Connecticut western news., 1880-02-25
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
SENATR.

SENATE.
 Both houses of Congress passed bill providing for the removal of the re- mains of General Sykes to West Point for burial, though two Senators pro- tested against making the case precedent. The Senate discussed the Military Land Warrant bill.
 MT. Logan (Rep:', ILL introduced the following joint resolution
 Resozued, By the Senate and House of Rep resentatives of the United States, that the Sec retarv of the Navy be and he is, hereby authorized to equip and furnish a vessel for the purpose of conveying to Ireland such con tributions of food and other supplies as may be furnished in the United States for the relief of the suffering in Ireland.
 Mir. Randolph (Dem., N. J.) intro duced ammendments to the bill which gives the President power to nominate, " and by and with the advice of the Sen ate to appoint Fitz John Porter Col- onel of Infantry in the army of the United States, his commission to bear date January, 1863." It also empowers the President to place Porter on the re- tired list so soon as such commission shall be granted.
 Petitions of various railways against the reduction of duty on steel rails were presented by Messrs. Wallace, Johnson Cameron, of Pennsylvania, Eaton, Bay ard, Herman and others.
 The Senate passed resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Navy either to provide 8 public vessel to carry the contributions of the charitable to the starving people of Ireland, or to charter a merchant steamer for that purpose. The Five Per Gent. Land Grant bill was discussed, and Mir. Gordon was persuaded to let the canal matter go over until that bill had been disposed of.
 HoUsH.
 The House agreed to a resolution of fered by MT. Frye, calling upon the Secretary of the Navy for any informa- tion in his possession touching the h. ternational Canal question. It also passed the additional Indian Appropria- tion bill, but refused to take up the Fitz John Porter bill as special order.
 Mr. Weaver was again prevented by the Speaker from offering his financial resolution. Several bills regarding the District were enacted or otherwise disposed of. ...
 Tho House reconsidered the vote ordering the previous question on the bill forbidding lottery advertisements in the District. MT. Knott made speech in support of the bill regulating the re- moval of causes from State to Federal courts, and the rest of the session was spent in an animated debate over the re- vision of the rule in regard to appro- priation bills. A number of amendments forbidding political riders were defeated by narrow majorities, but no final action was reached. ...-
 The House received the report of the Foreign Affairs Committee on the Acklen case to the effect that the newspaper charge was true. The committee desired to be discharged from the further con- sideration of the matter, and after 8 debate the House agreed to this, and in- structed the Judiciary Committee to consider the whole subject and report what action the House ought to take. The Refunding bill was reported, and Messrs. Knott and Hurd made speeches in support of the bill to regulate the removal of causes from State to Federal courts.