Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-07-12
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On the I'd inst bill to pay certain volun-
teers, called into the service at Cincinnati,
to repel the Kirby Smith invasion in 1862,
passed the Senate......A joint resolution 1or
representing the mining interests OF the
country at the Paris exposition was referred
to the Committee on mines.
In the Senate, On the Sd, the Military
Committee reported back Mr.. Wilson, ne"
army bill....A joint resolution passed. sP-
propriating $4,000 for the purchase Oh the
Law library of the late James NJ. Pettigru
of South Carolina......The Conference Com
nittee's report on the bill to prevent Snug
cling was agreed to, and the bill goes to the
President
Tn the House, on the Sd, the report of
fbe Conference Committee on the Freed
mems Bureau bill was agreed to. The bill
has now passed both Houses......A resolution
of thanks to the workmen of Lyons, France,
for the silk flag presented in memory Of
President Lincoln, was adopted.......The
tariff bill was taken up and considered in
Committee. Twenty-Five thousand extra
copies Of the Agricultural Report for 1864
were ordered printed in the face of an ad-
verse report from the Committee on Print
ing. ..... Both Houses adjourned until Thurs
day.
In the Senate, on the 9Th, the report Of
the Conference Committee on the army ap-
preparation bill was agreed to. 1t strikes
out the House provision prohibiting pay
ment to the Illinois Central Railroad for the
transportation Of troops and stores..... The
joint resolution passed for the appointment
of Commissioners to examine Massachu-
sets war claims......The bill to reannex
Alexandria to the District of Columbia was
discussed and postponed MIR. Wilson in
troduced resolution for the payment for
slaves enlisted or drafted during the war.
......The bill for the payment Of Quarter
Z masters stores and supplies furnished or
taken for the use of the army, was discussed
without action.
In the House, on the 9TH, the report Of
the Conference Committee on the army ap-
preparation bill was agreed to, SC the bill
has passed both houses. Considerable of
the tariff bill was resumed in Committee Of
the Whole, and three pages disposed of in
the day session......Mr. Spalding gave no
tice that he would call up the Rousseau
Grinnell case when the tariff bill was dis
posed of......In the evening session the tariff
bill was further considered until nearly 10
o'clock.
In the Senate, On the 9th, the report of
the Conference Committee on the tax bill was
agreed to after considerable debate. Mr..
Wilson hoped the present bill would be de-
feated, unless very much modified. The
bill providing for the payment for quarter
masters stores, &C., taken in the South, was
taken up and considered during the morn
ing session.At the evening session a
number of private pension bills were passed.
A bill giving pensions to Provost Marshals
and their assistants, killed or wounded in
the discharge of their duty; also bill Civ
ing So month additional to soldiers wild
ows for each child under l6, dependent on
her for support.
In the House, on the 9th, Mr.. Stevens
rose to personal explanation, and denied
that the rebellious States had been in the
Union during the four years of Wharf.-The
bill granting pensions 70 soldiers of 1917
was recommitted to the Pension Committee.
.....The tariff bill was considered in COM
IL Al
session, with the exception of portion of
the time spent in discussing the Conference
Committees report on the tax bill. There
port was finally agreed toll to 59-and
the bill now goes to the President......At
the evening session, the tax bill was again
the subject of consideration.