Connecticut western news., 1896-12-24
The Past Week In Congress.


 WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-In the senate
 the Dingley revenue bill was taken up md
 was made the theme of an animated DO.
 litical debate, in which the party leaders
 took part, including such conspicuous fig
 urcs as Messrs. sherman of Ohio, Frye Of
 Maine. Teller of Colorado, German of Maryland Vest of Missouri, Aldrich of Rhode Island, Platt of Connecticut Mitch
 ell of Oregon, Chandler of New Hamp-
 shire, Hale of Maine and Allen of Nebras-
 ka. Mir sherman stated that no further
 effort would bo made to pass the bill. This
 was regarded as the final disposition of the
 measure. In the house the military ap-
 propriation bill was considered in commit
 tee of the whole, but no action was taken.
 No business of importance was transacted. WASHINGTON, Dec. lS.-In the senate
 the Lodge immigration bill was passed by
 a vote of 52 to 10. The bill as passed is
 sul stitute fer the Corliss- Mccall bill,
 which had Ireviously passed the house. It amends the immigration laws so as to ex-
 clude from admission to the United States all Iersons over Ia years of age who can
 not read and write the language of their
 native country or some other language. A section was added to the bill providing
 that the exclusion shall not apply to DOT
 sons arriving from Cuba during the pres ent disorders therc. In the house the third
 of the regular appropriation bills, that for
 the support of the army, was passed, and consideration of the legislative. executive
 and judicial bill was bcgun. several lccal
 bills relative to the District of Columbia
 were passed.
 WASHINGTON, Dec 19.-The senate was
 not in session. In the house 37 pension and relief bills were under consideration, five of which were passed. A bill to pay Flora A. Darling, the wife of n Confeder-
 ate general, 8. 6S3 for Tennessee and Lou isiana bank notes taken from her in 1864
 while under flag of truce, was laid on
 the table
 WASHINGTON, Dec 22.-In the senate the committee on foreign relations report ed fayorahly Mir Cameron's resolution,
 which provides for the recognition of tho independence of the republic of Cuba. The
 report accompanying the resolution sets forth at length and with much force the reasons why the senate should adopt the Cameron resolution and cites numerous precedents which, in the judgment of the committee fully warrant the acknowledg- ment on tho part of the United States of Cuban independence. It was agreed that the resolutions and report hc printed and
 lay on the table until after the holiday re- cess Messrs. Morgan and Mills presented
 supplemental report MT. ltl4l ohered a resolution for the recognition of the bel ligerency of Cuba Mir. Vest offered n reso-
 lution setting forth the view thatShe pow
 er of recognition is vested in congress and
 the president In the house tho request ot the senate for a conference committee on | the immigration bill was agreed to. The salary of the librarian of congress was TO-
 duced from Sd, Quo to 5000. A wranclo
 ensuei over tEe affairs of tho library.
 Messrs. Cummings and Quigg attacked 1 the appropriations committee for its al- | legged seltlshneSs in relation eo the library. Presumptuous Pastor Arrested. ROCHESTER. Tee. 23 3-Rev. David Kirk patrick, pastor f the Second Universalist i church, this city, was arrested here on the ! charge of. without authority. attempting | t0 exercise the functions of n police officer. | He is accused of accosting n woman on l the street and asking permission to nc- ! company her. She refused, whercupon he ! threatened to arrest her. Kirkpatrick nc. | knowledces talking with the woman, but states it was method adopted by him for i the purpose of obtaining material for a ' series of sermons on the Ten Command
 ments relating to the social and moral