Connecticut western news., 1878-03-14
Oup Weekly News Summary.
UNITED STATES CONGRESS
SENATE.

lion in bars and the issue of certificates therefor. Referred to the Committee on Finance. By MT. Bruce, of Mississippi To authorize the payment of bountles to the heirs of soldiers who were enlisted as slaves. Referred to the Committee on Pensions.
 MT. Beck Oem., Ky.) called up his resolution declaring it inexpedient to maintain or impose taxes at this time for the purpose of providing for the $37,- 196, O45, ,04 asked for by the Secretary of l the Treasury for the sinking fund, and | directing tee Secretary of the Treasury not to purchase any bonds for the reduc tion of the principal of the national debt till the further order of Congress. He said that it was the right and duty of Congress, in the present depressed con- dition of the country, to reduce taxation. The resolution was referred to the Com mittee on Finance. The Senate took up the bill to author ize long bond for the investment of savings. Several amendments were pro- posed, and the bill was finally passed. The bill, as 1t passed, provides that in lieu of that amount of four per centum bonds authorized to be issued by the act of July IA, 1870, the Secretary of the Treasury shall issue sum not exceeding $1OO, ,OO0, 900 of coupon bonds of the denominations of $25, $50, and $10O, re- deeemable in coin fifty years from the date of their issue, bearing interest, pay able semi annually, at the rate of four per centum per annum. The bonds are to be disposed of for com, or for United States legal tender notes at their nominal value, and such legal tender notes shall be reissue9, and their proceeds and the 3oin received for such bonds shall be applied to the redemption of outstanding bonds of the United States which are redeemable and bear the highest rate of interest of such bonds.
 In considering the Chinese Immigra- tion resolution before the Senate, MT. Sergeant (Rep., Cab asserted that Chinese immigration was as great an evil as negro slavery had ever been, and quoted several opinions of Attorney Gen erals and judicial decisions to show that Congress had the power to deal with it, the Burlingame treaty to the contrary notwithstanding. The value of the trade with China had been greatly overrated, and in all the Chinese ports the foreign trade was rapidly passing out of the hands of European merchants and into
 
 same tendency was visible in San Fran cisco. It was for the Senate to consider if any consequence that could be predic- ted from the passage of bills restricting Chinese immigration was so grave as that of the heathenizing of the Western coast of the United States, the subst1tu- tion for the Anglo-Saxon civilization, which would otherwise grow up there. of the pagan civilization of China. The London Times of Feb. 19 had said {: "We cannot doubt that if the Chinese have found their way to America from comparatively prosperous eastern prov inces in thousands, they will pour forth in myriads from the famine stricken dis tricts of the north as soon as the way is open for them. The Chinese difficulty may speedily become greater menace to the future of the United States than the negro difficulty was at it's worst, for the negro immigration was never voluntary, and ceased with the abolition of the slave trade, while if the Chinese tide once begins to flow in force, it is difficult to see where and when 1t will stop." MT. Sergeant said that the vast majority of the people of California believed 1t was only question of time when their State would become for all practical purposes a province of China, unless Congress in- terfered. There were already over 100, 900 Chinamen in the State. They had not become Americanized in any respect, and they were crowdins American citi- zens to the wall.
 HOUSE.
 When the Senate bill amending the laws granting pensions to officers and soldiers of the war of 1872 was reached, MT. Stephens, of Georg1a, moved to pass the bill. It places on the pension rolls the names of such officers and men as served IA days in the war with Great Britain, and directs the restoration to the pension rolls of those names stricken therefrom on account of disloyalty, but provides. that no back pay shall be al- lowed. The bill was passed, yeas 217, nays 21.
 MT. Fort Rep., Ill.) introduced bill to authorize the preparation of fine or standard silver bars of the value of S1OO and $1 900, the deposit of the same in the United States Treasury, and the issue of certificates thereon. Referred.
 Mir. Maise Dem., Pal offered reso- lution reciting that, while the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroad Com panies owe the United States $28, 8,OO0,- GOO of accrued interest on bonds guaran- teed by the United States, their earnings have been consumed by dividends de elared on capital stock in violation of their charters, and directing the Judici- ary Committee to report whether it is expedient to prohibit by law the pay ment of dividends until the indebtedness to the United States is Hquidated. Re- ferred
 MT. Whitthorne Oem., Tenn intro- duced bill to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to classify the various navy yards, and determine the character of work to be done thereat. Referred.
 MT. Banning (Dem., Oh1o) reported back the bill to reorganize the army, to consolidate certain of it's staff depart ments, and to reduce the cost of it's sup port. Ordered printed and recommitted.
 The House passed the Fertilization Appropriation bill.
 MT. Bliss (Dem., N. Y.) introduced 8 bill to establish an export bonded ware. house at the port of New York for manu- factured tobacco. Referred.
 The House having under consideration the Deficiency bill, MT. Cox (Dem., N. Y.) said that in the first session of the last Congress there had been reduction of $3o, ,000, 900, and in the second session reduction of $10,O0O,0OO. MT. Foster Rep., Ohio) asserted that the books showed reduction of only $18,OOO, ,OOO by the last Congress, and against that there was deficiency of $6, 6,O0O,OOO.
 A colliery explosion occurred near Glasgow, Scotland. Twelve miners were rescued, and seventeen were left in the pit to die.
 A letter to the Cologne Gazette from Pera states that SuIoirnon poobo bos Loo,,