Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-03-31

amendment to the pending resolution the
consideration at the present session of the
general amnesty bill lately reported from
the Committee on Disabilities Without
concluding debate the Senate, at six o'clock,
adjourned. r q ts
In the House, on the 21st, quite a discus
sion took place in regard to changing the
minutes relative to consolidating the navy
yards, but the motion to change did not pre-
vail, and so the journal remains unaltered.
Blair introduced a joint resolution au-
thorizing the Secretary of State to pay the
| holders of certificates of ava d moneys paid
by the Republic of Venezuela in settlement
of claims. Brooks said as there was a great
deal of dispute about the matter, the resolu-
ton ought not to be passed without consider
alton. There was no further action on the
subjeet.-Stevensonm moved that the House
adjourn which, at 1:30 o'clock was agreed to.
In the Senate, on the 22d, the House
resolution for final adjournment tomorrow
Thursday was broughtup. Hamlin moved
all amendment to fix the adjournment for
Thursday, March. go. Morton hoped the re-
solution would not be adopted in any form.
In order to test the sense of the Senate, he
moved to lay the whole subject on the table.
Carried-yeas, 30; nays, 23.-The resolu-
ton specifying certain legislation as the ex
elusive business of the present session was
taken up, the question being upon the
amendment to provide for legislation on the
South. The. general amnesty proposition of
Sawyer being temporarily withdrawn, after
warm debate the Senate proceeded to a
vote, the question being first taken on Sher-
mans pending amendment to provide for
legislation upon the South at the present
session, which was agreed to-yeas, 81 ;
nays, Is. Thurman moved to lay the reso-
luton on the table. Lost by party vote
yeas, II; nays, SO. Trumbull moved to fur
ther amend the resolution by including the
bill from the House repeating the duty on
coal. The question recurring on Trumbulis
amendment Robertson moved that the
amendment to the pending resolution in
clude the House bill, abolishing the duty on
salt. Agreed to. Vickers moved to amend
| by adding the House bill abolishing the
duty on tea and coffee. Agreed to. Casser
ly moved as an amendment, the House bill
to repeal the income tax. Reected-yeas,
27; nays, %, the Vice President voting in
the egative.-The Senate then voted on
and rejected, by % to 80, TrumbulPs amend
ment to consider the House bill to abolish
the duty on coal, as amended, by adding the
bills for the abolition Of the duty on salt, tea
| and coffee."Sumner moved to include in
the proposed legislation his supplementary
civil rights bill. Objected to.-Sawyer
moved the general amnesty bill. Lost-21
against 3l.-Anthony' resolution was then
agreed to-yeas, SO nays, 18-in the follow
ing form:
ResolUed, That the Senate will consider at the
present session only the deficiency appropriation
BILL the concurrent resolution for joint commit
tee for investigation upon the South, and the re-
solution now pending instructing the Committee
ON judiciary to report bill or bills that Will
enable the President and the Courts of the United
States to execute the laws of said States and the
report that may be made by the Committee on Ju-
dietary on the subject
The Senate. then. proceeded to consider
Sherman's resolution debate, the
Senate, at O'Clock, after an Executive ses-
| sion, adjourned.
The session of the House was very brief
and unimportant. A few new members
were admitted to seats, short debate had
upon adjournment, and the House adjourned
until to- morrow.