Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-05-05
Miscellaneous.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the Senate, on the 18th, a mes
sage was received from the House, announc-
ing the rejection of the Conference report on
the Ku-Klux bill, and asking new confer
ence. The Sanate, on motion of Edmunds, in
sisted on the amendments, and Edmunds,
Carpenter and Thurman were appointed as
Committee Of Conference. The report of
the Conference Committee was returned af-
ter short session, and then concurred in by
a party vote, except that Hill and Robertson
voted with the Democrats in the negative
yeas, SO; nays, 13.-Without transacting
any further business of Importance, the
Senate adjourned.
In the House, on the 10th, a new Confer
ence Committee on the deficiency bill was
appointed.-The consideration of the Ku-
Klux bill was then resumed, and, after a
long debate, a vote was taken, and the re-
port of the Committee of Conference reject
ed. A new committee was then appointed,
with instructions to report tomorrow. The
Conference report on the deficiency bill was
again presented by Dawes, emitting the
item as to the Sutro Tunnel Commission.
Dawes explained that the amendment
for park in Washington was rejected; that
the item for paving Pennsylvania avenue
was amended by appropriating $4,000 for
repairs, and that the appropriation for the
Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy at Charles on
had been reduced from $4,000 to 1000.
AS to the issue of national bank currency, it
had been impossible to carry the bill
through. both Houses unless an additional
tax were placed on banks to defray the ex-
penses of the reissue, and therefore the whole
thing had been left out. The report was
agreed to.--Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the Goth, Conkling
and Davis, of Kentucky, were appointed to
wait on the President and inform him that
unless he had some further communication
to make to Congress, the Senate was now
ready to adjourn ON motion of Scott, all
bills on the table, petitions, &c, were or
dered to be referred to their appropriate
ommittees.--West introduced a bill to
incorporate the Louisiana, Kansas and New
Mexico Railroad Company. Refereed
At 1880 the. Senate went into Executive
session, and at 2 o'clock the doors were re-
opened, when the committee to wait on the
President reported that he had no further
communication to make.-The President
pro tenn. (Anthony) then declared the first
session of the Forty-second Congress adj
journed sine die.
The House received message from the
Senate announcing its agreement to the
Conference report on the Ku-Klux bill, and
the passage of the concurrent resolution for
final adjournment at 2 o'clock on the same
day. After considerable debate, during
which great deal of fun was made of the
Sherman amendment, the House proceeded
to vote on the question, and it was agreed to
by a strictly party vote-yeas, 90; nays, "a.
Beck asked leave to offer a. joint resolu-
ton, asserting the power of the House to
make or withhold appropriations to carry
out treaties requiring appropriations of
money. The resolution was adopted
The remainder of the session was occupied
by Butler in personal explanation in re-
gard to his little, tetc-a- tete with Garrett Da-
Wis in the Senate chamber, which took place
some time since. Before he concluded his
speech, several members took hand in it,
and the most ridiculous farce of the session
here took place., and was only brought to a
close by. the hammer of the Speaker, who
announced the House adjourned without a
day.