Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-03-06
SUMMARY OF The WEEK.
coNGEEssSONAL.

unimDortant proceedings, the doorKeeper an
nounced committee from the House, and MeHsrs
Stevens and Bingham entered and the former
made formal announcement OF the Impeachment
by the House OF the President of the United States
and the presiding officer OF the Senate replied that
the Senate would take action in the premises, and
on motion, the message relating to the impeach-
ment was referred to a select Committee OF seven.
The chair appointed as such committee, Messrs.
Howard, Trumbull, Conkling, Edwards, MORTON,
Pomeroy and johnson. The Supplementary ne
construction bill was taken up, CONSIDERED,
amended and made the order for the 2Itn. .'Ad-
journed.
In the House, on the 25th, under the
call of States, large number of joint resolutions
were introduced and referred The lmpeach
rnent Committee made report IN the afternoon
that they had proceeded to the bar oil the senate
and as directed, in behalf of the House, formally
impeached the President of high crimes and mis-
deineaners in office, and demanded that the SEN
ate should take order 10 make him appear before
that body and answer for the same; and that the
response was the order shall be taken y. Res
olutons in reference to the rights of American cit
liens abroad, came up and were referred. The
Naval Appropriation bill was considered and
passed IA resolution was adopted to suspend all
other business when the Committee to prepare
articles of impeachment shall make report of the
same, and that the House shall go into Committee
of the Whole on the question, and report be made
TO the House on the second day thereafter at four
o. M when the House shall Immediately vote
thereon, etc. The House took recess until Z
o'clock, when it met ana INDUCED in general de-
pate LOT several nOurS, anu duJouIuSus
In the Senate, on the Goth, a memorial
of the citizens of Utah praying for the erection OF
the Territory of Wyoming, and the annexation OF
Utah and Idaho thereto, was referred. petltlon
of 1900 citizens of Louisiana, setting forth their
grievances and hardships, was presented and re-
ferred "A bill was reported from the Judiciary
Committee and recommitted, to prevent the en-
trance into the United States OF persons adJudged
guilty of certain crimes in foreign countries: "A
resolution was adopted that the Senate would take
0rdp IN imnpachmeQt
the House. and give due notice thereof to the
House Several messages and communications
were presented from the President, and approprl-
atey referred. :. The House amendments to the
bill appropriatng $4,000 for the temporary relief
of the destitute population OF the District OF Co
slumbia, were concurred in... The bill providing
for the sale, by the Secretary OF War, OF lands,
stenements and water privileges belonging TO the
United States at or near Harper's Ferry, was con-
sidered. amended and passed. IA Dill was re-
ported from the Judiciary Committee defining the
Jurisdiction of the United States Courts In certain
cases. Adjourned.
q In the House, on the Goth, petition of
the citizens of Allegheny county, Pa, complain
ing of the burden of taxation, and praying for a
reduction of the government expenses, and for
the proper adjustment OF the duties, was re-
.ferred 80. The Senate amendment to the House
Understanding the time for the completion OF the
Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad, was concurred
in Several resolutions were introduced and
disposed off,. "A message was received from the
Senate giving notice that the Senate VIII take
proper order on the proceedings OF 1mpeach-
ment, and that due notice shall be given to the
House, . The Senate substitute for the Supple
mentary Reconstruction bill was concurred In
yeas, 96; nays, 80. The bill to provide for the
fund was referred. In Committee of the Whole
the sundry civil expense bills were considered,
but without disposing of the subject the Commit
tee rose "A petition OF citizens OF Ross county,
Ohio, in favor of a general reduction OF the army
and navy and civil expenses OF the Government,
and a REIMBURSEMENT of the revenue law, was re-
ferred -AuIUurhed.
In the Senate, on the 27th a favorable
report was made on joint resolution relative to
the survey of the Northern and Northwestern
,akes. which was passed . "A bill was introduced
and referred for the relief of persons in the mili
tary and naval service of the United States who
may have instituted claims to public land under
the homestead laws. Bills were introduced, to
dissolve the Indian Peace Commission, and for
funding the national debt. The bill providing
for the disposition of moneys received from the
sale of abandoned property at the Sou.n was
taken up and discussed at some length, when,
without final action, the Senate adjourned.
In the House, on the 9th, resolution
was adopted, permitting the committee to prepare
articles of impeachment to report in print. Sew
erai bills were offered to permit the building of
railroad bridges the Ohio river The Speak
er presented several communications, including
resolutions of the South Carolina Convention, ask
ing an appropriation OF million dollars for the
purchase Of land for freedmen, sc and the Ma
tfonal Commercial Convention recently held in
Boston on finance, taxation, etc; which were re-
ferred . The Speaker read communication, re-
ceived from the New Superintendent OF Police, to
the effect that 165 pounds of nitro glycerine had
been sold by the United States Blasting Oil Com
pany of New York, to some persons who pre-
scented an order, which afterward proved to be q
forgery, and fears were expressed that the nitro
glycerine had been taken to washington Tor some m
Wisconsin Legislature in reference to the project
of connecting by navigable channels the waters
of the Mississippi and Lake Michigan, was pre-
the Civil Appropriation bill was taken up and dis
cussed. Adjourned
Il In the Senate, on the 28th, the Chair
submitted resolution Of the Legislature of Wis
constructive to the improvement of navigation
of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers....A report was
received that the Select Committee of Seven have
adopted series of rules for the proceedings of
the High Court of Impeachment, with request
to print notice that they would be called up on
the 10Th. "A joint resolution was introduced to
establish the right of way of the Portage Lake and
Lake Superior Canal in Michigan and granting
200 000 acres of land in the Northern Peninsula OF
Michigan to aid in the construction The bill re-
curing persons applying for the extension or re-
neWal of patents to give public notice thereof was
passed. Senator McCreery, OF kentucky, took
the oath and his seat. The Military Academy
Appropriation bill came up, was amended, de-
bated and passed. After considering the bill de-
claratory Of the law in regard to officers cashiered
or dismissed from the army by sentence of g Gen
Session, and soon alter adjourned. III
In the House, on the 28th, the Postoffice
Appropriation bill was made the special order for
the I'd. Several private bills were passed, and
adverse reports on private claims adopted. The
Senate oution for the survey of the North
ern and Northwestern lakes passed. "A bill was
reported and pc ssed for the custody and
expenditure of public moneys. The resolutions
adopted by the Grand Army of the Republic at
Philadelphia, January z, relative to ignoring SOL
TO and i'm qnnnntnpnt n
ment offices, asking action by Congress- We're pre-
scented and referred - resolution on the Consti-
tutional Convention of Mississippi, adopted yes
terday, approving the action Of Congress in the
impeachment of the President, was referred. -.
The Civil Appropriation bill was considered in
Committee OF the Whole, reported to the House,
and postponed until the 4th.. IA bill was intro
duced and referred to protect the rights OF insur-
ance companies, and to give them lien on assets
in certain cases. "A bill was introduced and re-
ferred to fix and equalize the pay of officers, and
TO establish the pay of enlisted men in the army.
....A bill was reported for the relief of certain
exporters of distilled spirits, and the House ad-
journed.
In the Senate on the goth, memorial
was submitted from the Legislature of Missouri,
asking aid to repair the levees on the Mississippi
river. "A bill was introduced and referred TO
abolish the Office of Adjutant General of the
army. The Senate proceeded with the considera-
ton of the rules reported by the Select Committee
of Seven to govern the impeachment trial, and
considerable discussion was had thereon, but,
without final action, the Senate adjourned.
In the House, on the 29th,' various
petitions were presented. The resolutions of the
Missouri Legislature on the subject of levees were
presented and referred Ten articles OF lmpeach
ment against the President of the United States
were presented from the Select Committee, and
read by the Clerk, when the House went into Com
mittee of the Whole for the consideration OF the
same. The articles of impeachment were debated
pro and con, and the Committee took recess
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