Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-12-24
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CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.


was discussed.-Mr. Carpenter introduced bill
fixing the salary of the Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court at $12 000 and Associates at 10000.
referred to Judiciary Comraittee.--By Mr.. Summer.
bill putting medical practitioners footing of
equality in the District of Columbia, without dis
tinction Of coor.-By Mr.. Trumbull, bill relative
to the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
By Mr. Stewart, a resolution restoring to private
entry the land withdrawn for the benefit of the g.
P. r. r. By Mr.. Drake, q bill TO establish uni
| form time for holding elections for electors Tor
President and Vice President of the United States
and Representatives in Congress in all the states of
the Union.-By Mr.. Stockton, exempting the proper
ty of charitable institutions from tax or duty Re
ferred.-A bill removing disabilities from certain
persons was passed.
HoUsE-A petition was received asking
repeal of the tax on hides asking removal of du-
ties on coal; oy Mr.. Shanks, a bill for the recon
mended by President Grant; by Mr.. Stevenson, to
place the following articles on the free list: Tea
coffee, noasses, syrup, Melada, cane juice, rice
salt, lumber, hides, stains for printing paper and
iron inpigs; by Mr.. Fox. a resolution creating a
committee to enquire into the recent Wall street
i gold panic; by Van Trump, resolution from the
i Ohio legislature respecting the proposed 18th
amendment; by Mr.. Loughridge, a bill to continue
the supply Of artificial limbs to soldiers The CEN
sus bill was then taken up and considered. Mr..
Butler was in favor of having the census taken by
the officers of the internal revenue.-Mr. Scoheld
thought the old mode. of taking it by y. s. Mar
shals was better as many had had experience Mr.
Butler argued in favor of the revenue officers;
they had plenty OF CLERKS lLle 10 uO
!. Mr.. Maynard thought well of Buffers PROPOSE
tion-Mr. Garfield said that the ''tax gatherer'
was odious to the people, and he said it would be
4 necessary also to appoint as many new assistants
j as under the nlarshals Mr. Allison said it would
seriously interfere with the duties of the assessor
| for six months at least.--Mr. Wood. OF New York
city, was at first inclined to favor the idea of Mr.
Butler, but he considered the census work too i'm
cortant to be prejudiced would be, by putting
it in the hands of the revenue collectors,--Mr.
Butler closed the debate with sharp reference to
the peculiarities of New York city, His PROPOSE
ton was lost only % favoring, Mr.. Lawrence in
tr6ddced a. bill to punish election frauds, and Mr.
/ Davis, bill toimpose tax on fictitious and gamb
ling sales of gold The House then adjourned.
i HoUsEGDec. 10-Bills introduced by Mr..
Rogers to- remove political disabilities from
states lately in rebellion; by Strickland, to extend
the time for completing military road from Copper
4 Harbor Michigan, to Green Bay, Wisconsin; by
agrence, to abolish certain fees required OF PEN
sioners; by Hay to repeal SO much of the internal
revenue law as requires farmers and gardeners to
have a produce brokers' license to sell their own
products at market stalls or stands by Coleman to
provide for the sale of coin in the Treasury. Resa
lutons wereoffered by Aercur, to retrench in the
funeral expenses of Congressman; by Hoag, to en-
quire into the expediency of recognizing Cuba; a
bill by Ingersoll in relation to increase of the
/ greenback issue The House then went into Com
mittee of the Whole to consider the census bill,
which was discussed during the remainder of the
sitting. Several amendments thereto were adopt
ed one imposing fine of 5000 on any corpora
4 ton refusing to give any Information required by
the act Schoeld urged the striking out OF the en-
acting clause of the bill which required multiple
cation of Federal officers-the amendment was re-
jected. A petition from New York containing over
1000 names was presented for the independence of
i Cuba. Adjourned till Monday.
SENATE-Dec. 18th. Carpenter, from the
Judiciary Committee, reported Mortons Georgia re-
construction bill, with mendnentsC orbitt intro
duced bill to establish department of Indian af-
fairs also bill to fund the maturing debt of the
United States by self funding bond. 1t provides
for the issue of 000 000 900 in coupon registered
bonds of ST 900 each to bear interest the first three
years at per cent, the next three years at per
cent, next do at per cent? and next twenty years
at per cent? to be free from all tax and to be used
in redeeming the 520 bonds.-Wilson introduced a
bill for the regulation of immie grafton declaring in
valid all contracts whereby immigrants pledge their
labor after arrival, and making it misdemeanor TO
extort such pledges-Co nkling, bill to repeal the
frankng law Carpenter, bill providing for the
resignation of Supreme Court Judges when inca
pactated from performing their duty, and for con.
tnung their salary for life.-Harlan bill for quar-
terly payment of pensions. a bill to extend
time for filing pension claims. Referred .-Carpen
ter submitted a resolution that the Spanish gun.
boats should not be permitted to depart during the
continuance of the Cuban rebellion. Laid on the
table.-The Senate took up the bill regulating and
defining tie powers of United States courts which
prohibits any judge court constituted by Congress
from Unfolding any act of Congress invalid because Of
a supposed repugnance between such act and the
Constitution of the United States. Drake supported
his bill at length, which, after discussion, was re-
HoUsE-A large number of bills were in.
troduced and referred, among which were, TO pro
vide for the construction of the Niagara ship canal
dividing Wisconsin into two districts, and fol-
Withholding money from Indians who held white
captives.-Buter offered bill that Virginia having
. complied with all requirements entitled tx
representation in Congress. Referred to Commit
tee on Observation-Disclosures offered resolution
declaring the House to be lin accord with the Pres
dent on Canadian reciprocity Adopted.-A reso
lutiop for adjournment from Dec. ed to jan. 9th
!, was adopted.-Butler reported resolution in
structing Ways and Means Committee to prepare
bill taxing U. s. bonds per cent, to be deducted
from the interest," this with other resolutions being
, unseconded went over.-A resolution was adopted
authorizing the Committee Oh Banking to investi
gate the causes of the recent gold panic.-A peti
Il ton for the recognition of Cuban beligerency
signed by ", 600 persons read and referred te
! Committee on Foreign Affairs. Butler, from the
Judiciary, reported the bill for repeal of the tenure
of office act, which was ordered printed.-The Sen
ate bill removing disabilities from certain persons
/ was taken up and led to considerable discussion
and was finally adopted-A number OF other un
important billswere presented, after which the
House proceeded to the consideration of the Cen
? sus bill.
SENATE-Dec. 14th. -Trumbull offered 6
resolution looking to dispensing with land offices il
states where there was no public land for sale.-By
Howard, resolution of enquiry as to the proprlety
of dispensing with certain penalties in the interna
revenue act by Cole, to enquire into the expo
diency of increasing the tax distilled spirits te
ST. Laid on the table Bills were introduced, b,
Drake, to increase the mail service with China ant
Japan also to fix the terminus of the Western Pa
cifc Railroad Company.-Morrill, of Maine, an
, nounced the death of VIM. Pitt Fessenden. Eulo
gies were pronounced by Mr.. Morrill, and othe
Senators.-Adjourned.
: HoUsE-A resolution was introduced BY
the Committee on Ways and Means tb inquire int
the expediency of abolishng the offices of collect
assessors and other agents OF the Internal Rev
!, enue Department, and proportioning the amour
of tax required to be raised from domestic
among the several states in proportion to their pop
ulaton. Referred to the Committee on Ways an(
citizens held as prisoners under the English gov
ernment Referred to Committee on Foreign At
fairs "A bill by Paine, looking to establishment
OF system of meteorological signals for the pre-
yention of marine disasters.-By Shanks, for fur
nishing, at cost to War Department, clothing te
needy and INDECENT soldiers sailors and marines il
: Soldiers Homes.-Schenck presented report from
Alaska relatingto the disposition of Seal Islands
Kelly presented petition from National
Colored Labor Convention, praying that
public lands in the Southern States
be givento Freedmenin tracts of 40 acres each -
The President sent in message approving bill
), the removal of disabilities.-The House then
took up the Census bill. Garfield, proposed to
strike out the section fixing the number Of repre-
sentatiyes. which was agreed to; he also proposed
adding statistics of Telegraph, and Life, Fire and
Insurance Cos. A discussion followed, ia which
Woodward characterized Life insurance. stipend.
Gus fraud amendment was adopted requiring
the bill was already SO laden with inquisitorial
qnirements that it would delay the census for ten
years.--Cobb, of Wisconsin, offered an amendment
requiring statistics of u. s. bonds held by corpor
tions andindiyiduals, in hopes the Ways and Means
Committee would devise plan of taxing the H.
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