Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-02-07

failure of the President to sign or return with Oh
ections The bill to transfer the Indian Bureau to
| the War Department passed, ninety against fifty
! trict of Columbia was passed. The Senate Amend
ments to the House bill, allowing the extension of
| the lateral branch of the Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad into the District of Columbia, were con-
! Cured in; also the Senate amendments to the
House bill relative to writs of d6eaS corpus in the
/ United States courts, and the Senate amendments
| to the House bill to punish forgeries of United
States bonds and securities which reduce the pen
alties OF the original bill bill was introduced
| to authorize the establishment Of an ocean mail
steamship service between the United States and
| the Sandwich Islands; referred. Adjourned. 81,
| In the Senate, on the 1st, the bill to reg
! ulate the duties of the Clerk of the House was
| passed. The Bankrupt bill was under discussion
nearly all day, but no definite action was taken
it. bill relative to the Smithsonian Institute
passed. The Bankrupt bill was resumed pending
which the Senate adjourned.
In the House, on the list, a joint resolu-
ton was introduced authorizing the receipt into
the United States Treasury of the bonds of the
Smithsonian Institute to an amount not exceeding
one million dollars The Committee of Ways and
Means Me- was was. instructed to inquire into
nal Revenue law SO as to require the destruc-
ton of all copper stills confscated to the United
States, and the sale of the same as old copper.
The Committee of Ways and Means was instruct
ed TO inquire into the prOpriety of removing the
internal revenue tax from straw wrapping-paper,
same on the nee a Dill 10 enlarge
the United States Arsenal at St Louis referred
to the Committee on Appropriations. The Speak
er presented various communications from the
President remonstrance from the Presidents of
the National Banks at Pittsburgh against changes
in the National Banking laws, was presented. Adj
journed.
In the Senate, on the Cd, joint resolu
ton, authorizing the Ocean Mail Service, three
times per month between San Francisco and Port
land Oregon, at cost not exceeding $25, 900 per
annum, was passed. Mr. Trumbull, from the Ju-
dietary Committee, reported joint resolution to
prohibit the payment from the Treasury to persons
not known to have been opposed to the rebellion
and opposed to its suppression, of any claim oc-
curing prior to the 18th of April, 1851 MIR. Hen
bricks, from the Committee ON the Judiciary, re-
ported bill that if any shall rob another Law
fully in custody thereof of any kind or dc seription
of personalproperty belonging to the United States
the person so offending shall, on conviction, be
punished by fine not exceeding ST. co., or by i'm
prsonment at hard labor not less than one year nor
more than ten, or both. The Bankrupt bill was
taken up and amendments disagreed to. The bill
to regulate tenure of Office, as amended by the
House. was received, but no action taken. The
Clerk announced the proceedings on the death of
the Hon. Philip Johnson Representative from the
Buckaew delivered eulOgy, and the customary
resolutions were passed. .4a l.9fsia ,es
In the House, on the I'd, the Senate bill
to regulate the terms of certain civil officers came
up. The vote of the day before respecting Mr.
Williams amendment wasreconsidered-74a against
70, and the amendment adopted-S2 against GO.
The effect OF the amendment is to strike out the
exception of Cabinet officers from the operation
of the bill. The bill passed-111 aganst3 S.T Mr.
Latin from he Committee on Printing, reported
bill for the election by he House of Congressional
printer and the adjustment of the Office Of Super
intend ent of Public Printing. The death of Phillip
johnson, member from Pennsylvania, was an
nounced and eulogies pronounced After passing
resolutions of coincidence and respect the House
adjourned.