Litchfield enquirer., 1865-12-21
congressional Summary.

Senate, Dec. II. Petition of 2500 negroes of the District for suffrage; referred. A bill was introduced increasing to twenty dollars the pension of any man who lost both feet in the military or naval service.
 MT. Wade introduced series of resolutions, which were referred to the Committee on For eign Affairs, declaring the attempt of a foreign power to subjugate one of the Republican Gov ernments of this Continent as offensive to our people and contrary to the spirit of our institu- ti0ns and requesting the President to take such steps concerning this matter as to protect tbe honor and interest of our government.
 House. A resolution was introduced relm- bursting the States for debts contracted for the preservation of the Union; referred to Com mittee of seven.
 A joint resolution against the attempted es- tablishment of monarchy in Mexico, and re- questing the President to take such steps as will vindicate the American policy and protect the honor and interests of the United States was introduced, and referred to the Foreign Committee. Qea
 Bill to establish 8 uniform system of bank ruptcv referred to Special Committee.
 Bill sprohibitinp the importation of cattle from foreign countries, in order to prevent spread of disease passed (rhis is the first bill passed this session
 The Speaker then announced the Standing Committees. From Connecticut, MT. Hubbard is upon the Committee upon Roads and Canals. and Patents; MT. Deming, Military, and Ex- penditures of War Department MT. BraDda- gee. Naval, and Revolutionary Pensions; and Mir. Warner, Puhlic Expenditures, and Expen- ditures of Navy Department
 Mr. Ward introduced bill. which was re- ferred to the Committee on Military Affairs, granting bounty land and money to United States soldiers who served during the rebellion. The bill provides for ;iving bounty land and money to all soldiers who enlisted prior to June 25th. 1863, and were honorably discharg- cd. Its object is to make the bounty of this class of soldiers equal to that of those who sub ssquently enlisted.
 Mir. Stevens introduced joint resolution proposing aD amendment to the Consultation ofths United States, that all national and state lawS shall be equally applicable to every citi- zen, and no discrimination be made on account of race or color. Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
 Senate Dec. 12--Mr. Davis offered resolu- ticn declaring that whereas there is no longer any rebellion in the United States, therefore, the writ of habeas corpus is restored in every state. Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
 Mir. Anthony called up the House resolu- tion of MT. Stevens for the appointment of a joint committee on the subject of the lately rebeliious States, and moved to amend so as to make 1t n concurrent instead of joint res olution also by emitting the last clause, which provides that until the report of said committee no member of the lately rebelious States shall be received into either house, Adopted.
 ouse--After the passage of the resolution inviting the representatives from Tennessee to take seats in the hall, Mir. Eldridgh offered . resolution, sustaining the President in his policy of reconstruction. The House by 25 to l08, refused to second the demand for the pre- vious question on it's passage.
 Mir. Donnelly of Minnesota introduced a resolution, which passed, instaucting the Com mittee on Territories to afix the name of Lin- coln to acme one of the new territories of the West. - ia s<t tj.a.
 Senate Dec. lSth-Mr. Sherman, from the committee on agriculture, reported the House bill to prohibit the importation of cattle 30 as to prevent the spread of the cattle disease.
 A long debate occurred on the bill annul- ling all laws in recent insurreetionary States based upon any inequality ofscivl right ari- sing from difsaence of race or color. With out action, the Senate adjourned.
 House--A resolution declaring that justice requires that colored soldiers shall be admit ted to all the rishts and privileges of citizen ship, was conferred to the committee of if teen;
 Mir. Kendall introduced0 bill, which was referred to the committee on military affairs, extending the benefit of the bounty land act of March 3d, 1865, to all soldiers and seaman who served during the late war.
 On motion of Mir Boutwell,, the judiciary committeee was ostructed to consider the ex- pediency of reporting an amendment to the constitution of the United States, which shall provide substantially that no State shall make any distinction in the exercise os the elective franchise on account of race or color. Ad. journed.
 Seuate Dec. 14th-Mr. Foote of Vermont au nounced the death of Senator 'Collamer. Mir. Dixon of Conn. delivered an address in eulogy of that distinguished senator, After appro priate resolutions to his memory had been passed, the Senate adjourned till Monday.
 House-A resolution was passed to adjourn from the 20th of December to the 9th of Jan- uary.
 A resolution was passed that all papers Tn reference to rebel States be referred to select committee of fifteen. and that no representa- tives from such States be admitted to seats until Congress declares such States entitled to representation.
 A message was received from the Senate an nouncing the death of MT. Collamer. Mir. Morrill, pronounced an eulegy, when the cus. tomary resolutions were passed, and the House adjourned @2