Connecticut western news., 1876-03-03
FORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS.
The Business of General Interest Trans
 acGeds

MT. Morrill, (Rep.), of Maine, called up the House bill making appropriations for invalid and other pens ons, for the year ending June 30, 1877. The bill as passed by the House made appropriations in part as follows: Pen sions for army inValids, $12 800 000 widows, minors, and dependent relatives, $14. 100, 900 survivors and widows of the war of 1872, $1,- 500,OOO. The committee on appropriations re- ported amendments, striking out the amounts inserted after each class as above, and insert ing the sum total, BPS 400, 900, which were agreed to, as well as other amendments of minor importance and the bill was read & third time and passed.
 The Senate then took up the bill to repeal section 2, ,3O3 of the revised statutes, making restrictions ln the disposition of the pubic lands in the States of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Florida. The pending question was on the amendment of Mir. Ed munds, "That the public lands affected by this act shall be offered at public sale as soon the provisions of the existing law, and shall not be subject to private entry until so offer ed." The amendment was agreed to. MT. Clayton moved to strike out the second section of the bill providing that the act shall take effect ninety days from its passage. Agreed to. The bill then passed.
 MT. Edmunds (Rep.) ), of Vermont, proposed to take up the resolution for the admission of MT. Pinchback. He agreed with the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Morton) that the question was one of nigh privilege, and already had been too long delayed. After some dlscussion MT. Logan (Rep.), of Illinois, demanded the yeas and nays, and the motion to take up the resolution was lost-yeas, 30 nays, 33. MT. Morrill, (Rep.), of Vermont, reported | with two amendments the Senate bill to estab- | fish an educational fund and apply portion of the proceeds of the public lands to public education, and to provide for the more com plete endowment and support Of national col- leges for the advancement of scientific and industrial education. Placed on the calendar. MT. Wright (Rep.), of Iowa, introduced 8 bill to reduce the interest upon the public debt, provide for 8 safe and elastic currency | for the speedy appreciation of the value of treasury notes and national bank notes to that | of coin, and to guard against panics and infa- tion of bank credits. Referred to the commit | tee on finance.
 The Senate resumed the consideration of l the report of the conference committee on the | disagreeing votes Cf the two Houses on the joint resolution to pay the interest on the 65 District of Columbia bonds. MT. Sherman | { cpl, of Ono, moved to recommit the bill to the conference committee, that the resolution | might be perfected, and have all the creditors paid. Alter further discussion, the motion to recommit was agreed to.
 MT. Wheeler (Rep.), of New York, from the committee on apprC priations reported the Fortihcatlol bill, and asked for It's considera- | tion. The bill approprIates for the protection, preservation, and repairs of Notifications, | $100, 0O0 for the armament of Notifications, | $165, 5,0O0; for torpedoes for harbor defenses, etc., $5OO00; total $315, ,000. The bill also directs the sale of all obsolete and condemned projectiles and navy ordnance. The bill was | passed.
 MT. Tucker (Dem.), of Virginia, from the committee on ways and means. reported the bill relating to the execution of custom house
 bonds. The bill provides that wherever bond
 is required of 8 firm for the payment of GUS.
 toms on goods imported for their use, and the
 bond is executed by one member of the firm iu l the name of such firm, it shall be equally bind | ing on all the members of the firm. Passed.
 The military committee reported favorably | the bill to extend the time for filing claims fol | additional bounty. An. amendment to strike
 out the limitation was. .rej jected, and an amend | ment extending the time for filing claims t(
 July, 1850, was adopted. The bill was the1 passed.
 The bill for the sale of the arsenal and lot.
 in Stonington, Conn.,, vas reported favorabl,
 and passed
 MT. southard (Rep.) of Ohio, reported bil
 to amend the act of March 8, 1875, for the ad
 mission of Colorado as State, and asked fo
 it's immediate passage. Referred.
 The House, on motion of Mir. Sout hard wen
 in committee of the whole on the Colorad
 bill. The only changes made by this bill in tn Enabling act of last March are provision tha
 all qualified voters unGer the laws of the Ter
 ritc1y shall be entitled to vote on the question
 of ratification or rejection, and provision SD
 propriating $2O,00U to pay the expenses of tn
 constitutional convention. Passed