Connecticut western news., 1878-04-11
Oup Weekly News Summary.
e. UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
SENATE.

| the Tariff bill pending in the House, which proposed to admit to registry, license, or enrolment all vessels owned by United States citizens, be stricken out, Memorials were also presented In favor of the enfranchisement of women the aiding of the Southern Pacific Rail road asking aid for ocean steamship lines by the Pennsylvania Legislature declaring the revision of the tariff inex pedient; protesting against the transfer of the hfe-saving service.
 The bill to remove all restrictions now | existing upon enlistments of colored citi- gems in any arm of the United States | military service was recommitted with an amendment by MT. Blaine (Rep., Me- that hereafter colored men shall have full right to enlist in all arms of the service. During a discussion on the Pacific Railroad bill, MT Booth (Rep., Cal.) said that the cost of the Pacific roads was First mortgage bonds, $55, 900, 900 Government bonds, $55, ,00O,0 Land mortgage bonds, $20, 1000, 900; Capital stock, $90, 900, 900; Total, $220, ,000, 900. The ninety million dollar capital stock did not represent any real sum invested in the roads, but, if anything, an arbi- trary profit on fraudulent contracts.
 MT. Merrill (Rep., Vt offered reso- lution that select committee be ap- pointed to consider the propriety of taking the tenth census of the United States. Agreed to. r-~.- .
 In the Senate MT. Sargent Rep., Cal called up the Naval Appropriation bill, and explained the action of the Senate Committee. The amendments restoring the number of ensigns to 100, cadet mid shipmen to 306, and 25 cadet engineers to be appointed in 1878, were agreed to. All the other amendments of the com- mittee were agreed to and the bill was passed. a..
 In the House, bills were introduced by MT. Stephens Oem., Ga.) for the financial relief of the country and to facilitate the return to specie payments without injuriously affecting the com mercial business of the people. It dl- rects the Secretary of the Treasury, when the amount of coin and bullion in the Treasury shall exceed $10O, ,000, ,000, to redeem the present outstanding United States legal tender notes, when presented in sums of $1 ,O00 and upward, with coin of full standard value
 MT. Hartsen (Dem., Ill. introduced a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution forbidding the as- sumption or payment of claims for losses growing out of the destruction of prop erty within the limits of the States of the rebellion.
 MT. Foster (Rep., Ohio) reported joint resolution, authorizing the com mission having in charge the Washing ton Monument to apply $36, 900 in giving greater stability to the foundation. A vote to lay on the table was defeated by 51 yeas to 88 nays, and the bill then passed.
 MT. Butler Rep., Mass.) introduced 8 bill to supply convenient currency for use in the minor business transactions, of the people. Referred.
 The resolution that the position of Doorkeeper of the House of Represen- tatives be and hereby is declared vacant was adopted by vote of 139 yeas to 80 nays. The resolution was adopted to legislate Doorkeeper Polk out of office.
 The Senate joint resolution providing for the safe keeping of the Electoral Commission records was passed.
 The New England Methodist Con- ference had warm discussion of the to- bacco question. and finally passed reso- Iutions declaring ID the strongest terms that no person should be admitted to the ministry hereafter who used tobacco in any form; also, that no minister using tobacco would be received if transferred to this from any other Conference.
 A railroad collision occurred on the Lehigh Valley Railroad in Lehigh Co.,, Pa., two freight trains colliding. The cars took fire and an oil tank exploded killing several men and injuring fully twenty more.
 No political prisoners, as they are called, are now imprisoned in South Carolina, ex-State Treasurer Cardozo, the last of them, having been released.
 A barn near Plainfeld, N. J., which had been used as a headquarters for tramps was burned and the bodies of two men found in the ashes.
 Clemens Lloyd of Chester, Pa., 40 years of age, in fit of jealousy, shot and fatally injured his wife, and then fired three shots at himself. He died.
 During performance at Pawtucket, R. l., Jennie Fowler, while performing rife feat, shot and killed Mlle Volante who stood with an apple as target on her head. This will probably be the means of stopping this dan gerous stage work.
 The Greenback party of Oregon have nominated State ticket
 Canada is doing large business shipping horses to England.
 Massachusetts decides against fe- male suffrage.
 George Ingraham, farmer, hanged himself in.his barn near Oxford, N. Y. Business trouble is said to have been the cause.
 Madame Restelle of New York was buried near Tarrytown. A hearse and one carriage made up the sortege. She leaves her property valued at $1, ,0OO, ,OOC to her grandchildren.
 Michael Lance, aged sixty years, g farmer, was found hanging by the neck in the haymow of his barn near Easton, Pa. He was dead and had apparently been hanging for several hours. It is thought that he was not of sound mind
 At Eastville, Northampton county Va, Sidney Pitts and A. F.. Thoms fought with pistols to settle dispute. Two rounds were fired by each, and as they stood only six feet apart, Pitts was killed and Thoms received ball in the head from the effects of which he died.