Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-03-07


500 paid, and recovered it, the Court decid-
ing that the sale was in violation of law.
Ex-Governor Brown, of Georgia, advises
the people of that State to accept the
terms offered by the bill recently passed
in Congress. He tells them they can never
get better terms.
W. T. Cunningham, Treasurer of Marion
county, Tenn, who was arrested on suspi-
eion of being connected with the recent
robbery of the Treasurer's safe of that
county, was brought before Justice Norris,
of Knoxville, on the Goth, and released,
and the case dismissed Mr.. Cunningham,
however, demanded an investigation of the
matter, and a public meeting was then Or
ganized. Witnesses were examined and
resolutions passed condemning his arrest,
and declaring that he should not be even
suspected ofsthe crime. The evidence of
Chicago and other experts showed that the
lock was Lille duodexigon, and forced by
q burglar who knew the weak points of
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In the Senate, on the 9Th, the bill rela-
tive to the Naval Academy, was passed, with an
amendment reducing the number of cadets at large
from 25 to 10. lon motion of Mr.. Sherman the
compound interest bill was taken up. The ques-
ton was the Senate substitute for the House bill
The bill passed blythe House authorized the Sec,
/ retary Of the Treasury to redeem compound
interest notes with a new issue of legal ten
Jer not to exceed 500 600 000 For this the Sen
ate Finance Committee proposes as q substitute
Al. hi ocadh w IL
| thorizing the redemption OF maturing compound
nterestnotes with certificates Of loan at three per
cent interest, The substitution of the Senate bill
was was agreed to- Mr.. sherman, from the Finance
Committee, offered the following :. That no Ma
tional bank shall receive or pay interest on any
National bank, and compound interest notes
Of july nj ~ next Ths Was agreed 70 and the bill as
son called up the jent resolution passed by the
the House at the last session. directing the Secre-
tafy of War to contract the erection OF an eqnes
field Scott. 1t is to be made by Henry r.. Brown,
of Newburgh, N. Y, of cannon captured In the
Mexican War and at cost not exceedln a sS y h
placed in fhe Franklin Square, washington CITY,
or such other place to be designated by the Secre-
i Ss Fl esoaon a e a 11 esSss in
the late rebel states, the Senate adjourned without
action e TF "A u pWpTo fsyy n q
In the Senate, on the 9th, the naval-ap-
preparation bin amounting to SIS s29 935was passed
| s..sThe House then discussed the Tariff bill i'll
Committee of the Whole, alter which the sDll 10
provide for the temporary increase OF the pay OF
army officers was passed. z IA a
In the Senate, on the 2Sth, a bill was in
troduced to authorize the construction of bridge
across the Missouri river at Leavenworth. - Re-
ferred to the Military Conn ittee The bill to es,,
tabsh the Department. OF Education was passed
! the consideration of various subjects. resou
ton authorizing Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
/ Fox and other officers of the Miantonomah and
Augusta, to accept the presents from the Emperor
of, Russia, free OF duty, was passed The Senate
! concurred in the House amendment to the bill to
/ temporarily increase the pay OF officers OF the
4 ARM. :. Mr.. Buckalew entered motion to recon
| slider The vote by which the bill establishing De-
partment Of Education was passed. The mlsGel-
| taneOus Appropriation bill was taken up. The
Tax hill was taken up and considered. !. The
Senate -concurred in the amendment to the River
| and Harbor bill. m ap4 as5. 81 ..ss
& Tn the House, on the 28th, a resolution
of inquiry in reference to the Canadian Confedera
ton came up and was referred to the Committee ON
Foreign Affairs. The bin for the allotments of
members of the Supreme Court among the circuits
| was passed Bills to amend the organic acts of
| Arizona. Idaho. New Mexico and Colorado Terri
tories were passed All efforts to suspend the
rules for the introduction OF another Iarlh PHI
were lost The vote referring to the committee
on Public Lands the bill amending the act OF June
last for the disposal of public lands in actual home
settlements II NV tb
| apncants to make oath that they have not, been
in arms against the United States, or given aid or
comfort to its enemies, reconsidered and after
slang discussion the bill was modified only to ex
cude those who had voluntarily given AID and COM
4 fort to the rebellion, and to except those who
| afterwards enlisted in the Federal army and have
| been honorably discharged therefrom. The bill
| passed . A message was received from The Senate
| asking Committee of Conference on the BANK
rupt bill. The House insisted on us amendment
to the Indian Bureau bill, vz for Its transfer TO
| the war Department, and a Committee OF Confer
ence was agreed to. The Senate amenaments 70
| Idaho, Utah and Montana, were concrred IA, ana
! a Committee of Conference asked to q. the Senate
amendment to the bill for building gne 1 to th
River and Harbor bill all concurred IN except
one as to Sandusky. The House non-concurred
in the Senate amendments TO tne 0ompouia td in'er
The Senate joint resolution for the erection Oh an
equestrian statue to General Scott was concurred
in. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the list, the Tariff bill
was discussed without action. The Colorado Ad-
mission bill came up and was lost-29 to ID;
loss than n two third vote in its favor. The In
ternal Revenue bill taken up. The report OF
the Confederate Committee on the bill for the alot-
ment of Supreme Court Judges was agreed TO, anu
the bill was adopted. The Fortihcation bill was
uassed The Naval Appropriation bill was
ppassed riJ The Senate refused to reconsider the
vote passing the bill establishing Department of
Education. Z Z N gzelE2 aI4gaO
In the House, on the list, the Senate bill
in reference to persons imprisoned under sentence
r oflenses against the laws of the United States,
allowing a deduction of one month in each years
imnrisonment for good conduct, passed.. The
Senate hill to extend the time for reyersion of the
limited States lands granted in aid OF the cOnsruc
ton Of railroads in Michigan was at = the
and towns on public lands was amended by au-
fhoriZinr corporate authorities to enter them at
land offices at the minimum p ice for the benefit
of the corporation, and passed. ..Ihe report OF
the Conference Committee on the Bankrupt bill
was agreed to by % to II. The Senate amend
ments TO the Tax bill were considered, and non
ooncurred in, and a Committee Of Conference
asked ----.--.--
L In the Senate, on the ID, 4 Bingham's bill
for increasing the duty on wool, which passed the
House the previous session, was taken, up ard
nassed. The report of the Committee Of Con-
ference on the Bankrupt bill, which was concurred
in--b4 against 90. Mr.. Sherman, from inc CON-
mittee on Conference on the Compound.lnterest
Note bill made report, which was ADOPTED:
me Presidents veto OF the Tenure Of Office bill
was read and the bill passed over the veto 30 to
II. The Indemnity bill was also passed, 30 TO O.
The veto of the Military Reconstruction Dill
was iskep M in the evening" and after some dis
CUSTOM the bill was passed over ine Neto: iS
not open its doors again until Sunday, a, m; AT
3 a m. the Deficiency bill passed, and atS:30 the
Tariffhill withthe House amendment, was passed.
-" The Senate then adjourned until 7:30 p. M.
a resoIution of thanks was rendered to Cyrus w.
Field, and General Howard, OF the Freedman's
pnrea directed TO inquire into the reports OF des
titntion al the South and the proper means OF re-
lieying it. The Senate then went into an altnight
Executive Session. .at.s. ). 4.ts.t.a,
In the House, ON the I'd, various reports