Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-04-26
negatived, yeas 80, nays "a. Several
amendments were offered and disposed of
to other sections

negatlved, yeas 5O, nays Oh. oeVefai
amendments were offered and disposed OF
to other sections.
In the Senate, on the 18th, a joint reso-
luton WIS adopted, appropriating 1927 ,O85
for fulfilling certain treaties with Indian
tribes on the Upper Missouri and the Upper
Platte. -. The bill to amend an act relating
to the ha5sas corpus was discussed
In the House, on the 18th, the bill to in
crease the salaries of the officers of the
Pension Bureau was defeated but a motion
to reconsider was carried......A resolution
Of the Texas Convention, in favor of a
! Southern Branch of the Pacific Railroad,
was Presented by the Speaker, and, after
some discussion, was referred to the Com
mittee on the Pacific Railroad.
In the Senate, on the 10Th, the bill for
the admission of Colorado as State was
taken up and discussed, and at the expira-
ton of the morning hour its further con-
sideration was postponed until Tuesday.
..... The habeas corpus bill was then taken
up, but so many Senators were absent that
the Senate thought proper TO adjourn.
In the House, on the 10Th, the bill in
creasing the salary of the Commissioner of
Pensions was reconsidered and passed..
Mr. Van Horn Of New York introduced a
bill for the construction of ship canal
around Niagara Falls, which was discussed
until the expiration Of The morning hour,
when the army bill was taken up Several
amendments were proposed and disposed Of,
and some progress made in perfecting the
bill. The joint resolution making an appro-
priation to enable the President to negotiate
treaties with certain Indian tribes, was pas
sed.."..Mr. Stephens, in reply to ques-
ton, said that all the appropriation bills
were passed, except the deficiency, the mis-
cellaneous, and the Indian appropriation
bills.
In the Senate, on the goth, reward was
voted to the officers and crews Of certain
vessels who assisted in the rescue of 500
Americans from the wreck of the steam
ship San Francisco ...... Most Of the session
was spent in the discussion of the bill re-
lating to the h0beas corpus. An amendment
exempting from naturalization unlawful
acts committed by army officers in States
where the hGbeas corpus was not suspended,
was lost-yeas 10, nays 20. A somewhat
heated controversy arose in course of the
debate, between Senators Clark and Sauls-
bury, upon the latter's asserting that if he
were a judge he would pay no attention to
the bill, believing it to be unconstitutional.
The bill finally passed, yeas 80, nays Il;
Messrs. Buckalew, Guthrie, Hendricks and
Salisbury voting in the negative......The
Senate adjourned to Monday.
In the House, on the Goth, bill was
passed, after some debate, granting pen
sion of 1922 so to Ishmael Day of Balti-
more county, Nd, as recognition of his
heroism in defending the national flag from
Gilmore's rebel raiders, July II, 1864, and
for his loss of property on that occasion......
The printing deficiency bill, approprtaiing
$66O,0O0 for deficiency in public printing,
paper, and binding, was passed. 1.-THE
House resumed considering the army bill,
and voted down Mr. Schenck's amendment
to the section relative to the Adjutant- Gen
erals Department. The present organize
ton is to be con inued, with one Adjutant-
Genearl "a Brigadier), four Assistant Adju-
ant-Generals (Colonels), five Assistants
lieutenant Colonels), and ten Assistants
(Majors). The sections relative to Inspec-
tors-General and the Judge-AdvocateG Gen
eral were considered and passed upon, and
the Quartermaster's Department taken up,
pending the consideration of which, the
House adjourned.
The Senate was not in session ON the 21st,
and in the House, speech making was the
order of the day. No business of moment
was transacted.