Connecticut western news., 1881-03-02
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
SENATE.


 SENATE.
 The Senate passed the Funding bill fixin the rate of interest at 3 per cent. substantially as it came from the House, excepting that a 5-20 instead of 5-10 bond is provided for and the allowance for placing it is increased. There will be hot fight over the River and Harbor bill in the Senate. The District Appropriation bill, which calls for $3, AT: 334, was passed.
 The Senate passed the House Post Route bill without debate. The Legislative Appropriation bill appropriating $17, ,875, ,299.4 was consid- cred, but pending debate the Senate adjourned.
 The Senate has passed bill repeating the tax on bank deposits and adopted joint reso- lution appropriating $3O,OOO for monument to mark the birthplace of Washington. Mir. Logan failed in an effort to have the Grant Retirement bill made special order for the day. The Legislative Appropriation bill, with an amendment providing for an increase in the clerical force of the Pension Bureau, was passed ter 8 brief tilt between Senators To- gan and Burnside.
 The Senate passed the bill concerning the boundary between New York and Connecticut, bill extending the time for filing claims for horses and equipments lost by officers during | the war and the Notifications bill. Mr. Beck introduced bill to authorize the issue of legal-tender notes to circulate as money | on the deposit of gold. Mir. Wallace presented | a report on the election abuses in New York; Boston and Philadelphia, and recommended | the repeal or amendment of the Federal Elec- | ton law. The Agricultural Appropriation bill | and bill providing for the change of names | of vessels were passed.
 HOUSE.
 The House refused by a-vote of IA to 117, to consider the bill for the relief of Fitz-J John | Porter, and it is probably dead for this Con sress, as the pressure of business will prevent 1 it being taken up again. When the Agricul- | tural Appropriation bill was taken up MT. Hurd, of Ohio, gave notice of an amendment | providing for an inquiry into the effect of the | revenue laws on American agriculture, and made a strong free-trade speech. M. Kelley, l of Pennsylvania, replied, and MT. Felton, of | Georgia, followed in favor of tariff revision by commission of experts.
 The House refused to agree to the Senate i amendments continuing in existence the In | dian Commission, and appointed Sunday after | noon for the observance of ceremonies in memory of Fernando Wood.
 | The House passed the Agricultural bill and | adopted several amendments to tue Sundry l Civil bill. Mir. Carlisle has reported in the l House repeal of the tax on deposits.
 During the discussion in the House of the Sundry Civil bill Mir. Bragg and Mir. Blackburn eggaged in 6 personal discussion over the pro- posal to purchase the papers of Generals PolL and Bragg, of the Confederate army. The clause was loaded down with amendments tc purchase the papers of Gen. Hood and o1 Federal officers and finally stricken ont. Ar 1 evening session was held to consider District matters, but there was no quorum and nothing was accomplished. A Republican caucus voted to oppose any apportionment bill which h1et the number of Representatives at less thar 319. Mir. Cox's bill provides for S07.
 In the House Thursdays session ended prac tically at 40 on Friday morning. Shortly be- fore, MT. Chittenden was brought to the bal for being absent and motions to censure hin were made, but he was finally excused afte an apology. The disagreement on the appor from each side. Pending their report the Sun dry Civil bill was taken up and long discus sion took place on the amendment appropri ating $200,000 for the establishment of maya coaling stations on the Isthmus of Panama.