Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-12-31
Weekly News Summary
.CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate, on the Goth, the House
Census bill was taken up and referred. Bills were
introduced and referred-to reform the civil SER
vice to charter the American & Holland Ocean
Cable Company; to provide for the adjustment
and satisfaction of claims of American citizens for
sno collation. committed by French privateers Febru-
ary g. 1851; for the protection of settlers on the
frontiers :. "A joint resolution was reported from
the Judiciary Committee declaring that the State of
Virginia Is entitled to representation in Congress
"A resolution was agreed to requesting of the
President copies of any correspondence between
the United States and Great Britain, concerning
tries since the rejection of the Alabama Claims
Convention by the Senate. Executive session
and adjournment. q; !NT 6ffIt Er- .,
In the House, on the Goth, q memorial
OF the Senators and Representatives in Congress
from Tennessee, was presented, praying Congress
to interpose for the relief of loyal citizens in Ten
nessee, and for the maintenance of a republican
form of government therein. Bills and res0u-
tions. were presented and referred-prOviding
for free system of national banking to regulate
the taking OF bail i'll civil and criminal cases grant
ing pensions to surviving soldiers and widows of
the war Of, 1912; relative to the constitutional
power of Congress to regulate and limit the tariff
of railroad companies. extending through two or
ing States of the West; to suspend the provisions
of the act of March IS, 1862 to strengthen the pub
lie credit, until the United States shall resume pay
ment in coin of all obligations of the government;
to repeal the law requiring agricultural societies
to take out United States license in order
to hold their fairs, and to. pay q, per cent.
privilege; to regulate labor contracts made with
immigrants in the United States; providing for
the assembling of the Virginia Legislature and ad-
minstering the test oath to its members and
ofic re; to provide for the payment OF bounty to
soldiers discharged by reason Of sickness con-
tracted in the line of duty; to grant certain
Islands to Wisconsin as swamp lands. .ResC-
buttons were adopted-instructing the Com.
mittee on Territories to inquire what
further legislation is Necessary to saPprss
9ygy in o or he
cution Of works for the Improvement of Des
Mones Rapids, in the Mississippi River. >. After
ga Reconstruction bill, the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 21st, the bill to
provide for the execution of the law against polyg
amy in Utah reported favorably. "A bill Was
introduced and REFERRED for the more equal distri-
button of the banking capital, providing that the
$340, 100000, and preference shall be given to
sections the. least supplied with National al
Bank circulation ;. The Ocean Telegraph bill
was taken up, discussed, and recommitted. -:
A joint resolution was passed, suspending until
February /, 1S79 all existing laws relating to the
taking of the census. The House joint resolu-
tiOn directing a reimbursement of owners in the
loyal States Of steamboats, and other vessels taken
during the war, was passed.. Adjourned. II j
2 In the House, on the 21st, the Georgia
Reconstruction bill was discussed at great length
and finally passed-12t to BIZ The Senate joint
resolution suspending the existing provisions OF the
law for taking the census was passed. IA concur
rent resolution agreed to extending the recess
from the 5th to the 10th OF January "a JOINT res
Olution was passed donating cannon for the erec-
tion of an equestrian statue in bronze of General
Grant, TO be placed on the south terrace OF the
Treasury "A resolution was adopted authorizing
the President to make the necessary preparations
for the reception, in a becoming manner, of Mr..
Peabody's remains. ;. Adjourned.