Connecticut western news., 1884-04-30
UNITED STATES CONGRESS,
SENATE,

The Bankruptcy bill after some amend mcnts, was passed. The amendments are as follows: Any person owing debts exceeding 1900 and unable to pay may apply to be adju- dicated bankrupt, and the filing of such petition shall be deemed an act of bankruptcy. Any person owing debts exceeding $1, t00 who leaves his State to avoid hls cr editors, or con- ceals himself to avoid arrest, or makes fraud ulent transfer of his property, or suspends payment of his commercial paper or open ac- counts, or makes fraudulent preference, may be adjudged bankIupJ on petition of three of his creditors.
 MT. Jonas, of Louisiana introduced bill to appropriate $1,O0O,0OJ in aid of the worlds ialr at New Orleans. A similar bill was intro duced in the House.
 MT. Logan, from the Judiciary Committee. reported favorably on the bll to amend the Constitution so as to empower the President to veto one or more items of an appropriation bill while approving the remainder of the bill
 HOUSE.
 X bill was introduced to grant pension to ne widow of Lieut. -Commandsr De Long. The House Committee on Appropriations will report back the Naval and Post Office Appro- I.riation bills, with recommendation that the House non-concur in the Senate amendments. The amendments increased the naval bill more 'han $6, 000, 900 and the Lost Office bill about 3, 300 900.
 A bill was passed providing that all persons who have served tlree months or more ill the military or naval service of the United States i'll any war, and who, by reason of in juries or disease originating in that service, are unable, in whole or in part to earn living by manual ilbor, shall be entitled to pension.
 The Committee on Ways and Means I, ported fayorably on tue bill to abolish discriminating uty on works If ait the production of forei 5n nd American artists.
 Bills Uera to ,or,>p, .,io .Iuco o., y carrying all newspapers Tree of postage.
 WASHINGTON NOTES.
 Representative Morrill, was instructed by the House Committee on Invalid Pensions to favor ably report his bill providing for an increase ot pensions to soldiers and sailors who while in service lost one hand and one foot, or who were totally and permanently disabled in bo h. The increase is from S36 to S4S per month.
 The House Commit C. on Post Olli :es anI Post Roads directed subcommittee, consist ing of Messrs. Rogers, Ward, J. M. Taylor, Bingham and Wakefield, to prepare bill pro rldlng for a contract system of postal teleS- raphy.
 Speaker Carlisle has conferred upon Repre-. sentative John J. Adams, of New York, the honor of presiding over the deliberations of the House during it's evening sessions and while the tariff Is under consideration. Representations having been made that there is scarcity of fractional silver coin ill some business quarters, 1t has been ascerained that the Treasury has on hand of this coin ovel S29, 900 GOO, which can be had on application.
 The Senate Railroad Committee unan imously agreed to report the bill to establish a commission to regulate interstate commerce. The commission is to consist of five members with an annual salary of $7, ,50O each.
 The House Committee on the Judiciary sub. mitted four reports relative to exiendlng tine right of suffrage to women, mixing the matter up wonderfully.
 The work of laying stone on the Washington Monument has b. en resumed, and it will be pushed to a completion during the coming sea- son.
 r During debate in the House on the ques- ton of referring the Naval Appropriation bill to conference committee, MT. Dorshelmer advocated the amendments providing for guns for those ships under construction and for the building of new vessels
 The Secretary of State, in a communica- tion to the Senate on the production and con sumption of wheat and other cereals. says lS appears that the United States, instead oi being controlled by, should be able to control foreign markets.
 FOREIGN ITEMS.
 England has adopted 0 waiting policy in he Soudan, and will not attempt to rescue General Gordon until the autumn.
 The Spanish republicans tried to foment the Aguero movement in Cuba hoping to over throw the government.
 Prince Bismarck proposes radical revision of the constitution of the Empire, one of his principal objects being to effectually crush the socialists and anarchists
 The possibility of France seizing Egypt upon the withdrawal of the English is causing much anxiety in England. The question of a conference of the Powers is still being dis cUssed.
 -Thousands of mummies have been dis covered between Assioot and Thebes.
 Rifle cartridges have been discovered in the Four Courts of Dublin. The Invincibles have is ued notice that they are not going to be crushed,