Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-12-30
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

| ance, the Senate on motion of Schurz, took
up the resolution offered yesterday, declaring
in favor of the removal of all political dis
qualifications as soon as the imperative pub
! lie necessity, which dictated their impos-
! ton, had ceased. Schurz then delivered an
address of unusual length, to which the SEN
| ate listened with marked attention. Drake
| gave notice that he would, tomorrow, reply
at length to his colleagues speech. Adj
| journed.
| HoUsE.-Several bills were introduced and
appropriately referred, after which the
| House resumed the consideration of the am
! nesty bill. lengthy debate ensued, and
| the bill finally went over until Tuesday.
| The House agreed not to hold session on
| Saturday. Hooper, from the Committee ON
| Ways and Means, reported the bill to amend
section 81 Of the Internal Revenue bill, re-
lating to the duties ON sugars. Adjourned.
Dec. 16.-SENATE.-The Vice-Presi-
| dent laid before the Senate, a communica-
ton from Drake, saying that he had, on the
10Th inst, transmitted to the Governor of
Missouri, his resignation as a member of the
Senate, to take effect on the 10th inst. Cole,
from the Committee on Appropriations, re-
ported the House bill making an appropria-
ton for the revenue cutters. Passed. AT
| 1:20 p, m. the Senate resumed the considera-
ton of Schurz' resolution looking to general
amnesty, and Drake was awarded the floor
tHc purpose VI W lHc speech VI
his colleague. Drake took up the speech of
Mr.. Schurz in detail, and made many points.
In conclusion, he took formal farewell of
the Senate, preparatory to entering upon his
new Office as Chief Justice of the Court of
Claims. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-Dawes offered resolution in
structing the Postmaster-General to commu-
nicate the actual cost to the Government by
the thousand, of stamped envelopes, fur
NJ baA 11nHar tho fho
price at which they are sold by the Govern
ment. Adopted. The House then proceeded
to the consideration of the bill reported yes
terday by Hooper, regulating duties on SUI
gar. Passed. Shanks, of Indiana intro
duced bill to dispose of Cherokee Indian
lands in Kansas to actual settlers only. Re
ferred. The House then, at 2:3O, adjourned
till Monday.
Dec. observation-disclosures, from the
Committee on Finance, reported with
amendments the bill revising the laws rela-
tive to the minis and coinage of the United
States. Anthony, from the Committee on
Printing, reported a resolution relating to
the printing of the Patent Office Report,
which was taken up and discussed for sew
eral hours. The plan now proposed was to
print condensed weekly report, and send
hundred copies to the capital of each State
and to the clerks office for each judicial dis
public library to possess itself of books sim
ply upon the payment of the cost of bind
ing. Casserly, member of the Committee on
Printing, in advocacy of the charge, stated
| that the net earnings eff the Patent Office for
1868 were $4,000, which amount was not
one fourth of the expense Of printing the re-
ports, and that the estimate for 1869 was
100000. He urged the gratuitous distribu-
ton of engravings, &C., to all mechanic in
stitutes throughout the country. The bill
finally passed. Shurz's resolution looking to
amnesty was referred to the Committee on
Disabilities, but Mr. Morton subsequently
stated that several Senators had promised to
discuss the question, and entered motion
to reconsider the reference. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-A large number of bills were in
troduced, and appropriately referred, among
Postmaster General to issue one cent cores
pondence postal cards. Packard, of Louisi-
anar-To place tea and coffee on the free list,
and increasing the duties on pig and scrap
iron. By McKenzie-For the appointment
of a commission ON the claims of loyal citi-
zens for damages during the rebellion. Boa
man, from the Committee on Appropriations,
reported the Postofice Appropriation bill,
and it was made the special order for to-
morrow. The bill appropriates $26, 161 1913.
Jones, of Kentucky, offered a preamble and
| resolution declaring it the duty of the Gov
eminent and Congress to grant free, I'M
qualified and perfect pardon and amnesty to
| all political offenders in the late war. Re-
jected; yeas, IA nays, 142. After the trans
action of considerable business of no general
interest, the House adjourned.
DEC. 0.-SENATE.-Sherma reported
| a bill, in accordance with the recomme nda-
| ton of the Secretary of the Treasury, author
izing the issue of $500, 900 additional
| five per cent bonds authorized by the Fund
ing law of the last session. After long
discussion on the San Domingo Commission
resolution, the Senate adjourned without
disposing of the subject.
HoUsE.-Ingersoll asked leave to make
personal explanation in regard to attacks
upon him by the New York Euening Post.
A bill was introduced by Eldridge, making
an appropriation for the Improvement of the
harbors of Sheboygan and Port Washington,
in Wisconsin. The House, at 10 o'clock,
proceeded to the consideration of the am
nesty bill. The debate occupied the re-
mainder of the day, up to 4:1O p. M,
when without any decisive action, the House
adjourned.
Dec. 21.-SENATE.-Sumne after re-
| ceiving the unanimous consent of the SEN
ate, made personal statement, refuting the
charges made in the Washington Patriot as
| to an alteration between himself and the
President. Morton's resolution for an in
vestigation, by joint commission, into
| Dominican affairs was resumed. Bay
| ard delivered lengthy argument to show
| that the proposition was unconstitutional.
| Summer then addressed the Senate in a
| long speech, in which he reviewed the whole
subject of the proposed annexation of San
Domingo, and severely criticized the Admin
istration for connection Herewith. He said
| that the resolution before the Senate COM
mitted Congress to a dance in blood, and was
| a new step in the measures of violence in
| which several steps had been taken already.
| Instead of being measure simply of in
| quiry, the resolution actually created these
| diplomatic officers, and the real object was
to commit Congress in advance in favor of
annexation by pre-arranged report by
commission having diplomatic authority
looking to that end. The President could
now appoint an agent to visit San Domingo
without the necessity of the resolutions. He
said the information which had reached him
from the Island since the rejection of the
| treaty confirmed him in the belief that nego-
tiations had been consummated for violence,
and so far as they had been maintained had
been fraught with violence ever since, to the
infinite discredit of the United States. He
said he used strong language, but only such
as occasion required, as Senator and patriot
could not see his country suffer in good name
without earnest effort to save Nor
ton obtained the floor, but gave way to mo-
ton by Sherman to take up the House
bill correcting ambiguity in the law relating
to tie classification of sugar duties, which
prevailed. Casserly submitted and adj
vocated an amendment respecting the in
nays, As. The bill was then passed. At
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