Connecticut western news., 1880-03-24
UNITED STATES CONGRESS-.
SENATE.

After discussion of the proper dis position to be made of the canal qnes- tion in the Senate, MT. Gordon with drew his motion for special committee, and the subject was allowed to go to the Committee on Foreign Relations. MT. Platt's resolutions took the same course. The Notifications Appropriations bill was disc ussed at great length, the gen. eral sentiment being in favor of increas- ing the amounts for harbor defenses, and two amendments of this nature were agreed to. The bill was passed, and MT. Kellogg made @ personal expla- nation which was believed to have been intended to help his cause in the i'm pending settlement of the question re- garding his right to his seat.
 More petitions for the removal of the tariff upon articles used in the manufac- ture of paper were presented. The "Star" Route Deficiency bill was ex- plained by Mir. Wallace, and discussed by Messrs. Maxey and Beck, the latter reaecting severely upon the manage ment of the Post Office Department.
 MT. Edmunds introduced 8 bill to regulate the counting of votes for Presi- dent. MT. Kellogg's resolution for an investigation of the newspaper charges against him was rejected by strict party vote. The Star Route Deficiency bill was discussed by Messrs. Beck, Teller, Garland, Kirkwood and others, and substitute for the preamble was offered by MT. Davis in behalf of the Appropriations Committee.
 The Senate voted the Post Office De-
  in the star postal service appropriation, and $100,000 to put service on new routes according to law. The Senate also passed bill to remove the disabili- ties of Roger A. Pryor and discussed a Southern claim for the value of property taken by Federal troops.
 The Senate SD ent lengthy session in the discussion of the substitute pro. posed by the Public Lands Committee for the House bill establishing titles in the Hot Springs, Messrs. Garland, Edmunds and Blaine being the principal speakers.
 A large number of bills and resolu. tions was introduced. An attempt tC pass the bill relative to the public lands under suspension of the rules failed, but similar motion regarding the measure to abolish tolls on the Louis vile and Portland Canal was carried.
 The House devoted day to the dis. cussion of the political features involved in the amendments to the immediate Deficiency bill, Messrs. Hawley, Single ton, Cannon, Baker and Cobb taking part.
 Mir. Manning again unsuccessfully at tempted to get vote on his Pacific Mail steamship resolution and there was a political debate in Committee of the Whole on the provision for deputy mar shals in the immediate Deficiency bill Messrs. Hayes, Garfield, Burrows, Mo Mahon and Warner took part in the dis cussion. A number of amendments in creasing the amount appropriated by the bill were adopted.
 The House went into Committee of tho Whole on the Special Deficiency bil and adopted the Appropriations Com mittee's amendment making provision for pension arrears. MT. Springer brought forward compromise measure regarding marshals' deputies at cleo tions, which MT. Garfield proposed to amend, and the House finally adjourned in order that these propositions might be put into type before the vote wal taken on them.