Connecticut western news., 1879-06-11
UNITED STATES CONGRESS-.
SENATE.


 There was discussion in the Senate growing out of the Rhode Island peti- tion, about the election in Georgia, Mir. were not allowed to vote for persons of their own party, and MT. hill denying positively that such was the case MT, Wallace made speech upon the Election laws.
 The Senate discussed the custom of committees to allow portions of the evil dence taken by them to be published in advance of their reports.
 The House bill to establish post routes was taken up and MT. Beck (Dem. Ky.) | ttfered an amendment authorizing the Postmaster General to place such mail service upon any public highway, river or railroad as the public service might require, which should then be a post route, but he withdrew it. The amend ments to the bill made in Committee of the Whole were agreed to and the bill was passed.
 MT. Bayard reported, with amend ments, the Senate bill to repeal the test oath sections of the Revised Statutes. The bill was ordered printed.
 The Senate discussed the bill to repeal the Test-Oath law, Messrs. Hampton aud Bayard making the principal speech es. In speaking of the sentiment of the Southern people, Senator Hampton said they were patriotic and desirous of do- ing good to the whole country. They wanted to maintain the Union in per- petuity; they desired to see the country of material prosperity, but by the chords < | lofk kTr1o froto nd 1o6 1x1o happy, free people. Referring to the polls, Senator Hampton said that he had the highest respect for the Army, having tested it's valor on the field. He would not in any event vote to deprive the Army of support, but he would not vote to make police of it.
 The House listened to the reading oi the message from the President vetoing the Legislative bill and failed to pass il over the veto, the vote being 112 to 91-
 not the necessary two-t thirds. The Sen ate amendments to the Subsidiary Coir
 bill were agreed to.
 The following bills were introduced
 To regulate the value of money issued
 by the authority of the United States and to provide further internal revenue
 for the Government. It provides fol the taxing of promissory notes, bonds
 and mortgages, and makes 1t unlawful
 to charge more than per cent. interest Prohibiting the funding of United State' bonds, payable in Treasury notes, into gold bonds. To substitute legal tender greenback currency for national banl paper. Repeating the test oath. Re ducing the salary of the President tt S25, GOO. For the importation of quinin,
 free of duty. The following is the tex of the bill introduced by Represents tive Springer of Illinois, to regulate the
 stations of soldiers at elections: Whereas, The freedom of electio is of thu utmost consequence to the preservation of thu rights and liberties of the people; therefore, s Be it enacted &c, First-That on every da,
 appointed for any general election, and oi
 every day appointed for any special election ? of Representative in Congress, no soldie within two miles of any city, town, or plac where such election shall be held shall b. allowed to go out of the barrack or quarter in which he is stationed, unless for the pur pose of mounting or relieving guard or fo
 giving his vote, if entitled to vote, at sucl 5 election, and that every soldier allowed to g , out for such purpose within the limits afore said shall return to his barrack or quarter l with all convenient speed as soon as his guar
 shall have Leen relieved or vote rendered. s Second.-That when, and so often as an & election of any Representative in Congress . shall be required by law to be held, or IS spec ially appointed to be made, the President c 5 the United States shall, at some convenien : time before the day prescribed or appointe for such election. give notice thereof in writin : to the general officer commanding in eac , military district of the United States, who sha Il thereupon give the necessary orders for CT
 forcing the execution of this act in all place 3 under his command.
 Third.-That sections 2,002 and 5,528 of tn Revised Statutes of the United States be an , the same age hereby repealed.
 2 The House adopted resolutions order ing an investigation into the conduct c
 the Ocean bank receiver and referrin
 the testimony taken at the last sessio 9 in the case of Minister Seward to the Ju
 dietary Committee.
 s The House discussed the bill in regar l. to the removal of cases from Federal t
 State courts and that to prevent the e1
 portation of diseased cattle. The Lee !, islative bill was reported and recon z mitted to be printed. The report of tn v Board of Inquiry in Fitz John Porter case was submitted.