Connecticut western news., 1882-02-22


 his strength, absorbing his mind, and impairing his mental and physical forces as legislator in the never. ending struggle for place. He instanced as illustrating the good results of the com petitlve examination system the opera tions of the Census Bureau and the management of the New York post office, where since 1875 the appointment and retention of an employee Is depend ent solely upon the character of his performance of his task.
 A bill was passed making drunken ness or incapacity arising from mis- conduct a sufficient reason to prevent an officer of the navy from being placed on the retired list. A bill was intro. duced by MT. Vance provi ding for the employment of retired officers in the civil service also one by MT. Plumb regulating the retirement of army officers.
 The Anti Polygamy bill was taken up aud the amendments proposed by the Committee on the Judiciary were read and agreed to up to the fifth section, which authorizes the President to grant amnesty to classes of offenders guilty, before the passage of the act, of bigamy, polygamy or unlawful cohabitation on such conditions as he shall think proper.
 The Senate passed the Anti-Poly gamy bill by viva voce vote, no negative being heard. The bill provides penal ties for polygamy and disqualifies for service as jurors polygamists and per- sons believing polyeamy to be right. The issue of polygamous marriages prior to January 1, 1883, are legitima- tized. No polygamist is entitled to vote or hold office. All the registration and elective offices of Utah are declared vacant, and the conduct of elections shall be performed by board of five persons, not more than three to be members of one political party, to be appointed by the President. The board shall not exclude any person otherwise eligible to vote from the polls on ac. count of any opinion such person may entertain on the subject of polye- amy. Each House of the Assembly, after it's organization, shall have power to decide upon the elections and quali. fcations of its members and at or after the first meeting of the Legislative Assembly whose members shall have been elected according to the provisions of this act, the Assembly may make such laws, conformable to the organic act of the Territory, as it shall deem proper concerning the filling of the off, fees declared vacant by this act.
 Mir. Blair introduced a bill to es tablish 8 poly technic school for the United States, or school for instruc- tou in science and the arts.
 MT. Kellogg introduced bills appro- priating $1, ,500000 for river improve. ments and Government buildings in Louisiana.
 HOUSE.
 In the House the debate on the ap- portionment bill was continued. Bills were introduced to disfranchise biga- mists, to pension railway mail agents disabled in the service, to subsidize Revolutionary monument associations, and for the election of postmasters, revenue collectors and district attolneys by the people.
 MT. Robinson, of New York, obtained the floor and devoted an hour to dis coursing upon the wrongs of Irishmen, the misrepresentations of the press, and to bitter personal attack upon MT, Robeson, of New Jersey. The latter retorted in an equally personal manner, and there was much confusion in the House.
 The resolution requesting the Presi- dent to ascertain from Great Britain the facts relating to the imprisonment of ID. u. O'Connor, 8 naturalized citizen of the United States was taken up.
 The House resumed the considera. tlon of the Apportionment bill, and MT. Herbert continued his speech in oppo. sitlon to any increase in the member ship. MT. Cox (N. Y.) submitted modification of his amendment so as to fix the total number of Representa- tives at 319. He did this because at 3O7 New York would lose one Repre- sentative, and in case of failure of the Legislature to redistrict the State, or the action of the Governor in vetoing any redistricting bill, all her Represen- tatives would have to be elected on a general ticket, which was undemocratic and unrepublican.
 The renaing Apportionment bill was formally abandoned aud the House adopted the amendment off.red by MT. Anderson, of Kansas, fixing the number at 325. The vote was, yeas 162, nays 1O4. The present number of members is 293. The States that gain are Arkansas, |; California, 2; Geor- gia, 1; Illinois, 1; Iowa, 2; Kan sas. 4; Kentucky, l i; sacAusetts, l Michigan, 2; Minnesota, 2; Mississippi, l; Missouri, l; Nebraska, 2; New York, l {; North Carolina, 3; Ohio, Penn. sylvania, I; South Carolina, 2; Texas, 5; Virginia, 1; West Virginia, 1; Wis consin. l. Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont lose one each.