Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-05-20
Weekly News Summary.
CONGRESSIONAL.

In Inc Senate, on the 9th, D1llS 1Or al
increase of the fees of United States Marshas ant
| others of the Western District of Arkansas, ant
to provide for special terms of the Circuit Court
the Southern District of Ohio. were reported Oh
adversely The House resolution for inai ad
journment July was taken up, ant
| motion to extend the time to Au
| gust was lost. when motion to table th'
postponed to Friday, May 90 By 81 yeas to25 nays
-. The Legislative, Executive end Judiciary Ap
| preparation bill was taken up, and various amend
reported BY the COMMITTEES % on he
In the Senate, on the 9th, bills were
reportedfor furnishing artificial limbs for disabled
soldiers to incorporate the Kansas, Indian Terri
tory q Gulf Railroad Company; 70 enable the
Missouri River, Fort Scott q Gulf Railroad
| and the Leavenworth, Lawrence u Southwest
ern Railroad Companies to construct 8
single railroad track through the Indian Ter
| riiory to the Gulf: extending the time for the
| reversion. by the United states, Sf lands
| granted to Michigan to aid the construction
| of the Pere Marquette g. Flint Baroad; TO REIN.
burse Kansas for moneys expended in raising and
equipping militia for the suppression OF the re,
bellion; for extending he time for the presenta-
ton of claims for additional bounty, under the act
of July 20, 1866. "A bill was introduced and
referred, requiring the Secretary of the
Treasury, the National Banks, and other cor;
pOrati0Ds and associations, to issue and
publish annually statements of the amount OF in
lerest due upon certificates of stocks issued by the
United States, dividends deposits, end interest ac-
cruing from other sources, which have been un-
claimed for two years. >. The bill reducing taxa
tion was taken up and debated. The Legislative,
Executive and Judicial appropriation bill was
journed.
The House met on the 9th and adjourn
ed to the 10th, without transacting any business.
In the Senate, on the 10th, memorial
was submitted from the Grand Army Of the Re-
public asking to be given authority to send SOL
diers pensions through the mail by the money
order system . Bills were reported-for refundlng
certain duties upon the importation OF RUSSIA
hemp, upon which $40 per ton has been charged,
in violation of the treaty with Russia, only s25
being charged on Manila hemp; making
the duty on Russia hemp the same as on Manila
ION motion, the secretary OF the Interior was
asked for information relative to any unauthor-
lied invasion of the Indian Territory by citizens
80. Bills introd-ced-regulating pensions
for disabled officers ind soldiers; to enable the
Leavenworth, Lawrence q Galveston ka1lr0ad
Company to ore-locate portion OF the road. .Ihe
Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation
bill was further considered.
In the House, on the 10th, the Senate
amendments to the Pension Appropriation bill were
non-concurred in, and Committee of Conference
ordered. James Fl. Lewis, Representative OF the
Third District of Kentucky, Uies Golladay, , re- re-,
Pacific Railroad bill was then taken up, and It's
supporters refusing to allow time for discus
sion and amendment fibustering comm enced
and continued all the afternoon without action =.
Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th, bills were in
troduced and referred-to establish mail service to
the west coast of South America; granting lands
to the Alabama IL Tennessee Railroad Company
" The bill to provide artificial limbs to disabled
soldiers was passed Several amendments to the
Legislative Appropriation bill were disposed OF
....Adjourned.
In the House, on the 18th, bill was
passed appropriating $5OO,OOO to supply defcien-
cies in the compensation of mileage OF Congress
men. :. The Northern Pacific Railroad bill was
taken up, and the House refused-T to 92-to
order it to third reading, when several amend
ments offered and, with the bill. referred to
the Pacific Railroad Committee Bills were IN
'troduced-repealing the Act of 1890 authorizing
the States of Missouri and Georgia to levy ton
mage tax on vessels for the better protection OF
the frontier of Texas The Tariff bill was taken
up in Committee of the Whole. and several para
graphs were disposed Of. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the report
of the Conference Committee On the Hot Springs
resolution was concurred in resolution was
adopted calling upon the President for informa-
ton concerning organized bands of persons at
Chey enne, Wyoming Territory. The Army bill
was taken up, and amended by fixing the seduc-
ton OF the army at 1000 instead of 50OO several
other amendments. were disposed OF, when the
bill was passed. After considering the Appre.
priation bill, the Senate adjourned.
In the House, on the 18th, Messrs.
Kelsey, of New York, Butler, of Massachusetts,,
and Niblack, were appointed a Conference Com
mittee on the Pension Appropriation bill. Bills
were introduced and referred-to prevent and
punish election frauds; to equalize bounties. 80.
Bill were paased-io extend the provisions of the
prescription laws to Colorado to define the duties
of Pensi Agents, and prescribe the manner OF
paying pensions. "A large number of bills grant
ing pensions were also passed. The Fari bill was
fur her considered in Committee of the Whole -,
Adjourned.