Connecticut western news., 1880-04-14
UNITED STATES CONGRESS-.

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 UNITED STATES CONGRESS-.
 SENATE.
 The Senate spent some time in the dis cussion of a bill to grant pension to a former army scout, which was laid over. During the discussion Mr. Teller made long speech against the agreement en- tered into by Secretary Schurz with the Utes. MT. Hill, of Georgia, replied in defense of the agreement and intimated that his colleagues course was impelled only by desire to make political capital at home. MT. Ingalls,, of Kansas, said we paid $6O, ,00O, ,0O0 annually in pensions more than any other Government eX- pense except interest on the public debt. Great Britain only paid $10,000,0 900. France and Germany paid less than $8,- 100000 each. The Government could not be charged with ingratitude.
 MT. Salisbury made short speech against the bill to pension non-com- missioned army officers, and Messrs. Morgan and Dawes opposed the Secretary of the Interiors agreement with the Utes. MT. Conkling reported favorably on the bills giving consent to an agree ment between the States of New York and Vermont respecting the boundary line at Fairhaven. Passed.
 The Senate further debated the bill to authorize a retired list for non-commis- stoned officers, and the proposed agree ment with the Utes. The Senate in executive session after long discussion rejected the nominations of John R. Lynch and John $. Burton as super visors of the census in Mississippi. The joint resolution to allow the employees of the Government Printing Office hoi- days with pay was read third time and passed.
 MT. Thurman was elected to preside over the Senate in the absence of Vice President Wheeler. The chief subjects discussed were the proposed removal of the Santees from Nebraska to the Poncas' agreement with the Utes. The latter of the money to the Utes contingent upon the surrender of the guilty Indians HOUSE.
 The House discussed the Star Route Deficiency bill for some hours and con- cluded by adopting, against the rec ommendation of the Appropriations Committee, the Senate amendments by a vote of 91 to S3.
 The Springer Manning difficulty was brought before the House by personal explanations on the part of both those gentlemen, and the Illinois representa- tive called upon several members of the Elections Committee to corroborate his statement that he had never said he should vote to seat Donnelly in the place of Washburne. MT. Weaver (Nat., Ia. ) obtained the recognition of the Speaker and moved to suspend the rules and adopt his resolutions declaring 1t the sense of the House that all currency, whether metallic or paper, should be issued and its volume controlled by the Government and not by banks, and be a full legal tender; that the portion of the interest bearing debt redeemable in 1881 (about $782, 1000, ,00O should not be re- funded beyond the power of the Govern ment to call it in and pay it at any time but should be paid as rapidly as possi- ble, and that the hints should be oper- ated to their full capacity in the coin age of standard dollars and other money. The bill was defeated-84 yeas to 117 nays. MT. Townshend (Dem., III. moved to suspend the rules so as to discharge the Committee of Ways and Means from the further consideration of the bill plac- ing salt, printing type, printing paper and materials used in the manufacture of printing paper on the free-ist and put 1t on its passage. Defeated by 112 to SC not two-thirds in the affirmative.
 MT. Atkins Oem., Tenn chairman of the Committee on Appropriations re- ported the Naval Appropriation bill. Referred to the Committee of the Whole. The bill is accompanied by Q short re. port, which states that the estimate o1 the Navy Department amounted to $14, 603, ,820.45. Of this sum the Committee recommends the appropriation of $14, 1885, 797.7O, being reduction of S21S,- 023. 75 from the estimates. The Naval bill of last year appropriated $14, ,O29,. 96S. 95, or $355, ,928 75 less than the pres. ent bill. The Senate joint resolution was passed providing for payment ot wages of employees of the Government Printing Office for legal holidays. MT. Clymer Dem., Penn. moved that thy House go into committee upon the Arme Appropriation bill, which motion was antagonized by MT. Springer Dem., Ill. who desired to call up the Curtin Yocum contested election case. MT. Clymer's motion was, however, agreed to. The bill appropriates $26, 425, ,OOO, $1, POP, ,O0C less than the estimates. The bill was then read by sections for amendments.
 The House spent nearly its entire ses sion Thursday in Committee of the Whole in consideration of whether the amendment to the A my bill forbidding the presence of soldiers at the polls was in order. The Chairman decided the question in the affirmative and was srls- tained by the committee.
 MT. McCook offered resolution call ing on the Secretary of War for informa- ton regarding the alleged outrage at West Point, but MT. Aiken objected, stating that the cadet was from his dis trict and he would look after him. The proposed amendment to the Army bill regarding the employment of contract surgeons was rejected and the result was scene" between Messrs. Sparks and Clymer, the former using language for which the Republicans proposed to cen- sure him. He ultimately, however, with drew the unparliamentary words. Mr. | Sparks, from the Military Committee, offered an additional section to the Army ! bill, providing that no money shall be paid for the subsistence, equipment, transportation or compensation of any troops to be used as a police force to keep