Connecticut western news., 1882-03-22

who have lost leg and an arm, or been permanently disabled in them in the military or naval service. It increases the pensions of such persons from $36 to S4S- per month and provides that they shall be paid the difference be- tween said sums monthly from February 2S, 1877, to the time of the approval of this act.
 By vote of 40 yeas to 15 nays the Post Office bill was amended as follows: Each member of the Senate and House of Representatives aud each Delegate from Territory shall have the right to send through the mail any letter or package containing only printed or written matter rot exceeding two ounces in weight identified by his autograph signature without the payment of post age" This virtually restores the frank ing privilege.
 The Post-Office Appropriation bill was taken up and passed. A separate vote was demanded by Mir. Pendleton on the amendment, which substantially restores the franking privilege. It was passed-41 to 15.
 The Fertilization Appropriation bill was also passed.
 The Senate bill to punish polygamy, on which on March 8 point of order had been made by Mir. Converse, of Ohio, that it must receive its first con- sideration in the Committee of the Whole, as 1t provided for an approprla- ton, was taken up and the Speaker overruled the point or order. MT. Springer moved to refer the bill to the Judiciary Committee lost-yeas, "A j; nays, 96.
 The Speaker announced the appoint | ment of the Select Committee on Woman's Suffrage as follows: Messrs. Camp, White, Sherwin, Stone, Hep burn, Springer, Vance, Muldrow and Shackelford. e.
 The House, by vote of 199 to 42, passed the Polygamy bill just as it came from the Senate, all proposed amendments being voted down. The bill came up under a demand for the previous question on the third reading, and tho debate became exciting during the efforts of the minority to obtain permission to introduce amendments. Finally, by consent, one hour was de- voted to the offering of amendments, and the closing debate was restricted to the limits of another hour. The Senate passed the bill on Feb. 16 by viva voce vote.
 l MT. Rice offered a resolution in the House that the Committee on the Judi ciary inquire whether the conviction of Sergeant Mason by the military court, and the proceedings hereunder, are not in violation of the laws and Consti- tuition of the United States.
 MT. Hiscock, of New York, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, I reported back the Senate bill making further appropriations to relieve the sui ferers by the overflow of the Mississippi River. The committee recommend the adoption of amendments increasing the I amount appropriated from $100, 900 to $50, 900, and authorizing the Secretary of War to expend such part thereof as is proper for labor in strengthening the levees of the Mississippi River, but providing that he shall only employ persons to whom he is issuing rations on account of destitutlon. Adopted.
 During the discussion of this ques- tion, the Speaker called Mir. Money, oi Mississippi to order, and called upon the Sergeant at-arms to preserve that order. Mir. Money claimed that he was in order, and quite scene ensued,
 Mir. Converse introduced bill tc prohibit the consolidation of railroad companies. Referred to Comm ittee or Judiciary.
 Mir. Blount, on the Chinese Bill, spoke of the danger of allowing Chinese i'm migration to go on until there were 300, GOO Chinamen on the Pacific coast and asked who would then attempt to control the angry spirit of labor, whicl ! even now threatened every section O the land.
 The Speaker laid before the House { communication from the Secretary O War transmitting estimates of the mum Der of persons made destitute by thu overflow of the Mississippi River and it tributaries, and the time for which thu necessity of Congressional aid will con tinue. The communication estimate the number of persons rendered desti tute at S5,000, as follows Missouri 2,20O; Illinois, 2,OOO; Kentucky, 500 Tennessee, 5000; Mississippi, 30,OO0 Arkansas, 10000; Louisiana, 5000 Some 713,000 rations have been dls tributed.