Litchfield enquirer., 1868-03-19
CONGRESS-.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1l.-Sentte. An act amendatory of the Judiciary act was pass ed, permitting writs of error in internal revenue cases to be taken to the Supreme Court. The Senate non-concurred in the
 House amendment to the bill relative to the
 proceeds of sales of captured and aban- doned property. Mir. Sherman's bill, pro- vldlng for the funding of the National
 debt, was taken up, and Mir. Dixon made a lengthy speech.
 House. se.-Gen. Meades report of the Ala.
 bama election was read. 7O,Sl2 votes were
 cast for the Constitution, and l,OO5 against 1t. The bill providing for the continuance for one year of the Freedmen's Bureau.
 and it's re-establishment wherever it had
 been discontinued, was taken up A sub-
 ment to the House bill to facilitate the
 payment of soldiers bounties, was non.
 concurred in and a conference committee
 appointed. The bill providing for the
 admission of Alabama was then taken up.
 and MT. Farnsworth took the floor in sup
 port of the bill.
 THURSDAY, MARCH 12.-Senate. The House bill granting pensions to certain sailors and soldiers of the war of 1872 was discussed at length but was finally post poned without action.
 House. A joint resolution was passed in the House authorizing the erection of q storehouse at Fortress Monroe. The bill providing for the continuance of the Freed mans Bureau was postponed A commit tee of Conference on the Diplomatic Appro- priation bill was appointed. A report on the whiskey frauds from the Committee on Retrenchment was made A resolution to regulate the tariff for freight and passen- gers on the Union and Central Pacific Rail- roads went over. A bill to amend the Ju- dietary act of Sept. 24, 1789, by adding to 1t an additional section repeating so much of the act of Feb. 15, 1857, as authorizes an appeal from the judgment of Circuit Court to the Supreme Court of the United States. As amended, the bill was then passed.
 FRIDAY, MARCH l3.-senate. At o'clock the Chief Justice took the chair, and the Senate organized as Court of Impeach- ment. The return of service of the sum- mons on the President was read MT. Stan bury rose and read the answer of the Pres ident, asking, for the preparation of his defence, the period of forty days. Mir. Bingham, on behalf of the Managers, con- tended that the Eighth Rule provided that on the appearance of the President, he was required to file his answer, and, in case his answer was not filed, that the trial should proceed as on 8 plea of not guilty. A warm discussion ensued, at the termination of which the Chief Justice was about to put the question on Mir. Stanbury s motion, when MT. Edmunds offered an order, that April 1st be the day appointed for filing the Presidents answer; that within three days thereafter the Managers file their re- plication, and that on the 9th of April the tri- al proceed. At this stage of the proceedings the Senate retired for consultation, and re- assembled shortly after 4 o'clock. Previ- ous to their final adjournment. it was de- cided that the answer should be filed on March B, and that the trial should proceed immediately thereafter. ,-,r..
 House se-Resolutions of the Georgia Con- stitutional Convention, asking loan of $100, 900 for the South Georgia and Florida Railroad, were referred to the Committee on After the transaction of business, the House resolved itself into q Committee of the Whole, and proceeded to the Senate Chamber. 1
 SATURDAY, MARCH 14-House. -Messrs. Higby, Maynard, Wood, Washburne and Cromwell debated on the purchase of Alas ka. The question of the National finances was next discussed, MT. Cromwell arguing in favor of an expansion of currency, and Messrs. Dawes and Washburn joining in the debate. MT. Seeley addressed the House in advocacy of bill introduced by him. last week to amend the Currency act. and Mr. Jones followed him upon bill for Mir. Boyer spoke next of the bill depriving the Supreme Court of its jurisdiction in certain cases. Quite vio- lent debate sprang out of Mir. Boyer's ar- gument, Messrs Blaine, Maynard, Will l jams, Schenck and others taking part in it. l
 MONDAY MARCH l6rH.-Senae Insisted on it's amendments to the House bill for increased facilities in the settlement of sol diers' claims and also to its amendments to the Pension bill. The Union Pacific Rail- road bill was discussed by Messrs. John- son, Morrill,, Conklin and others. zcri
 House.-Mr. Ingersoll offered resolu- ton providing for the issue of legal tender notes equal to the amount of such notes from circulation. z, The House refused to second the previous question, and tie resolution was referred to the Com nittee on Ways and Means. a On motion of Mir. Butler, the rules were suspended and a resolution agreed to-yeas 103, nays O that af, arv fima durinor the