Litchfield enquirer., 1876-02-10
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 'SesGte. On Tuesday of last week the sFlnance Committee reported adversely on "A Dill authorizing the payment of duties n currency.-A resolution of the Iowa Legislature requesting repeal of the check stamp, and petition of Illinois people re- questlng substitu tion of legal tenders for bank bills were presented. District expenses were then discussed :: Messrs. BaYard and Thurman censured the gov ernment of the shepherd ring. An amend ment was carried limiting the amount of bonds to fifteen millions.
 -On Wednesday imitation petitions from Cleveland were presented. d.--The bill to open public lands Tn certain Southern States, to purchase, wasadebated.m 1t was objected that they might get into the hands of speculators. .--District affairs were then debated. Mfr. Sargent spoke in favor of the board of public works. He claimed that they had made Washington a beautiful and healthful city, and the cost of work was less than in other large cities In the course of the debate,i it was stated that the debt of of Dist. of Colum- bia amounted to one quarter the cash val ue of property there.
 On Thursday petitions from Detroit were were presented for arepeal of the Resump- tion act.-A resolution passed instructing the Dist committee to inquire into the expediency of forming new Dist. govt, MT. Eaton offered bill prohibiting the issue of more 3:65 Dist bonds. There was discussion of the bill opening pub- lie lands in Southern States to sale The Dist. bill then came up. and an amend ment was adopted. prohibiting any fur ther issue of 3 65 bonds of the Dist. Further amended by prohibiting any fur ther increase of the Dist. debt. and abol- ishing the Board of Audit. The bill pass ed as amended. 1-@
 On Friday, petitions were presented from Pennsylvania, favoringa Texas Pa cafic railroad subsidy.-The case of Pinch beck was then considsred. MT. Morton argued for his admission. Qt appeared from the military prison records of 1862 that, when imprisoned there, Pinchbeck was chased as ''intemperate ). He said the opposition to Pinchbeck was port of plan to restore the Democrats in power ill Louisiana.-Adjourned till Monday. ss On Monday a memorial of the New York Board of Trade was presented assert ing the present inexpediency of resump- tion.-A communication was presented u form of sinking fund for the payment of their interest. were presented for repeal of the check stamp-A bill passed for payment of Alabama awards The Southern Public land bill was again discussed. The Louisiana Senatorship was then debated, Messrs. Thurman and Christiancy opposing the admission of Pinchbeck, MT. Howe spoke in his favor.
 House.-On Tuesday of last week, the bill restricting 8 president of the United States to a single term of office was debat- ed, and substitute was offered extending the term to six years with like restriction. On Wednesday, bill passed providing for the sale of Indian lands in Kansas to settlers.-A bill was reported from the Judiciary committee, recognizing the na- tlonal judiciary, and establishing Court of Appeals in each circuit.-The proposed constitutional amendment restricting a president to one term, was then debated, and failed of the requisite two thirds vote Yeas, IA Nays, 106.
 On Thursday resolution passed calling for information as to the expense of the Signal Servlce, The committee on Ap- organizations were directed to insert an item giving the wife of the late MT. Stark weather $25O0.-A resolution passed, re- questing the president to appoint militia " officer agent at the Red Cloud station. The Consular and Diplomatic bill call ing for 1922, SAY was then reported. It reduces ministers salaries considerably. Objection was made that the expenses of living abroad had increased. The bill was debated to the adjournment.
 On Friday several private bills were passed, and there was quite sharp dis. cussion over granting pension to SOL dier who had deserted the Rebel army and joined the Union army, Mir. Morrison pro- nouncing this an act of treachery snch as proved him undeserving of pension. The bill passed. The bill for payment of interest on 3:65 Dist. bonds was referred with the amendments of the Senate to the Dist. Committed.
 On Monday great number of bills Sc. were presented.--Mr. KassoA, of Iowa, offered resolutions denying the constitu- tional power of the government to issue paper money in time of peace and favor ing resumption. A motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolutions failed of the requisite two-thirds vote Yeas, 96; Nays, 14O.-A committee of conference was appointed on the Dist. Bond bill.-A resolution of investigation into various Washington charities was adopted. other resolution passed calling on the government to state if any steps had been taken to inquire into Minister Schenck's connection with the Emma mine.-The House then went into Committee of the Whole on the Diplomatic Appropriation bill, MT. Holman advocating and MT. Gar field opposing the proposed reduction of salaries.