Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-07-01


! general grace, amnesty and oblivion OF wrongu
j acts, doings and omissions Of all persons who en-
4 geged In the war of the late rebellion. a Joln
! resolution was passed. donating four conde enneo
! cannon to the Willoughby (Oho soldiels thnr M9nI
izing the construction of bridge across tne M,s
souri, river at or near Council BlufsI py une
Nebraska & Missouri River Railroad; to lncor'
land :. "A bin was passed topaz loyal citizens in
States lately in rebellion for their services IN TAX
ing the eighth census. -; Mr.. WhittemoTe REL
sas sfen to ug ane recsing as'0 the action
Of the Committee on Military Affairs, and
the House, in reporting resolution declaring my
Mr.. Whittemore, by the selling OF mlltary anu
naval cadetships. unworthy Of seat in the he
House, reciting his election and the presenratlon
Of his credentials, and resolving that the House
decline to allow said Whittem ore to be sworn IN
as Representative in the Forty-frst Congress,
and direct his credentials to be returned 10 MIN
-: The sundry Civil Expenses bill, appropIiait, y,
ing $11 IT'S, 1S0, was taken up and considered In
Committee of the Whole. Adjourned. ssT'
In the Senate, on the 22d, bills were
reported-to facilitate telegraphic communication
between the United States and the Bermuda
Islands ITO authorize direct submarine cable
from. the United States to Belgium; with an
amendment re- latiye to the unlawful certlncatlomn m
of checks by officers of National Banks Tne Dill
amending the act granting lands in aid OF the con
States of Missouri and Arkansas to the Pacific
coast by the southern route, was called up ano
debated. The bill to reduce internal taxes, ETC.,
was called up, and several amendments were
sgreed to. "A resolution was adopted, requesting
the President to transmit any communication and
proposals he had received for constructing iron
steamships for the transatlantic mail servlce etc.
J.. The Texas Pacific Railroad bin was taken up,
and an amendment for land grant to the Decatur,
aberdeen & Vicksburg Rsilroad was rejected
20 to 25... Adjourned. bs
In the House, on the 22d, bills were
passed@autho orizing the construction of bridge
across the Missouri at Omaha and Council Blufs'
requiring the construction of spans 300 feet
in width: authorizing claim by the State OF
Minnesota for lands for the support of the stare
University: to- pay the European and Nortn
American Railroad Co.. 1862 and interest Tue u'
the states Of Massachusetts and Maine on money
ed and made the special order for. the 29th, 70
organize Department of Internal Revenue ana
to regulate the collection of taxes. "A pill was
introduced and referred, to aid the construction
of narrow gauge mountain line of railroad from
a point on the Union Pacific Railroad,
onWoda aiho csn6yS Gy e b the MOTH The Senate
amendment to the House bill to
amend the act incorporating the National juno
tlon Railway Company and the Senate nra amena, o.
the suspension of the sale of certain lands in Call
fornlaawere concurred in.. The Senate amend
to the b e pr1ySde for the ppGhr
several States, came up, and motion to lay on
the table was rejected. THE veto by the Pres1-
dent of bill for the renewal of the patent OF Ro
lin White for improvement in pistols was taKeH
up, and lengthy personal debate ensued, when
the vote the passage of the bill over the fres-
dents veto resulted, ayes, II; noes, 16o."..Ad-
journed. ~ II s ME = II ww
In the Senate, on the 23d, resolutions
were reported from the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations. laid over and ordered printed, as SUBJ
,stitute for the House resolution in relation to
hofx (yy11,o ha
government OF Spain, protesting against the bar
barities practiced by both parties in the Cuban
war, demanding the abolition of slavery in all the
Spanish dominions on this continent, declaring
that the people of the United States sympathlze
with the people of Cuba in their efforts to secure
independence, and at the same time sympathize
ing to secure free government for that country
and directing the President to communicate these
resolutions to the Government Of Spain and peo; %;
pie of Cuba. !. The consideration of the Tax bill
was resumed. and discussion ensued on the in
come tax. 1.-THE Texas Pacific Railroad bill was
taken up, and an amendment was adopted proyld-
ing for a set Of corporators, headed by Gen
eral Fremont, making the total number, with
those already in the bill, 49,. Adjourned.
In the Honse, ON the 23d, bill was re-
ported to pay pensioners whose pensions were
withheld from them between the Both of March,
1865 and 9th of June, 1885, by reason of their be-
ing in the civil service of the Government, the
amount of pensions SO withheld. The Senate
amendment to the bill to provide for the appor-
tionment of representatives to Congress among
the several States, was taken up, and an amend
ment was offered, providing that in an election by
general ticket of two or more members in one State
each qualified voter may cast as many votes for
one Candidate as there are Representatives to be
thus elected, or may distribute the same among
the candidates as he sees fit, and that candidates
having the highest number of votes shall be de-
clared duly elected and the bill and amendments
were referred to the Judiciary Committee-SS to
95.. The Senate amendment. to, the Georgia bill
was reported from the Reconstru ction Committee,
with substitute similar to the bills for the admis
sion of Virginia, Mississippi and Texas, with the
single addition Of giving those four States the
right to organize militia, and various amendments
were offered by unanimous consent, which, with
the bill and substitute, were ordered printed.
Adjourned.