Connecticut western news., 1891-01-14
THE EIF1Y-ElRs1 CONGRESS.
Condensed Report of Proceeding in Ser
 ate and House.

Condensed Report of Proceedings In Sen
 ate and House.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. Tn the senate Mir. Shoup, of Idaho, drew the term ending in 1895 and MT. Mcconnell that ending March 3 next. The conference report on the urgent deficiency bill was agreed to. The bill for education in Alaska was discussed but not disposed of. The financial meas ure was then discussed, Messrs. Daniel, Plumb and Hiscock speaking at length.
 Alluding to MT. Morrill's prophecy of . very brief honeymoon between senators from the silver states and Democratic sen- ators, MT. Daniel said that if length of courtship was any security for the happi- ness of marriage, the union which took place last Wednesday was one that had been preceded by as long courtship as in the famous Scriptural instance of Jacob and Rachael.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The house passed some minor military measures and con- tinued the debate on the shipping bill.
 Mr. Dingley (Me.) in advocating the bill laid stress upon the importance of the country maintaining a merchant marine. Unless such step as this were taken by the government almost every vessel engaged in the foreign trade and flying the American flag would be driven from the ocean. Taking the high est rate of increase in tonnage estimated as result of the provisions of the bill, the greatest amount of expenditure that would be needed in one year would be $7,OO0, ,O0O, after which the rate of pay ments would steadily diminish. MT. Dockery said that he wanted to take the fact home to the farmers of the west that s, ,OOO, 900 were being taken from the treas ury to sustain and support few New England shfpowners. George Gould, he understood, was one of the "laboring men" to be benefited.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.-In the senate mo- tice was given by Messrs. Platt and Ali son of their intention to call up at an early day respectively the copyright and lard bills. House bills were passed for public buildings at Akron, O., s75.000; Charleston, s. c. Gan increase of $50, ,000); Savannah, Ga., $4O0, 900 additional appro- priation, and Davenport, Ia., $100, 0,00O. Senate bill to provide patrol steamer on St. Marys river, Michigan, was passed. An agreement was reached by which gen. eral debate on the financial bill is to be closed Tuesday and vote taken Wednes- day. Messrs. Turpie and Call addressed the senate on the financial bill.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-The house passed the bill authorizing the issue of certif- cates or service to telegraph operators | with the Union army in the late war. but refused to pass a resolution limiting de- bate on the shipping bill, and discussion of it continued until adjournment, MT. Grosvenor speaking in favor of it.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. g.. The treasury 1 surplus is again fast piling up and at the | close of business yesterday was SIS OO0, 900. | Since the first of the year, despite the l heavy payments on account of pensions | and interest, the receipts have largely | exceeded the expenditures, and as g re- l suit the surplus daily increases. The fact that money is easier in New York and elsewhere has much to do in swelling the surplus, as merchants are taking out goods from the custom houses, which heretofore they have not done The TO. ceipts from customs duties have increased
 more largely in proportion than the re l ceipts from internal revenue sources. Since the beginning of the fiscal year the treasury department has purchased more than $92 000, 900 of 4 and AZ per cent
 bonds, and if the surplus continues to in. creases it is not improbable that Secretary
 Windom will find the usual outlet for
 money in the further purchase of bonds.
 The effect of the Mckinley tariff bill on
 the revenues is not yet clearly shown, but
 1t now appears that it will have the effect | of increasing them.