Connecticut western news., 1878-06-06
s9HR NEWS SUMMARY.
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.

on the capital and depoS1CS OI DanAs auu bankers, and to impose taxes on d1v1+ .dends in excess of eight per cent. year, sso The Senate took up the House bill to forbid the further retireme ent of United | States legal-tender notes. The amend | ment of MT. Bayard (Dem., Del pro- yid1ne that the said notes when so re- issued shall be receivable for all dues to the United States, excepting duties on imports, and not be otherwise legal tender, and any reprint of the said notes shall bear this superscription, was rejected, yeas IS, nays 42, and the bill was then passed by vote of yeas Al, nays IS. Messrs. Anthony, Barnum, l, Bayard, Burnside, Butler, Christiancy, l lConkling, Eaton, Hoar, Howe, Herman, F Mitchell, Merrill, Randolph, Rollins, Saulsbury, Wadleigh and White voted nay. .'H 7
 .s. The Halifax award was discussed in the Senate. MT. Edmunds hinted pretty plainly an opinion. that the award was no award at all, but declined to answer 8 direct question on that point; he also offered an amendment to the effect that if the British Government claimed and took the $500, ,000, so much of the treaty as relates to the question of the fisheries should be terminated at the earliest possible day.
 7ius ,ri, ,r# HOUSE.
 Sz MT. Wood Oem., N. Y. ) introduced resolution to establish permanent sink ing fund. It provides that there shall be appropriated for the fiscal year, com- mencing July, 1878, and for each suc- ceeding year, out of the customs reve- nues, the sum of $100, ,00O, ,0O0, which shall be applied first, to pay the interest on the public debt second, to the re- -7 demption or purchase of so much of the S outstanding principal of the public debt as can be purchased or redeemed at not more than par and accrued interest all bonds so purchased or redeemed to cease to bear interest and to be cancelled and destroyed. It also repeals the act pro- viding for an annual sinking fund. Sec. five of the bill provides that the act shall be known as the sinking fund act of 1878.
 The vote on the amendment to the army bill increasing the limitation of the strength of the army from 20, GOO to 25,- 900 men was lost-116 to 120. All the Republicans voted in the affirmative, and had for allies on the Democratic side all the Texas members (except Reagan who voted nay) Patterson, of Colorado, Will rhams of Michigan, and Wigginton of California. ..--..-.
 On motion of MT. Wood Oem., N. Y.) the Senate amendments to the House bill for the free entry of articles import eed for exhibition by societies established for the encouragement of the arts and sciences were concurred in, and the bill was passed. < -e~a.t -.. ..
 The House proceeded to vote on the amendments to the Army Appropriation bill. All the items which had been in erelsed on the basis of an army force of ,25, 900 men were restored to the original amounts on the basis of 20, 900 men. The amendment fixing the number of cavalry regiments at 8 and of infantry at IS was teoncurred in also the amendment fix ing the maximum of privates in cavalry company at 125. The sections reorgaE- iaing the Adjutant Generals and Inspec- tor Generals departments were restored oto the bill. The new sections in regard to the retirement of officers were retain ed. The amendment transferring the control of the Indians to the War De- ,partment was agreed to-yeas 130; nays 115-and the bill was passed without discussion.
 By vote of 164 yeas to 93 nays the House voted to adjourn June 17th.
 MT. Atkins (Dem., Tenn. reported a bill appropriating $20,000 to defray the expenses of the select committee on the last Presidential election. Referred to the Committee on the Whole.
 The German ironclad squadron, con- sisting of three vessels, passed Dover, in the English channel, bound for Ply mouth, whence it expected to sail fo1 Gibraltar. When the squadron was of Sandgate, about five miles from shore, the. Grosser Kurfuerst came in collision with the Koenig Wilhelm. Immediately afterward the former was observed to be gradually keeling over on her beam ends, and men were seen crowd1ng on thebulwarks. In about five minutes the vessel went down on her side, the boilers sending out cloud of steam as she sank. Boats from the other ironclads were launched, a number of Folkestone fishing smacks near by hurried to the spot, and many lives were saved. The steamer had 500 persons on board, anc of them nearly 300 were lost, among them the commander of the vessel.
 -r-During the month of May thert we're ninety-fiye failures in New Yorl City, the total liabilities being more thar five millions and half, and the assetI less than one million.
 Notwithstanding the rainy weather the ceremonies in New York city anc Brooklyn on D Decoration Day were mos imposing, the turnout belng the larges since the first observance of the day.
 A serlous disaster occurred on tht Prospect Park and Coney Island rail road, Brooklyn, N. Y. A gravel train after making one up trip, was on it's re turn thrown from the track by some ob structions which had been designedl, and mahciously placed on the rails at crossing. Five laborers were killed, ant two Very seriously injured.
 --Enoch Lambert, of St. Clair, Pa. was found dead near limekiIn at Ashland having been suffocated by sulphur iron the kiln.
 The terms of the agreement between England and. Russia have been pub lished in London with greater detail thai heretofore. It is agreed to divide tn new Bulgaria into two provinces, one o which is to be ruled by a Prince; tn other by Governor. Russia receive Besssrabia and Batoum, but relinquishe her claim to Bajazid, and agrees te forego further encroachments as part payment for the indemnity.
 A schooner with about twenty y-fiv