Litchfield enquirer., 1866-07-19
Congressional Summary.

heCOnSLruCtlOu septed petition that the importation of Ind be prohibited. Mir Trumbull reported from the Judiciary Committee, a bill to regulate appoint -ments to; and removals from office. Mr.-W introduced a joint resolution guaranteeing a Mexican loan to the amount of fifty millions. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Rala- tions. Mr. Wilson called up the bill to regu- late and- fix the military peace establishment of the United States. rrxryx ' Instte House, Mir Schenck made an appeal .-ia segard te. e.the army bills now pending. @He said he had an interview with Gen. Grant and the Secretary of War, both of whom urged the necessity of bill being passed immediately The Tariff Bill was then taken up. :, In the Senate, July 9, bill was reported from the Judiciary Committee to regulate the time and manner of holding elections for Sem ! ators.o Aresolutien was adopted calling upon the, Secretary, of War for copy of medical and surgical statistics of the war. A bill was passed prohibiting any State from making pilot regulations which discriminate against vessels of any other State. The Regular Army Bill was then taken up. Some debate arose on the employment of negro soldiers The amend ment to provide for three instead oftwo regl- .ments, of colored cavalry, was adopted yeas ' 20, nays g. The provision for retaining three regiments of the Reserve Corps was stricken }, out. The bill was then passed, and now goes to the House a-
 In the House, Mir. Hubbard, of Connecticut introduced a resolution, which was adopted ssdirecting the Committee on Public Lands to ,. inquire into the expedency of making dona' ton of lands for the endowment of female col leges in the several States, and presented me morial of the General Assembly'of Connectl, cut on that subject. Mir Schenck reported z back the Senate Army bill. and move the House bill as substitute The substitute was | agreed to by 93 to 30 and the bill as amended was passed s 'Ihe tariff bill was then taken up.
 In,the Senate, July 10, Mir. Stewart submit ted resolution requesting the President to interpose the good offices of the United States to secure the release of persons held as prlso' ners in Canada and elsewhere for participation in the Fenian movement which was laid over. MT Trumbull called up the House bill to fix the number of judges of the Supreme Court oi the United States, and to change certain judi cial circuits The bill was passed. Itplovides that no vacancy in the office of Associate Jus tice shall bsfilled until the number of associ- ate justices shall be redaced to six, and makes certain changes in the places of holding the
 
 : In the House the Tariff Bill came up first as the unfinished business of July 10. Mir Went worth addressed the House ia an hours speech in favor of protection against foreign competi ton. Mir Morrll next addressed the House defending the bill generally, but asserting that the demand for higher tariff came less from New England than from otEer quarters. Af ter general debate a final action was reached and the bill was passed, yeas 94, nays B.
 In the Senate, July II, bill to extend the time for the acceptance by the-S Southern States of grants of land for the establishment of an agricultural college was passed. Mir Clark called up the bill to regulate the times and manner of holding elections For Senate ir Congress. MT Fessendeu moved to strike ou r the provision for a viDG ooce vote in the cleo ten of Senator's This was disagreed to- The bill was. after discussion passed-yeas 25, nay
 IL Mr Harris introduced a resolution to in corporate the American Atlantic Telegraph Company. Mir Poland from the Judiciar,
 Committee, reported the House bill to estab s .,aif form system of bankruptcy. with cer nsn | l.ss9 as'u uuments which was ordered to b, printed. The bill to re-annex the City ant County of Alexandria was defeated-l3, nays I1.
 5o In the House MT Alley ;,from the Commit - which, after considerable discussion, was pass ed by yeas P nays, 6l.
 o In the Senate, July l2, after the transaction of some local business, the Tariff bill cam, from the House. MT. Fessenden moved to re fer it to the Finance Committee. Mir Grimes moved to amend the motion by adding " witl instructions to-seport on the second Monda, in December,'. which after a long debate ol the merits of the bill, was adopted-yeas 23 nays IT. MT. Wade reported bill, to regulate affairs in Utah Territory. It looks to a reduc ton of the Mormon Hierarchy to the ordinary status ofa Territory of the United States, ant is aimed particularly at the destruction of DO lygamy. A joint resolution was passed, grant ring to- the Portland sufferers the use of certain government property. such as tents, hospita furniture, clothing. &c. yi
 %'' In the House, MT Alley reported bill pro 9- viding that no lines of telegraph from foreigl ' shores shall be landed upon any coast or shores ofthe United States without the permission o Congress. The; bill was recommitted. Int Senate bill authorizing the construction of cer tain bridges over the Mississippi River was re ;. ported back with amendments, but no actio, :. taken. The Senate joint resolution authoriz ing the President to place at the disposal o the city authorities of Portland, certain tents camp and hospital furniture and clothing fol the use of families made destitute by the lat, fire was passed. #r .;3 sIn the Senate, July l3, resolution and bil wasintroduced respecting the payment of in iterest on the war debts due the the severa .. States and to indemnify them for expenses in '0 cured in defence of the United States. Tn, 2 President was requested to furnish any infor nation in his s.possession regarding the action if-any was taken, of the Court of Inquiry upol the murder of 23 United States soldiers, a Kingston, s O., by the Rebel Generals Hok and Picket, under the alleged charge of bein. deserters from the Rebel army Consideration of the Niagara Ship Caral bill was postpone, until December. a
 In the House the Civil Appropriation bill was taken up in Committee of the Whole, rea lia a third time and passed. The House the 2 took up the Dawson-Fuller election case, an
 adopted a resolution. without division, giy ing the seat to MT Dawson. The Conferenc
 Committee on the smuggling bill made repor
 which was adopted.
 In the Senate, July 14th, the joint resolutio
 of the House respecting bounties to colore
 soldiers was takrn up, and, on motion of NJ Wilson, was recommitted to the Military Con
 mittee. On motion of Mir Wilson the bill [
 equalize bounties was made the special orle a for Tuesday The House resolution for tn ;y appointment of Q Joint Committee of two Ser