Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-12-20
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auuI5s1oH VI OoloFauo. n resolution was
adopted instructing the Judiciary Commit
tee to inquire what additional legislation is
necessary to provide for @ succession of the
Presidents Office in case Of death or disa-
bility of all whom it now devolves upon.
The bill providing for negro suffrage in the
District of Columbia was taken up, when 81
spicy debate followed on Mr.. Cowan's mo-
ton to extend the right of suffrage to
women. Messrs. Cowan and Wade strongly
urged the measure.
The House, on the 18th, by vote of 1873
yeas to 81 nays, passed the bill reported nv
the Judiciary Committee, providing that. the
Clerk of the House shall not place upon tbe
rolls the names Of any members from States
lately in rebellion until their government
shall have been recognized by Congress.
The Judiciary Committee reported bill to
repeal so much of the law Of 1870 as pre-
vents prosecution for crime committed
against the United States after the lapse of
three years, so far as treason and capital
offenses are concerned. Mr. Stevens spoke
against the bill. The House amended the
bill to restrain removals by the President
to read so that, ''No officer of the United
States, appointed en- the nomination of the
President, by and with the advice and con-
sent Of the Senate, shall be removable ex-
cept by impeachment and conviction, or bv
the President with the consent of the SEN
ate."
A bill is being prepared to leave the
Southern States entirely out of the Flee
toral College, and there seems to be an i'm
preston that it will pass.
The bill for an additional session Of Com
gress, to commence on the 4th of March
next, passed the House on the 10th by vote
of 1913 to 90.
In the Senate, on the 18th, joint reso-
luton was offered thanking Cyrus w. Field
for the successful laying of the Atlantic
cable. Mr.. Trumbull introduced resolu-
ton requesting the President to inform the
Senate whether any persons have been APP
pointed to office since the last adjournment
of the Senate to fill vacancies existing prior
to that adjournment. The District of Col
umbia Suffrage Bill was then taken up and
discussedby Messrs. Brown, Davis, Sprague,
Buckalew, Doolittle, Pomeroy, &c., and the
Senate adjourned.
In the House, on the 10Th, resolution
was introduced and laid over authorizing
the Committee ON War Debts of the loyal
States to report a bill to give authority to
tax the National Banks q per cent. fer the
payment Of such debts. The credentials o
B. H. Epperson, elected to the House from
Texas, were presented and referred to the
Election COMMITTEE. The bill repeating the
law of 1890, which provides that no trial
for treason can take place after three years,
was debated and rocommitted to the Ju-
dietary Committee. The bill was passed
authorizing the President to confer brevet
rank on officers appointed to the regular
army, for gallant services IN the volunteers.
The bill regulating appointments was de-
bated at great length. A bill was passed
placing volunteers appointed to the regular
army on the same footing as regular officers.
A bill to fix the Peace establishment of the
United States army was laid over. bill
to provide for an annual report of the pro-
gress of the survey Of the Northern and
Northwestern Lakes, was appropriately re-
ferred.
In the Senate, On the 18th, Mr.. Fessen-
den reported back the Deficiency bill, max
ing appropriations to supply deficiencies
for the fiscal year ending June L, 1867, with
amendments, which were agreed to, and
the bill passed. Mr.. Ramsey introduced
bill to remedy the act in relation to Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College scrips, to
make them looatable upon the presumption
of settlement according to legal subdivi-
sions. Mr.. Poland offered resolutions to
pay the widows Of Senators Foot and Cola
mer, of Vermont, the sums due the deceased
at the time of their death, for compensation
according to the act of last session, increas-
ing the pay of Members of Congress. Re-
ferred. Mr.. Sprague presented joint
resolution authorizing the Secretary of the
Navy to detail an officer to proceed to Pana-
ma, TO assist party making a survey of
the Isthmus of Darien, for the purpose Of
constructing ship canal across the Isthmus
Agreed to. Mr.. Wade moved to take up
the bill for the admission of Nebraska, un-
der suspension of the rules. After a
spicy debate between Messrs. Sumner, Wade
and others, the Senate adjourned
In The House, on the 14th, Mr.. Kasson
introduced bill in relation to o military
and postal line of telegraph, under the
direction of the Postofice Department The
object of the bill is TO establish a line of
telegraph between Washington and Boston,
0lo Baltimore, Philadelphia, New ork, &C.
Mr.. Shellabarger presented g memorial
from Louisiana, signed by Governor Wells,
George Wilkins Kendall, and others, pray
ing that the present State government of
that State might be superseded, and Re-
publican form of government established
Mr.. Julian introduced bill to provide civil
governments for the States lately in rebel
lion, and for the restoration of their for
feited rights. Mr.. Taylor introduced q
resolution to inquire into the expediency of
fixing the time of paying pensions to the
widows and orphan children of persons in
the military or naval service reported
missing in action, and not subsequently,
accounted for. The Senate bill establish
ing universal suffrage in the District Of Co.
lumbia was taken from the Speakers table,
and passed under the previous question by