Litchfield enquirer., 1874-04-23
coNcREssgoNAL.

The dOUS0 1uulclaTy COln1A4AoeCO nave reported substitute for Mr. Summers Civil Rights bill A similar bill has been reported in the Senate.
 On Friday delegation of prominent New York business men called on the nresident and urged him to veto the cur rency bill.
 The committee of claims have reported against the claim of the widow of Pres. Polk for damages done her property by Federal soldiers.
 The President sent in a message trans hitting the report of the Civil Service Re- form committee on Monday last.
 The majority Senate Committee on Elections report III favor of Spence of AL | abama.
 The House committee on pubic lands have agreed to report bill declaring all lands granted to railroads subject to local taxation.
 Senate.-On Tuesday of last week the bill granting lands to the Russian Men nonites was discussed.-The Louisiana bill then came mp, and Mr. Frellnghuy- sen made a speech against 1t. On. Wednesday the Maynard bill which passed the House the day before was re- ferred to the committee on Finance. The House bill appropriating $97, ,750 for pay | ment of teachers i'll the District of Co., lumbia was discussed and passed.-The Louisiana bill then came up and MT. West argued against it.
 On Thursday Mr. Carpenter offered resolutions recognizing Cuban independ- ence-The Louisiana bill then came up. Mir. Hamilton argued in favor and MT. Morton against it. The latter claimed that the Kellogg legislature had effected great reforms.
 On Friday q Philadelphia petition against q re-enactment of the tax on tea and cof- fee was presented.-Petitions were also presented against imitation and against any further Pacific Mail Subsidy.-The possage of the Louisville & Portland Canal bill was opposed by MT: Conkling and advocated by Mir. Stevenson. Mir. Tipton spoke on the Louisiana bill.-Ad- journed till Monday.
 On Monday 8 bill for the relief of citi- l zens driven from their homes by the re- l cent flood in the Mississippi was refer red.-Mr. Boutwell, gave notice of the in- troduction of resolutions eulogistic of Mir. Sumner On Monday next.-The Alaska fur trade bill passed.-The bill for SUD- plying the State of Nebraska " ith arms was discussed by Mir. Buckingham who thought the Indians needed protection, too, and by Messrs. Ingalls, and Logan who denounced sentimental Indian policy. The Louisiana question was then discussed by Messrs. Bogy, Sher man, Bayard and Morton.
 House.-On Tuesday of last week the Civil Service Committee reported bill recognizing the Customs service, and the Treasury Department and discontinu- ing officers at certain small custom houses. MT. Kellogg of Conn, advocated the immediate passage of the bill reduc- ing the offiical force of small custom houses. He met with much opposition but the bill finally passed. The currency bills then came up and both the May nard and the Senate bill passed.
 On Wednesday the committee on Mile age reported bill reducing mileage to actual travelling expenses of members. There was sharp discussion and finally the bill passed 1S6 to 49.-The house then discussed the Legislative Appropriation bill in Committee of the Whole till ad- iournment.
 On Thursday the Legislative appropria- tion bill was discussed. Butler took Mr. Dawes to task for representing the presi- dent as having an extravagant appropria- tion. A motion was made to strike out the $7O, 900 appropriated for publishing the laws in certain newspapers. Messrs. Hoar and Kellogg tried to get the salaries of Assistant secretaries of State increased.
 On Friday bill was referred for giving rations to Louisianians driven from their homes by the recent food.-After transaction of private business the House went into committee of the whole on the Legislative Appropriation bill An amend ment looking to the restoration of the fraiiking privilege to the departments was 1 auopted 1n spite Of protest by MT. Gar field. A reduction of pay of Treasury clerks was also voted.
 On Saturday a resolution of thanks was passed to the British officer who in- terceded for the Virginius captives.-A Deficiency bill of 3t millions was report ed.-On discussion of the Legislative Ap- propriation bill Messrs. Kellogg aud Clymer had sharp set to regarding cor ruption under Republican and Democra- tic administrations. MT. Kellogg objected unsuccessfully to the reduction of the sal aries of Treasury clerks. An amendment was adopted making the pay of female employees equal to that of male. 1 On Monday MT. Beck offeredia bill in- screasing the tax on national banks which was TeIeTTeU tO the COmm1LCoo on OanK- ing.-A resolution passed instructing the
 Banking committee to inquire into the ex-
 pediency of regulating the rate of inter
 est.-A bill was passed for protection of
 the Texas frontier against Indians.-The
 bill appropriating three millions for the
 Centennial was made the special order
 for May 5.-A motion to suspend the
 rules and pass resolution favoring gov
 ernment improvement of water routes of
 transportation failed to get the necessary
 two-thirds vote. "A resolution passed
 calling for bill to regulate affairs in
 Utah.