Litchfield enquirer., 1867-01-24
Congress.

EENATE.-As usual large number of petitions and memorials were presented, favoring amend tailnent of the currency and other purposes; all or which were appropriately referred.
 House amendment to national safe deposit bill concurred in.
 being on the amendment of the House that the act of admission shall take effect only on the fun damental condition that the legislature of the state shall agree to the abolition of all distinctions on account of color Debate ensued. Q
 Mir. Henderson offered substitute, which was disagreedto .s-7sa--=s
 The House amendment was then concurred in, 28 to IA.
 The bill to admit Colorado was then taken up, and the House amendment, which is similar to that put on the Nebraska bill, was adopted, q to 12. The bill goes to the President.
 HoUsE-Mr. Spalding asked leave to introduce a resolution ipstructing the judiciary committee to give their opinion whether the constitutional amendment, to be valid, should receive the sanc- ton or three-fourths of the thirtysix states. Ob Jectlon was made. TfI
 On motion the committee on naval affairs were directed to inquire into the expediency of having Commander Aaron Hughes appointed to be put on the list of the navy.
 The Secretary of the Treasury was directed to furnish information in regard to the disposal of United States bonds &c.
 A bill to incorporate the National Life Insurance Company, of the District of Columbia came lip and was amended. Laid on the table.
 Business relative to the District engrcssed the time up to the expiration of the morning hour, when the House took up the Stevens bill for the reconstruction of the late rebel states. Mir Paine spoke against the second section and was followed by MT. Bingham, who also opposed.
 After long debate, without action, the House went into committee on the Legislative appropria- tion bill, and ofter some time spent thereon ad- journe1
 The Senate Jan. F, adopted the House joint reg- post-ofice and United States Courts in this City, with an amendment providing that the title to tho property shall be examined and approved by the Attorncy-General of the United States. The bill of last session, to establish ship canal around Mag ara Falls, was taken up, and pending the discus sion of motion to strike out the section providing that the act shall not take effect unless the Iegs- ature of New York shall give it's assent within two years the bill was postponed and made tic special order for to-day at o'clock. The bill to regulate the appointment of pension agents was called up, but during the discussion of it, tho regular order winch was the pill to regulate the tenure of office, ans speech on Wednesday, and Mr. Hendricks re- piled to Mir. Sumner. The pending proposition being Mr. Summers amendment, it was further de- bated by Messrs. Conness Doolitt,e Howe and Sumner. During Mir. Summers remarks Mir. Me DougaH interrupted him on question of privilege, taking exception to an allusion to the President Considerable discussion ensued and the chair (bIr. Anthony having ruled that the words spoken did not exceed the limit of debate usual in the Senate Mir. Doolittle appealed. The appeal was laid on the table by a vote Of g to 10, and the Senate adjourned.
 The House again considered the Legislative Ap- propriation Bill in Committee of the whole After be- ing amended the bill was reported to the House. Separate votes were asked for several of the proposed amendments, and the following were adopted: To cease furnishing members with com plete sets of the Congressional Globes after the close of the next Congress, and to strike out the appropriations for overland telegraph faciiities for the collection of mining statistics, and for ncreas ed compensation to clerks The bill was then pas sed. resolution directing the Committee on Military Affairs to make an Investigation into the management of West Point Military Academy was adopted. Mir. Stevens Reconstruction Bill was taken up. Mir. Baker addressed tho House, and was followed by NLr Grinnell. The Serates amendment to the bill ir relation to the Mow York Post-oftice was concurred in. Mir Stevens stated that he would endeavor to close the debate on his Reconstruction Bill next week.
 In the Senate, Jan. IS several petitions were pre- sented and appropriately referred Objection be- ing made to a resolution, offered by MT Sumner requesting information from the President respect ing the reported resignation of Minister Motley it went over. The House bill of the laet session. re- latlng to national cemeteries, was reported from the Military Committee. The bill to regulate tho tenure of office was taken up, amended and passed after speeches by Messrs. Sumner Johnson and others. MT: Grimes made a personal explanation denying that there was anything in the published statement that he had endeavored to influence the Finance Committee from interested motives Messrs. Johnson and Fessenden also alluded to il and exonerated Mr. Grimes from the charge. MT Fessenden, in the sourse of his remarks alluded tC certain newspaper statements respecting Comunig s.oner Melles, as unqualifedly false. The Bank rupt fiii was taken up but refore proceeding tt it's consideration the Senate went into Executive Session, and soon after adjourned.
 In the House, notice was given of bill to sus pend for two years the further retirement of can cellation of the legal-tender Treasury notes The consideration of Mir Stevens Reconstruction bil was resumed, and Mir. Donnelly spoke in favor o1 its passage. He was followed by Mr. Eldridge, in opposition to the bill MT. Randall, from the Com. mittee on Banking and Currency, reported a bill tc authorize the issue of Treasury notes not bearing interest, for providing sinking fund for the extin- sushment of the public debt. An evening session was held by the House, for the discussion of the Reconstruction Bill but few members being in at tendance.
 The Senate Jan. 21, instructed the Committee on Indian Affairs to investigate tho recent massacre at Fort Phil. Kearney A bill was introduced to aid the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, The Bankrupt Bill postponed that the Tariff Bill might be taken up.
 In the house resolution declaring that.the pres. ent Governments of the Southern States are ofmili tary origin and can become valid State Govern. ments by act of Congress only, referred to the Judiciary Committee. To the Committee on Re- construction was referred resolution limiting the power of amending the Constitution to the States represented in Congress. The bill to provide fo, the public sale of gold was read, and, under sus pension of the rules, was passed resolution in. structing the Committed on Elections to inquire into the manner in which th3 recent election in Maryland was conducted, the Presidents action &c., caused considerable debate and was finally adopted by vote of 103 to 5. Mir. Stevens Re- were made by several members An evening ses- sion was held, at which the same bill was further discussed.
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