The Newtown bee., 1880-01-28

Messrs. Edmunds and Garland have been appointed members of the board of visitors, to attend the next annual examination of cadets at the West Point military academy.
 Mir. Beck has made speech in opposition to MT. Bayard's joint resolution for the with drawal of the legal-tender power of green backs.
 Mir. Deuster has introduced joint resolu- ton appropriating $20,f % to enable the United States Fish Commissioner to exhibit fair and full collection of American food fishes at the international exhibition to be held in Berlin in 1880.
 MT. Morton presented petition ot the Central and South America Cable Company, asking aid, in the form of a contract for gov ernment messages, to establish telegraphic communication between the United States, Central and South America via the Gulf of Mexico, the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and the Pacific ocean, which was referred to the com mittee on commerce.
 Mir. Townshend has introduced bill pro- posing constitutional amendment in regard to the election of President and Vice. Pres- dent, providing for their election by 8 ma iority of the votes of the people, and for the abolition ot the Electoral College.
 An invitation to the House to listen to an address the sufferings in Ireland by MT. Parnell, member of the English parliament, was accepted, and on motion of MT. Cox the hall of the House was granted for such pur. pose.
 The bill appropriating $l40, 900 for the con- struction ot bridge across the Potomac river at or near Georgetown, D. C., was passed by ll4 yeas to Fl nays.
 bill introduced by Mr. Bland calls tor the repeal of the laws restricting the sale of tobacco.
 MT. Wells has introduced bill incorporat. ing the Interoceanic Transit Company.
 MT. Vance has introduced blIl repeating the duty on salt.
 Mr. Chittenden made long speech in favor of the bill requiring the national banks to tain one-ha1t of their reserve in coin. Mir. Lounsbury, speaking on the bill, denied that resumption had been brought about by the financial management of the administration, and announced that he would offer an amend ment to the bill, repeating those sections of the Revised Statutes which make United States notes and treasury notes 8 legal tender.
 Mir. Loring has introducel bill proposing the following constit utional amendment: "That the right of suffrage shall be based on citizenship, and the light of citizens to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, or any State, on account of sex, or for any reason not equally applicable to all citi zens of the United States" Mir. Culberson has introduced bill for the discontinuance of the system of national banking
 Mir Ellis has introduced bill appropriating $500, ,0O0 for the relief of the suffering people of Ireland.
 MT. McMahon, from the committee on ap. propriations, reported the bill making an ap- propriaton for the payment of fees of mar shals and deputy marshals tor the fiscal year ending June 30, 1880. Ordered to be printed and recommitted.
 A resolution offered by MT. Covert, calling on the commissioner of agriculture for infor. nation relative to the sugar beet, was adopted.
 Majority and minority reports of the con- mttee on military affairs on the bill tor the relief ot General Fitz John Porter have been submitted