Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-01-18

the Gill 10 facilitate commerce between the
States relieved The Illinois Central Railroad
from its obligation to the Government ana
finally the Senate was requested to return
the bill on the ground Of its having Deeh
passed under misapprehenslon' Mr.
Voorhees,, Copperhead, Of Indiana calleo
up his resolution endorsing President John-
son, and made speech thereon He was
replied to by Mr.. Bingham of Ohio, who
offered substitute for his resolution; and
both documents were referred to the Com
mittee on Reconstruction
In the Senate, on the 10th, bill was in
troduced to establish the military peace
establishment of the country. The bill pro-
yides that the army shall consist of seven
regiments of artillery. ten of cavalry, and
sixty Of infantry; that one regiment Of ar
tillery and two Of cavalry shall be composed
of colored men; that eight regiments of in
fantry shall be organized from the Veteran
| Reserve Corps and that the army shall be
differed by one Lieutenant General, FIVE
Maj Generals, and ten Brigadiers. A
| speech was made by Mr.. Howe OF Wisconsin
on the reconstruction question, contending
that the rebel States had destroyed their
functions Of government.
In the House. on the 10th, the question of
negro suffrage in the District of Columbia
was discussed. A bill was introduced to
punish counterfeiting with death. The
| Committee Of Ways and Means was instruct
ed to inquire into the expediency of doing
away with the income tax, assessing it only
upon incomes of ST. 200, or reducing the
present percentage; of conforming the in
ternal revenue law to the suggestions Of the
recent Tobacco Dealers Convention and
of lessening the import duties on cotton
fabrics
The President has sent to the Senate a
message in reply to the resolution asking
upon what charges jeff. Davis is confined,
and why he is not brought to trial. The
message is accompanied by reports from the
Secretary of War and Attorney General
Davis, it is stated, is held on charges of high
treason, Indictment of the assassination Of
! President Lincoln, and murder of Union
prisoners by cruel treatment. The Attorney
General advised the President that trials fol
high treason could not be held before mill
tary tribunals, and that the most appropriate
place for the trial of Davis would be the
State of Virginia; but Chief Justice Chase
declines for an indefinite period to hold
Court there.
In the Senate, on the 11th the bill was
passed authorizing the Secretary Of The
Treasury to appoint Assistant Assessors o
Internal Revenue Mr.. Trumbull from The
4 Judiciary Committee, reported his bills t.
enlarge the powers of the Freedmen's Blu
reau, and to protect citizens in their civil
rights Mr.. Johnson of Maryland made {
speech on the reconstruction question.
In the House, on the 18th, the question
, of negro suffrage in the District Of Colum
bia was considered, speeches being mad
by Messrs. Rogers of New Jersey AM
: Farnsworth of Illinois. The credentials o
two South Carolina Representatives wer
. presented and referred to the Reconstruc
ton Committee. The army appropriation
bill was reported, and made the specia
, order Of the 18TH The Committee on Ter
| ritories was instructed to inquire into tn
expediency of abolishing the Territory Q
) Utah, and annexing it to adjoining State
{ and Territories. A bill was introduced t
lay an additional tax on cotton.