Connecticut western news., 1879-06-18
UNITED STATES CONGRESS-.
SENATE.


 MT. Coke, of Texas, said he had heard that the Committee on Finance had agreed to postpone consideration of bil) until next December. If this was true, he wished to offer a resolution on the subject. The resolution went over.
 The Senate resumed consideration of the bill relating to juries, and to repeal Statutes. A lengthy discussion fol- strict party vote, 28 yeas to 16 nays.
 Mir. Hill (Dem., Ga) addressed the Senate upon MT. McDonald's bill in re- gard to the use of the army. He read extracts from MT. Blaine's late speech, and said that if that Senator intended to show that in the Georgia Convention, on the test question as to whether Georgia should or should not secede, MT. Hill voted for secession or intended to apprC ve 1t, he stated that which the document he professed to have in his hand taught him was not true. He closed speech of some length with an appeal to the American people to abandon sectionalism, whether tending towards secession or towards despotism, and to return to constitutional government as inaugurated by Madison and expounded by Webster, and as 1t stands unaltered by the amendments growing out of the war. MT. Blaine (Rep., Me.) gave notice that he would at another time reply.
 MT. Beck, of Kentucky, submitted an amendment in the nature of substi- tute for the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Appropriation bill. The sub stitute does not change the amount ap- propriated, but is intended to improve the form of the bill. Ordered to be printed and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Mir. Blaine, of Maine, called up the McDonald bill au- thorizing the use of troops in certain cases and repeating the Election laws, and replied to the remarks of MT. Hill, of Georgia. He read the resolution which MT. Hill endeavored to have sub- stituted for the secession ordinance in the Georgia Secession Convention, and said had he been 8 Southern man, he would infinitely rather have voted for the sece cession ordinance, which contained no word disrespectful of the Union, than for this substitute. The bill continuing General Shields's pension of $1O0 per month to the family of the deceased was passed.
 MT. Clymer, of Pennsylvania, from the Appropriations Committee reported the Army Appropriation bill, which was or dered printed and recommitted. The bill is identical with the Army bill pre- viously passed at this session, with the exception of an appropriation for 8 storehouse at Omaha. Neb., and the sub- stitution of the following as section 6, in lieu of that section in the previous bill i: That no money appropriated in this act is appropriated, or shall be paid, for the subsistence, equipment, transporta- tion, or compensation of any portion of the Army of the United States to be used as Police force to keep the peace at the polls at any election held within any State."
 The House passed bill legalizing the action of the President in sending rations and tents to the yellow-fever sufferers, and after a debate refused to pass the measure reducing the pay of letter carriers, substitute for it having been adopted.
 On the motion of MT. Covert (Dem. N. Y. the rules were suspended and a bill was passed amending the statutes relative to the importation of neat cattle for breeding purposes. MT. Atkins (Dem., Tenn reported substitute for the Legislative Appropriation bill, and moved to suspend the rules and pass it. The first clause appropriated for the year ending June 30, 1880, the same sums as were appropriated for the year ending June 30, 1879, with certain exceptions which are then recited. There is an item of $20, GOO to send delegate to the h. ternational Silver Convention. The re- quirement of biennial examination of pensions is repealed and the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to use the special fund reserved for the redemption Of fractional currency to pay the pension arrears. Tie bill provides that the frac- tional currency presented for redemption shall be redeemed in any money in the Treasury. MT. Atkins said the principal feature of the difference between the substitute and the original bill consisted in an appropriation of $15O,0 900 for the salaries of storekeepers and gaugers made necessary by the increase of distilleries in the Southern States. The bill did not increase single salary excepting the pay of messengers from $65O to $72O, and of laborers from $500 to $66O. It increased the clerical force in the Pension Office. There were no so. called political restrictions in it. The restrictions in the vetoed bill and an item of $2 100000 for the contingent expenses of courts would be embraced in supplemental bill which would be reported by MT. McMahon (Dem., O. ) The bill passed by vote of 198 yeas to 2l nays.
 The House adopted Q resolution re- garding the rights in Russia of Hebrew citizens of the United States and passed by party vote after long debate and the rejection of many amendments, the Judicial Expenses bill. It also adopted resolution to adjourn on June IT. 1 The House went into Committee of the Whole with Mir. Springer Oem., ILL ) in the chair on the Army Approprja tion bill. MT. Whitthorne (Dem, Tenn. ) moved to reduce the maximum of the army from 25,O00 to l5,COO. He be- lieved there was no necessity whatever for an army in this country On motion ! of MT. Johnston (Dem., Va. section g in regard to promotions in the army was stricken out. Several attempts were made to amend section 6, but failed. The committee reported the bill and it passed by vote of yeas 172, nays 3l.
 Mir. Hostetler, of Indiana, Chairman of the Committee on Civil Service Reform, reported back, with substitute, a bill prohibiting officers of, ctaImauts against, or contractors under, the United States from contributing money for political purposes. The substitute pro- hibits clerks and employees, under