Connecticut western news., 1878-05-23
OUR NEWS SUMMARY.
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENATE.
 MT. Morrill, (Rep., Vt.) presented @ petition, signed by merchants of Boston, favoring the repeal of the eight-hour law, and complaining that it was unjust to pay laborers employed by the Govern ment as much for eight hours work as other workmen receive for ten hours work. They declare that Congress can- not regulate the hours of labor, and say if the law is not repealed the extra amount received by those who labor eight hours should be deducted from the pay of members of Congress. Referred to the Committee on Education and labor.
 A bill was passed to pay to Japan $750,000 of the indemnity fund.
 :: MT. Plumb (Rep., Kan reported favorable on the Senate bill authorizing the Secretary of War to have head stones placed over the graves of Union soldiers buried in private cemeteries. Laid aside. MT. Maxey (Dem., Tex.) from the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, reported without amendment the bill for subsidized steamship mail ser vice, between the United States and Bra gil, and gave notice that he would ask the Senate to consider it at the earliest practicable day.
 HOUSE.
 The new army bill was reported to the House. It provides for 10000 men. It appropriates $476,65 for super numerary officers and $2, 160, 465 for pay and allowances to officers who will be discharged under the till. It reduces the number of regiments 6, and provides that the pay of the officers shall be fixed as follows General, $13,50 year heutenant-general, $11,00O a year maior-general, $7, 500; brigadier- general, $5,50O; colonel, $500; lieutenant colonel, S, 900; major. $2, 300 captain, mounted, $2, ,000; captain, not mounted, $1,800; adjutant, $1,600; regimental qaartermaster, $1, 800; first lieutenant, mounted, $1,600; frst-ieutenant, not mountel, $1,500; second-ieutenant, mounted, $1,5OO; second-ieutenant, not mounted, $1, 400; chaplain, $1, ; 400 !; storekeeper, $1 800.
 MT. Wright (Dem., Pa. ), from the Committee on Public Lands, reported 0 blll providing for the loan of $500 to every person who shall settle on the public lands under the Homestead law the act to be in operation until SIC, ,000, 900 has been expended in such loans. The bill was reported without recon mendation and referred to the Commit tee of the Whole.
 Mir. Wigginton Oem., Gal. ), from the Committee on Public Lands, reported back the Senate bill for the sale of tim Der lands in California, Oregon and Washington Territory It provides that such lands may be sold to citizens of the United States in quantities not exceed ing 16Q acres to any one person at the minimum price of $2.50 per acre, and makes it unlawful after the passage of this act to cut any timber on the public lands. After being so amended as to include in it's provisions the States of Nevada and Colorado, the bill was passed.
 MT. Potter (Dem., N, Y.) as 8 ques- tion of privilege, presented 8 preamble and resolution setting forth that the State of Maryland has. by it's Legisla- ture, formally declared that due effect was not given to the electoral vote cast by that State on the 9th day of Decem- Der, 1876, by reason of fraudulent re- turns in the electoral votes from the > States of Florida and Louisiana, and asking that a committee of eleven be appointed to inquire into the matter. The resolution created much excitement the Republicans striving to have South Carolina and Mississippi added to the States to be investigated.
 Fllibustering continued in the House No business could be transacted the res. oiutions having the preference. The Republicans refrained from voting and the Democrats were obliged to wait until they could do away with pairs and bring in sufficient of their absent mem. bers to secure Q quorum.
 For five dnys the deadlock continued the Democrats being unable to bring il their members so as to break it, and the Republicans refusing to vote, before { quorum could be secured On Friday late in the afternoon, the vote was takel Sn the resolution of Mir. Potter, and i WAS passed, yeas 145, nays g. It re quired 147 for quorum, and these wer' secured by the Democrats, the Republi a number of exciting scenes took place in the House. MT. Congor Rep. Mich. declared AlMr. Goode Oem., Val wa, paired with MT. Loring, and that he yotet when this paired. Mir. Goode declared that he should hold MT. Congor person ally responsible for any reflection upol hls honor, and amid much confusion tn, speaker was appealed to. He decided that the offensive provocation first cam from the gentleman from Michigan.
 The Republican Congressional Com mittee, as soon as the resolution wa adopted, issued an address to the coun try, setting forth what they believed wa the object of the Democrats in securin the passage of the resolution, and tn danger to the country now threatened
 The deadlock in the House wa broken after continuing five days, an the resolution of Mr. Potter of Ne, York, for committee of fifteen to ii yestigate the elections in Louisiana an Florida was adopted. It required IA members for quorum of the House and as the Republicans refused to vot. the Democrats were obliged to secur this quorum from their own ranks. Tn resolution was adopted by vote of 14 yeas to nays, all Democrats. As 500 as the resolution was adopted the R. publican Congressional Committee ii sued an address to the voters of tl United States, setting forth that "Th IS the continuation of plot which hs been on foot from the day that Hay, and Wheeler were constitutionally d. elared elected" It declares that tl Democrats stihed all attempts at inve tigation in other States, and concludes This scheme, if pursued-and it is no fully inaugurated-can only have the e feet of further paralyzing business of a kinds, preventing the restoration of co, fidence, which seemed promising, cas ing gloom over every household, an bringing our Nation into reproach b fore the civilized MorlI The neace .