Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-02-18
Weekly News Summary
CONGRESSIONAL.

Iege was taken up and debated until the expira-
| tion of the morning hour, when motion to con-
were considered and passed. Bills and resolu-
tions were reported from committees-for the dis
posal of lands within the Fort Ridgely Military
Reservation in Minnesota; to amend the act grant
ing lands to the State of Kansas to aid in the con-
struction of railroads. relating to settlers on the
Sioux Reservation in Minnesota :. Pending the
consideration OF the bill relieving from legal and
political disabilities under the Fourtcenth Amend
ment large number OF persons in various States,
| the Senate adjourned to the 7th.
In the House, on the 4th, resolution
was adopted, authorizing the Committee or Mill.
tary Affairs to inquire as to whether any member
of the House has ever sold, offered to sell, his
influence as member in securing appointments to
the Military or Naval Academy and whether any
member had received, or expressed willingness
to receive any valuable consideration for using his
influence in connection with such appointments,
with power to send for persons and papers. :.
Several private bills were passed. "A bill to
permit Francis E. Sholzer, member elect from
North Carolina, to take the oath prescribed
for persons relieved from disabilities instead of the
test oath, tabled-89 to 49,. Bills intro
duced and referred-to provide mode Ofpaying pen.
sions to prevent the sale of coal OIL other OIL for
Illuminating purposes that will ignite at lower tenn
perature than 110 degrees Fahrenheit; regulating
the issue Of currency and its equitable distribu-
tion; TO check the drain of coin and prepare for a
permanent resumption of specie payment. The
bill for the relief of the Poor of the District of
Colun.ba was amended and paSSed-l10 to 56...
Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 7th, the resolution
of the Georgia Legislature, accepting the condi-
tions recently imposed by Congress by changing
the State Constitution and ratfying the Fourteenth
and Fifteenth Amendments, was presented. -.
Bills were introduced-to regulate the sale of in
toxicating liquor in the District of Columbia for
Utah; granting lands to aid the construction of
railroads; extending the provisions of the Civil
Rights act, and for the enforcement of the Fif-
teenth Amendment. "A resolution was adopted
requesting the Attorney General to furnish in
formation concerning the charges against the
United States Marshal for the Southern District of
and to preserve the independence of the several
departments of the government, and the Census
bill, were taken up and debated. "A message was
received from the House announcing the death of
Representative Hoag of Ohio, and after addresses
and the adoption of resolutions of respect the Sem
ate adjourned
In the House, on the 7th, bills were in
troduced and referred-to exempt from the opera
tion of the law abolishing the franking privilege
the circulation of weekly newspapers within coun-
ties where published; to allow all newspapers and
periodicals published within the United States to
be transmitted through the mails free of postage,
when sent from the office of publication to actual
and regular subscribers for the repeal OF the act
prescribing an oath of office; removing political
disabilities from the people of Virginia; removing
political disabilities in North Carolina to dscon-
tinue the Freedmen's Bureau; to amend the Bank
rupt act; to give female employees of the govern
ment the same compensation as men in like posi-
tions; to incorporate the National Irish Emigrant
Association. to aid the construction of certain
railroads; to reimburse Nebraska for ex-
penses incurred in the Indian hostilities
iu 1867 and 1859; amendatory of laws relating to
the Secretary Of War to to- have Rock Island bridge
constructed for single track road only to place
the wagon road below the railroad track, the ex
penditure not to exceed 81 600 GOO "A resolution
declaring that, on the tariff question, Congress
should conre its action strictly to the preparation
of a tariff for revenue only, was tabled-S9.to TT
and motion to reconsider was rejected-S0 to 81.
THE death of Representative Hoag, of Ohio,
was announced, addresses made, and resolutions
adopted. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 8th,. the resolu-
tions of the Iowa Legislature ratifying the Fif
teenth Amendment were submitted. "A resolution
was adopted that the President should institute
correspondence with Foreign powers for common
standard of international coinage Bills were in
Notwithstanding lands to aid the construction
of railroad from Dakota Territory to Iowa; au-
bonds for the construction of their road and to
cure the same by mortgage; granting lands to aid
from Columbia River to Puget Sound. :. The West
Point Appropriation bill. the bill setting apart
a portion of Fort Smelling Military Keserva-
a9 UF p reane mafy pa II
to relieve persons named therein from legal and
political disabilities were passed. The Census
agreed to, calling upon the Postmaster General fer
information as to the number and cost Of blank pet
tions and circulars for the abolition of the franking
privilege, sent from the Post Office Department
since September /, 1869, &C.. Adjourned.
In the Houae, on the Sth, bills were in
troduced-makins appropriations for the enlarge
ment of the harbor of Chicago; for the improve
ment of the harbors of Ontonagon, Marquette and
Eagle Harbor, Michigan. The House insisted on
it's amendments to the bill for the temporary relief
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mittee of Conference was asked for. The report
of the Committee on Elections in the of the
Twenty first Congressional District of Pennsyl
vania, was called up, with resolution that Henry
D. Foster is not entitled to the seat and that John
Covode is. and discussion ensued without final
action joint resolution for the payment to the
of one years salary, less the amount paid
to him as salary before his death, was passed. :.
Adjourned
In the Senate. on the 9th, bills were
reported from committess-for the Withholding of
moneys from the Indian tribes holding American
captives; to provide for the payment OF expenses
incurred by the Territory of Montana in the sup
preston of Indian hostiities substitute for the
House bill TO admit Mississippi to representation,
hat he 81 IS ened to
sentation in Congress; House bill extending the
time for revising and consolidating the statutes
to increase the number of Judges of the Supreme
Court and Circuit Courts of the United
States and to establish the boundaries
MERGE among the States, and cheaper
the transportation of mails and military and naval
stores The Census bill of the House was laid on
the table-46 to g.. Adjourned.
In the House, on the 9th, the majority
report of the Committee on Elections, in favor of
John Covode, of Pennsylvania, was adopted-123
to 50-and Mr. Covode was swern il. . Bills were
passed-for the relief of settlers certain lands in
Iowa; to enforce the amendments to the Consti-
tuition "A resolution was adopted, calling on the
President for information that may have been re-
ceived by the Government in reference to the re-
cent assault upon any reported murder of one or
more American citizens In Cuba. The Legisla-
tive Appropriation bin was considered in Com
mittee of the Whole. Adjourned
In the Senate, on the 10th, resolution
was introduced and referred, providing that any
State that has not received its proportion of the
grant of lands donated by the United States for
agricultural and mechanical colleges shall not. in
the future. receive such lands unless the colleges
to be established shall provide facilities for nstruc
ton for ALL without regard to race or color The
bill authorizing railroads from the city of Washing
ton to New York, to Pittsburgh, and to Cincinnati
and telegraph lines from Washington To the two
latter points, reported favorably from the Com
mittee on Commerce. The Mississippi hill was
taken up, and lengthy discussion ensued without
definite action. Adjourned.
In the House, on the 10th, resolution
was unanimously adopted giving the privileges of
the floor for the day to Jno. Kits who was born in
Pennsy lvana in 1862, was a soldier of the Revolu-
ton. witnessed the surrender of Cornwallis at
Yorktown, and had also served in 1872 Resoln
tions were adopted--directing the COMMITTEES on
Public Lands to define by law what is meant by
swamp and overflowed lands; calling on the Secre
tary of State for information why the Spanish Gov
ernment had not paid in coin the amount accord