Connecticut western news., 1882-04-19
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
 

Inc D1ll r0poallnS 1aWS r0latlng LO permanent appropriations was passed.
 In the Senate bill was passed taking Captain Corbin from the retired list and giving him the rank of Commodore.
 The bill referring to the Court of Claims for adjudication the claim of George D. Payne for the alleged wrong full seizure and occupation of his sugar plantation in St. Charles Parish, Louisi- ana, in 1862, under orders of General Butler, was passed.
 The protest of the National Land League against the imprisonment of American citizens in Ireland was pre- sented to the Senate by MT. Cameron, of Pennsylvania. The bill adjusting the claims growing out of the destruc- tion of the American privateer General Armstrong by British men, of-war in the port of Fayal in 1914, was passed by vote of Al to IS. The bill to re- peal the discriminating duty of 10 per cent. on all products of countries east of the Cape of Good Hope when imported from places west of the Cape was passed; the repeal to take effect January l, 1883. The Indian Territory Railroad bill was passed by vote of 31 to 13. The House bill illappropr1ating$ $8O, 900 for the relief of the Arapahoe, Cheyenne, Apache and other Indian tribes was passed. Another House bill making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the current year was also passed, and the Senate adjourned.
 The President pro ter. submitted resolutions of mass meeting held in Cooper Institute, New York. in regard to the rights of American citizens abroad. An accompanying communl- cation from the chairman of the meet ing sets forth that, although the resolu- tons contain no direct request for the recall of MT. Lowell, yet the emphatic declarations of many of the speakers and of the meeting were to the effect that the present Minister to the Court of St. James should give place to one who can and will give emphasis to the de- mands of an indignant people. Referred to Committee Ion Foreign Relations. MT. Voorhees, made speech upon the resolution recently introduced by him declaring that the conduct of the State Department, in relation to the arrest and imprisonment by the British author ities of Daniel McSweeney and other American citizens, is in violation of American law, inconsistent with the value of American citizenship, and derogatory of the honor of the United States. MT. Voorhees's speech was ire. quently applauded in the galleries. Mir. Sherman remarked that the statute which protects the rights of foreign born citizens had been passed by the Republican party, and that that party had established the right of expatri- ation. Upon his suggestion the resolu- tion of Mir. Voorhees, was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations with 8 view to an inquiry into all the facts o1 the case.
 MT. Kelley made personal explana- ton about his attitude in regard to internal revenue legislation. MT. White, of Kentucky, offered resolu. tion of inquiry concerning Commis. sioner Raum's motive in writiRg cer. tain letter.
 In the House, the Senate amendment restoring the franking privilege waE concurred in.
 MT. C1apo reported 8 bill providing that a national bank on depositine bonds shall be entitled to receive iron the Comptroller of the Currency circu lating notes to the amount of 90 pei cent. of the current market value of the bonds, the amount not to exceed the pal value of the bonds or the amount of tht paid in capital.
 Mir. Page Education and Labor) re ported an anti Chinese immigration bill making the term of suspension ten year. and providing that the act shall go into effect sixty days after passage.
 On motion of Mir. Pettigrew bill wal passed to ratify an agreement with thu Shoshones and Bannock Indians il Idaho to sell lands required by the Utal and Northern Railroad Company. MT Turner. of Georgia, spoke in opposition to the Tariff Commission bill. MT Brumm, of Pennsylvania, made speecl in favor of it. The Senate bill, appro priating $10,000 for @ monument ove the grave of Thomas Jefferson, wa passed. MT. Hiscock introduced bil to refund to the State of New Yorl duties paid on arms imported in 1868 Referred.
 The Speaker presented statemen from the Secretary of the Navy askin an appropriation of $147, GOO to bull new boiler shop at the Navy Yard New York, and to repair the calsson gat of the dry dock there.