Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-03-14

leniency of the Government could bestow,
underline grave nature of the offense for
which he remains imprisoned.
Asl Congressional.
SENATE-The Senate was called to Or
der at 1920 p. M. by Mr.. Wade, President pro
tena .The-arst business was the swearing in of
new members as follows: Messrs. Cameron, Cor.
| btt, Conkling, Hazlan HDayis, Drake, Howe, Nor
tom morrill, Nye Patttsrson,; P9msroy, sherman
| but he was H0tpresept to respond. Mr.. Trumbull
| presented the credentials of the Senators from
Nebraska, Measrs. John M. Thayer and IT. w.
Upton. who were sworn In. On motion of MIR.
| Thumb bull, the Senate proceeded to- classify the
| Senators from Nebraska. .Mr. ThAyer drew class
No. and goes out in ISL Ioo Mr. Upton drew class
| the hour OF meeting of the Senate be 10 O'clock.
/ committee vas sapponted to wait on the Presi-
alton of the Senate Adjourned.
House, After the confusion incident to
the adjournment of the Thirty ninth Congress had
/ subsidized Mr.4Mc Phersohl CLERK ofthe House for
| the ThirtY-ninth Congress, called the roll Du-
ring the Call ofthe roll, the Representatives from
| Connecticut, New Hampshire, Indiana and Ken
I tacky did mot respond l. Mr. Wilson OF Iowa,
moved to proceed to the election Of Speaker.
Mr.. Brooks arose ranCt Tafter speech in which he
denounced the organization of tho House in the
/ absence OF Seventeen States as a revolutionary
proceeding, presented written protest against it
ON the part of the minority. !. The protest
not received, and the House proceeded to the
| election of Speaker, when Schuyler Cofax was
e-eIected Nj. Colfax was then sworn in and
I proceeded to administer the oath TO members by
States. The House, by resolution,i elected Ed
ward MCPHERSON Clerk. Z. The Speaker announc-
ed that the President had signed the bill in refer
| ence to- the tariff on wool and woolens; also the
Army Appropriation bill, With, a protest The
and laid on the table, The House adjourned at
| two o'clock 'i4R"t
In the, Senate ON the 9th, Mr. Sumner
gave notice of a bill to guarantee a republican
form of government to the lately rebelliousStates;
aisoa bill to provide the form of oath to sustain
| that government. Mr. Sumner presented
joint resolution on thanks to George Peabody for
his munifcent gifts for educational purposes.
Mr. Sumner introduced tb Joint resolution in
lation to the Paris Exposition which passed both
Houses during the Closing moments of the last
session. but did not reach the President in time to
receivc'his signature. :. Mr.. Tumbull, from the
committee appointed to wait on the President, re,
ported that he had performed that duty, and had
no communication to make at present ss
In the House on the 9th, Mr. Dawes re-
ported from the committee to wait on the Presi-
dent that he had no communication to make at
present . The rules were suspended, and the Iol
lowing officers were declared elected and took the
oath Of Office: N. G. Ordway, Sergeant.at. Arms
S., King, Postmaster of the House. =, The dele
gates from Idaho, HolbRook; from Arizona, Rush
ford and from Dakotah, Bnrleigh stepped to the he
law, :. The speaker presented papers In the con-
tested case of Burch and VanHorn, Of New York
Stewart Of Maryland, and from w@ despatch a
Groter giving notice that he would contest the seat
of Mr.! Hooper, delegate from Utah, whose creden-
tails were not received. Referred to the Commit
tee on Elections! As were also the papers OF the
| two gentlemen claiming the seat from Colorado.
-, Rev. Mr. Boynton, chaplain of the last House,
was reelected. Z AID ca5l tA&II3 tfC
a.
presented for the improvement Of the Minnesota
river and the erection of postofice at Keokuk.
A committee on Appropriations, of seven mem
bers. was added to existing committees. Mr..
Doolittle to denounce as false the current re-
port that he had received IS goo, or some other
tor of the Port of New York. Mr.. Patterson also
denounced his alleged implication as false. Mr..
Harlan introduced bill to admit COLORADO, ana
freight railroad from the Mississippi river to the
Atlantic coast. Mr. Sumner, according to preyi-
can form Of government for the late rebellious
States It provides for the re-establishment of
civil government on the basis of loyal voters
In the House, on the 9th, Mr.. Hooper,
delegate nom Utah took the oath, as also Rev.
Mr.. Boynton, as chaplain. The petition OF j. j.
| Stewart contesting the seat of Mr.. Phelps of
MARYLAND. was referred to the Committee on Elec-
tions Several resolutions were offered and with
drawn, and without further action the, House adj
| journed. i>'t ~
In the Senate, on the 18th, the Chair pre-
sented communication from the Secretary of the
Interior asking appropriation of $4,000 to pay
the expenses of commission to treat with the In
I dams and secure their removal further West
| ordered printed. Mr.. Wilson introduced joint
resolution to prevent the sale of sprituous liquors
in the Capitol building "A bill was INTRODUCED Z.
Charles, and the bridge over the Mississippi at
Louisiana, Missouri, legal structures referred.
the Constitution by providing that State shall
prohibit any of its citizens from voting or holding
Office on account of colorreerred to the judiciary
Committee L Mr.. Henderson gave notice that he
| should tomorrow introduce bill to provide for
representation of the rebel States in Congress at
the earliest possible moment Mr. Howe intro
duoed bill to grant aid in the construction of the
WISCONSIN q Lake Superior Railroad-refered.
Mr. Howe introduced a bill to extend the time for
the completion of the improvement in the Fox and
Wisconsin rivers for FIVE years-passed !; Mr..
Cragin Introduced joint resolution proposing to
amend the Constitution. by prohibiting the re-
election to the office of President of any person
who has once served as such, whether elected as
President or Vice President referred to the Com
mittee on Judiciary. Mr.: Sumner apo called up the
jointresolution appropriatlng soy OO TOR Paris Tx
position purposes it was passed.
|, In the, House, on, the 18th, a Geographic
dispatch Of greeting from the South Carolina Mis-
sion Conference was received IL Concurrent reso
lutions were offered and adopted that when the
House, adjourned on Monday next, it adjourn to
meet on "Wednesday, the sth of May next. Mr.;
Kelley moved to- suspend the rules, that he might
offer D. Restitution instrncting the judiciary Commit
tee when appointed, to report bin declaring who
shah gall a. Conyention for the reorganization of
the rebel States and providing for the registration
of voters and that in all elections until the consti
s ns s h By p yots
on suspending the rules resulted-yeas III, nays
81 TIE resolution was offered and adopted: =.
Mr. Ashley offered resolution that the Judiciary
Committee be instructed to continue the impeach-
ment investigation and have authority to sit dur
ing the session of the House, or during any
which Congress- or the House may take. The
committees were then announced y Mr. Stevens
moved to suspend the rules to enable him to intro
duce bill torepeal the act retroceding the county
of Alexandria from the District of Columbia to
Virginia, The rules were suspended, and the bill
was introduced and passed. va = " Al--b
In the Senate, on the 9th, Mr. Trumbull
reported joint resolution appropriating 81 1000 900
for the relief Of the destitute people of the South
west of any and all classes to be expended under
the superintendence of the Commissioner of the
Freedmen's Bureau, in supplies of food. Mr..
Trumbull said General Howard had called on the
Judiciary Committee that morning, and testified
that unless something of the kind was done there
would be actual starvation among the disloyal por-
ton of the South. After long debate the resolu
ton passed. No other business OF general inter
est was transacted.
The House was not in session on the 9th.
In the Senate, ON the 7th, various memo
rails were presented and referred. Mr.. Sumner
called up his resolution Of thanks to Mr.. Peabody
for his munifcent liberality in giving 100000 for
educational purposes in the South, and directing
the President to cause a gold medal to be struck
and presented TO Mr.. Peabody in the name of the
American people. Adopted A resolution to pre-
itol building Considered and referred to the Com
mittee on Public Buildings by q vote of % against