Litchfield enquirer., 1874-05-28
CONGRESSIONAL.

A majority of the House committee have voted for impeaching Judge Durell.
 The House committee on naval affairs will report a bill for pension to the wid- ow of Capt. Hall, the Artic explorer.
 MT. Mellish, member of the House from the Ninth Dist. of New York, died at the Insane Asylum on SatnrdaE. s, have agreed to report bill regulating the management of ocean cables. 7 The Senate committee on appropri- ations have added an amendment to the bill that passed the House inviting ing that our government will not become liable for any of the expenses of that ex- hibition.
 The House Banking committees amend ments of the Senate Finance bill strike their reserves in their own banks, provide for the cancellation of retired greenbacks. and make provision for resumption of specie payments by the redemption of greenbacks in coin or their conversion in- to bonds after July l, 1877.
 The Ways and Means committee have directed the preparation of a resolution censuring Sec. Richardson, Asst. Sec. Sawyer, and Solicitor Banfeld for their conduct III regard to the Sanborn matter. The resolution will be introduced into the House when the bill about the Sanborn contracts is disposed of.
 Evidence of gross fraud in the measure ments of work to be paid for by the gov ernment has been drawn out in the inyes- tigation of the District Board of Works.
 .Senote.-On Tuesday of last week the bill giving the Presidio reservation in San Francisco was discussed. Mir. Sar- gent asserted that the property could not be sold without crippling the military de lenses of the city and that all they wished was chance to improve it with parks and roads. The Secretary of War was request ed to report on this point.-The Legisla- tive Appropriation bill then came ups The section making the Congressional printer an officer of both houses instead of the Senate alone, was rejected, also the the clause prohibiting the use of public property for private use. The salaries of several officers and clerks were raised and the bill was passed.
 On Wednesday Mir. Buckingham re- ported bill authorizing the payment of $lOO,OOO to the Cherokees out of the pro- ceeds of their land sold by the govern ment.-A bill providing payment to loyal persons for war damages was indefinitely postponed.-A bill for branch railroad in the city was discussed. MT. MorriIl said he had no doubt the depot of the Baltimore and Potomac road would soon have to be removed from the heart of the city.-The Civil Rights bill was discuss ed till adjournment.
 On Thursday the committee on trans portation reported two bills to to improve the mouth of the Mississippi The Civil Rights bill was discussed.
 On Friday the House bill authorizing the President to issue rations to sufferers by freshets of the Tombigbee, Warrior and Alabama rivers, and the report of the conference committee on the bill to faciE- tate the exportation of spirits went through The bill establishing the Territory of Pembina was read and discussed. .lTke Civil Rights bill was then taken up and debated through the night till T o'clock Saturday morning when it was finally passed, % to 16.
 On Monday various bills were introduce ed, among others one recognizing the right of women to practice law in U, s. courts.-The Deficiency bill then came up which was discussed and amended. The clause forbidding departments to ex-
 
 ceed appropriations was struck ont.
 Hoase.-On Tuesday of last week the naval appropriation bill name up: some of the Senate amendments were reiected and the bill went to a conference commit- ee.-The bill abolishing moieties was discussed. MT. Roberts opened in favor and was supported by Mr. Beck, of Kv.- who declared the system a disgrace to any civilized country. He claimed that Senator Conklin advised the prosecutors in the Phelps Dodge case. MT. Dawes made powerful speech in favor ofs the1 bill He stated that in four years all the informers had saved the revenue in New York was $158, ,678; in Boston e21 660. Yet their operations had cost S1 .000 721 in New York and $304, ,I51 in Boston'' The bill was amended and passed. The election committee reported that nei- ther claimant to be Representative at Large from Louisiana was elected. .-The postofice committee reported that the Pacific mail subsidy had been forfeited.
 On Wednesday a resolution for adionrn- ment on 22d of June was passed. ia to 49.-The discussion of the Moiety bin