Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-17

/ States ten mllllons OF dollars IN god, tney
taking the fee simple of the territory OF Alas
| ka and leaving the domain in the Govern
/ ment of the United States. The vote on the
bin Is to be taken ON Thursday, the 9th inst.
4 SENATE, July 2nd.--Frelinghuysen reported,
| from the Committee on Naval Affairs, Joint
/ resolution authorizing the Secretary of the
| NAVY TO receive for instruction at the Naval
| Academy not exceeding SIX persons, TO be
designated by the Government of Japan, pro-
vlded that no expense to the United States is
involved.-A. S. WEIGH, Senator elect from
Florida. was sworn in.-Bills were passed to
extend the time for the completion of the
West Wisconsin Railroad; to grant to the
Western Pacific Railroad the use of so much
of the island of Yerba Buena, in the harbor of
San Francisco, as is not required for military
purposes, and tn civil appropriation bill.
HoUsE.-Stevens, from the Reconstruction
Committee reported bill to provide for the
erection of not more than two additional states
out of the territory of the state OF Texas Or
dered printed and recommitted; bill was
passed to restore TO certain parties their
rights under the laws and treaties of the Uni
ted States-The House went into Committee
of the Whole and took up the Senate amend
ments to the Legislative, executive and judi
cIal appropriation bill, and proceeded to vote
upon the amedments one by one. The
amendment abOlishing the Office of Director
of Statistics was concurred IN, with an amend
ment making it effective from July LIST, 1869.
on the Senate amendment appropriating $780,
900 for the department of education, the COM
mittae recommended non-cOncurrence.-The
amendment allowing government advertise
ments to be published III third paper IN
Washington, was agreed to.-The amendment
relating TO the Congressional Globe was dis
cussed some time, but the committee rose
and the House adjourned without vote.
SENATE, July "a joint resolution was
adopted authorizing commissioner from the
tax and navy departments to report suitable
nlan for bridge from Boston 10 East Boston,
with a hill nasRpH IN ih. Ma-Aa-
chusetts legislature, none 10 be built without
the consent of Congressional unimpor
tant bills were passed.
HoUsE.-rhe House went into committee of
the whole on the Senate amendments to the
Legislative, executive and Judicial appTopria-
ton bill. The amendment repeating all laws
authorizing the publication OF the actual pro-
ceedings and debates was concurred ia. The
Senate amendment to pay for only such ad-
vertisements IN Washington papers as may be
ordered by the heads of departments, with
provisO that government advertisements shall
be published only IN the three papers author
lied by law, were cOncurred m An amend
ment adopted lnstructlng the supefln,
tendent of public buildings to remove all
paintings stationery, &c, now in the capitol
The deficiency bill was then considered. Fn-
~ Thousand dollars was appropriated for the
postoffice building at Madison, Wis, and $40,
GOO for the postoffce and custom house at
Cairo Ill. The committee arose and the two
bills went over until Monday. Butler made
report from the managers, which was ordered
printed and recOmmitted. Bills were passed
providing for the iseue of arms to the militia
Of the reconstructed states, and repeating
sec. 5 of the act of 1892 concerning the reg
istering and recording of vessels.
SENATE, July 6th.-BIlls were passed to pre-
scribe the oath of Office to be taken by per
sons from whom legal disabilities have been
removed; and TO amend the act relative to the
establishment of a territorial government III
New Mexico. giving the Legislature the night to
override by twO-thIrds vote the governors
veto. An evening session was consumed IN
considering the tax bill.
HoUsE.-Bills were introduced directing the
Secretary Of the Treasury to charge tax OF
ten per cent on tho interest of the United
States bonds; for the gradual resumption OF
speeis payments TO provide for the flssFlhu
ton of the reward OF 300 900 offered by the
President for the capture OF Jeff. Davis
Dawes, nom the Committee on Elections, re-
ported back the credentials of John H.
French. John S. Devices, and Alex. II. Jones,
members elect from North Carolina, to whom
the oath Of office was administered--A num-
Der OF bills from the Committee on Claims
passed, including one allowing Henry Is. ii.
Marie $40, 900 for services and information IN
rhe arrest OF SurTatt.-A bill was passed IesU-
iating the construction of bridges oyor the
Ohio TiveT.-CObb reported from the Commit
tee on Claims joint resolution giving 800
bounty TO soldiers who enlisted between May
Attn and July 22d, 1861, and were honOrably
discharged IOr causes OtnSf tlldn NOttiitlc IS-
ceivcd in battle before serving two years.
SENATE. July 7th.-The most OF the session
was consumed in a discussion of the tax bill
, Several amendments were agreed to, but no
marked progress was made.
HOUsE.-Julian offered preamble and res
Olution reciting the fact of a so-called treaty
between the Potawatamie Indians and the At
Gibson, Topeka and Santa Ee Railroad, by
which 81, 900 acres OF Indian lands were
transferred at the rate of one dollar per acre,
which was monstrously disprOportiOnate to
their value, and instTucting the Committee
on Indian Affairs to inquire into the facts,
with power to send for persons and papers.
Stevens offered resolution that a committee
he appointed to prepare additional articles
Of Impeachment, and report the same.
The articles are in substance as follows: The
first charges the President with the abuse OF
government patronage; the second, with
usuTpatlon of power IN establishing pro-
visiOnal government; the third, with attempt
ing to bride the Colorado Senator; with APP
pointing persons to office who could not take
the test oath; with restoring forfeited prop
erty, and selling or allowed to be sold par
dOns for money; the fourth, with depriving
the treasury of large tracts of lands and
large amounts of money, and the fifth, with
usuTping the power of the other branches of
the government in attempting TO create new
states out of conquered territory. The mat
ter was postponed until the 20th.-A bill
modifying the waTehousing system was de-
bated at considerable length, but no vote was
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