Litchfield enquirer., 1873-02-27
CONGRESSIONAL.

It appears that BasSett, the Ways and Means clerk, has been in the habit of striking" for money from persons having business before the committee.
 The Ways and Means committee will report resolution against Judge c. T. Sherman looking to his impeachment.
 Secretary Boutwell, has withdrawn his resignation for the present.
 It is expected that there will be the finest military display ever seen at an Inauguration on the 4th prox.
 The investigation into the circumstances attending the passage of the Pacific Mail subsidy promises some important devel- opments.
 Thousands in distant cities have engag- ed quarters at hotels and boarding houses for inauguration week, and large sums are paid for front rooms on Pennsylvania av- enue, from which to see the procession.
 The Senate Judiciary committee report against the bill distributing the Geneva award that recently passed the House.
 The President has issued a proclama- tion convening an extra session of the Sen- ate on the 4th of March.
 A number of witnesses have testifel 10 attempts at bribery
 The president is very anxious for some action on the Louisiana affair. Senate-On Tuesday of last week the house amedment of the bankrupt law was passed.-The matter of enlarging the en- quiry in the Pomeroy case then came up on petition of B. F. Simson. There was much discussion resulting in the passage on motion of MT. Ferry of a resolution enlarging the enquiry.-The Caldwell case was assigned for Tuesday of This week.
 On Wednesday a bill passed relieving the disabilities o1 ex-Gov. Smith of Va A bill was introduced for 8 commission to revise the bankrupt law.-The bill ask ing for per cent of the sales or public lands in Ohio and Illinois was taken up and debated.-A motion was made to re- consider the Asiatic telegraph bill.
 On Thursday the Louisiana committee reported. ed.-Several new bills were intro duced and the two per cent bill was de- bated
 On Friday resolutions of the s. c. leg islature stating that the withdrawal of troops would be dangerous were present ed.-The committee report against the soldiers bounty land bill. Two Per Gent bill was then defeated 24 to 26.- The House postofice bill was changed by l cutting off all free transmission of mail matter and there was sharp criticism of the railroads for demanding higher pay for transportation of mails.-The bill for bidding transmission of obscene books &c., by mail, was passed.
 On Saturday the postofice appropria- tion bill was passed. The Webb Subsi- dy bill offered as an amendment was voted down. Additional compensation to rail- road companies was voted.
 On Monday the Caldwell case was post poned, and the Agricultural College bill discussed
 House.- On Tuesday of last week bill for contracting the printing the congress sional debates was defeated.-The sundry civil service bill came up and the appro- priation for observation of the transit of Venus was retained after considerable de- bate.-The report of the Poland Credit Mobilier committee was then read. It recommends the expulsion of Cakes Ames and James Brooks, and it's consideration was postponed one week.
 iss On Wednesday a bill was passed giving the contract for reporting and printing congressional debates to w. J. Murtagh,