Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-06-10
Weekly News Summary.
CONGRESSIONAL.

to prevent any officer or emplOye OF the corpora
ton of Washington acting as an officer of election
or registration . Bills were reported-with
amendments, the House bill to supply the de-
fciency in the appropriation for mileage OF me a.
amendment, bill appropratipe 1926 ,000.in gold
to pay the Government of Great Britain the
amount awarded under the treaty of July
son Bay Compsny and PUGET Sound Aeri-
cultural Company. 1t was ordered that the senate
would adjourn from the aSth to the Bis, order to
observe the 30th as a holiday for the decoration of
soldiers graves :. The Legislative Appropriation
bill was taken up. and amendments were adopted
placing fenrale clerks in the Departments on an
equality with the males as to compensation; max
ing appropriation for the extension OF the Capltol
grounds-42 to 10; appropriating $loO,OOO for an
expedition to the North Pole-2S to 25: making
siO.O 900 Associate Judges. ss00O.. Circuit Judges
Sc, 800. Court of Claims and District of Columbia
Judges. 5000; and the bill was passed.
In the House, on the 9th, report was
made in the South Carolina contested case of Wal
lace against Simpson, declaring AS. Wallace duly
elected and entitled to a seat, and resolutionto
that effect was adopted, and Mr. Wallace was
called forward and took the oath IT, Dill If wss re-
taxing persons of the Chinese or Mongol1an
race, and law creating the office of District At
tori ii Legislature paying extra salaries to Federal
officers in the Territory, or to members or en-
ployes of the Legislature. "A report from the
ident the petitions of William j. Nsgle and John
Warren citizens of the United States, now prison
ers in Great Britain, with request that such action
be taken by him. in accordance with international
law and with the rights of American citizenship,
as the facts will justify. was agreed large
number of reports from the Committee on kevo-
lutionary Pensions and the War OF 1872 were
made. and disposed of. "A new rule was adopt
ed forbidding the changing of vote after the an
nouncement of the result, and also 1orolod1ng tne
record of members vote who was not present
when the vote was taken. The report OF the Con-
ference Committee on the bill to enforce the FIJI
teenth Amendment was agreed to-l33 TO 5S
The Internal Revenue bill was reported back from
the Ways and Means Committee, and the hrst
reading was dispensed with, and after consldera-
tion of the bill to reduce the internal taxes the
House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 26th, petitions
were presented and referred-from the American
Cable Company, asking aid to the proposed hne-
from New York, vid the Azores, to Lisbon, Lands
End England Havre and Amsterdam; of colored
citizens of Maryland, asking remedy for pro
scription in travel on account of color. - The
subject of the restoration of foreign commerce
to American vessels was further considered. -.
District of Columbia business was considered,
and a bill was passed to prevent any omcer or
employe of the CORPORATION acting as an electloa
or registration officer. Executive session ana
adjournment to the 31st.
In the House, on the 2Sth, bill was
passed granting pension of eight dollars per
war OF 1912 who are in dependent circumstances,
and who gave aid or comfort to the late rebel
lion, and also TO the surviving widows OF omcers
and men married before or during the war OF 1872,
who are in like circumstances =. Consideration OF
the bill to reduce internal taxes was resumed and
several proposed amendments were disposed OF
....Adjourned to the 31st.
In the Senate, on the 31st, bill was in
troduced, to encourage the building of ships for
the foreign trade and for other purposes. The
Joint resolution for extending the time for con"
structing railroad from ST. Croix River. at the
west end of Lake Superior, to Bayfield,, Wis, was
passed. "A bill was reported incorporating the
Pacific Submarine Company. and to facilitate tele-
Adverse reports were made upon bills for the
ratification of treaties with the Creek Nation the
Stockbrdge, and other Indian tribes, and with the
Miami Indians, of Kansas, and, on motion,
the several treaties were voted upon and
rejected The bill to change the judicial
Circuits of the United States was con
sidered, without action. The Dill Tor
supplying the deficiency in appropriations for the
compensation and mileage of members OF the
House of Representatives, was called up ana ana
amendments were adopted appropriating 81 400 600
for deficiencies in the appropriation for the col
lection of duties, and sa0,O to enable the Secre,
ry Of the to special fh
lin White returned by the President with his OBJ
jections. was debated, and finally passed over the
Presidents veto, by the constitutional two
thirds vote-yeas. Al nays, 13. The House joint
resolution in relation to suspension of the sale OF
certain lands granted to the Southern Pacific Rail
road of California, was passed. = Adjourned 81
= In the House, on the 31st, the bill to
revive the navigation and commercial interests of
the United States was considered, the previous
question seconded, and the main question Or
dered, when, after considerable discussion the
bill was recOmmitted to the Select Committee on
the decline of American Commerce =. The bill to
reduce internal taxes came up, and several amend
ments were disposed of. The Speaker appointed
q committee to visit West Point, Messrs. Logan
Schenck and Sloeum. Adjourned. sg
In the Senate, on the list, House bills
were reported-with amendments to regulate the
duties of Pension Agents, and to provide for the
payment of pensions; without amendment, ex-
tending the time in which pension and bounty
frauds may be prosecuted: without amendment,
to annul statute of New Mexico; annulling GER
tain acts of Idaho Territory Bills and joint res
olutions were reported adversely and postponed
ndefnitely-providing for the settlement of In
dian claims by a commission; declaring void any
action of State Legislature as to constitutional
amendments after the Secretary of state has re-
ceived evidence of their ratification By three
fourhs of the States; to enable the Secretary OF the
Treasury to collect abandoned property and
derelict dues belonging to the United States.
The bill to change Judicial Circuits was dis
cussed amended and passed; II constitutes the
circuits as follows: First, Name RS New 1sa lamp mp
Connecticut Second, New York: Third, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and
LII d.,
Arkansas: Fifth, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Tennessee Sixth,
Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and West Virginia
Seventh Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin ghth,
Minnesota. Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri !;
Ninth, California, Oregon and Nevada. The Su-
preme Court Justices, except the Chlef-J ustice,
required to reside in their respective circuits
and the ChiefJ ustice is to be known as the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Executive session and adjournment.
In the House, on the 1st, petitions were
presented--of business men and citizens of Gin
cnnati, relative to the tax on tobacco, and remon-
strating against the increase on smoking tobacco ;
of New York tobacco manufacturers, for uniform
tax of 16 cents per pound on all manufactured to-
bacco and snuff The Internal Tax bill was fur
ther considered, and several sections were dis
posed Of. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the I'd, bill was in
troducad and referred, to encourage the construc-
tion of the International Pacific Railroad. "A
bill was reported from the judiciary Committee,
requiring the United States Circuit Court to be
held at Wytheville, Va, and fixing the terms of
the District Court. .. An amendment to the bill
relative to bridges across the Ohio was presented
-. A Joint resolution was presented and referred,
relative to the claims of certain Northern credi-
tors "A resolution was adopted, instructiDg the
Committee on Commerce to inquire into the best
means and cost of rebuilding the levees on the
Mississippi DESTROYED during the war: and E report
taken up and, after some discussion, laid over-33
to 26 1.-The Indian Appropriation bill was taken
up and several amendments were reported from
the Committee on Appropriations, some OF whlcn
were agreed to-. Adjourned.
In the House, on the 2d, bill was in
troduced and referred, authorizing the construc-
ton of bridge across the Arkansas at Little
counties n the jurisdiction of the West Judicial
District of pennsylvania for the payment Of GER