Connecticut western news., 1878-03-21
Oap Weekly News Summary.
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
SENATE,


 Geo. Bancroft resigned, Agreed to.
 MT. Blaine (Rep., Me called up the resolution submitted by him on the 25th of February, requesting the President of the United States to furnish the Sen- ate with copies of certain correspondence between the Government of Great Britain and the United States in rela- ton to the appointment of the third Commissioner under the twenty-third article of the treaty of Washington. He made a lengthy speech in which he gave history of the fishery treaty with Eng land and said that we were paying to Great Britain million of dollars per annum for the privilege of catching less than $40O, GOO worth of fish. We were asked to pay this money solely to destroy the great fishery interests of the United States. MT. Blane's resolution was agreed to.
 MT. Merrill (Rep., Vt) called up the Senate bill to provide for commission on the subject of the alcoholic liquor traffic. It authorizes the President to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 8. commission of five persons, who shall be selected solely with reference to personal fitness and capacity for an honest, impartial, and thorough investigation into the alcoholic liquor traffic, primarily in its relations to revenue, and also taxation and its general economic and scientific aspects in connection with the public health and the general welfare of the people. The Commissioners are to serve without sal ary, but the bill appropriates $10, 900 for the necessary and incidental expenses of the commission. The bill was amended so that one liquor dealer be on the com mission, and passed, yeas %, nays l9.
 MT. ConkIing (Rep., N. Y.) called up the Senate bill in aid of the Polar Ex- petition, and 1t was passed unanimously without debate. authorizes Secretary Sherman to issue an American register to the vessel purchased by James Cor don Bennett, under the name of Jean nette and authorizes the President to detail, with their own consent, com missioned, warrant, and petty officers of the navy, not to exceed ten in number, to act as officers of this vessel during her first voyage to the Arctic seas pro- vided that such detail shall be made of such officers only as can be absent from their regular duties without detriment to the public service. -.-
 The bill relieving Surgeon Hammond was passed-yeas, 55; nay, l (Mr. Plumb.
 MT. Gordon Oem., Ga. introduced a bill to promote the deposits of savings and the refundiug of the national debt, which was referred, He said that should it become law, it would give us all the benefits of specie payments without the endorsements incident to an attempt at actual redemption, which is now i'm practicable. It would secure uniformity of value in all our currencies, inter changeability of the legal tender paper with coin, and would remove the premi- um on gold and the necessity of any forced resumption.
 MT. Morgan Dem., Ala.), from the Committee on Claims, reported bill for the relief of the book agents of the M. E.. Church South. Placed on the calendar. the Church for damage done to it's prop erty at Nashville, Tenn, during the late war; MT. Teller (Rep., Col submitted a minority report signed by himself, Messrs. McMillan (Rep., Minn.) and Cameron (Rep., Wis.,, against the pass age of the bill. -.......
 
 depredations on timber lands in Montana was discussed. Several Senators declared that the Secretary had done gross injus- ing that they were thieves.
 MT. Windom, (Rep., Minn. called up the House bill making appropriations The Senate committee had added $S3 ,466. Nko1 oto1 $348, ,621. .46. The amendments reported by the Committee on Appropriations were agreed to and the bill passed.
 MT. Voorhees, Dem., Ind. introduced bill providing for the payment of all customs duties and all other debts due the United States in legal tender notes wise expressly stipulated on the face of the obligation or contract. Referred.
 HOUSE.
 MT. Ewing (Dem., Ohio) introduced a joint resolution proposing an amend ment to the Constitution providing that in order that the people of the United States may be furnished with perma- nent and stable paper currency, Con- gress shall provide for issuing - mil lions of dollars of United States notes, not bearing interest, which will be a legal tender flor all debts public and pri- vate, except for such existing debts az are by contract payable only ill coin, and that the number of such notes shall be increased each year at rate equal to the average increase of population, and that the first issue of said notes shall be used as far as necessary in retiring United States notes not bearing interest now outstanding, and the remainder in re- ducing the interest bearing debt.
 MT. Clymer Dem., Pa. from the Ap- propriation Committee, reported the Naval Appropriation bill. The total amount appropriated is $14. .04S, ,684. The salary of the Admiral is fixed at $13,- GOO, and of the Vice Admiral at 5000. For the civil establishment of the navy yards $15O, ,O00 is appropriated.
 MT. Cox Oem,, N. Y. asked leave to offer resolution reciting that the ad- ministration of President Diaz, of Mexi- co has fulfilled the requirements of comity and law for the purpose of recog- milton by our Government, and that such recognition would be in the interest of international intercourse, and inviting the President of the United States to recognize said Government of Mexico as at present administered.
 MT. Eickhoff Oem., N. Y.) offered a resolution declaring that no more money should be spent on the Washington mon- ument until the plans are changed. Re- ferred.
 In discussing the Diplomatic Appro- priation bill, MT. Hale Rep, Me. )moved to increase the salaries of the Ministers to Great Britain, France, Germany and Russia to $17, 800. He said that the Senate would not agree to the reduction, and there was no use in going over the old fight with that body which had been fought @ year ago. An amendment was adopted making it the duty of Consuls to