Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-01-21
Weekly News Summary,
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
| In the Senate, on the 10th, several com
munications were received from the Secretaries Q
| War and Navy, in answer to resolutions of tn
Senate. :. Bills were introduced-to secure equa
| rights in the public schools of Washington ant
Georgetown to regulate descents in the Territor
of Utah: to prohibit the sale of public lands of tn
United States except to actual settlers; to secur
to all persons equal protection OF the law; extend
| ing to Chinese immigrants the provision
boundaries of the State of Nevada; to abolish the
frankiug privilege, and to establish United State
| postal telegraph system The Virginia bill wa
| tax en- up and discussed. Executive session ant
! adjournment
In the House, on the 10th, bills were in
troduced to exempt farmers and gardeners from
paying brokers' tax on sales of their products; re
| pealing the tariff duties animals imported fol
breeding purposes to promote the interests o
| general education among the people of the
| United States; to admit Virginia to representa-
Dor at Port Washington, wis; to extend the priv.
| ileges of the National Banking act; to repeal all
acts of Congress on the subject OF bankruptcy
providing the repeal shall not affect any case OF
| proceeding in bankruptcy commenced before
| the passage of this act for the removal OF the
| Kansas and Usage tribes of Indians from Kan.
sas, and disposal of their lands to actual settlers
only; for commission to investigate the claims
arising from Indian depredations; enabling actual
settlers to purchase certain lands in Kansas obtain
| ed from the Cherokee Indians, and extending the
| Presumption and Homestead laws to enlarge the
| boundaries of Nevada; to disencumber public
lands of the so-called Indian titles to redene the
kota granting land in aid of public schools in Ar
| kansas; to amend the National Currency act to
amend the act for the impro yement OF the Des
Moines and Rock Island Rapids in the Mississippi
River; to amend the Homestead act; for the ap.
portionment of representatives among the several
States. "A joint resolution declaring Virginia en-
titled to representation in Congress was intro
duced, and the House refused to order the ques-
tion by vote of 66 to 80, and the matter went
over under the rule. Several petitions and memo
rials were presented. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th, bills were in
troduced to authorize the refunding and consoli-
dation of the National debt, to extend the bank
ing facilities, and to establish specie payments; to
more effectuay preserve the neutral relations Of Of
and preserved fish from internal tax was passed.
bill was reported from the Committee on FL
nance to provide national currency OF coin notes,
and to equalize the distribution Of circulating
notes. The Virginia bill was taken up and dis
cussed....A veto by. the President of an act ex,
tending the patent of r. S. White was received
and ordered printed :. Executive session and ad-
journment. ttk st.
In the House, on the 18th, a bill was
reported from the Committee on Reconstruction,
and ordered printed setting forth that Virginia has
adopted Constitution republican in form, &C.,
and is entitled to in Congress, under
certain conditions; and substitute for SAID Dill
was also offered and ordered printed "A Dill de-
fnng the duties of Pension Agents, and providing
a method of paying pensions, was submitted. with
motion to provide for the payment OF pensions in
every county bill was reported ana passe1a se1
to provide for issuing artificial limbs to disabled SOL
diers.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the resolu-
tions of the Legislature New York, Withdrawing
the assent of that State to the ratification Of the
Fifteenth Amendment, were presented. Bills
were introduced-to authorize a debt, to extend
the banking facilities, and to establish specie pay
ments; granting lands to aid the construction OF
to he Wnnepeg sas Dsc Of Brsh
The Virginia bill was further discussed.
In the House, on the 18th, the joint reso.
luton of the New York Legislature withdrawing
the assent heretofore given TO the ratification o1
the Fifteenth Amendment, was presented and ia
| bled . Bills were introduced granting lands to
the State of Minnesota for a railroad to the
Winuepeg boundary of the British Pos
fishing the Department of Education, and to abol-
doned Lands; in relation to the payment Of pen.
sions. :. "A bill was passed, repeating SO much Oi
the act of August 1S49 as declares the Des Moines
river public highway. The bill admit Virginia
to representation in Congress was taken up and
discussed. Adjourned.
I'm the Senate, on the 18th, the House
bill relative to the Des Meines river passed
Bills were introduced-to prevent the collection oi
taxes on property exempt from tax; to remove po
litical disabilities from persons therein named in
the State of Texas; to aid the construction OF
railroad from Omaha to Fort Berthold, Dakota
ale railroad from the Texas line to the Mississippi
river near Vicksburg; also railroad and telegraph
from Marshall. Texas, to San Diego, Cal The
Virginia bill was taken up, and, after considerable
discussion the Senate went into Executive session
and soon after adjourned.
In the House, on the 18th, bill was
offered and adopted, forbiddipg any officer Oh
clerk in Government employ from making or re
ceiving gifts or presents from those above or be
low him. "A resolution offe red and referreG'
favering reduction OF taxation to the loves
possible point, and declaring any annexation O
fore ign territory, for which consideration o
money or it's equivalent is to be made, direct
assault upon the public credit. "A bill was In
troduced to prevent and punish certain abuses In
the Postofice Department, in reference to LOTTERY
circulars "A resolution was adopted, directing
the Secretary of the Treasury to consider the
necessity of erecting postoffice building a
lapsas City, Mo-. The Virginia bill was taken NJ
| and discussed, after which the House adjourned