Connecticut western news., 1880-02-04
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
SENATE,

MT. Merrill (Rep., Vi. ), from the Com mittee on Education and Labor, reported favorably the Senate bill incorporating a National Educational Association to in- vestigate and report upon any eduos- ional subject, without compensation, when called upon by any department of the Government to do so. Placed on the calendar. -.-.,a.E 1st
 MT. Randolph reported favorably from the Committee on Military Affairs the bill for the relief of Fitz John Porter, and asked for it's immediate considera- tion., MT. Logan made minority re- port verbally. The bill was placed on the calendar. MT. Bayard spoke in sup; port-of his resolution in regard to the greenback currency. i =. ,.1.-'- .. ,
 The Senate occupied one day exclu- sively with the eulogies upon the late Senator Chandler. They were pro- nounced by Messrs. Ferry of Michigan, Anthony of Rhode Island, Bayard of Delaware, Hamlin of Maine, Blaine of Maine, Logan of Illinois, Merrill and Blair of Vermont, Cameron of Penn sylvania, and Baldwin of Michigan.
 The Senate adopted Mr. Gordon's res. olution, providing for the appointment
 
 sideration all matters pertaining to the ipteroceanie canal question, but MT. Davis, of West Virginia, entered mo- tion to reconsider the action on the ground that there were too many special committees. Petitions were present. ed of claimants to the unappropri- ated balance of the Geneva award !; of ex-soldiers against the passage of In nAA 1~sl1 pension cases; of forty citizens of Blooming ton, Ill.,, against any reduction of the duty on sheet zinc, and of the vessel owners and captains association of Philadelphia against any change in the Navigation laws. MT. Herman (Dem. N. Y. ), introduced bill to provide for celebrating the hundredth anniversary of the Treaty of Peace and recognition of American independence by an ex- hibition of the arts and manufactures and the products of mines, to be held in New York in 1883.
 HOUSE.
 By MT. Morton, (rep.) of N. r., pre- sented memorial of Drexel, Morgan & Co.,, Brown Brothers and others, ask ing for some legislation which would give to all r1ghtful claimants upon the Geneva award an opportunity to present their claims to some proper tribunul. MT. Horr, of Michigan, replied to MT. Cox, of New York, in 8 speech which kept the House ill a roar of laughter for some time.
 The House then proceeded to finish the vote by yeas and nays commenced and interrupted on MT. Kelley's motion to suspend the rules, and adopted the resolution declaring the negotiation by the President of commercial treaty fixing rates of duties, as an infraction of the Constitution and an invasion of the highest prerogative of the House. The vote resulted Yeas, 175 ;1 nays, 62. So the motion was carried by the necessary two-third vote. Bills were introducedl by MT. Mason (Rep., N. Y.).- To incorporate the Cosmo- American Oolonj zation and General Emigration Bureau of the United States. The bill incorporates Thurlow Weed, Cardinal McOloskey. and twenty-eight others as such burean, the capital stock of which shall be not less than $1, ,OOO, . 900, and may be increased, and the ob- ject of which is to be the encouraging, promoting and conducting of emigra-
 
 other districts of the United States, and from Great Britain and other parts of Europe to the several States and Terri tories of the United States needing im- migrants, and for other humane and commercial purposes. By M. Springer (Dem., Ill.)-To amend the United States election laws.
 The House passed 8 resolution to ap- propriate $100, ,00O for monument at Yorktown Vs. also a resolution to re- serve the "Big Tree" district in Cali fornia for public park bill was of- fered tending to increase the Star ser vice; the House adopted part of the proposed new rules.
 The House discussed the bill declaring all highways post-roads, and proposed | amendment to the revised rules design ed to prevent filibustering, but no &C., tion was reached on either subject, as the Chandler eulogies took up most of session for the day. Eulogies on the dead Senator were pronounced by many of the members. The House passed by 134 to 97 the bill declaring all highways post roads. MT. Knott Oem., Ky.), chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, reported back the bill for the relief of the owners and purchasers of lands sold for direct taxes in ninsurrectionary States. Referred to the Committee of the Whole. MT. Warner Dem., O., from the Commit tee on Coinage, Weights and Me asures. reported back, with amendments, the bill to stop paper imitation, and provid- ing for the needed increase of the volume of currency by the free coinage of gold aLd silver and the issue of gold and sil- yer certificates. Ordered to be printed and recommitted.