Connecticut western news., 1897-01-07
CONGRESS SITS AGAIN
NATIONAL SoLONS RESUME 6USi-
 NESS IN WASHINGTON.
Cameron's Cuban Resolution Not Yet Called Up In tso scnate--Ths Death Penalty Isill Pa sed-The House Dis cusses Loud's Pos. .al Bnl.

Called Up In tRe Scnste--Ths Death
 Penalty nnI Pa eed-The House Dis
 cusses Loud's Pos.ai BnI.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. G--The senate pass ed the house bill abe fishing the death pen alty in a large yumb,r of cases. The meas ure Is in the line of rfcent state laws abol- ishing capital punishment and applies the same principle to federal offenses. although the change Is not extended to ptal aboli- tion of the death penalty. The present laws, which have come down from coioni. al times, have a sangpinary aspect nud prescribe death for GO utfenses of various character. The bill jux passed leduess these offenscs to fiNe-viZ., treason, rape. murder and two offenses applicable ID the army and navy. In all otlsr offenses sard labor for life is substituted as the meNi- mum punishment, and even in casesa of murder and rape hard labor may be sub stituted if the jury states in its verdi ct without capital punishnent As the bill has passed the house after a long cru sade by Representative Curtis of New York and is amended but slightly by the senate, 1t is likely to go to the president when tho minor disagreenients arc ar ranged in conference.
 During the day Mir. Gall of Floridn in troduced resolutions calling for informs ton as to the condemnation of Julio san gully at Havana to life imprisonment. and also directing the secretary of state to de- mand Sanguilly's i'm mediate release
 Mir. feffer tPop of Kansas delivered a lengthy speech In support of his resolution for national monetary commission.
 Senator Pcffer int reduced bill for the amendment of the banking laws so as to secure depositors against loss by providing safe Repositories.
 House Proceedings-
 The house entc-cd upon its work imme- iiately after reassernbling by taking up the Loud bill to amend the laws relating to second class mail matter. The whole session was devoted to general debate on the measure under a special o ndsr, which will bring the bill to vote this afternoon at I o'clock. The general provis eons of th, bill arc pretty we'll understood. Its prtn cipal features are the denial to ithe mail, of serial book publications at 1 cent pel pound rates and tle stoppale of the news paper sample copy privilege. Mir Loud o California the author of tho blll, is it, champion on the floor, and Mir. puigg d New York has charge of tho opposition Those who took part m thu debate W sr' Messrs. Kyle of Mississippi, Burton O | Ohio, Cromwell of Ohio and Ogden o Loulslsiua III lhNnT Ol the fDtl, stnu AstcS>TN | Quigg of New York, Johnson of Califor nia and Cummings of New York in op | position.
 | Mir. sherman of New York. from ths | committee on Indian affairs submitted { | favorable report on bilt to abolish th' | offices of commissioner and assistant com missioner of Indian affairs and to create board of Indian commissioners to consiS of an army officer and two civilians I'm | duties of au Indian eonlszissioDer. sayi the report, are growing tsS onerous to b' | placed upon single ildiy siAaL A benei | of greater importance, howersr, 1t is said Is that greater permGnen,se se ln tho seryic | will result