropriation of Il he year had been $364, TAO. The appropriati n- committee had this year recommended $23 ,+ 241. The bill as passed by the House app 1 priated $259, 231 by the Senate, $308 841. Ill., it came from the conference committee, it by propriated $209, ,065. The report was th is- adopted.
 S Mir. Hill (Dem.) of Georgia, called up n- passed by both Houses extending the time of the redemption of lands sold for direct tax ug in order to have it amended so as to exclr .oo the possibility of it's being construed to aff oJ the national cemeteries. The bill was er- amended and was passed.
 ent MT. Randall (Dem ), of Pennsylvania, chs 10. man Of the committee on appropriations, - ported & bill appropriatlng $150,000 for
 purchase of Indian supplies until the regu ,on Indian Appropriation bill becomes a law, lac to authorize their purchase in open mar ' without advertisement. Passed. loe The Speaker laid before the House a m D 0 sage from the President, pointing out some CT. tho defects in the Sundry Civil Appropriat -e bill in making inadequate provision for sc u'- branches of the public service and mono at ln- for the other branches, among the former ex- ing the hints, the civil service, lghthOut If etc., the revenue cutter service and pu
 buildings, and among the latter being the DIX portion of the government for the expense in the District of Columbia, the judgments es the court of claims, the examination of the (
 ' federate records etc. He did not feel warrar op in vetoing absolutely necessary apprep bln- tion bill, but, in signing it, he deemed it he duty to show where the responsibility belon cod for whatever embarrassment might arise o"" the public service. The communication She referred to the appropriation committee. old
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