Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-03-20

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neachment trial at 900....A memorial was pre-
scented from the Executive COMMITTEES of the Col
onization Society, stating that three thousand per-
sons. mostly from North Carolina, are DESTROYS to
emigrate to Liberia, that the funds OF the society
have been exhausted by sending twelve hundred
there last year, and asking an appropriation Of
one hundred thousand dollars annually for the es-
Enlistment of a line Of steamers, and that one
hundred dollars be donated to each emigrant..
The Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill
was considered and passed. The bill to faclli-
tate the payment of soldiers bounties was amend.
ed and passed. Pending the consideration. t OF
the bill for the removal Of the Navajo Indians, the
Senate adjourned.
In the House, on the 10th, the bill for
the admission OF Alabama was reported and made
the special order for the 11th The Senate joint
resolution for the issue OF clothing 10 soldiers and
others to replace that destroyed to prevent con-
tagion, passed. "A bill was passed providing for
the sale of certain lands and lots on the Sea
Islands Beaufort District, South Carolina. s. The
bill to exempt certain manufactures from internal
tax was reported back and passed. The bill
concerning the rights Of American citizens In
foreign States was reported back and debated.
the General Of the Army relative to the removal
Of the City Councils Of New Orleans and Jefferson
City, Louisiana. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th, memorial
of the citizens of Jefferson county, Colorado,
against the admission of that Territory as State,
was tabled. The bill to amend the Judiciary act
of 1868 was passed The Senate non concurred In
the sale of captured and abandoned property to be
paid into ne Treasury ana apgOlnteo S HTmm %as
brought up, discussed and laid over. Senate
went into Executive session, and soon after ad-
journed.
In the House, on the 18th, the Senate
amendments to the Judicial Pension bill were nom
concurred in, and Committee of Conference ap-
pointed -. The Speaker presented letter from
General Grant, stating that 70,82 votes were cast
The House resumed the consideration of the
Freedmen's Bureau bill, which provides that the
for the term of one year from and after the 18th of
July and directs the Secretary of War TO re-es-
tabiish said bureau where the same has been who'll
or in part where he y
1t. The bill went over The Senate amendment
to the House bill to facilitate the payment Of SOL
mittse of Conference appointed !. The bill for
the admission Of Alabama was taken up, debated
and laid aside Temporarily IA communication
eraI Meade, showing the necessity of an
additional appropriation to carry n+ ont inc
m acts was peerred aa f
reimburse Milwaukee for expenditures on the
harbor of that city,. Mr.. Van Wyck, from the
reported fictitious destruction Of bonds, ia the
Treasury, which he asked to be laid on the table
and printed. Objection was made to the reading
scented and read. Mr.. Van Wyck stated that he
had, in company with Mr. Latin, called on Gen
eral Spinner the same evening the charge was
made and ascertained that there was no fraud or
suspicion of fraud in the matter. "A somewhat
heated colloquy took place between Messrs Logan
and Van Wyck the former cSnenang aeat I'M
statement should he published, and the latter
holding that the committee had only been In.
1s s tine pubic hs %
from Illinois to be called in question at all ...Ad-
journed. reg,
In the Senate, on the 18th, petitions were
presented, one of bankers, manufacturers and
merchants of Indianapolis. demonstrating against
any material change in the National Banking sys-
TEN !; one of citizens of Ohio for change in the
mode of appointing civil officers. "A resolution
was offered, and went over, that the Finance Com
mittee be instructed to inquire into the expediency
of reducing the duties on foreign merchandise in
the same ratio as any reduction which shall be
made in tax on domestic manufactures. The
House bill for the relief of certain exporters of
Distilled spirts, with an amendment, was reported,
debated and went over The House bill granting
pensions to certain soldiers and sailors OF the war
of 1872 was called up, debated and went over. "a
large number Of private pension bills we, were taken
tive session and soon after adjourned.
In the House, on the 18th, the report of
the Committee on Retrenchment on the question
Of the fictitious destruction of $1s,OOO0 900 in bonds
In the Treasury came up, and q resolution was
adopted that the report and testimony be re com
mitted with instructions to report whether any
and what changes are requisite in the present
mode of printing United States bonds and notes.
IA message was presented from the President
informing the House that an act to amend the Sup
pene ntary Reconstruction bill had been presented
to him on February g, and not having been re-
turned by him to the House, it had become law.
THE bill to continue the Freedmen's. Bureau
went ever until the nth. "A resolution was
adopted calling on the Secretary of the Treasury
for certain information concerning the contract
made under the act to facilitate telegraphic COM
the Atlantic and Pacific StQtpa
"A resolution that the further sale of agricul-
tural public lands ought to be prohibited and that
all proposed grants OF pubic lands Tor railroads or
nized and rigidly subordinated to the paramount
purpose Of securing homes for the 1andless poor,
was adopted The Senate bill to amend the Ju-
dietary act Of 1889 was amended by an additional
section repeating portion OF the act OF 1857, and
authorizing appeals from the Circuit Courtto the
Supreme Court of the United States, and passed.
....Adjourned
In the Senate, on the 18th, the galleries
were densely crowded to witness the impeachment
proceedings. "A number Of petitions were pre-
scented, including one of workingmen of Ohio for
a passage of an Eight-H0ur law Referred 80. The
bill to amend the Judiciary act of 1883 came over
from the House. signed, and received the signature
Of the o tb
bill, and apponteda Committee OF Conference.
At one O'Clock, the morning hour having expired,
Chief Justice Chase took the chair, and the Ser
geantat Arms made proclamation in the usual |
fern. The Secretary read the journal of the |
Court. On motion, the House was notified that |
the Senate was organized as Court of Impeach- |
mert, and ready to- proceed with the trial of |
Andrew johnson. Immediately thereafter the |
Managers and members Of the House took the |
seats provided for them. The Senators who had |
not already done SO, now took the OATH. After |
further preliminaries the Presidents counsel were
notified of the commencement of proceedings, and |
Messrs. Stanbery, Curtiss and Nelson took their |
seats at the table the right of the Chief Justice
Mr.. Stanbery read the answer of the President en-
tering his appearance and naming as his counsel l
Messrs. Stanbery, Curtiss, Nelson, Black and |
Evarts and asking for forty days time in which to
prepare his Defense citing various cases in which
periods as long in proportion to the magnitude of
the case had been granted. After some discussion
to the time to be granted and the manner of pro-
ceedure under the rules, an order was offered |
that April 1st be the day for the fling Of the Pres
ident's answer that within three days thereafter
9TH of April the trial proceed. At O'Clock the |
Senate, on motion, retired for consultation and |
returned at 410, when the Chief Justice announced
that the motion under consideration had been |
ident be required to file his answer on Monday |
March 23d. An order was offered that on the fl |
ing Of the replication by the Managers, the trial
proceed forthwith. Denied-ycas IS nays &c. An |
impeachment shall proceed on the 9TH day of April
next, and an amendment offered that unless cause
for delay be shown, the trial shall proceed immed
ately after filing the replication. Amendment
agreed to-40 to 10--and order as amended, adopt
cd. :. Court adjourned until 23d inst. Senate
adjourned. E1t s@tE& ~ = Il
In the House, on the 18th, a petition of
six slaves of the late Geo. A. p. Curtis, praying
Congress to grant to each homestead of twenty
acres out of the estate, which is the property
of the United States was presented. Announce