Litchfield enquirer., 1874-03-26
CONGRESSIONAL.

Senator Allison has been appointed chairman of the District Investigating committee.
 Scnatc.-On Tuesday of last week Mir. Ferry, of Michigan, presented a petition o1 New York business men against con. traction.-Mr. Frelinghuysen reported the Civil Rights bill as he had promised Senator Sumner-After some discussion the record of the appointment of MT. Stew. art chairman of the District investiga- ting committee was changed so as to make him merely a member of that committee MT. Logan made speech in favor of in hation.
 Wednesday petitions were presented for some form of settling international difficulties by arbitration. was 4 long discussion about taking up the eur rency bill and acting on 1t this week. The Army bill was taken up The chair man proposed reduction of expenses four millions from last year, reducing the army 5000 men.
 On Thursday a bill was reported for i'm provement of the mouth of the Mississip- pi.-A proposition for submitted.-A 1e. l solution passed for information about number oJ Indians killed in 1873.-The SIC, ,OOO appropriation for the Dist. in- ! vestigation was passed.-The Army bill then came up was discussed at consider able length
 On Friday, MT. Hager of Cal. opposed Chinese emigration saying that the men who came over were slaves of the Chinese 1 companies who import them; the women, prostitutes. He wanted Chinese emigra~ tion restricted to freemen.-The finance bill was then set down for further debate on Monday and Mir. Sherman announced that after two days debate he should move to have the ten minutes rule applied to speeches. army bill was taken up, amendments calculated to stop any de- crease of force were rejected, and the bill passed.
 On Tuesday the financial debate com menced. MT. Conkling doubted wether any prominent N. Y. business men desired ex- pansion. MT. Sherman, chairman of the committee on Finance, reported bill linn lting the amount of greenbacks to 382 mil lions, authorizing the establishment of national banks ill states not having their due proportion and retiring greenbacks The Judiciary committee was discharged trom any further consideration of the banking law. Messrs. Morton, Conkling,
 
 cial bill.
 House.-On Tuesday of last week, the bill relating to mining lands was discussed. The Legislative Appropriation bill was discussed. Amendments were offered re- ducing pay of House officials and rejected Mir. Cox ridiculed the attempts at econo- mo.-Bills were reported reducing the army and appropriating money for sup port of the West Point Academy.
 On Wednesday the bill regulating inter state railroads was discussed at length.
 On Thursday the Legislative Approprl ation bill came up.-The question of mile age was discussed. Mr. Smith of Pa., showed that the mileage paid the last Con- gross amounted to $196, ,557 while the actual travelling expenses of members of the pre- sent one were only $23, ,476. An amendment correcting this form of oyer-payment was rejected; yeas, 54nays; 94. An amendment to reduce mileage one halfwas rejected by one majority.
 On Friday the Georgia contested cleo tion case was discussed.-A bill for an appropriation to pay the teachers of the schools of the District of Columbia was so amended as to authorize the collecting a tax on corporations and personal prop erty in the District to the amount requir- ed.
 On Saturday the bill for paying District teachers passed as amended, and pm for $270, 1000 bridge over the Potomhc was rejected. ,,
 On Monday MT. Dawes reported bill increasing the amount of greenbacks to $40O OOO, 900, saying he should admit amendments reducing the amounting to 1856, ,0OO, ,000 and if that was refused to $382, ,OOO, 900. On vote the amendment fix ing the amount at 1856, 900, ,000 was rejected 70 to I'll, the second amendment was d. so rejected and the original bill finally passed limiting the amount of greenbaeks to S4OO, 900, 900.