Connecticut western news., 1880-12-22

The Senate passed tho bill for the relief of Fitz John Porter It provides that the Presi- dent may appoint Gen. Porter to Colonelcy on the retired het, but he is to receive no pay since he left the army or until reinstated. Among the bills introduced were, the following: By Mr. Edmunds (Rep., Vt.)-To revive and con- tinue the Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims. By MT. McPherson Dem, N. J)-ln regard to monument to commemorate the battle of Monmouth. By Mr. Williams (Dem., Ky.)-To prevent the introduction and dfssemi- nation of epizootic and communicable diseases of animals in the United States. It appropri- ates $1 ,000,00 to carry out the provisions of the bill
 The Senate confirmed the folio wing nomina- tions Col. Wm. B. Hagen to be Chief Signal Officer, with rank of Brigadier-Ge'neral Col. Nelson A. Miles to be Brigadier-G General. The Senate resumed consideration of the bill to cre- ate an educational fund and Mir. Brown Dem, Ga.) spoke feelingly in favor of the blll. He said that the blacks should be educated but the South had lost $4, 900, 100000 by the war and were too poor to do it. He hoped the bill would pass. On motion of Mir. Cockrel (Dsm., Mo. ) l the Senate took up the bill for the relief of Samuel A. Lowe, appropriatlng S4,750 TOT ser, vices and expenses as clerk of the Territorial Legislature of Kansas in 1855. This created an exciting debate ill which MT, Ingalls (Rep., Kan. ) and Mr. Edmunds (Rep., Vt.) and Lock- wood and Vest CDem., Mo- took part. The bill was created during the John Brown times in Kansas.
 HOUSE.
 The Pension Appropriation bill, which appro- priates $50, ,0r0 900, was reported and recom- mitted The bill providing for the establish ment of lines of steamers between the Umted States and South American, Mexican and trans Pacific ports was favorably reported and recom- mitted. A resolution was introduced distinctly reaf- firming the Monroe doctrine in reference to the proposed Panama Canal, and considerable reel ing in reference to the matter was dlsplayeo during debate on the proper committee to which it should be referred. MT. Myers asked for information as to how much General Grant has ever received from the Government for hls services, both in the army and as President. The House unanimously adopted resolution expressive of sympathy with the efforts Of the Irish laboring classes to effect reform ln thelr land system.
 Mr. Morton introduced bill incorporating the Maritime Canal Company of Nicaragua and it was referred to the Commerce Committee. The electoral count resolution goes over proD- ably until January. The House by vote of 136 to 90 went into committee on MT. Fernando Woods Refunding bill. Mir. Warner, of Ohio, opposed it and Mr. Chittenden of New York, spoke in favor of it. The Consular and Dip lomatic and the Military Academy Aprropria- tion bills were presented.
 Mir. Robinson (Rep., Mass.) reported bill approving an agreement between New York and Connecticut concerning the boundary line between those States, which passed. On mo- tion of Mr. Goode Oem., Va the Senate bill granting pension of $100 & mouth to Mrs. Julia G. Tyler, widow of the late President Tyler, was passed.
 In the House MT. Bland Oen., Mo- asked and obtained leave to have printed in the Record substitute which he proposed to offer for the Funding bill. It appropriates of the coin now in the Treasury the sum of $l00, ,OoO,- coo for the payment of the interest-bearing debt of the United States. falling due during 1880 and 1881, and directs the Secretary of the Treasury to cause to be coined the maximum amount of silver dollars in the manner now authorized by law, and to pay out such dollars in the redemption of the public debt. The pension bill, appropriating fifty millions, was passed by the House.