Connecticut western news., 1879-05-21
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
SENATE.


 Messrs. Edmunds, Blaine and Chand- Ter spoke against the Election bill, but it passed exactly as it came from the House by 33 yeas to g nays.
 Mir. Harris, (dem.) of Tenn, from the Committee on Epidemic Diseases, reported substitute for the bill hereto. fore recommitted to it to prevent the in- troduction of contagious or infectious diseases into the United States. When discussing the election bill, MT. Chan dler of Michigan made the statement that twelve Senators on the Democratic side occupied their seats by violence and fraud, and was called to order by MT. Eaton of Connecticut. He then declar- ed that all he intended to say was that twelve Senators had their seats by a poorer basis than MT. Kellogg of Louisiana had his.
 | MT. Bayard Oem., Del. reported the House bill with amendments to provide for the exchange of subsidiary coin for lawful money. He said the demand for the passage of the bill was general and some relief should be given from the glut of subsidiary coin at the commer- cial centres. The bill did not affect the | volume of currency.
 | the Legislative Appropriation bill that proposes to use immediately the $10,- 900, ,000 in legal tender currency in the demption of fractional currency, said use to be for the payment of arrears of pen- sions. The debate was long, and, at times, spirited. The Committee on Ap- propriations had stricken the clause from the bill, and the question was on agreement with their action. The amendment to strike out was lost-25 to 37-and it therefore remains in the bill.
 Mir. Vest said that he proposed to in- troduce bill making the Indian Terri tory State. MT. Lamar's bill to punish persons for conspiring to commit of fense against the United States was passed. Consideration of the Legisla- tive, Executive and Judicial Appropria- tion bill was resumed, and MT. Herman, of New York, spoke at length in answer to MT. ConkEng's charges against the fairness of elections ill New York State. MT. Beck moved an amendment to the bill under consideration, the amendment providing for the speedy payment of the arrearages of pensions. MT. Paddock having said that the Secretary of the Treasury had made certain statements in | the cloak-room of the Senate, lively debate ensued upon the propriety of the | Secretary making official statements in the manner indicated by Senator Pad dock.
 MT. Cockrell introduced resolution authorizing @ reciprocity treaty with France. MT. Beck and MT. Thurman spoke at length on the Appropriation bill.
 | The Warner Silver bill was again taken up and MT. Kelley (Rep. Pa. de- clared himself in favor of the United States placing itself at the head of those i nations which make silver the standard unit of money. Senator Eaton intro duced bill relating to telegraphic com ! munication between the United States and foreign countries giving any person of any nationality permission to lay tele- graph cables in and over any water or land within the jurisdiction of the Uni ted States. This bill has heretofore been recommended for passage in pre- ceding Congresses.
 In the House the veto message of the Free Elections bill by the President was received. A motion to suspend the rules and pass bill imposing an income tax was rejected by 104 to 94, not two thirds In the affirmative. A motion to pass an army appropriation bill, pure and sim pie, was rejected by 101 to 1O9. Bills were introduced by MT. Stephens of Georgia-Authorizing the coinage of the silver dollar and fractions thereof. of full standard value, following the metric system. By MT. Townsend, of Ohio-Making appropriations for the support of the Army for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1880. MT. Dibreli, of Tennessee, moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill imposing tax of per cent. on excess of incomes over $2, 900, and per cent. on excess of incomes over g, 900. Rejected-yeas 108, nays 94. not the necessary tWo-thirds in the affirmative.