Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-28
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CONGRESSIONAL.

| THURsDAY-The Senate passed bills
to reimburse Missouri for war expenses; topro-
| vide that soldiers memorials shall be carried
| through the mails at the rate of printed mat
ter TO authorize the Secretary of the Treas
| ury to refund duties collected on produce
| shipped from one part of the United States
to another, via Canada, before the expiration
of the reciprocity treaty.
After some further unimportant bust
ness the session was devoted to eulogies upon
| the late Senator Foot.
In the House, the Senate bill to au-
thorize the President to transfer a gunboat
to the Government of the Republic of Liberia,
was passed also the Senate joint resolution
protesting against pardons by foreign govern
ments Ot persons convicted of infamous crimes
on condition of their emigration to the United
| States.
| FRIDAY-Inthe Senate, themUsb OF tho
morning hour was taken up liz the dis
| cussion of the bill to prevent the absence OF
| territorial officers from their official duties.
| communication was received from the col
| Ored people of the District of Columbia, ask
| ing Congress to participate in the celebration
of the abolition of slavery in the District OF
| Columbia on the anniversary, April 10th. Re-
1 ferred.
In the House, a joint resolution giving to
Mrs. III. MeCOok, of Jefferson county, OHIO, a
| pension of $3.50, on account of the services OF
her unmarried sons killed in the late war, in
| addition to the pension OF 5000 which she now
| ttttiNGh tto but Aliluh VI mdlDI mCbOOh, Wdh
passed.
SATURDAY-Senatew was not in session
| on Saturday; and the House, after lis
tening to a short eulogy upon Lincoln, adj
| journed, on account of its being the anniver-
| sary of the assassination.
MoNDAY--Inthe House aresolution was
| adopted. calling for any correspondence which
may have taken place between the State De-
partment and the French Government, rela-
| tive to Mexico.
The joint resolution prohibiting the sale OF
liquor in the capitol having been amended so
as to include the other public buildings, and
the Senate having refused to concur, the House
asked for committee of conference.
Paine offered a resolution, which was adopt
ed, instructing the Committee ON rules to in
quire into and report on the expediency of
providing by amendment of the rules. that
when the house shall have under consideration
bill or resolution returned by the President
with his objections, neither motion to lay on
the table nor a motion to postpone indefinitely
shall be in order.
TUEsDAY-In the Senate, some time
was spent in discussing the resolution for the
admission of Colorado, but no definite action
was had upon it. number of bills and reso-
iutiOus were introduced, but none were per-
manenfly disposed of.
In the House, nothing of general interest
occurred beyond the introduction of bills.
hhpNEoDAh CONGRATULATIONS me
MORALS, bills and resOlu tons were introduced;
among the latter was one, which was passed,
appropriating 1927 900 for fulfilling certain
treaties with the Indian tribes on the Upper
Missouri aud the Upper Platte rivers, to be
expended by the Commissioner of Indian AZ
fairs under the Secretary of the Interior.
In the House a bill was passed appropriat-
ing to James G.. Clark, Sc, 4S3 Tor his services
as acting Charge a. affairs at Brussels, from
June, 1857, to September, 1858.
Paine presented a memorial of the Wiscon-
SIN Legislature, asking the assent of Congress
to the change in the route of the land grant
railroad from Portage Bayfield,, and thence
to Superior, and making grant of lands to
and IN the construction of so much of the Port
age and Superior railroad as extends from
Fond du Lac to Ripon. The memorials were
refe rred TO the Committee on Public Lands.
The House Judiciary has directed its Chair
man, to report against any modifica ton of the
test oath.