Connecticut western news., 1884-03-12
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
SENATE.

storm was not of such character as to batht local and State relief.
 The bill to construct seven more steel cruis CTS was passed-3S to 13. It authorizas tht President to direct the construction of seven stee vessels for the navy, consisting of one cruiser of 4,500 tons displacement, one cruiser O 5000 tons, one dispatch vessel of | 500 tons two heavily armed gunboats of ,500 tons each one light gunboat of 750 tons, and one gun boat not to exceed 900 tons. The work is to b. done by contract and American shipbuilders
 The ship railway scheme of Captain Fad across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec has beer revived by the introduction of bill in thC Senate by MT. Vest.
 The Senate passed the bill providing for tn, protection and government of the Yellowstont Park, and adding some 2,000 square miles tt the park.
 The Senate in executive session took III Senator Morgans motion. made some weekE ago, to reconsider the vote by which the Mexi can treaty failed of ratification. The motion was carried by majority vote.
 The Senate passed Mir Pendleton's bill pro viding a system of courts for the exercise of thu extra territorial jurisdiction of the United States
 The Senate passed bill appropIiatine S25O, 900 for hre-proof Hah of Records Ii Washington.
 The bill making majority of the Judges o the Supreme Court a quorum, instead of si, Judges, as heretofore, and providing that It Judge of that court who has heard case at circuit shall sit when the case comes up on ap. peal, was passed.
 HOUSE.
 Bills were reported to provide for the issue oi circulating notes to National banking associa. tions; to establish Board of Interstate Com merce and to regulate such commerce.; for the no pf Iua tp off aai 10rc under Admiral Farragut, and to increase cer- tain pensions.
 Mr. Ellis reported adversely from the Com mittee on Appropriations bills for the relief of sufferers by the flood in the lower Mississippi valley and the tornado in North Carolina, and favorabl y resolution requesting the Secretary of War to furnish the House from time to time with information of the progress of the foodi in the valley of the Mississippi, and report if al any time in his judgment there exists sucl suffering as to justify measures of relief on the part of Congress. The resolution was adopted
 The House passed the Naval Appropriation oil by a vote of 259 to 1, the negative vote be ing cast by MT. White of Kentucky
 The House passed bills granting pension to the widow of Gen. Judson Fitzpatrick, and in creasing the pension of the widow of Surgeon General Barnes to $50 a month.
 There was a debate on the bill to retire Gen. Alfred Pleasonton, with the rank of Colonel. The bill was recommitted without instructions by vote of 122 to 115.
 WASHINGTON NOTES.
 Herr von Eisendecker, the German Minister said that he had just received from the German Government the resolutions of condolenct passed by tine American Congress on the deatl of Herr Lasker, and would forward them aS well as the accompanying letter of transmitta from Prince Bismarck, to the Department oi State ill few days. He added that he had had no communication or understanding whatever with the Foreign Affairs Committee ill regard to the matter. He proposed to deal entirely with the Department of State. The letter oi Prince Bismarck returning the resolutions, hC said, had already been published in substance ill tine newspapers, but i'll addition 1t expressed Bismarck's regret that he felt compelled under the circumstances to return the resolutions.
 Fx-Postmaster James expressed the belief in IkS. testimony before the Springer Committee, fhat President Garfeld's assassination was due 10 the course he took in regard to the Stal route contracts.
 The Lowell Bankruptcy bill was reported tC the House from the Judiciary Committee ant placed on the calendar of the Committee of the Whole.
 The Secretary of the Treasury in answer tc a question of the House in reference to the money in the Treasury and the purposes fol which it is retained, says there is practically the sum of $95, 500, 900 as a reserve for the re- demption of legal tender notes
 Several banks have notified Treasurer Wyman that in case they cannot receive United States S1 and $2 notes in exchange for national bank notes sent to the Treasury for redemption, they will accept standard silver dollars.
 During the month of February there were coined at the U. s. Mint 2,350, 900 standard dollars.
 The excess of the value of exports from the United States over imports for the month ended January 31, 1884, was $19, 9,677, ,4S7, and for the twelve months ended January 3l, 1884, $lO4, 4,370, ,2s0.
 FOREIGN ITEMS.
 The returns issued by the Board of Tradt show that during the month of Februar. British imports decreased, as compared witt that month of last year, EZ89, ,000, and that tht exports increased 9637 1000, as compared witt February of last year.
 -OsrIan Digna refuses to negotiate, anC General Graham Is moving upon him. GordoI is said to have asked for few hundred Indian troops as necleus for an army at Khartoum
 The Parnellites are preparing for new and great agitation" in Ireland.
 The pretended betrayer of the Earl O Leitrim murderers has been adjudged insane
 Augustus Harris, the lessee and manage of the Drury Lane Theatre, London, wa robbed at the Hotel Continental, Friday, of , check for 1000 and of a quantity of banl notes and diamonds.
 A motion to appropriate money for the Soudan expedition brought up the Egyptian question in the English Parliament. Mir Gladstone announced that the Cabinet had nc intention of assuming the government o1 Egypt; also that the troops would be with drawn at the earliest moment possible.
 An affray occurred at Pressa, Italy, be tween the laborers on the railway and the in habitants of the village. The carbineers inter fered to suppress the disturbance and fired killing eight and wounding fourteen of the villagers.
 Earl Granville, who has informed France that it is necessary to restore the prestige o1 the English name in the Soudan, announced 1T the English House of Lords that tribes friendly to Gordon had attacked and defeated force marching upon Khartoum.
 Some Paris workmen have published manifesto urging a demonstration to compe the government to provide work for the unem ploy ed.
 The clew mentioned in Paris dispatches which leads the Paris police to believe that al assault is premeditated upon prominent officer in London on St. Patrick's Day. is afforded b, a letter from America which has fallen int( the hands of the police
 The French Parliamentary Committee is il favor of a convention with America for tn regular inspection of pork in America by off cers, who may issue certificates to be 0iSed by French consuls.
 English cattle traders advise the govern ment to reject the proposed amendment of thu Jaw about contagious diseases of animals.
 The London police give minute descrip tions of the alleged Irish American dynamiter and of their doings since their arrival in Eng land, but have not caught the men.
 The English House of Commons rejectet MT. Parnelrs bill amending the Irish Land act
 General Graham has retired to Suakin with his troops, whence he will again proceed to attack Osman Digna. General Graham be ieves that the question of slavery in the Sou dan will be seTtled by a rising of the slaves Turkey now wishes to intervene in the Soudan
 The Porte has pacified Crete by disavow. ing the appointment of Hail Pacha as Gov erhor of the island.
 The Mahdi is said to now discountenance lighting; to be happy about his appointment by Gordon as Sultan of Kordofan, and to be taking care of the arms he has captured and which he intends to turn over to the Egyptian govern mCnt.
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