Litchfield enquirer., 1866-03-29
conxressional Summary.

congressional Summary
 .,--... s.n.te. Monday, MT Sumner cSlled <. VI " ;oint resolution protesting against the sct;cn ofthe foreign Governments in sending shs;r con damned criminals to this country. me resolution was passed. xyA
 n fhs House the joint resolution on recon .trnotion. intfoduced last Monday by Mir, Ash lev. of Ohio, vas taken up and referred. MT. Baker and MT Cuilom propesed amendments E the F2ss censtruction.. MT Hooper introduced loan h;iI .he one already before the House having haan 1ost. MT Dawson introduced resolutions .Sv.r.a n ouaranteeing Mexican or any for s;sr honds. The resolutions went over for tbs nresent. A concurrent resolution was passed fxiae tkd dj6nrnnsnt of -G0ngres on Thhrsday, tho day of May
 h the Senate. Tuesday. bill authorizing the salesofs sf6yenue Gutter6, m8Hlne hospitals, stc, was taken up and passed bill grant ing therighEte Nstabljsh 4 telegraphicg com municstion betneen New York and ths. West Indies for fourteen years was up when consids ersble dshate ehsiied Mhen, pending th equss- tion on amending 90 that Congress shall alter rates at any time, the Senate adjourned, with the undefs5 a6ding that the v6teso on the final passage ofthsspill llba takenf ftomqrrows sas
 In the House. bills were intredqced so amend the pension act of July 14th, 1862; to pay certain demands for Qnartermaster's stores : to amend sthe.actofs July slal662 for Pacific railway concerning sterile lands in California; for the settlement of accounts of certain pub olutions were introdueed au shorizingl payment of claims growing tout of Indian, affairs in Utah and directing an inquiry as to pPovid- ing pensions supposed to have been murder cd Fhichawagfeferrsd. tRssolatiensl against indorsing the Mexican bonds were offered by Mr. Dawson and the previous question dennan- dsd, whish wasksfused, and dsltheeresolutions went over. A bill ,Yas. reported from;the " avs and Means Committeo enacting that no exemp ton from gtats or 1mahicipala taxation shall extend to money on hand. A debate was had and the bill was recommitted, with i orders to print 1t. The joint resolution relative to for eign criminals being pardoned and sent to this oepntryn wasl referred to the Forsignse Con
 In the Senate wsdnssdsyi a bin vas pass ed providing for the9spunishm ofo couniefs feiting and forgery, and for the puishments of all oteaces not covered by existing laws of the UaitedeEtat6sga Q GThesc nsidefation wof the West Indies Telegraph Bill was resumed, ,sand after being seconded so as to limit the time for completing the work to three instead of five years, was passed. -ga34tssaf
 In the, Heuse; MT Price reported back the bill to secure the speedy constructioq of the Northern Pacific Railroad MT Julian intro- duced aHhilF to- eqnalizee eebouutiesaw Mr. Ward read a statement from the Secretary of War that the Arlington estate is owned by the Uni ted States. The Railroadl Binstoi facilitate ~so tbo considered, and,s after considerable, debate, was passsdA 79, naysl46.s v io49' p' s''''a
 In the Senate, Thursday, resolution was adopted inquiring into the ;expediency of ex- empting disabled soldiers from paying a ped lers' license fee. The bill authorizing the construction of asbridge across the Mississip- pi River at St Louis was passed. The New Jersey contested election case was called up and tn report of the Judisiary Gommittee read which favored the claim and credentials of MT Stockton, ,ys The Senate adjourned without coming to vote op the resolution of the Com
 In thsuHouas; they proeesded, as the fbpsi. as.s ne ,s of shs nornng hour, t9hs ssnsidsraIion from thesG sGommi tteeI sAgriculture,t to amend the Agricultural College Bill of July 2, 1869 Mir. Ridwell, of California. submitted some remarks in explaHation and advocacy of the measure. Alter a Hdiscussion extending through the morning hour, tha joint resoiu tion was recemmitted to the Committee or Agriculture. The Senate bill to encourage telegraphio communien with the West In dies wss next taken ups and after considera ble debate the bill was referred. Tho def ciency bill being taken up, the Senate amend ment striking o1t the provis6 that no portrai of any living person shall be placed upon any of the issues of the Treasury Department wal dehatsd at some length, and the House refus cd to coacuf with thei Senate. 8yi8ag1 as99 eaa
 In ths Senate, Friday, Mr,n Wilsonsintrsdnc cd joint resolution securing bounties to col ored soldiers in certain cases. The New Jer sey contested election case was taken aup, and after full debatewas decided in favor of Nil Stockton; yeas 22, nays 2l.e
 In the House joint resolution was passed providing fer full pay toaail officers who, with out fault or neglect of their own failed to .bt musts1ed in when ,entltledsto be. Mir Bing ham reported back, adversely, the aresolutiod to pay to officers landF soldiers the moneys withheld by sentence of fsCsurt martial M, Perham reported 2 supplementary Invalid Pension Bill, which was passed 4a motior to recensidera the vote by whichsthe sConstitu tional ,Amendment WAS. referred to the Judi eiary on tha 12th of March, was lost Int Loan Bill xas then taken up, and alters long debate vas passed 1; yeas SS, naysl53 s.gfsqaaE
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