Connecticut western news., 1876-05-05
FORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS-.
The Buslness of General Interest Trans acted.
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 MT. Sherman (Rep ), of Ohio, from the com- mittee on finance, reported favorably on the Senate bill to amend the laws relating to the legal tender of silver coin. Placed on the cal endar. The bill will provide for the coinage of 8 silver dollar of 412 8-10 grains of standard silver to be legal tender for any amount not exceeding $40 in one payment, except for customs dues and interest on the public debt The legal tender power of the trade dollar is totally abolished. The other existing silver coins are to remain legal tender for the amounts now fixed by law. The bill allows holders of bullion to exchange it at market value for the new dollars at their face value, or for United States notes at par. The pro- posed limitation of the issue of the silver dollars to $50, DOC, 900 has not yet been incor-
 MT. Morrill, (Rep.), of Maine, called up the house bill making appropriations to supply the deficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30 1876, and for prior years. Various amendments proposed, appro- priating $16O,OOO, were agreed to, and the bil was read third time and passed. The House bill to define the tax on ferment- cd and malt liquors was taken up and passed, with an amendment providing that nothing in the act shall have the effect to change the present rules of the law respecting evidence in any prosecution or suit
 Mir. Thurman (Dem.) of Ohio called up the | motion to reconsider the vote by which the bill in regard to counting the votes for Presi-
 
 some discussion the vote was reconsidered- | yeas 3l; nays, 23, and the bill was placed on | the calendar.
 MT. Frelnghuysen Rep.) of New Jersey, l indemnity fund, and submitted an amendment l to strike out the clause authorizing the Presi- l dent, after correspondence with the Japanese government and in manner satisfactory to | it, to transfer said fund, together with it's in- crease, to the government of Japan ill trust, | the income thereof to be perpetually used for the education of labor in Japan. Agreed to. | MT. Morrill, (Rep.), of Vermont introduced 8 bill authorizing the secretary of the treasury | to allow Mrs. Minnie Sherman Fitch to receive | free from duty a wedding present from the khedive of Egypt, and it was passed unani- | mously.
 MT. Sargent Rep.), of California, submitted the following, which was ordered to be printed:
 Resolved, That the Senate recommend to the President that he cause negotiations to be l entered upon with the Chinese government to l effect such change in the existing treaty be- 1 tween the United States and China as will lawfully permit the application of restrictions upon the great influx of Chinese subjects to this country
 Mir. Booth Qib.), of California, from the committee on pensions, reported favorably on the bill.to amend section 4,69S of the revised statutes, so as to allow pension of $37 per month to soldiers, who have lost both an arm and 8 leg, in place of the $24 per month now allowed. Placed on the calendar. HOUSE.
 The House took up the report of the cleo. ton committee on the Alabama contested election case of Bromberg against Haralson The report being unanimous against the clain of tbe contestant Bromberg, and declaring the sitting member, Haralson, entitled to the seat The report was agreed to.
 MT. Whitehouse (Dem.) of New York; intro duced bill for refunding the interest-bearine debt of the United States into United States consols bearing four per cent. gold interes and having forty years to run. Referred tt the committee on ways and means.
 Mir. Cox (Dem.), of New York, presented the petition of publishers of New York city agains [ the excessive rate of the Senate postal bill o1 books and other printed matter not issued 8 old rate. Referred.
 . The House resumed the consideration of thu , Florida contested election case, and after som discussion the report was adopted-yeas, 113 nays, 83-and J. J. Finley was declared entitled to the seat.
 Mr. Singleton Oem.), of Mississippi, iron the committee on appropriations reported back the Senate amendments to the Consula and Diplomatic Appropriation bill, and moved that they be non-concurred in. Agreed to. MT. Young Oem) of Tennessee, offered , resolution reciting the unsettled condition o the Mexican republic, and the many outrage committed on the persons and property o l American citizens living in the neighbour co, of the Rio Grande, and requesting the Presi , dent of the United States to order such mill tary force to rendezvous at some suitable poin on the Rio Grande as will be able to enforc l existing neutrality laws, to prevent hostilitie f. on the border, and to preserve the peaceful relations between the two countries, and als . requesting the President to direct the genera 8 of the army to proceed in person to the seen : of the threatened outbreak, and to take suc
 measures as may be necessary to maintai
 peace and protect the honor and dignity c f this government. Referred to the commtte ] on foreign affairs.
 MT. Knott (Dem.) j. of Kentucky, introduce :, 8 bill to regulate the privilege of writ c ! habeas corpus in certain cases, which was re 3 ferred to the judiciary committee.
 The House resumed the consideration of tn
 bill to transfer the Indian bureau to the Wa department, and after some debate the bill wa O. pa sed-yeas, 139 nays, 94.