Connecticut western news., 1880-03-24

upon the claim of General Sutter, the discoverer. of gold in California. It favors an appropriation of $50, 900 to satisfy the Generals claim and was unanimously adopted by the full com- mittee.
 Before acting upon the report of the committee which recently examined into the postal business of Wells, Fargo S Co.,, the Postmaster General will give @ hearing to Congressman Page, of Cali fornia, and other representatives of the company. Much dissatisfaction is felt on the Pacific slope with the report.
 The House Committee on Railroads and Canals has agreed to report favora- bly, MT. Upson's bill to authorize the Secretary of War to contract with the San Antonio and Mexican Border Rail- way Company for the immediate con- struction of railroad from San Antonio to point on the Rio Grande, at or near Laredo, for the purpose of establishing postal and military highway from the military headquarters at San Antonio to the Mexican border. The committee amends the bill by limiting the bonds to $12,000 per mile instead of $15. .OOO.
 A dangerous counterfeit $2O Treas ury note has made it's appearance in Chicago. It is the series of 1875, letter O, and is printed on imitation fibre paper. The shading under the words "United States" is darker than the genuine.
 The Ways and Means Committee decided to devote next week to the sev- eral questions involving changes in the tariff laws, upon which hearings have been held, and to hold daily meetings during the week until they are dis posed Of.
 Tt is said that the President has re- quested the resignation of MT. George F. Seward as United States Minister to China.
 In the executive session MT. Eaton called up the French claims treaty, which was favorably reported from the Foreign Relations Committee several weeks ago. After some remarks by MT. Eaton in advocacy of ratification, the subject went over as unfinished busi- ness for the next executive session. It i provides for the settlement of claims of French citizens resulting from the war | of secession and of countef-claims of | American citizens.
 A Democratic Caucus Committee, consisting of Senators Thurman, Bayard, Garland, Oockrell, Johnston and Mor- gan, held long session upon the sub ject of providing some method of count ing the electoral vote, but no conclusion was reached. The action which will probably be taken is the revival of the joint rule that formerly governed the subject. Some members of the con- mittee are in favor of allowing the mat ter of counting the electoral vote to re- main just as it is.
 Secretary Sherman says that re- ports were put in circulation last week that he intended to buy large amount of bonds in excess of the surplus rev enue. He really proposes to apply the surplus and accruing interest on the public debt, to the purchase of bonds, which, in the present state of the re- | ceipts and expenditures would amount to about $2, ,000, ,000a week. Heretofore i the amount has been determined by the actual receipts and expenditures on the day of the purchase, but it is sufficient to say that it is not likely to exceed $2, ,00O, GOO per week. He will not, in any case, pay more than the market price, nor impair in any way the re- sumption fund.
 The State Department at Washing ton has forwarded to Scribner & Go. 8 letter from the United States Consul at Pernambuco which fully confirms the statements in MT. Herbert H. Smiths recent letter describing the famine in Brazil.
 The Department of State is informed that American medical diplomas are be- ing sold in Berlin.
 The Senate Patents Committee has agreed to recommend the extension of the patent of Ira Gill for the machine almost universally used for the forma- tion of hat bodies.