Litchfield enquirer., 1867-02-14
Congress-.

In the Senate Feb 6, Mr. Dixon offered & pream- ble and resolution proposing amendment to the Constitution, which he intends an amendment to Mir. Wadss pending Constitutional amendment. The bill to regulate the tenure of office came up, the question being on the motion to concur ill the House amendment, placing Cabinet Ministers among the officers who are not to be removed with out the consent of the Senate. The amendment taken, was lost by vote of yeas IT, nays 2S, seven members being absent not voting. The bill now goes to Committee of Conference. -s . In the House, The Indian Appropriation Bill came and was recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions. The bill report ed by Mr. Jenckes to regulate the civil service of the Government was taken up; MT. Mckee moved an amendment providing that persons who had aided ID the rebellion should be ineligible to off ce. The yeas and nays were called for on the amendment, but before the vote was taken mo- ton to lay the bill on the table prevailed by vote of yeas 72, nays 66. Mr. Stevens introduced bill for the more efficient government of the insurrec- tonery States It provides that those States shall be divided into five military districts, and made States-each of these districts to be commanded by Brigadier General, who shall have power to ar rest all isturbers of the peace to try offenders by military commissions, and prohibiting all courts issuing wiits of habeds corpus ill behalf of persons m custody of the military authorities. S@-
 In the Senate Feb. ', the Legislative, Executive and Judiciary Appropriation Bill was considered in Committee of the whole. An amendment appro-
 
 cation between the Atlantic and the Pacific was agreed to. Also one authorizing tho employment of eighty additional clerks in the Pension Bureau.
 In the House the session was taken up, to a great extent, by the discussion of the bill intro duced by MT. Stevens on the previous day, provi- ding for the government of the lately rebeilious States by the military power. MT. Stevens desired to have speedy action taken on the bill, and pro posed to have speeches limited to twenty minutes. This was objected to- and the House was addressed by Messrs. Brandagee, Pike, Farnswozth and eth- ers in support of tue bill, and Messrs. Le Blond, Finck ana Rogers in opposition to 1t. In the course of his remarks Mir. Farnsworth said that this bill in accordance with the views of Gems. Scoteld, Baine, Sickles, Wood and other promi- nent officers at the South, and he believed that Gen Grant favored it. tTheedebate was continued until 1O:30 o'clock, at which time the House ad- iourned. During the morning session, Mir. Ashley rose to 8 question of privilege, and denounced as false the statement that had appeared in print to the effect that Gen. Butler had suggested the i'm peachment resolutions offered by him. And also the statement that it had been hls intention to call for the impeachment of Gen. Grant.
 In the Senate, Feb. 9th, the Legislative, Execu- tive and Judicial Appropriation Bill, as reported from the Committee of the Whole, was taken up and passed. The bill to admit Nebraska into the Union, which was vetoed by the President was called up and passed over the veto by vote of 31 yeas to nays The bill goes to the House for it's concurrence. The House resumed the debate on the bill reported from the Reconstruction Com mittee by Mr. Stevens, providing for Military Gov ernnent for the insurIectionar States. Mr. Shank lin opened the debate by speech in opposition to the bill. He was followed by Mir. Griswold and. Mr. Raymond on the same side. Messrs. Thayer, Harding and Shellaberger speaking in favor of it. Mir. Stevens moved the previous question, but the House refused to sustain him. :, rs.
 In the Senate, Feb. 9th, the motion to reconsider the vote by which the Bankrupt Bill was lost few days since, was adopted by 6 vote of 22 yeas to IA nays. The further consideration of the subject was postponed. The Committee on Post-ofices reported 8 bill proposing to pay $100, 900 to the owners of the patent instrument for marking let ters and cancelling postage stamps. The House was occupied the entire day in discussing the re- military government for the Southern States, Mfr. Banks opened the debate by 6 lengthy argument in favor of the bi The bill was further discussed by Messrs Niblack, Raymond and others in opposi- ton to it. The debate was interrupted By MT. Ashley who called up the bill vetoed by the Presi- dent, providing for the admission of Nebraska. The bill was passed over the veto by vote of 12o1 ayes to A nays. 4-,- ..-e-5 r9esss re '
 In the Senate, Feb. Il, the Civil Service Bin in- creasing the salaries of certain employees of the Government twenty per cent. came up and recelv- ed several amendments, adding to the list of those who are to be thus benefited.
 In the House, MT. Noel of Missouri spoke ln 1a- vor of resolution, previously offered 5y ha, 70 extend the right of suffrage to women. The morn ing hour expired before lis speech was conciu1so, and the resolution goes oyer to another day: dne reports of the Committees appoantea to InYesa gate alleged Custom house frauds m boston and New Yorf and fhe New Orleans riot, were suDmit- ted and ordered printed. In connecnon L Mign sns latter report the Committee presentea DM 1pk0s i .ydnr for tha establishment of CIVIL Goyefnmenrl in Innisiana Mr. Elliott, member of the Com- mittee moved the previous question 70 secure consideration of the bill. The House sussaanso