Connecticut western news., 1882-12-20
Spanish Republicans have resolve,

Spanish Republicans have resolved upon coalition of the members of all shades of their political belief.
 Charles Aexandre Lachand, the dis tinguished French advocate, is dead.
 General Sir Evelyn Wood will take command of the Khedive's new army.
 -Arah is said to be content that he is to be exhiled to Ceylon.
 Colonel Lay's torpedoes have been adopted by the Sultan.
 Sir Hugh Allen, the Canadian steam ship owner, died suddenly at Edinburgh.
 It is expected that decree will be issued in few days degrading Ar 8 and the other condemned pashas an eonfseating their property.
 MT. Parnen is about to sell his prop erty in county Wicklow, Ireland. Its extent is 5000 acres and the total en- cumbrances are 913, ,OOO.
 Earl Spencer has commuted tho sentence of death passed upon the five men who pleaded guilty to participation in the Joyce murders.
 China is making preparations to re- sist the French designs on Tonquin.
 UNITED STATES CONGRESS-
 SENATE.
 Mir. Hoar Rep., of Mass.), addressed the Senate in favor of the Pendleton Civil Service Reform bill. He congratulated the country upon the fact that by fortunate concurrence of circumstances, both parties were substantially united in effort to reform the civil service, & carefully matured bill for that purpose, intro duced by & distinguished leader on one side (Ir. Pendleton) being reported favorably to the Senate by distinguished leader on the other side Cdr. Hawley) and a President of the United States, not heretofore very closely identified with this reform, promising in advance to give it his countenance and support. Mir. Brown Dem., Ga.) spoke against the bill.
 MT. Ferry Rep., Mich. introduced bill to amend the pension laws by increasing the pen sions of soldiers and sailors who have lost an arm or leg in the service. Referred to the Committee on Pensions.
 The Lowell Bankruptcy bill was substituted bv the Senate for the bill of the committee by 8 vote of 34 yeas to 30 nays.
 MT. SeweN CRep., N. J. asked that the bill for the relief of Fitz John Porter might be
 Mr Hawley Rep., Conn., from the Commit tee on Civil Service Reform, reported with amendments, the bill introduced by him on Saturday to prevent officers and employees of the government from collecting subscr1p- tiops or assessments from each other, and Tor other purposes, and gave notice that when the Pendleton Civil Service bill should come up fo1 consideration, he would offer this as an addi- tional section.
 HOUSE.
 The total amount of appropriation provided for in the Indian Appropriation Bill before the House is S5, POS, ,955, being $274, 200 less than the appropriation for the current year, and S1, ,516, 776 less than the estimates.
 The bill for the relief of the officers and crew of the United States monitor who participated in the action with the rebel iron-clad Merrimec on the 9th of March, 1862, was defeated in the House, the enacting clause being struck out in Committee of the Whole on motion of MT. Atherton, of Ohio, by vote of 102 to 32.
 The House passed 8 bill to refund the sum oi S35, ,O0O expended by the State of Georgia for the common defense in the year 1777
 Bills were introduced to stop the coinage Of standard silver dollars extending until May IA, 1888, the time of filing claims before the Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims.
 By Mir. Springer Oem.), of m-Proposing a constitutional amendment relative to election of President, Vice-President and members of Congress. It fixes the term of President and Vice-President at six years and makes the Pres ident ineligible to election for the next succeed ing term abolishes the Electoral College and provides for direct vote for President. Every State shall be entitled to as many votes as it has Senators and Representatives in Congress, and the vote of each State shall be cast in pro- portion to the popular vote in the State for each candidate The term of members of Congress is fixed at three years, and each session shall begin on the first Wednesday in January. In counting the votes cast for President in joint convention each Senator and member shall have one vote.
 In Committee of the Whole the House con- sidered the Post Office Appropriation bill. The total amount appropriated is S43, ,94S, 52O, be- ing $2,792, 591 less than. the estimates and $695 3S0 less than the appropriation for the current year. For compensation of postmasters $9, ,25O O00 is appropriated, 1884, ,0O0 less than the estimates Mr. Bingham, of Pennsylvania, made an exhaustive and forcible speech on the subject of reduction of postage, measure which was opposed by MT. Reagan, of Texas.