Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-05-13
Weekly News Summary.
CONGRESSIONAL.

~ IN tH6 S6ndCe, On the SStH,IHe house COu'
current resolution providing for apainting of the
| late General Thomas was submitted and referred
80. Bills were reported-for the relief of pre-emp-
ton settlers in Nebraska, with amendment to
| authorize the Southern Minnesota Railroad Com
pany to connect its line with the Northern Pacific
Railroad, with amendment: to aid the congtruc-
tion OF the Oregon Branch of the Pacific Railroad,
| with amendments. Bills were introduced-pro o.
| viding mode for the selection Of cadets to the
Naval and Military Academies; for the settlement
of accounts between Southern railroad corpora
| tions and the United States Government to allow
| school trustees in Arkansas to enter lands for
school purposes under the Homestead. law; relat-
ing to the Indian reservations selected by the
OF the claims Of Kaneas for the services OF troops
under the requisition of General Price. -. The
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| the Capitol, was passed. A number OF House
| bills were passed, including the following Au.
thorizing the supply OF arms for instruction and
practice to certain colleges and universities; for
| the return of evidence of honorable discharge to
officers. Adjourned to Maya Tesi.
In the House, on the goth, an adverse
| report was made on the bill permitting retired
army and navy officers to hold civil Offices. Sew
eral private bills were passed. including one donat-
| ing condemned cannon to the Mcpherson Monu-
certain LOTIONS Of agricntnrai Scrip in Wisconsin
was passed. The Senate bill granting lands to
| aid the construction of a railroad and telegraph
was taken up and debated and passed-97 to 69.
A large number of Senate bills were referred to
appropriate committees IA bill to increase the
| banking facilities was reported and recommitted
-. The Tariff bill was considered in Committee of
| the Whole Adjourned.
In the House, on the Both, on motion it
| was agreed to adjourn on the 9th to the 9th A
bill was passed to extend the time for the compile
| ton of the Military Road from Copper Harbor,
Michigan. to Green Bay, Wisconsin,. Senate
bills and joint resolutions were passed-to create
additional land districts in Dakota TO be called
Springfield and Pembina districts; to fix the
point ofjunetion of the Union and Central Rail-
road Companies; extending the time for the COM
pleton of the first section OF the Cairo d Fulton
Railroad to authorize the Burlington q Missls-
sippi Railroad Company, O. sssignees, to change
the established line OF the roaI In Nebraska A
joint resolution was passed, p ,oviding that all
persons duly elected to office in Texas shall have
thirty days from the Both ofApril 1870 in which to-
file the oath of office prescribed in the act or
March 30, 1S70... Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the I'd, adverse re-
ports were made-on petitions of retired army
officers, praying to be allowed full salaries; me-
mortal by the Universal Peace Society against the
increase of the number of cadets in the Military
Academy; joint resolutions for the better protec-
ton of the frontier of Texas petitions for abol-
ishing the Military Academy. The House JOINT
resolution for pay of one years salary for the
benefit of the family of the late General Rawllns,
was reported favorably and placed on the calendar
..-.Ine 1OlnL reSOluClOn ulrecClug OSCIStdly
OF the Interior to issue patent to the Indiana
yearly meeting of the Society of Friends, Tor Ger
tain lands in the Shawnee reservation, was passed
..: The House bill extending thirty days the Time
within which persons elected to office in Texas
may take the oath of Office was amended and passed
Bls | were 1ntroduced and reierredmex aiiroad
from st. Crolx river or Lake to the west end
OF Lake Superior; to enforce the Eourteentn
Amendment to the Constitution of the United
States; to reimburse Kansas for equipping and
provisioning militia forces to aid in suppress
ing the rebellion. Bills were passed-for the re-
men me and marines Of the United States steamer
Oneida, giving them twelve months pay; House
bill extending the time for completing the NIL mill
tary road from Copper Harbor to Green bay WIS he
counties of Porter and Lake, Indiana; TO make
up deficiencies in land grants to aid the construc-
Central Pacific Railroad to Portland, Oregon;
granting lands and right of way in missouri ana
Arkansas to aid in the construction OF rail-
road and telegraph line along, or near, tne tnlr-
ty-sixth parallel, from the Mississippi to the ar
kansas river. The bill to increase the number OF
Judges of the Supreme and Circuit Courts, ana
establish the boundaries OF judicial clrcults, was
postponed indefinitely. Adjourned. s,s,s
In the House, on the I'd, bills were in
troduoed--to authorize citizens of the United
States to accept diplomatic service from foreign
governments to incorporate the American Union
Academy of Literature, Science, and Art; direct
ing the Secretary of the Treasury to retain here-
after all moneys that may be due by the p govern @
nifty for interest on railroad bonds paid by the
government; to repeal the proviso of the 9th Sec
ton Of the act OF July ~ 1865, which limits ap-
plications for pensions to five years from the orl-
gin of the cause of the pension; to remove all
political disabilities; providing additional terms
of the United States Court in Michigan amenda-
tory Of the act extending the time for the compile
ton of the Dubuque q Sioux City Railroad; grant,
ing land to Wisconsin for railroad from Angus eta
Chippewa Falls to Superior City, Lake Superior;
N granting lands Kansas IL
road purposes. "A bill was passed-n to 51--di
rectng the Secretary Of the Interior to place the
name of the widow of Abraham Lincoln on the
pension roll, and pay her pension of $1,000 per
annum. Resolutions werei iadopted-req questing
the President to intercede with the British or
Canadian authorities for the pardon OF John Gaa-
CHER, captured with the Fenians and sentenced to
twenty years Imprisonment; giving the Com
mittee of the Whole authority to stop debate on
passed, declaring the 30th of May public
holiday, to be forever observed as such, by the
decoration Of the graves Of Federal soldiers "A
joint resolution was introduced and referred, for
the pay ment of bounty to all soldiers who were
mustered into the service under the Presidents
luton was introduced and referred, requesting the
President to press the Alabama claims to i'm
mediate settlement, SO that citizens be promptly
tained-declaring it to be the sentiment of the
American people that such reparation be i'm
mediately made by the Government OF Great
Britain. After further consideration OF the Parli
bill in Committe of the Whole, the House ad-
journed.
In the Senate, on the Sd, the House
Joint resolution creating the Both of May public
holiday, was referred to the Committee on Militia
ry Affairs. The bill granting pension to Mrs.
Lincoln was discussed and laid aside Ills were
reported -favorably, to authorize the settlement
of accounts Of officers of the army and navy; ad-
versely, prescribing rules Of evidence in certain
cases with amer dment, to amend the Bank
rupt laws and several other bills on the same sub
! ject, with recommendation that they be indef-
nitely postponed. Bills were introdueed-topro-
| mote greater efficiency of the navy and regulate
| pensions in the Navy and Marine Corps, and for
other purposes: for the relief of the inhabitants
of the city of Black Hawk. Colorado -: The joint
resolution appropriating $25,000 out OF the funds
| of tue Freedmen's Bureau for the benefit OF the
lsWilberfoIce University, was discussed Bills
| were passed-changing the place ofhOlding United
States Courts in the Northern District of Missis-
/ sippi; for the survey of railroad route on the
west bank of the Potomac River near Georgetown,
| to Harper's Ferry; the Omaha and Northwestern
| Land Grant bill; limiting the number of Special
Agents OF the Treasury Department to fifty three,
| and fixing their compensation. Adjourned.
| In the House, on the Sd, bills were in
| trodnced-to admit Georgia to representation in
| Congress- with an amendment; to equalize COM
pensation of officers of the navy and army; to au-
tborize the settlement of the claims of Kansas for
troops called out by the Governor. on requisi-
ton OF Major General Curtis, to repel the invasion
OF General Price; to confirm certain legislation IN
i~Colorado Territory -. "A bill was reported and
went over to the 4th to regulate the civil service
of the United States. "A concurrent resolution
| for final adjournment of this session on the 4th
\ -ciay OF July was adopted-S5 to 65 The Tar1h
| bill was further considered in Committee OF the
| Whole. Adjourned. NJ
In the Senate, on the 4th, the House con,
current resolution for adjournment sine die July