Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-01-17
suMMARY OF The WEEK.
CnnrreesioMaI.

a part OF the army n ne President not having
returned the bill. sent TO aim December 10th, Tor
the fuTtheR security Of equal rights In the Dstrlct
OF Columbia, the question as TO whether IL was
now al Awwas referred TO the JUDICIARY O9Ininids
tee. A resolution was introduced and reierred'
ginstructing the. Committee on Commerce 10 III
rQuire into the expedlency OF regulating tue ld4ee
ON the various railroads In the Unlted otatee, ~
T'he biil TO repeal the cotton tax was taken up,
discussed ana amended By condning the e1emp-
ton 10 cotton grown in 1868 and that imported oe
a. tsya,n Anil 7s6s aud April, 1863, and providing
that no further provision 81 the Id" ~ "
authorize the collection OF the tax alter ioooain
In this shape was passed--yeas, z2i naye' l~''''
In the House, on the 7th, the bill to ia
"a Gillette the payment of soldiers bounties was
% passed "A bill was parsed to compel the pay
ment OF taxes distilled spiris In all cases when
withdrawn from bonded warehouses. report
from the Committee on Elections, that Dir. Trim
bile was entitled to his seat as Repres entatve from
the First Congressional District of Kentucky, was
laid over Several resolutions of instructions,
ETC. were introduced -. In Committee Of the
Whole, the question of the pubic dcot was as
cussed. Adjourned.
In<fhe Senate, on the 9Th, discussion was
had on the House bill directing that certain
moneys in the hands OF the United States Treas.
urer, the proceeds of captured and abandoned
rebel property shall be conveyed by warrants
81 into the Treasury "a bill was introduced and
referred authorizing writs of error from the Dis
trict to the Circuit Court Of the United States, 10
certain classes of inal cases Among other
resolutions introduced and adopted was one ask
blfOr the further security OF civil rights IN the
District of Columbia, passed by both Houses, has
been delivered 10 the secretary OF state aud be-
come a law, the ten days having elapsed since its
passage ii II he bin to prevent further contrac-
lion Of the currency was taken up and made the
special orderfor the 9th. Executive session and
Adjournment. ~ .f ass .a5.e s+.ges.
In the House, on the 9th, joint reso-
luton was introduced, and laid over, requesting
the President to intercede with the Queen Of
= Great Britain toFecure the release of Rev. John
Z 5tcMahon, "a citizen OF Indiana, convicted as a
Fenian raider, and now confined at Kingston,
Canada West. Res olutious and petitions on the
rights of American citizens abroad were presented
and referred The Senate amendment to the
b. bill repeating the cotton tax was taken from the
Speaker table and referred to the Committee OF
Ways and Means. -. The resolutions declaring Mr..
Van Horn emitted to his seat as Representative
from the Sixth Congressional District of Missouri
were adopted "A resolution was adopted, direct
ing the Committee of Ways and Means to inquire.
into the eXpediency oil Immediately aoollsning
the internal revenue tax on manufactures of cot
ton, WOOL iron and steel. Several commnnlca
lions were received and referred, and the House
adjourned. - I aas .mgsTI<4 .E-~
" In the Senate, on The 9th, the House bill
10 prevent frauds in therevenue from distilled spir
its, with an amendment striking out the words In
bond,', was reported amendment agreed to, and
bill passed. Several petitions OF no general In
terest were presented and referred -. "A motion
= for the Indefinite postponement of the bill for the
conyers on of registered bonds into coupon bonds,
was agreed to-. The resolution 10 INSTRUCT me
Judiciary Committee TO report a oili 70 aorogate
the existing State governments in the south, and
providing for provisional governments instead, was
taken up, and discussed, when the special order,
the bill TO prevent the further contraction OF the
en- currency was taken up, the question being on the
amendment, that after the passage OF this act,
the authority OF the Secretary Of the treasury 70
cancel notes shall be suspended" After consider
able discussion on the currency question, The sen
ate went into Executive session and soon after ad-
journed
lin the House on the 9th, aresolution d.
rectng inquiry into the construction OF the bridge
over The Ohio river at Louisville referred Bills
were introduced and REFEREED providing that no
answer, or other pleading Of any parties, no dis
COVery or evidence obtained by means OF any JUDI
cial proceed from any party or Witness IN this
or any foreign country shall be given in evidence,
and used against euch party or witness, or his
property, In any court OF the United states ana
10 amend the Bankruptcy act. 1.-The House pro-
decided 10 thu consideration of the ointresoluton
requesting the President TO intercede with The
Qaeen of Great Britain for the release of Father
Mcmahon, when u similar joint resolution in ref
ereuce to. robert Lynch OF milwaukee,, was intro
duced, and also joint resolution requesting the
President to effect the immediate release OF
Colones John Warner and w. j. Maggie, and any
other american citizens arrested in Ireland, and
now imprisoned without any sufficient grounds
to barge them with the commission OF any Of
fence against the laws of Great britain -.ail OF
which were unanimously passed. The Senate
amendments to the House bill In reference to
bond ed warehouses; for yhiskywere concurfed in.
"A Joint resolution was reported providing tor
81 commission OF Eve persons, 10 be appointed by
the Secretary of the Treasury, to examine careful
- ly all meters or mechanical contrivances or IN"
veDtrons that may be presented, intended to
measure, test and ascertain the prOductiveness of
grain other articles prepared Tor Oscillation, or
the actual quantity and strength of distilled spirits
subject to tax produced therefrom CRYING due no
tice of the time when, and place where. such eX.
animation Is TO be conducted, etc Wnen spicy
~ debate followed between several members, con
corning the appointment of revenue oihcers. when
the resolution went over until the l0tl, and the
Hou.e adjourned. %F n
3-p In the Senate, on the 10th, O. bill was in
troduced making all deputy postmasters, post
ofice agents and railroad clerks, whose salaries.
amount to $500 per annun, dependent upon ap
poIntmenL by the President aid continuation Dy
, the Senate. IAN anendm ent was reported to the
Deficiency bile. "A bill to amend the actto change
the organization OF the Postofice DEPARTING ut was
introduced. -. The bill, with an amendment to
supply defcien cies under the reconst uction act,
and for the Service of the Guartermasters Depart
ment for 1868, WAS reported....The bill relative to
the tax on distilled spirits came over from Tue
p House orslgnature and goes TO the President.
st the expiration of the morning hour, the special
order bill, to prevent further contraction of the
currency, was taken up. amendments offered and
Ia discussed, when the Senate went into executive
session, and soon after adjourned, . t-,fe3 b
,iv s- In the House, on the 10th, 1t was or
dered that the session on the 18th should be de-
voted to general debate. bill was reported to
establish system of schools for the District of
Columbia, that should serve as model for smi.
lar institutions throughout the country Ordered
printed, and made the special order for the 18th
- The House proceeded to the consideration of
the JOINT resolution under discussion yesterday In
reference to the whisky meters, which was, alter
being discuss at some length, finally passed.
A report was received and referred from The Sec
retary of State, in response 10 resolution inQulr
ing as to the State Legislatures which had raufed
az the proposed amendment to the Constitution of
the United States, known as the 14th article ne
report says the States which have ratified the
90 amendment are: Connecticut, New Hampshire,
Tennessee, New Jersey, Oregon. Vernon, New
York, Illinois, West Virginia, Kansas, Nevada,
Missouri, Indiana, Minnesota, Rhode Island Wis-
consin. Pennsylvania. Michigan, Massachusetts,,
and NebrasKa... A resolution was offered and re-
ferred relating to taxes, and JOINT Quion rela
tive to bounties to widows. children and parents OF
soldiers who have died since the 18th July. 1866,
was also referred, when the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th, petition
from Jessie Benton Fremont presented and
referred, praying that certain. property ia San
Francisco, Cal, taken possession OF by the gov
nment may be restored to her. joint resolu:
ton was introduced and referred, as follows :
q Whereas the amendment to the Constitution pro-
posed by the Thirty ninth Congress, known as
Article a. has already been adopted by the Legis-
2 latures of twenty-five States (recitiDg their
uames); and Whereas by the Constitution. an
amendment, being duly proposed. and ratified By
three-fuurths of The States, Is declared valid {;
= therefore, ( Rss0ivtd,} That said amendment,
IL having = received the requisite yatlfica-
ton. is valid to all intentS and purposes.
. ....Notice was given of amendment TO the
resolution to iuvalidate the existing governments
in the Southern Stat, s, providing that voter must
possess one of three qualifications -one year or
Il more service IN the army !; be able TO read the
Constitution OF the United States and subscribe
his name. or be possessed of freehold property
to the amount of $3.50. Ordered printed =. Exec
ptive session and adjournment. afRT
In the House, on the II h, in Committee
hala hats, A.,