Connecticut western news., 1880-03-10
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
GiENATE.

'
 The Senate passed the bill for the aad
 mission, free of duty, of contribution
 from abroad for the Kansas colored emi
 grants, and, after long debate. tn,
 Five Per Gent. Military Land Warran
 bill was postponed until December.
 The Senate adopted resolution offered by M. Hoar, directing the Judiciary Committee to inquire whether
 any citizens have been imprisoned fol petitioning the Senate in regard tc Senator Kellogg's right to his seat. Mir. Logan of Ill.,, spoke against the power of Congress to restore Fitz John Porter to the army before he has been pardoned by the President. MT. Bailey introduced bill to refund the National Debt. - "~'-
 MT. Morgan introduced resolution declaring the Indians citizens and sub lect to the jurisdiction of the United States, and MT. Vest reported his bill from the Committee on Territories pro- v,dlng for Federal court in the In- dian Territory. The House Indian De t1clency bill was passed. t
 HOUSE.. ,.-, .-
 The House continued it's work upon the rules, the last of which were finally acted on. Such amendments as came from the Committee on Rules were adopted, but most of the others were re- jected. -
 In the House 8 largenumber of b bills were introduced under the call of the States, and MT. Weaver made another attempt to get his soldiers back pay resolution before the House. Yeceivind more or less pretensa of help from tho Republican side. After colloquy bel tween MT. Weaver and the Speaker, MT. MeLane explained the bill to amend the Pacific Railroad Sink ing Fund act. Among the bills introduced were the following by MT. Chittenden (Rep., N, Y0l providing that after July 1 the duties on carpeting and carpet rugs shall be limited to 50 per cent. ad valorem by MT. Aiken (Dem., N. O., to encourage the cultivation of the tea plant; by MT. Q. Turner (Dem., Ky.), abolishing all tariff duties on printing type, trace chains and agricultural implements :; by Mir. Atkins Dem., Tenn.), to place wood and straw pulp and the chemicals used in the manufacture of paper on the free list, and .. to reduce the the duty on printing paper; by Mir. Berry Rep., Cal.), repeating the duty on grain bags and gunny cloth by Mir. Lowe (Dem., Ala.), to return the cotton tax collected under acts which have been declared illegal Che desired to have it referred to the Judi clary Committee, but on the motion of MT. Conger (Rep., Mich. it was sent to ahe Committee on Ways and Means by l38 to 93) also, to repeal the tax on tobacco and to reduce that on distilled spirits to 20 cents by MT. Hutchins (Dem. N. Y.), to reorganize the militia by MT. McMillan Oem., Tenn and MT. Dickey Dem., O., placing print ing paper on the free list. -z.. ..s.
 The House adopted, by 122 to 8S, the revised rules substantially as they were agreed upon in Committee of the Whole. except that the proposition to give the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds the charge of appropriations for objects under it's jurisdiction was rejected.
 - The House adopted some amend ments to the bill regulating the transfer Of cases from State to Federal courts and rejected others, finally passing the bill. In Committee of the Whole an attempt to take up the Political Assess ments bill was defeated by 1O9 to 127, and MT. Wood made 8 speech in SUD- port of the Refunding bill. At an even- ing session fourteen pension bills were naasod