Litchfield enquirer., 1872-02-22
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A bill providing for building 10 new iron-clad steamers will soon be pushed in the House. .En .
 There seems little chance for Amnesty. Mir. Sumner will attach his Civil Rights amendment to any bill offered, and the Senate will adopt the amendment.
 Very liberal appropriations for new public buildings have passed the House.
 .Ex-Congressman Stokes has been again tried, and, this time, convicted of bounty frauds
 The Ways and Means committee pro- pose to reduce the tax on chewing tobac- co to "A cts. per lb.
 The vote in the Ways and Means com mlttee in favor of reporting bill imme- diately, removing the duty on tea and cof- fee stood 5 to 4 in favor
 The Kansas Pacific railroad company has petitioned Congress for protection against extortionate rates charged them by the Union Pacific RsR. 4 .#
 The House Civil Service committee can not agree to report a bill prohibiting members of Congress from soliciting ap- pointments. gHa Es
 The Tribune fears that the bill repeal ing the duty on tea and coffee reported in the House will be amended injuriously to Protection S-
 The Clayton Investigating committee continue to take evidence very damaging to that Senator. ...e .1
 Legate's impeachment record is to be looked up. q..Ea... E .a. .......
 Army officers complain of the monopo- lies granted to post-traders.
 The New Orleans Investigating com mittee has returned.
 Garrett Davis is improving,
 The Senate was not in session Saturday, and the House met on the safety valve plan, every member that wished to speak ''orating" to his hearts content
 No action will be taken, this session, to compel resumption.
 The Ways and Means Committee have voted not to interfere with the income tax
 Charles Halehas been confirmed Assist ant Secretary of State.
 Sea0te.-On Tuesday of last week, Mir. Conklng presented 8 memorial of the N. r., Chamber of Commerce regarding the decline of American Commerce. Mr. Gas serly offered resolution of inquiry into the detention of mails on the Pacific rail- road. MT. Trumbull's bill allowing disa- bled U. S. Court judges to retire on full salary was opposed by MT. Bayard of Del aware, and supported by Messrs. Carpen- ter X Morrill,. The Legislative Appropri- ation bill was then discussed.
 On Wednesday the Indian apprOpria- tion bill was reported Mr. Sumner and others then debated his resolutions of in- vestigation into the sale of arms to- France
 On Thursday, Gov. Brownlow vituper.. ated Congressman Beck of Ky. The French Arms sales were then discussed, MT. Schurz making very able speech in favor of MT. Summers resolution. s-e
 On Friday there was bitter discussion over the French arms matter. The House bill for the relief of Chicago was reported amended. A bill was passed extending the time for building the Lake Superior & St. Croix railroad. sE .
 On Monday the majority and minority Ku Klux reports were presented. Mr. ConkEng spoke at great length on the sales of arms to the French. r.,-.t.t.
 House. Tuesday of last week, the bill appropriating $35O, 900 for public buildings in Albany. MT. Garfield ob- jected that appropriations for such bpiM- ings to the amount of twenty miEienss were among the Government estimates fer this year. ]. He said that fifteen millions went to that object, last year, that the the cost of public buildings was now 22 per of all civil expenses, and that a stand should be made against such appropria- tions. He found himself, however, in a small minority. Naval affairs were then debated.
 On Wednesday the bill repeating the duties on tea and coffee was reported by the Ways aud Means committee in accord ance with previous resolution of the House. $7O0, 900 were then appropriated for pub lie buildings, $30O, 900 for postofices and Custom House in Hartford. Objection was made to an $15O, 900 appropriation for buildings in Quincy, Ill. The Army bill, appropriating $29, ,548, 900 was then report ed and made the order of the day for Naval affairs were then disr. cussed and Gen. Slocum accused the Ad- ministration of employing aMd G1ischarg- ing workmen for political reasons. : On Thursday the Quincey public build ing appropriation was passed. A bill to fix the compensation of Committee clerks was reported. The Naval appropriation bill was then discussed and passed.
 On Friday, Mir. Beck vituperated Sen ator BrOwnlow, and the House listened, and conducted itself much as usual in such cases. s-e.s ,.~
 On Monday Civil Rights bill was dis cussed. An unsuccessful attempt was made to instruct the Ways and Means to report bill removing the salt and coal duties. The bill removing the duties on tea and coffee was then pass ed and there was fierce wrangle over the KU KIuX reDOfta W sfsss E sfqs%N