Litchfield enquirer., 1867-02-07
Congress.

The fres1dents message vetoing the Nebraska Dill was read in the Senate Jan I and ordered to i pc printed. The Finance Committee reported ad- Versely upon the House Gold Bill A resolution offered by Mir. Sumner calling upon the President for the original letter which was the Foundation of the Motley correspondence gave rise to some de-
 Date. Dlu prohibiting Territorial officers leaving tnelr posts or receiving leaves of absence for more than thirty days at time, was passed The Tariff
 Dill was discussed in both the afternoon and even Ing sessions, and various amendments debated. It Will be further considered to-day
 Ill the House, the bill providing for an annual
 Inspection of Indian affairs was debated by Messrs Schenck, Raymond, Windom and others The pro-
 sso or the pill which stipulates that the Inspectors TOT each district shall consist of one person ap- pointed by the president, ono officer of the army, the third to be the nominee of the numerous reie-
 ous societies, was the subject of much ridicue In the Committee of the Whole the Consular and n
 plomatc Appropriation bill was considered The bill providing for the expenses of the Military Academy at West Point also considered in Committed and various amendments offered In the Senate Jan. 31. the Tariff Bill cama mn and received various amendments some of which
 ehelted extended discussions. The subject was re-
 sumed at the evening session, and at 123O was
 read third time and passed by vote of 27 yeas to 10 nays, 15 members absent or not voting
 ! In the House, the Consular and Diplomatic Ap- propriation Bill was considered and passed pre- | amble and resolution, reported from the Commit
 tee on Enrolled Bills setting forth that the bill de- prlylng the President of amnesty powers and al-
 so one regulating the franchise in the Territories had been sent to him, and that he had neither
 signed nor returned them, and directing the Sec retary of State to inform the House whether said
 bills had been deposited in his office gaze 1ise to considerable debate. The resolution was finally 1 adopted. The bill proposing the transfer of the management of Indians affairs from the Interior to the War Department discussed fully. Some
 of the members preferred the Senate bill but none
 were in favor of continuing the present system of dealing with the Indians. The bill passed-Yeas 76, nays B.
 In the Senate Feb. 1, the Bankrupt Bill came up for discussion. The question was upon the amend ment of the Judiciary Committee, which proposes
 to strike from the list of exceptions the clause
 emptng all such property from levy and sale as is exempted by State laws in which the bankrupt re- sides. The amendment met with much opposition
 several members expressing the opinion that each State was competent to decide what amount of property should be exempt from levy and sale. An amendment fixing the amount for homestead ex- empton at 1000 was offered by Mir. Wilson, but no vote on the bill was taken.
 In the House a warm discussion ensued upon the bill to regulate the tenure of office the provis- ions of which prohibit the President from making appointments to office to fill vacancies which exist ed during the session of Congress-. A motion to exempt Cabinet officers from this rule was mega tived, tie vote causing considerable excitement for time.
 In the Senate, Feb. 2, the Bankrupt Bill was de- bated by Messrs Stewart, Foster, Poland and Doo- little. The amendment offered by Mr. Wilson, ex- emptng from levy and sale property of the value of 2,000, was disagreed to- The question then re- cured on the amendment proposed by tbe Judi ciary Committee to strike out the proposition ex- empting from sale so much property as is exempt cd by the laws of the State in which the debtor re-
 sides. After the discussion, the amendment was
 disagreed to-yeas 14 nays 25. The bill to regu-
 late the tenure of office was received from the House and discussed In the House. the Tenure
 of Office Bill came up the question being upon re-
 considering the vote rejecting the amendment of
 the operations of the bill. The vote was reconsid- ered and the amendment adopted by a vote of yeas 82, nays 63. The bill as amended was then
 passed by a vote of Ill yeas to 3S nays. It in cudes Cabinet officers among those who shall not
 be removed except with the advice and consent of the Senate.
 1 In the Senate Feb. 5th, MT Williams presented | bill, which was referred to the Committee on Re- | construction. It stipulates that inasmuch as the present State Governments i'll the South were set up without the sanction of Congress, are in the
 hands of unrepentant leaders of the rebellion and
 afford no protection to life or property, such Gov
 ernments shall be superseded by military rule. The joint resolution of the Wisconsin Legislature,
 requesting Senator Doolttle to resign his seat was
 received laid on the table and ordered printed. The Bankrupt Bill was taken up, and debated at | great length, and was variously amended.
 1 In the House A resolution was adopted calling
 upon the Committee on Ways and Means to pre- 1 of greenbacks in circulation during the present year. Two reconstruction bills were introduced and referred to the Committee on Reconstruction. MT Grinnel offered resolutions declaring that the puUlc ulICf6SbS Ueulduu tudL uuIuS Guo CJFTeQC year there shall not be reduction of the amount
 of outstanding greenbacks and instructiing the
 Committee on Ways and Means to prepare bill to effect this object. These resolutions were agreed to without division. resolution offered by Mr. Schenck instructng the Committee Naval Af-
 fairs to inquire into the proprety of removing the
 Naval Academy from Annapolis to some point
 where the pupils would not be surrounded by pes tilent social influences hostile to the Govern
 ment, was passed by vote of 10s yeas to s5 nays
 bill providing for the aboshment of the office of Superintendent of Public Printing and providing for the election by the House of Congressional Printer was passed.
 In the Senate, Feb. 5th, after much discussion
 and many amendments to the Bankrupt bill was rejected by voto 22 to 20. In the House the ma jority of the Committee on Indian affairs reported
 exonerating those engaged in letting of contracts
 for goods. A minority report on the contrary that
 the contracts was fraudulent and should be set
 aside.ss Gen. Sheriden was then presected to the House.