Connecticut western news., 1885-12-30
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Mr. Hammond offered an amendment to strike out the distribution feature of the re port. This brought the House to square wte upon the question, and the amendment was rezected by vote of yeas 70, hayes 226. The remainder of the report was agreed to without objection and then the report was agreed to in toto. So tie rules of the Forty eighth Congress, as amended by the report of the Comnittte on Rules, are re-enacted as the ru e, of the Forty-ninth Congress.
 The consideration Of the report of the Con- mittee on Rules was resumed, the pending amendment being that offered by Mir. Springer GIL to abolish the various committees on ex penditue in the differt mt departments and to concentrate their dLt es in one committee, consisting of fifteen members. The amend ment was rejected.
 Senator Logan introduced bill to place on the pension rolls the names Of all soldiers and sailors who were confined in Confederate pris- ons. It provides that those who were prison CTS of war from two to six months shall re- celye one-half pension; from six to twelve months, three-fuurths pension; and twelve months or more, ful! pension; also to re- ceiye two dollars for each days confinement. Also bill to equalize the bounties of soldiers, sailors and marines of the lats war. It pro- yides that each houor6Idy discharged non- commissioned officer, musician, srtIheer, wagoner and private soldier, sailor or marine shall be paid @8.3319 8 month Tor the time he 
 ment shaIl be made 10 his widow, if he have one and if not to hts minor children.
 The Bankruptcy bill reported by Senator Hosr, from the Judiciary Committee, Is the Lowell bill, with some amendments of detail
 MT. Morrison Qll. ), from the Committee on Rules, reported a resolution for the creation of the following select committee: On the election of President and Vice President of the United States, to consist of thirteen members, to which shal be referred all propositions touching the election and tenure of office Of President and Vi:e-President, sho count of tho electoral vote and the succession to the office of Preside t.
 The Speaker announced the appointment of tIe Committee on Enrolled Bills as follows {: Nessrs Reece Qll.). Snyder (W. Va.), Fisher (Mich ), McRea (Ark.), Holmes (La.), Perkins Nsn.), and Allen (Msss.)
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 Mr. Townsend, of Illinois, introduced bills increasing the pension of widows of soldiers of the late war to $l2 month and providing that the fact of enlistment shall be prima facie evidence of soundness at the time of enlist ment.
 Though only fourteen of the thirty-eight x etes were redched under the call on Tuesday, there were 1,O04 bills introduced and referred.
 NIT. Beck offered resolution requiring the duties on imported goods to be paid in coin, and that coin be get apart for the payment of the public debt.
 Mr. Butler (dem.), of s. O., called up his resolution of inquiry relating to the alleged orpanization of the Territory of Dakota, and lengthy discussion teok place on the Dakota matter.
 Senator Wade Hampton introduced bill in- tende to protect the Executive from the soli citations for office of Representatives and Ben ators-
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 The German Foreign Office has notified MT. Pendieton the American Minister, at Berlin, that it is intended to expl the German 5 Americans residing at Schlesvig who emi- grated to the United States just before becom- ] ing liable to military service and returned 3 after being naturalized The recent order of ,xpnlsion of other Gerrnan-Americans remains suspended.