Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-02-07
SUMMARY OF The WEEK.
Cousressfo7aaI.

made that the House had disagreed to the Senate g
- amendment to the Deficiency bill, and also had
refused to concur in the Senate's amendment to
the Cotton Tax bill, and other committees were
appointed by the Senate !. ..After a brief discus
sion ON the bin in relation to spirit meters, the
Senate sojeurned. ---
In the House, on the 28th, bill was in
troduced providing for bounty to the widows
. and childfen Of three months and nine months
volunteers LA bill was passed IN relation 10 me
taxing of shares of National Banks, providing
that he Wordszss place where the bank Is located,
and not eIsewhere,r shall be construed to mean
the State in which the bank Is located" and
the Legislature of each State may determine the
manner and place of taxing all shares of National
Banks located in the State. The billto regulate
the public deposits was reported back and passed.
IA communication was received from the Ex.
ecutiye Department In reference TO the formal
transfer Of Russian America "a bill was intro
duce TO provide for bureau of civil service.
The bill declaring forfeited to the United States
certain lands granted to aid the construction OF
railroads in Southern States was taken up and de-
bated until the hour of adjournment. Z sM8
"a In the Senate, on the Goth, a conn1uni-
cation from the President enclosing the report Of
the Secretary OF State relative to the purchase of
Alaska, was referred. The resolutions of tho
Colorado Legislature praying for admission as q
State were referred. .. Bills were introduced, TO
grant public lands for the construction OF rail-
road from Brownsville, Nebraska to intersect the
Union Pacific Road creating National Bureau
in Alabama =. The bill for the sale OF iron clads
was taken up, amended and passed. :. AT the ex-
piration of the morning hour the Supplem entary
Reconstruction bill was taken up, and afterlde'
bate thereon the Senate adjourned. 70 RsTya faag +
In the. House, on the 10Th, The bill con-
corning the rights Of American citizens was re-
ported back, and notice of amendments given....
A report was received from the Conferences Com
mlttee on the Deficiency Dill, and agreed to....
B aeS Of @
amend the act OF the 18th of July, 1866 authoriz-
ing the construction OF bridges across the Missis
sippi, by extending Its benefits to the La Crosse
= 81 Prescott Railroad Company Joint resolu.
ton was introduced and referred declaratory of
the rights and powers of the Federal and State
Govern ments, and of the rights of citizenship.
The bill to declare forfeited to the United States
certain lands granted to aid in the construction of
railroads in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and
Florida was considered and notice of an amend
ment given Communications were received and
referred IRON the Secretary of the Treasury and
Secretary Of War, and the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the Both, bills were
introduced providing for holding terms of the
United States District Courtin the Eastern Dis
rict of Missouri at St Louis; to grant aid to con-
Pacific Railroad to Idaho, Montana, and Pngets
Sound. "A resolution was offered as TO the expe-
diency of changing the Northern boundary OF
Colorado from the 41st to the 42d parallel. The
addition to the Civil Tenure bill was taken up.
briefly discus sed and ito further consideration
postponed. The resolution relative to the In.
debated, without action The Reconstruction
bill was then taken up and debated ~. The report
or the Conference Committee On the Cotton Tax
bill, recommending that the Senate recede from
ITS amendment and substitute aprovision exempt
ing cotton imported from abroad after November,
1868, was read, and the Senate adjourned.
In the House, on the 30th, resolution
was adoptcd-97 to 57-directing the judiciary
Committee to inquire into the truth of certain de-
claratioDs contained in the Washington Egensag
fn thnp ffac a al
gentlemen Of both political parties, one OF the
Judges of the Supreme Court spoke very Freely OF
the Reconstruction measures OF Congress, and DE,
clared, in the most emphatic manner, that all
those laws were unconstitutional, and that the
Supreme Court would so pronounce them, and
that said committee report whether the iacts conj
stitute such q misdemeanCr in office as requires
the House TO present to the Senate articles OF I'M
parchment against said Judge. The House re-
snmed the consideration, Of the 6ll concsrnng
IA bill was introduced and referred, extending
the grant of three months extra pay to all yolun-
teer officers below the grade OF Brigadier General
who were not mustered into the service of the
United States before APP II 30 1865, and were hon
orably mustered out thereafter. few unim-
portant bills were Introduced, anu the House adj
jouined. ~ &$-s
In the Senate, On the 3tst, the Chair laid
before the Senate the Joint resolution Of the Ohio
Legislature, resembling the Constitutional amend
ment, which was referred to the judiciary Com
mittee. . The supplementary Tenure.of. Office
bill was then taken up, discussed, and laid over
I'LL inc ga. tIe eupplsiotL M ~ frthr
Dill was tnen taken up % b aa i % b
date the Senate Adjourned. - 81 Iii
T., +ho uo,7ea0 ~, stbn L21st~theI ioirt
resolution of the Ohio Legislature, Withdrawing
the ratification of the Constitutional amendment
and requesting the return 10 the governor OF
Ohio Of the official papers on file IN Washington,
giving the assent OF ONO 70 tne salu aulenqment,
was referred 10 tne JudIciary CoInmittee, Win u.
strucnons to report whether the state mas me
right to WITHDRAW It's assent "A DHl was reported
providing Tor the continuation OF inc freeaneen
Bureau Tor one year ailer July 40, 1905, VIII
authority TO the secretary OF war tc Withdraw tne
( Bureau from States represented In CONGRESS. !
Ihe MAYA appropriation nli, appropriatlhg . 10, +.
gs6O4o was maae me oioer LOT tne iStn OF
reported, ordered printed, and made the special
order for the 3D. 1.-The report of the Conference
Committee on the Cotton Tax, recommending that
the Senate amendment be receded from, .andfsub-
shutting provision accepting cotton Imported
from abroad after November, 1868, was agreed 70
Kentuckv1 contested election case of Brown and
Smith, The House adjourned.
The Senate was not In session on the
tst In the House. communications from the
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SIOUX lnoian ressIyatiOn IN hlDhesota, anu 10
treaty cain OF IuS ShoctdW Natioh oi lnuians
against inc ehlleu STATES, were presenteu anu ~
ferred Lhe hehtueKy electi0h case was pIieHy
CONSIDERED ana postponed until inc % "A con,
munlcatlon was presented from the secretary OF
War with reports OF engineers reIatlVe 10 'he I'M
proVement OF the missouri river .'AoJourned. |
In the Senate, on the Sd, resolutions of
=, Trrr.,, - q -. ID. 49, ~. n. !. ~, - y
tRe Malhe LegisIatafe III tesaro " Sno taA On
National Banks were presented andreferr9d ..sA
memorial on the rights of American citizens
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