Litchfield enquirer., 1877-01-18
ICON oNcRESS;oNAL.

| 6eaate. -On Tuesday of last week the printing of 1850 volumes of the Demo. ! cratic testimony in the Louisiana caee
 was ordered.-The House bill abolishino l the board of police commissioners for the | District was passed unanimously,-The l Oregon election case then came up on
 motion for the arrest of banker Runyon
 for refnsing to testify who ordered the | $S, 900 check drawn Tn favor of an Oregon
 frm.-Mr. Sherman spoke justifying the
 Louisiana count, Mir. Bogy, of Missouri.
 answered. him. MT. Boutwell, replied to
 Mr. Bogy and lively debate ensued be- tween the thf ee.
 On Wednesday memorial of the Bos- 1 ton Board of Trade was presented asking Congress to appoint commission to con
 fer with foreign governments on retiring | silver currency.
 On Thursday petitions were presented from New York business men for an un- partisan settlement of the presidential question.-The revision of the statutes was then corrected.
 On Friday 8 petition was presented from Alaska asking for law courts.-Mr. Booth spoke his bill for counting the electoral vote.-Adjourned till Monday.
 On Monday the silver question was again debated and Senator Wlndom made personal explanation.
 House On Tuesday of last week va- rlous bills etc. were referred, among oth- CTS one abolishing the check stamp.-A resolution passed for bringing MT. Orton. President of the Western Union TeIa. graph Co.,, before the bar of the honse for contempt. case of the recusant members of the Louisiana Returning Board was referred to the Judiciary com. mittee. Reagan, of Texas, spoke in opposition to the Senate resolution au. thorizing commission to be sent to the international conference on the values of gold and silver.
 On Wednesday the bill for a mixed committee to inquire and report regard ing our future naval policy was made tha special order for the 23d inst.-A bill al. lowing change in the bridge to be built over the Ohio at Cincinnati was discussed and rejected. ed.-The gold and. silver com mittee was then debated, the members favoring silver currency opposing it.
 On Thursday David Dudley Field was sworn in.--The Consular bill came m and MT. Holman's amendment reducing pay of ministers and consuls vas defeat. ed. 100 to 59. An amendment abolishine the office of Minister to Hayti was also rejected. The bill was then passed. The West Point appropriation bill was then taken up. It makes further reduction m professors salaries and other expenses. The silver commission was then debated and the bill went over till Thursday of this week.. On Friday private bills were consider. ed.-Mr. Barnes, the New Orleans TeIe graph manager, was then brought before the bar of the House. His answer was adjudged insufficient and he was remand ed into custody of the sergeant-at-arms till he should comply with the orders of the House.-The Committee on the pny- ileges of the House in the electoral count reported against the right of the Presi- dent of the Senate to do more than open the vo.es; asserted the equal right of the House with the Senate over the votes: and declared that no vote can be counted without consent.of the House.-Adjourn- ed till Monday.
 On Monday President Orton appeared and was remanded in custody.