Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-12-27


Means to report on the advisability of-Hod
flying the internal revenue laws, SO jas tc
dispense with thetax on gross receipts. On
motion of MIR. Wentworth, the President
vas requested to furnish the House win
copies Of all papers in his possession relating
to st. Leger Grenfel, zone Of the CflVaso
coiispfators convicted, in 1865, of conspIr-
lug to release the rebel prisoners then con-
fined in Camp Douglas The Senate amend
ments to the deficiency bill were concurred
in. The bill of the Committee on Pubic
Lands, in relation to the granting OF Lands
to aid in the construction Of military ROAD
from Eugene City to the eastern oo"h"ary
of OREGON was passed. A similar grant
was made to aid In the construction cA d
military wagon road from Dallas oi'y' on
thefCoiumbia river, to Fort Boise, on the
Snake river. said grant not to embrace any
of the mineral lands of the United States.
I'm eommittee of the Whole, resolution
was passed cutting of the salaries OF all
Assessors and Collectors Of Internal ReVe-
nue. NOT appointed to fill vacancy caused
by death or resi- gnation, until their confirm
alton by the Senate. A resolution was
nassed requesting the President tc commun-
icate all correspondence between the GOV
eminent Of this country and that OF Great
Britain in relation 10 the joint occupancy oy
the two Powers of the Island of San Juan.
In Committee of the Whole, on the discus
sion Of the legislative, executive, and JUDI
cial appropriation bill, q resolution was
passed cutting off the President from the
employment of "Clerk Of Pardons'"
Daring the debate, Dir. Scofeld, OF Penn
sylvania, stated that if information winch
hes deemed reliable was correct, pareons
have been sent South by Adams Express,
each addressed AID marked on the OUTSIDE
&C. o. D., $780,"
In the Senate, on the 20tn, resoiunon
was offered by Mr.. Wilson, directing the
President to prevent the infiction Of cor
poreal pun shment for crimes, IN any Oh
the lately rebel States, until tho same have
been reorganized by Congress, resoiu-
ton was passed, on motion of Mr. heEder-
son, requesting Information from the Presi-
dent in relation to troops sent by him INTO
Missouri. q bill was introduced by hlr.
Pomeroy for the speedy construction Of the
southern branch of the Union Pacific Rail
road and telegraphline. After somewhat
extended debate on the Nebraska bill, tie
Senate adjourned until the Sd of January
In the House, on the Goth, pursuant to
the report of the Judiciary Committee, the
detention of Hon. C. V. Culver, of Penn
sylvania, by the Sheriff Of Venango county,
was declared to be breach OF privilege,
and the gentleman was released from Gus
tody and took his seat. A resolution was
adopted, declaring it unlawful for any
officer Of the Government to pay any claims
against the Government accruing prAor to
April so, 1861, in favor of any person en-
gagged in the rebellion, or who was not
known to be opposed thereto. A resolution
was adopted directing the appointment OF
committee of seven to establish system OF
common schools in the District of Columbia.
The Secretary of War was requested to
communicate to the House the report of
Major General Warren of surveys made
during the past season under his superVi-
sion Of the Upper Mississippi, with view
TO the improvement of the navigation OF the
same. A message was received from the
President in reply to a House resolution re-
questins information relative to the at
tempts of Santa Anna and Ortega to organ
sze- armed expeditions within the United
States for the purpose of overthrowing the
National Government of Mexico; and said
massage was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs. The Committee on Ways
and Means was instructed to report on the
expediency of exempting from the tariff
duties timber and lumber for ship building
and irewood for steamers navigating
Northern waters, when imported By the
party using it for such purposes. A bill for
the relief of the Agricultural Society Of
Bartholomew county, Indiana, was referred
to the Committee on Claims. The House
adjourned until the Sd Of January, 1867.
Accidents OF Speech.