Litchfield enquirer., 1874-03-19
CONGRESSIONAL.

On Friday both Houses attended til, funeral of MT. Sumner at the Senat' Chamber
 Mir. Stewart, of Nevada, has been ap pointed in place of MT. Boutwell, on tho District Investigating committee
 The Senate debate on finance will prob ably last through the week.
 The Ways and Means committee will undoubtedly recommend an alteration ot the law regarding seizures, will limit the the amount of forfeiture to items un- dervalued with reasonable addition fo1 penalty, and will abolish the moiety sys tenn.
 Washington politicians reckon on MT. Dawes succeeding Mir. Sumner.
 Sen0te.-On Tuesday of last week Mir. Conkling eulogized the memory of MT. Fillmore.-The District investigation came up on bill appropriating $1O,OOO for expenses. Messrs. Conkling and oth- CTS complained of the amount. NIT. Sar- geant replied that they wished to be thor ough and that they had to summon wit nesses from other cities to see if the ex- penditures were exorbitant. Mir. Bout we'll was excused from serving on the committee.-The resolutions of the Mas sachusetts legislature resembling the reso- lutions of censure on MT. Sumner were presented Ferry, of Michigan spoke on the currency. He favored free banking, opposed specie resumption and asserted that the country was now ill financial bondage to New England. Conkling presented petition from holders of Louisiana bonds desiring the passage of the Carpenter bill to save their property from the repudiation threatened by the existing legislature.
 On Wednesday the Chaplain referred in his prayer to Mir. Summers critical con- dition. Mir. Sherman moved an adjourn ment on that account which was carried | On Thursday addresses were made in honor of MT. Sumner and resolutions were passed ordering funeral services in | the Senate Chamber at noon of Friday | and directing their Sergeant -at-Arms to take charge of the remains on their way 1 to Massachusetts.
 House-On Tuesday last, Mr. Roberts and MT. Dawes discussed the position of the Secretary of the Treasury regarding increased taxation.-The Senate resolu- tion regarding bronze statue of Jeffer- son was passed.-A bill passed making it a misdemeanor to kill any female buffalo, or any male buffalo unless it's flesh was needed for food A sharp discussion then arose regarding the Sanborn con- tracts which were denounced by Messrs. Beck, Foster, Hale, Roberts, Dawes, Hawley and Garfield and defended by Butler. Mr. Foster stated that three fourths of the collections made under those contracrs would have been made by the ordinary revenue officials: On Wednesday resolution of investi- gation into the conduct of the Public Printing Office was passed.-The House then went into Committee of fhe Whole on the Legislative Appropriation bill. Mir. Randall, of Penn, claimed that there were over thousand clerks employed in the departments without authority of. law. He criticised especially the increased ap- propriation demanded by the Commission CT of Internal Revenue. On news of MT. Summers death the House adjourned.
 On Thursday addresses were made III honor of Mir. Sumner and resolutions were passed for the attendance of the House at the funeral on Friday.
 On Saturday MT. Kellogg finished his speech commenced on Wednesday, and five Western members spoke on the rail- road bill. four out of the five faVoring legislative control of fares and freights.
 On Monday the House passed bill appropriating $3O0.00O to improve inc mouth of the Mississippi. bill was ii4- troduced to regulate railroad fares and and freight.
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