Litchfield enquirer., 1866-08-02
Congressional Summary.

in relation to bounties to colored soldiers was taken up, amended, and passed. and now goes to the House for concurrence. MT Wilson called up the, Army Bill recently passed, and moved to amend by substituting for it the bill lately passed by the Senate. MT sherman called up the Tariff Bill lately passed by the House. It was amended and new section inserted authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to suspend the collection of the di- rect tax until January l, 1865. The Civil Alp propriation Bill was next considered, and au amendment was adopted. increasing the sal aries of members from $3, ,O0O:o $5,OOO. The amendment appropriating one and half mil lions for repairing the levees on the Missis- sippi was adopted. The bill for the equaliza- tion of bounties was defeated.
 In the House. the bill to provide for the weighing of exports was passed. The Senate bill to amend the act relating to officers en- ployed in the District ofNew York. amended, passed. The Senate joint resolution manifes- tiag the sense of Congress toward the officers and seamen engaged in the rescue of the pas sengers, officers and crew of the steamship Sap Francisco, was amended and passed. The House resumed the consideration of the Def ciency Bill the question being on the amend ment to strike out the paragraph appropria- ting $12O00 to pay Mir Royston for certain buildings owned by him in Memphis, Teun., used by the United States troops MT Nor Till said that if the principle involved were acted on; it would cost the Government hun dreds of f.millions of dollars, and the present system of taxation would he entirely insuf6- cient. The amendment was agreed to by 66 to 29. After the adoption of other amendments the bill was passed. A message was received from the President on the joint resolution ad- hitting Tennessee. The credentials of the members from that State were referred to the Committee on Elections which soon made Q favorable report, and the three members were sworn in. The awards to the captors of the assassins of President Lincoln and captors of Jefferson Davis were announced.
 In the Senate July 25, MT G. Ross was sworn in as Senator from Kansas, vice Lane deceased. MT Joseph Fowler. Senator elect from Tennessee for the term ending March 4, 1871, had his credentials. presented by Mir Sherman, and took the oath of ofice The Senate voted to fix the date of adjournment on Saturday at noon. The Civil Appropriation Bill was taken up.
 In the House. Mir Kasscn introduced bill to incorporate the National Farm School for Orphan and Dependent Children of Colored Soldiers, and other colored children j! which was read third time and passed. Mir Miller reported bill to ascertain the practicability of having steamboat navigation from the Chesapeake Bay, at the mouth of the Susque- hanna River to Lake Ontario in the State of New-York. which was passed. MT Cooper and . Mir Leftwich, members elect from Tennessee, were sworn in. MT Williams, rom the Judi ciary Committee, reported bill to restore the possession of lands confiscated by the au- thority Of the States lately in rebellion. Il makes it the duty of the President or com handing officer of the military forces sta tioned within the particular State or district on complaint of any person dispossessed o property for adherence to the cause of tho Union, to restore him possession of the same The bill was passed without division. bill was reported and passed giving the courts of the United States power to grant writs o habeas corpus in all cases where any persol may be restrained of liberty in violation o the Constitution or of any treaty or law of h. United States. -a
 In the Senate, July 26, the credentials o were taken from the table and read. MT Sun ner moved that they be referred to the Con mittee of the Judiciary, with view to inquir ruIe the Senate. After some debate the motto was carried; yeas 26, nays IA. The Hous amendments to the resolution for the printin of the official history of the rebellion wer
 
 President.
 In the House, bill granting lands to aid i the construction of railroad and telegrap line from the States of Missouri and Arkansa to the Pacific coast, the corporation to De des lgnated the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Cor pany. was passed Tho House proceeded t the consideration of the bill, reported las Tuesday from the Committee authorizing tn payment of the rewards for the capture o of Jefferson Davis and the assasslns of Presi dent Lincoln, A substitute to the origina bill was adopted, which gives to Conger $15 GOO, Baker $S,75O, to Doherty $5, 25O In tn original bill Col. Baker was put down fo l7,5OO, nearly one-fourth of the whole rewar The House joint resolution in relation to bre vet appointments was passed. It provide that no such appoin4ment shall hereafter b made without an accompanying statement il detail of the meritorious act or acts in consid eration of which the brevot is given. A mes sage was received from the President in rela tion to the release of the Fenian prisoners il Canada. The bill to revise the Neutralit. Laws was next taken up, and gave rise to debate of much interest. The bill was pass unanimously. The report of the .Conferenc Committee on the Tariff Bill was disagree to. ..,a .
 In the Senate, July 27, the non-concurrenc of the House on tue report of the Conferenc Committee on the Tariff Bill was announce and a second Conference Committee was orde, ed. The bill for the admission of Nebrask was taken up and debated at some length. report from the Judiciary Committee was re ceived on the case of MT Patterson, Senate elect from Tennessee, accompanied by a reso lution declaring him dulyqualifed and ent tied to hold a seat in the Senate. After so,u debate. joint resolution was passed, by vote of 35 10 2, in favor of Mir Patterson bein admitted on taking the oath of office approve July 2, 1862, emitting the portion. which rt fers to holding office under the rebel State au thorities. The resolution was sent to th House.
 In the House, the Senate bill to fix the con pensation of certain Collectors of Custom was reported from the Senate, with amend ments. and passed. Mir Boutwell, from tn Judiciary Committee, made report on tn alleged complicity of Jefferson Davis in t6 assassination of President Linceln. Mir Bin hams bill increasing the duty on wool wa passed. The Civil Appropriation Bill comin before the House, the Senate amendment aI propriating one and half millions for th Mississippi levees was non-concurred in. Tn amendment to pay bounties to the loyal mas -ters of enlisted slaves was eoncurred in. Tn Hnuea unr- ossrrnd s,n tho tn iu