Litchfield enquirer., 1874-03-05
CONGRESSIONAL.

!S,aa'c-On Tuesday of last week MT. Logan presented petition of Chicago business men favoring infation.-The currency question was then ably debated
 by NIT. Schurz, whe opposed imitation. sIr Morton replied criticising Mr. Schurz' political escapade ill favor of Greeley.
 On Wednesday petition was presented against the restoration of the franking privilege. bill for a commission re- garding the liquor traffic was opposed by MT Schurz and favored by MT. Bucking- ham--Mr. Sherman spoke on the curren- cy,favOring resumption of specie payments on the first of January 1875.-Messrs. Morton and Schurz had a sharp set to during which both were called to order.
 On Thursday bill to pay for removing Instructions in the Savannah river pass ed--Further discussion of the finances was postponed till Tuesday.-There was sharp discussion as to precedence between the Centennial and the.Naval Approprla- ton bills and the Senate finally voted, 28 tO 25, to take up the latter which was pass- ed with amendments.
 On Friday the bill correcting the mis- take in an act passed, last year, which ad- EnitIed tropical fruits free of duty was passed--The bill extending time for con- <tructing the Green Bay and Lake Mich igan canal was also passed. bill for a liquor commission was passed and an amendment adopted appropriating 10000 for its expenses.-Mr. Thurman opposed the Centennial bill MT. Scott, of Pa favored 1t. He understood that an ap- PrOpriatiOn of three millions would be needed. He thought congress could af- ford to appropriate more than that to make it a success.-Mr. Carpenter gave notice that he should try to have his Lou isiana bill brought up, Monday. ay.-Adjourn- ed till Monday.
 On Monday Mr. Sherman presented a memorial of the Chicago Merchants Ex- change opposing imitation" Other pe- tItions pro and con were presented.- The Centennial bill was then debated and opposed by Messers. Sargent, Merrill, Conklin, Sherman. and Ferry of Conn. all of whom opposed the proposed inter- national character of the exposition with a government outlay of three millions.
 House On Tuesday of last week the House resumed the discussion of the pro- posed bill restoring the modified frank ing privilege. MT. Willard opposed the practice of printing public documents for gratuitOus circulation, Mr. Stowell of Va, favored a restoration of the old privilege. NesSrs. Albright of Pa, and others de- bated the bill. Mir. Phelps, of N. J., op- posed the bill or any restoration of the FrAnking privilege and ridiculed the prac- tice of sending out public documents.
 On Wednesday the franking privilege was again discussed. A petition of the New Hampshire Press Association was presented asking for free newspaper coun- ty circulation. Messrs. Cobb of Kansas and Phelps of N. J came into collision fssae ekRfas Inns Rnt1 oI the newspapers, and the previous ques- ton was ordered II2 to G.
 On Thursday an appropriation bill passed for the completion of the branch mint at San Francisco bill for restoring the franking privilege then came mp. A mo- ton to table was lost, 11S to 14O. A sub- stItute restoring the old law repealed last year was rejected, 199 to 50. The main bIll was then voted on and rejected, 129 {" ISI.
 On Friday Mir. Tyner gave notice that he should offer bill, Monday, granting newspapers free exchange and county cir culssIOn Pensions were granted the wid- OWs of Gens. CaEby and Meade Private bills occupied the attention of the House dIring the rest of the session.
 OR Saturday the election committee re- F,cgted against Mir. Rawls of Mo-, and in AAkNE NA sotOau t4S cOnteSIant. The SeS- siOn was occupied in speech making on various topics.
 oR Monday various bills &c. were pre- sentel-Mr. Tyner offered his postal bill giving newspapers free exchange and county circulation but the House refused t0 second his proposition 61 to 95 An other postal bill was also rejected. d.-After some discussion & resolution passed ad- v5sIng the departments not to discharge soldiers Tn reducinS their official force.- The District of Columbia committee was instructed to report a bill for payment of arre2rs to public school teachers. Tho Currency bill was made the special order for Wednesday of next week.-Mr. Rob- eEts of New York made speech in which he claimed that our finances were in better condition than had been represent eSi by Mir. Dawes.