Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-03-03
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President presented the credentials Oh En- Ell
S. Salisbury, as Senator from Deia"aio iol
six wears from March 4th next, which were
read and laid on the table.-Nye reported
back the House bills for the apPorClon!Iileh =
of members of the Territorial CouncllS I, OF
Wyoming and Colorado. Fasseo' ne
legislative. Executive and judicial appro-
nr;ation hill was then proceeded with. After
Full discussion a vote was taken on Trum-
bn11,s amendment. and resulted in tie
yeas o.. navs 25-when the amendment was
corriad nv the casting vote of the Vice
Preside -Trumbull, on leave, introduced
a hill providing for assistant treasurers at
Chicago and Cincinnati Referred The
Senate then, at 5:45, after a short executive
session, adjourned. ~
In the House. on the 18th, Wilson, of Min
nesota. presented memorial from the Min
nesota Legislature for- an appropriation Ior
the Improvement of Duluth harbor.--I The
report of the committee on the bill creating
territorial government in the DISTRICT OF
Columbia was then taken up and agreed to.
The bill now goes to the President for ap-
next bill taken up was the one
giving right of action, in the District OF
Columbia and the Territories, by any person
suffering from injury to person, property, or
means Of support, on account OF Intoxicating
liquors being sold to husbands or fathers.
Lawrence explained buc JILL, "14ASh1 AAN S"AN'
gave a wife right of action against any per-
son who sold liquor to her husband, which
made him incapable of performing duties
such as he ought to perform. laughter
Potter moved an amendment, continlng the
bill to the District of Columbia. Agreed to.
The bill was then ordered engrossed, and
read third time.--Adio
The Senate was engaged on the 18th
in the discussion of the army regulation bill,
the bill for Joint commission to settle our
differences with Great Britain, and the legis-
lative appropriation bill, all of which went
over without final action.-Adjourned.
In the House, on the 18th, the army bill
and boundary line bill were discussed and
laid over-The army appropriation bill
was passed.
In the Senate, on the Goth, a bill was
reported to guard the purity of elections
A bill was reported allowing homestead set
tiers, in case of sickness, to make hnal ALL
davits at their residences.--A bill was re-
ported extending time for filing bounty
claims under the act of July 28, 1866, to
Jan. IS, 1S70.-The Education Committee
was discharged Senate again took
up the legislative appropriation bill, and
agreed to take final vote on the question
tomorrow iourned.
In the House, on the goth, large number
of hills were reported and referred to their
respectiye committees.-Theb bill reported
from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, on
Friday last, authorizing the President to ap-
point joint commission to establish the
northwestern boundary line, was next taken
up, and after discussion, was passed--A
dispatch from the Associated Press, an
nouncing the safety of the Tennessee, was
laid before the House by the Speaker Its
reading afforded general atisfaction.-Af-
ter disposing of few minor bills, the House
adjourned. ##
In the Senate, on the Dist, bills were
introduced to increase the internal revenue
derived from lotteries and for other purposes.
submitted . letter from the
proprietors of the Congressional Globe, stating
that their contract for printing Congressional
debates would expire on the Sd OF March
next, and asking for new cOntract.-The
business being the legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill, 1t
was then proceeded with. An amendment
by Williams to increase the salaries OF the
Comptrollers and Auditors of the Treasury
and interior Departments, and the Assistant
Postmaster General and Commissioners of
Customs and Pensions to $4,000 per annum,
was adopted
The only work of moment of the House
was the passage of an act to incorporate the
Texas and Pacific Railroad Company, and to
aid in the construction of the road and for
other purposes Churchill, from the Com
mittee on Elections, made report in the
Missouri contested election case, Shields
against Van Horn, with resolutions declar-
ing that Shields, the contestant, is not emit
tied to the seat, and that Van Horn, the sit
ting member, is, and that Shields shall be
paid 900 for expenses. The resolutions
were adopted Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 22d, petition
was presented praying for protection against
Ku-Klux outrages in Alabama. Referred.
The Indian appropriation bill came up,
and several amendments were disposed Of
THE Post Route bill was called up, con-
sidered and passed.-At the evening SEES
sion the Indian appropriation bill was again
discussed, but without coming to any final
action on the subject, the Senate adjourned.
The House had a stormy debate on the de-
ficiency bill, and after good many sarcastic
speeches and personal explanations, the mo
ton to suspend the rules and pass the bill
was carried, and the bill passed by vote OF
96 to 44-The morning hour having ex-
pired, the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 23d, the Nc
Garrahan claim was laid upon the table,
A bill providing for the punishment of en-
bezzeling bank officers was passed.--The
Senate bill to amend the bounty laws was
passed. 1t provides that all soldiers who
were mustered into the service of the United
States for three years, between May and
July %, 1861, and who were honorably dis
charged before serving two years by reason
of disability contracted in the service, are
entitled to receive 800 bounty.--A bill in
cooperating the Aeiatie Commercial Com
pany was reported. bill for the relief
of distillers was indefinitely postponed
The bill to increase internal revenue arising
from lotteries and other purposes, was also
postponed.-The remainder of the session
was spent in considering the Indian APP
propr iation bill, which was finally passed.
+ The House passed the bill relative to TAX
ing dispositions in courts of the United States.
Also the bill for the extension of time
for the completion of the Portage Lake and
Lake Superior canal.--Also the Senate
resolution prescribing the oath to be taken
by Senator elect Miller, of Georgia.--The
bill making appropriations for the construc-
ton, preservation and repair of certain forti-
fcations and other works of defense, passed.
THE River and Harbor bill came up, and
after several hours had been spent in offering
and debating amendmtnts, sorne of which
were agreed to, the rules were suspended and
the bill passed by a vote of 149 to 39.-
Adjourned.
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