Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-01-13
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

JAN. 4.-SExATE.-Morrill, of Yer
mont, offered a resolution, which was
adopted, directing inquiry by the Finance
| Committee as to the expediency of imposing
tax of one dollar on each application for an
official position having salary less than
$1,000, and the same on each signature
thereto, made to the President, or made and
presented to any authorized department !;
and where the salary is in excess of 81 900,
a further tax of so cents to be added. On
motion of Sherman, the Senate took up and
passed the bill amendatory of the funding
act oflast session, authorizing an increase of
| the issue of five per cent. bonds from
| $500 900 600 to $500 900 900, and making the
interest on the same payable quarterly.
Howe introduced bill, amending the Bank
rupt act so as to give priority to the distrlbu-
ton of bankrupts' estates to wages due any
| operative, clerk, or house servant to an
amount not exceeding 5000. Referred. A
resolution was introduced by Sprague, di-
recting inquiry into the alleged completely
| of Senator Sprague with blockade runners
during the late rebellion. The resolution,
! together with the communication from the
Secretary of War ON the subject, was refer
red to select committee of five.
HoUsE.-The bill reported by Morrill, be-
| fore the holidays to provide for celebrating
| Vic O1IO uu1luIouOA SIodIy VI AIIlcIICdu
| independence, by holding an international
exhibition at Philadelphia, in 1876, came up
as the first business order of the morning
| hour. On a vote being taken it appeared
that there was no quorum present. Banks,
| Chairman of the Committee on Foreign AT
fairs, gave notice that the Committee would,
ask the House to consider San Domingo rela-
tions on Monday next. After disposing of
few bills Of minor Importance, the House
adjourned.
JAN. 5.-SENATE.-Wilson introduced
bill directing the President to nominate to
the Senate six Inspectors of Indian Affairs,
| to be under the direction of the Interior De-
| partment, and at salary of $4,000 per an
mum, to visit the Indian tribes and inspect
| their sanitary, industrial, and educational
| condition. Morton submitted resolution
| calling for the correspondence between Min
| lister Motley and the Department of State,
which, after being amended, was adopted.
| Davis, from Committee on Indian Affairs,
made report concurring in the opinion of
the Attorney General, that the United States
is bound by the treaty obligations to issue to
the Choctaw Indians $250,O00 in bonds. He
also reported a resolution, which was adopt
ed, declaring the President to have the
power, without further legislation, to issue
the bonds. The President announced
as a Select Committee to consider the charges
against Senator Sprague for connection with
blockade running during the rebellion,
Messrs. Thurman, Trumbull, Howe and
Wiley. The bill to make restoration for the
destruction by Union troops of house at
Paducah, KY, during the war, was passed.
The bill appropriates $4,000. After brief
Executive session, the Senate then, at $3.50 p.
H., ad ourned.
HoUsE.-On motion of Hooper, the Senate
bill authorizing an issue of five hundred mil
lions five per cent. bonds was taken from the
Speakers table and referred to the Commit
tee on Ways and Means. On motion Of But
Ter, of Massachusetts, the President was re-
quested to furnish copies of the report of
John Hogan, United States Commissioner, on
the resources and condition of the Dominican
Republic, made during the administration of
President Polk, and the report of Capt. G. B.
Mcclellan on the same subject during the
administration of President Pierce. Gar
field, with unanimous consent, introduced a
bill giving Schenck, the United States Min
lister to England, an additional allowance of
$4,000 year for private expenses. Passed.
The House then, at 415, adjourned.
JAN. 6.-SENATE.-There was no ses-
sion of the Senate.
HoUsE.-The resolution offered by Farms
worth, directing court of inquiry for the
trial of Admirals Gordon and Davis, was
agreed to by 80 to &c. Julian offered a reso-
luton instructing the Committee on Public
Lands to inquire into the expediency of pro-
viding that every officer, soldier, or sailor
who had served ninety days in the war for
the Union, and was honorably discharged,
shall receive 100 acres of public land as
homestead, his actual term of service to be
counted as part of the five years required by
the Homestead act of 1862. Adopted. The
House then, at A o'clock p. M, adjourned.
The session tomorrow will be for general
debate only.
Another Sad Railroad Accident.
Another of those terrible railroad hor-
rors, occurred on the Mississippi, and
Tennessee railroad on the morning, of
the Sd, inst. AS the train was crossing
the iron bridge in the Nonconah bottom,
five miles south of here, the axles Of the
baggage car broke, and a second-class
paCcapoor coach was dashed down the