Connecticut western news., 1879-04-30
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.

MT. 1n8allS 1nGrOOucod Dill TOT the relief of destitute colored persons emigrating from the South, providing an appropriation of $10O, 900 to be ex- pended through the War Department. The consideration of the Army bill was resumed, and the principal speech was made by Senator Davis against the presence of troops at the polls. The speech was warmly commended on both sides of the Senate.
 Mir. Dawes presented the resolutions of the Massachusetts Legislature asking for National Board of Labor. Referred to the Committee on Education and La Dor. The Senate resumed the consid- eration of the pending resolutions in re- gard to the removal and appointment of clerks and other employees in the office of the Secretary and Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate. Mir. Edmunds proposed to add to the pending resolution the fol- lowing But no officer or employee of the Senate who served in the military force of the United States in suppressing the late rebellion shall be removed ex- cept for cause stated in writing to the President of the Senate and approved by him in writing." MT. Wallace (Dem., Penn.) ), speaking for himself, said there would be no such removals. Williams Oem., Ky.), Jones Oem., Fla.) and Blaine (Rep., Me. discussed the Army Appropriation bill.
 MT. Conkling (Rep N. Y.) spoke on the Army bill. He said that of the $235,- 000, 900 of revenue collected during last year by the Government, $221, ,00O, ,000 came from twenty seven States and $13,- 600, 900 from the eleven Southern States. MT. Blaine moved to strike out the sixth section of the bill. Rejected by 25 to 35-a strict party vote. MT. Blaine then offered his previous amendment forbid ding the presence of any one with deadly weapons within mile of the polls re jected, 25 to 35. MT. Windom moved to strike out the word "civil," so that it would read, "No military or naval officer or other person engaged in the military or naval service of the United States, instead of (" in the civil, military or naval service of the United States" He explained that the object was to avoid the punishment of civil officers for taking measures to keep the peace. Re- jected, g to 31.
 The Army Appropriation bill was passed by vote of Al to 80, MT. Davis, of Illinois, voting with the Democrats. Proposed amendments were previously laid upon the table without debate, and the bill passed the Senate just as it came from the House.
 HOUSE.
 On bill day in the House 1885 bills and resolutions were introduced. Many of them were of course of @ private nature, but many were of importance. Bills were presented for the unlimited coinage of silver for the issue of Treas ury notes to take the place of national bank notes to issue fractional currency and recoin subsidiary silver into silver dollars to retire the trade dollars to prevent the further increase of the in- debtedness Of the United States. Sev- eral of the financial bills offered had pre- viously been introduced in the form of petitions. Several bills to impose tax on incomes were introduced. MT. Ewings bill provides that tax of 24 per cent. shall be imposed on all in- comes of $4, 900 and under $10,000, 5 per cent. on all incomes between $10, ,000 and 10000, and 10 per cent on all in- comes over $20,0OO. Several bills were offered to provide for the distribution of the unexpended balance of the Geneva award to enforce the Eight-hour law, and to provide a constitutional amend ment against the payment of rebel claims. Bills were introduced author izing loan of $2O,O00, ,0OO, to be d1s- tributed in sums of $500 each, to per sons not able to settle on the public lands, yet desiring to do so, to be paya- ble in ten years at three per cent. inter- est for the sale of public lands to edu- cate the people also to restrict Chinese immigration :; authorized the issuing of rations to the colored emjgrants in Kan sas, and appropriating $75, ,000; for the appointment of a Committee to investi- gate the emigration of colored persons from the South, and ascertain whether their rights had been denied them an interstate Commerce bill to put Gen, James Shields on the retired list as Brigadler General; that United States citizens be allowed to purchase foreign built ships. Several steamship subsidy bills were also introduced.
 The House passed the Subsidiary Sil- yer Coin bill. MT. Fernando Wood re- introduced his bill of last session for 8 permanent sinking fund.
 Messrs. Turner, the two members from Kentucky, made personal explanations as to the matters that have appeared ill the papers relative to them, creating much comment. MT. Vance (Dem. :, N. O. introduced bill abolishing the tax on State banks. Referred. The House then went into Committee of the Whole on the Legislative Appropriation bill, with MT. Blackburn Oem., Ky. ) in the chair. Mr. Frye (Rep. Me.) made lengthy speech in which he said that false registration and repeating had been