Litchfield enquirer., 1875-02-18
CONGRESSIONAL.

Oe7s0te.-On Tuesday Of last week, a memorial of the Osage Indians was pre- vented against a territorial government for the Indian territory.-Mr. Davis, of West Virginia, spoke agalnst executive interference in Louisiana. was difference between Messrs Thurman and Clayton regarding the reference of the Ar kansas bill.
 On Wednesday bill for paying the por- tion of claim disallowed by the South ern Claims commission was reiected.-A memorial of the New York chamber of Commerce was presented asking an appro- prlatlon to carry oD the work of removing Instructions at Hell Gate.-An amend ment to grant of land for site of the Pea body School In St Augustine, Florida, re- quiring that there shall be no distinctions of color in admissions was rejected and the bill passed.-The District of Colum- bia bill was debated.
 On Thursday a minority report of the Elections Committee was presented against the admission of Pinchbaek,-A bill passed authorizing the appointment of commissioner to attend the Interna- tional Congress on Pententiaries at Rome, next year.-Mr. Morton's amendment of the District of Columbia bill requiring the election of Commissioners by the peo- pie was lost 28 to 28.
 On Friday bill for aiding construction ofa railroad from Portland, Oregon, to Salt Lake was advocated by the Oregon Senators and opposed by Messrs. Sher- man, Frelinghuysen and others and finally rejected, 21 to 46.
 On Saturday the credentials of Senator Eaton, as MT. Buckingham,s successor, were presented.-The District of Columb- ia bill was then debated, an. amendment adopted, 3 to 2, providing for the cleo ton of two of the Commissioners by the people of the District, and the appoint ment of one by the President.
 House.-On Tuesday of last week, a resolution passed instructing the Ways and Means committee to inquire into the pro- priety of raising the tax on sugar-A bill passed striking out the word 'white" from the law regarding naturalization of foreigners of the Indian Appropriation bill appropriating over two millions for payment of the Choctaw claims were rejected by large majorities and bill passed.
 ing the construction of g narrow guage railway from tidewater to the West. and prohibiting the importation of Chinese E-N~s~As&~S~os IA VIII W1o 4CpO10o0 111SAuK the tax on liquors and tobacco.-The postal bill appropriating S37, 524, 361 was debated, MT. Cox proposing to raise the salary of the New York postmaster to S1O,- 900 and other members demanding a re- duction of salaries in the smaller cities.
 On Thursday an amendment of the post al bill was offered to allow members to frank public documents, and rejected, 93 to 125, and the bill passed.-Mr. Dawes then made speech on the proposed in- crease of tax on liquor, sugar and manu- factures, arguing the necessity of an in- creased revenue to meet a. falling of in customs and provide the requisite sinking fund. Mir. Wood opposed any increase of tax claiming that our present revenue is sufficient.
 On Friday debate on the bill proposing an increased tax continued, MT. Roberts, of New York and MT. Kelley, of Philadel- phia, opposing it.
 On Saturday bill for equalizing boun- ties was discussed. The amount the bill would take out of the treasury was various ly estimated from thirty to one hundred millions, Messrs. Hawley and Kellogg of this State and Dawes, of Mass, opposed the bill which passed, 177 to 39.