Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-07-15

Adjourned ..... ....-s.
In the House, on the 1st, the Senate
Almeda bill, to grant the right Of way to road
through public lands in California, was passed.
Several private bills were passed. "a resolution
was aaopted-requesting the President to demand
of the British Government under what pretsnse or
vessels have been arrested and detained in the
Straits Of CansO the way to tho fishing grounds,
by vessels flying the British hag Con nsidsratior
ing OF several proposed amendments, tho House
bill was adopted a. substitute for the Senate bill
....Adjeurled. aat1lr., 7..
In the Senate, on the I'd, bills were
reported-granting condemned ordnance for Sol
disrs' monuments to various towns throughout
the country; amendment to the River and Aarbor
Appropriation bill; to establish a s-Atlantic
postal telegraph service by an American cable.
report was submitted and adopted from the
Committee of Conference On the bill anendatory
OF the Patent and Copyright laws. "A notion
....A report was made from the Committee of
Conference on the Indian Appropriation bill,
that the committee was unable to agree in conss-
quence OF the nat denial OF the House Of the
authority Of the Senate to make treaty stipula-
tions, with Indian tribes which should bind the
House, and new Committee of Conference was
ference on the bill to dehle the duties Of Pension
Agents was adopted. ...A Committee of Confer
snce was appointed upon the Post-O Ofnce Appropri-
laws and punish crimes against them was taken up
and debated and an amendment to strike the word
white" out OF all acts OF Congress relative to
naturalization so that there may be no distinction
on account Of race or color, was agreed toy to
r.. ..Adj jourred.
In the House, on the I'd, petition was
presented from business men of Cincinnati
against change Of time when reduction Of du-
ties shall take place under the Tax and Tariff bill,
and prayer that the date Axsd At December 81.
1870 be retained. Bills were passed-te forbid
to any other grantee than the United States; au-
therizing applicants under the Homestead act,
when prevented by distance or other good cause
Once, 10 make aflaavit and proof before the
Clerk Of County Court. and transmit the same
with fees by nail to the Register and Receiver Of
settlers @ % land. Of the u Unted stites pro7dna
that when any person entitled to avail himself of
the benefit Of the Presumption or Home
on lands subject thereto, such settlement shall
be deemed to create q contract between
the government and settler, and his claim
prevent the further Gales OF public lands in the
Territory Of Dakota, except under the Pre-
emption and Homestead laws: also, similar
forn., KANSAS Kansas, a Hrksnsss % and iHaSa Utan; decsr.
ing forfeited to the United States lands granted
to the State OF Louisfana In 1856, for the
road; to extend ths woodscrew patent Of Thomas
Harvey; for the extension OF the patent of Ansen
Smith for improvement In plows; to incorporate
the United States Freehold, Land and Enigratien
Company, and confirm certain legislati0n in Colo
rado Territory "A report was made and sereed
to, from the Conference Committee on the bill to
copyright laws. The House agreed to q second
conference on the Indian Appropriation bill, and
Messrs Sargent, Niblack and Paine were appoint
ed as Conference Committee The Louisiana
election case of Darrall against Bailey was taken
up, and the resolution OF the minority was re-
jectcd, SO to g, and that of the majority, giving
the seat to Darrall, adopted-67 to o.. "A report
Committee on the bill to establish an additional
land district in Kanaas. Adjourned to the 9Th.
In the Senate, on the 4th, the Funding
bill was received from the House and referred to
the Finance Committee. IA joint resolution was
reported, for the removal of the Cherokee Indians,
sin North Carolina, to the Indian Territory, and
providing for the payment to each Indian OF $50,
with interest thereon as stipulated in the treaty Of
1885. The Fertilization bill was reported, with
ont amendment, from the Committee on Appro-
priations.. "A resolution of inquiry into the re-
moval Of Collector Casey, OF New Orleans, the
management OF the Custom House there since 1855,
etc., was adopted. The Naturalization bill was
taken up, the vote by which the amendment strfk-
ing the word white from the Naturalization laws
was adopted was reeonsidered, and the amend
msnt was rejected-l4 to 80-and an amendment
was adopted-S1 to 20-to extend the NaturaliA-
tion laws to aliens Of African nativity and persons
of African descent. the bill was then reported to
the Senate as amended, and passed. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 9th, the bill grant
ing lands to the State Of Minnesota to aid In the