Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-12-20

lures In Public Buildings-Mr. Grover, On Ex-
panditur1 In the War Departmental: ooilaoey.
Joint resolution was aa Us sSs se
to railroad companies In Michigan and Wisconsin
TO entitle them to government LANDS "A ]oins
resolution was passed FLYING 70 ana
dations In the Postof1ce Department pertaining 70
the appointments and removals Of postmasters: ..
2lst ...An adjournment was agreed to from De-
cember 10th to January 9th. Adjourned. 4
The proceedings in Congress. on the
18th. were confined chiefly to the introduction and
referring Of resolutions, petitions and bills and
the discussion In the Senate Of the bill concerning
certain money In the hands OF the United states
Treasurer received from the sales Of eaptnfeo anu
abandoned property, and Mr.. Morrill, Dill 10 raise
the value of legal tender notes to par.
In the Senate, on the 18th, no important
,eoislstiye business was transacted. Most Of the
session was consumed in q speech OF Reverdy
johnson IN defence of the President The fi.
nance Committee reported the House bill, without
amendment providing for ther repeal OF tne co'Von
tax. ~ ,..fsafa,e a4f rbian zaof1sfsk.s
In the House, on the 18th, good deal
Of miscellaneous business was talked over A
considerable number Of resolutions were inIo-
ing FOR colored diplomatic representatives of this
Government In Hayti and In Africa, dffs9w. s"
In the Senate, on the 18th, the bill re.
pealing the tax on cotton was taken up, discussed
and postponed. The House bill securing sol
dier's bounties to their families was taken up
amended by providing that bounties shall only 81
tend to wives and children, and passed. Inc
concurrent resolution of the House to adjourn
| from December 20 to January was agreed 70.
Mr. MorrilIs legal-tender bill was taken up, ano
referred to the Committee on FINANCE, t0getnei
with the bill to provide for the issue OF gold notee
to take the place OF legaltender several peu
| lions and resolutions were introduced and re-
ferred. Executive session and adjournment te
the 18th. 3DtE -9l}s s9 sFf1&.ss 6t0it
In the House, on the 18th, bill was IN
troduced AMI referred increasing the number o
judicial districts In Texas In Committee Of the
Whole, speeches were made on the law OF I'm
peachment, and the extension of the judiciary
system Of the United States. Adjourned.
4 Inthe Senate, on the 10th, bills were in.
troduced to amend tho acts providing for calling
out and enrolling the national forces; to provide
for the apportionment of National Bank capita
among the different States and Territories ant
District of Columbia; to provide for mode o.
taxatton of National Banks; to continue In Office
certain officers of the Freedmen's Bureau. The
bill to repeal the cotton tax was taken up, dis
cussed, and amendments offered, but, Without &C,
ton, the Senate went into executive session and
soon after adjourned. ...-:.....t ~
In the House, ON the 10th, bills were
introduced and referred, to provide for the ap
pointment of Marshal of the District Of Columbia
to pay the balance of the bounty to non commits
stoned officers honorably mustered out; to regu
! late and limit the admiralty jurisdiction of the
United States Courts to fix the time for the cleo
| ton Of Representatives and Delegates to Con
grees; to abolish the bonded warehouse system
| to prevent the depreciation of currency, by pro
| hibiting the circulation as money OF anything MOI
authorized by law; to facilitate the resumption 0
specle payments In relation to legal tender notes
to amend the act granting lands to Iowa for rail
road purposes extending the presumption ant
homestead laws TO Idaho to amend the &C
of the military establishment for the better eetab
lshment Of certain claims for pensions to soldier!
soldiers not mustered into service. "A resolution
was introduced In relation to the Presidents mes
sage concerning reconstruction, and declaring tina
| step on this question, and that no good reason
exists for the repeal of the Reconstruction acts
laAdopted-111 to 81. -. Messages were received
| from the President and Secretary of War az
interim, and appropriately referred. The House
went into Committee Of the Whole and adjourned