Connecticut western news., 1896-01-02

FiFTY-FOuRTH CONGRESS.
Summary of the Proceedings Tn the Sam
 . ate and House.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-The senate was not in session yesterday. In the house Charman Dingley of the ways and means committee presented two bills prepared by that committee. The first, 6 tariff bill, provides for duty equal to SO per cent of that of the Mckinley law on wool and lumber from the time the bill be- comes a law until Aug. l, 1898, and a horizontal increase of 16 per cent in all other schedules of the Wilson bill except sugar. The second was a financial bill. which provides for the issue of 3 per cent bonds for the redemption of legal tender notes, and also for the issue of ebo, 900, o0o worth of certificates of indebtedness, re- deemable In three years, to meet the pres ent treasury deficiency. The tariff bill was made the. order of the day and was discussed at length. MesuL Dingley Dalzell Deliver and Payne. Republicans, spoke in favor of the measure, and Messrs. Crisp, MoMlllin and Turner, Dem ocrats, against it. The bill was passed by a party vote-yeas, 227; nays, s1.
 WAsHNGToN, Doc 2S-In the senate yesterday the house tariff bill was referred to the finance committee. Messrs. Quay and Burrows offered amendments to the house bill providing that @ tariff should be placed on articles now on the free list Mir. Hill offered a resolution directing that future bond issues to renew the gold reserve should bear provision that they be paid in either gold or silver. In the house the bond bill wns discussed at great length, the Democrats strongly opposing the measure. The principal speeches were made by Messrs. Dingley of Maine and Grosvenor of Ohio, Republicans and Messrs Turner of Georgia and Patterson ~Tn N<x sl1xx taken.
 WASHINGTON Dec. so.-In the house Saturday the bond bill was again discuss ed, after which vote was taken on the first section, resulting as follows: Yeas. les; nays 138. The second passed with out division.
 WASHINGTON, Dec s1.--The committees of the senate yesterday passed Into the control of the Republicans the change in political complexion being effected by the adoption of a resolution recognizing the committees The Populists, with single exception, declined to vote, and the Re publicans having plurality, were enabled to adopt the resolution by @ vote of 80 tc es Senator Lodge addressed the senat< on the Monroe doctrine.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-In the senate yesterday Mir. Sherman introduced reso lution providing for the restoration of ths gold reserve, which hereafter shall be held sacred for the redemption of the green backs and treasury notes, the former tx be reissued only In exchange for gold oI bullion. The resolution was made tn, special order for Friday, when Mir. Sher man will address the senate. A resolu ton was passed for the investigation by the committee on naval affairs of tn. prices paid by the government for ship ar mor. Mir. Elkins offered a resolution dc olaring 1t to be the sense of the senat, that no bonds of the United States shal be sold at private sale or contract. H. asked immediate consideration, but al objection was made 1t went over. In tn, house no business of importance wal tad