Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-02-17
Congressional Summary.

shirts meter now used IN distilled bPlilU''
The Senate, on motion OF Sherman, Vooh up
the House bill to allow the importation OF
brandy with the same rights ana dra"oa teI
" " "ii oiy}o,ueJ To RIM. alcohol, etc. The
T;nonce Committees amendment was agreed
r.. and the bill passed. On motion OF Lewis,
tbe amendments by the House to the bill to
lid Virginia into two judicial districts
go ooncHrred in. At 1:30 the Senate
arread to the pending motion of Williams,
to proceed with the bill subsidizing
steamboat line to the Gulf of Mexico. A
long debate ensued, and the matter finally
went over.
HoUsE.-Holman reported bill for the
relief of Capt. David L. Wright, of the 51st
Indiana volunteers. Passed. Kerr reported
the bill in reference to the United States
District and Circuit Courts of Indiana.
Passed. Also, giving the assent OF Congress
to the application Of the 100000 acres OF
school land in Oregon to support common
schools. Passed. Also, the bill providing
that the act of June II, 1862, defining ad-
ditional cause for challenge and prescribing
the oath for grand and petitjurors IN United
States courts apply only to petit jurors cases
where the United States is the party in
name and interest. Passed. Mercur, from
the same committee, reported the bill tor
the collection of debts due from Southern
railroad corporations, authorizing the Secre-
tary of War to compromise, ADJUST and
settle suits on such terms, as to amount and
time of payment, as may be just and eqult-
able and best calculated to protect the IN
terests of the Government Passed. KEEL
logg, from the same committee, reported
the bill authorizing the issue of duplicate
bonds of the United States, under certain
conditions, in lieu of bonds lost or destroyed.
Passed. Adjourned.
FEB. 3.-SENATE.-Bills were intro
duced to mortgage the bridge now building
at Omaha, and in relation to bridging the
Mississippi river. Thayer, from the Com
mittee on Military Affairs, reported adverse
ly the House JOINT resolution making the
30th day of May, decoration day, National
holiday. The steamship subsidy bill was
laid aside to take up the House bill granting
pensions to soldiers and sailors of the war of
1872, and the widows of deceased soldiers.
The yeas and nays were demanded, which
were % to "a; and the pension bill was con-
sidered and finally agreed to. The veterans
of the war of 1912 were also given the benefit
of the act. After a few slight alterations the
bill was passed. 1t now goes to the House
for concurrence on the Senate amendments.
HoUsE-The business of the House was
rather unimportant. The Senate concurrent
resolution for the relief of sufferers by the
war in Europe was taken from the Speaker
table and passed. After long session in
Committee of the Whole, on the naval ap-
preparation bill, the House adjourned.
FEB. 4.-SENATE--The business of the
Senate was unimportant to-day. The House
Joint resolution authorizing diversion of
100000 acres Of public land, granted by the
United States to Oregon, for common school
purposes in that State, was passed. Pomeroy
introduced q joint resolution authorizing the
President to station at the port of New York
one or more national vessels, to convey
breadstuffs and supplies contributed by the
people of the United States to France and
Prussia, and for the destitute and suffering
people thereof. Adopted. After short ex-
ecutive session, the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-The private claim of Theodore
Adams, amounting to $1l2,74O, was allowed
The Southern Pacific Railroad bill was taken
from the Speakers table and referred. The
bill to divide the State of Illinois into three
judicial districts was referred. A bill was
passed TO credit Geo. F. Cutler, naval pay
master, with money stolen from him. Gull
lon, from the Committee on Territories, re-
ported bill providing that the first section
of the act Of Congress Of March 2, 1857, ap-
plicable to the Territory of Idaho, shall
apply and be in force in Wyoming, it's stated
object being to take the power of re-district-
ing from the Legislature, and give it to the
United States Judges. Passed. After fixing
the pay of officers and members, and defn-
ing the length of the session of the Wyoming
Legislature, the House adjourned.
FEB. 6.-SENATE-The credentials of
GoldthWate were presented and laid ON the
table. Congress refused to take action on
the homeopathic question. The following
bills were then passed: The House bill for
the protection Of cod fisheries on the coast of
~ IT, ;+ol 70 Of 81
Paul from the Collection District of Mime
sofa providing for the administration of
oaths and affirmations by the Collectors of
Customs-amended to apply only to revenue
matters and passed the House joint reso-
luton authorizing an American register for
the British ship Robert L. Lane; a joint
resolution to amend joint resolution relat-
ing to steamboats, and other vessels owned
by loyal States, approved Dec. %, 1869; set
to further prevent smuggling and for other
purposes, approved July Is, 1865; to exempt
certain boats from the payment of marine
hospital dues, and for other purposes; to
amend an act passed March 2, 1881, entitled
an act allowing duties on foreign merchan-
disc imported into Wheeling, Vicksburg,
Cincinnati, Louisville, st. Louis, Nashville,
and Natchez, to be secured and paid at these
places; to facilitate the transmission Of
Asiatic, Australian, and European merchan-
use luJO duu dCIOSS CuS OCI1lgOIy VI CuC
United States, and for other purposes. On
motion of Stewart, the Senate took up the
bill to defend and protect the rights of mi
ners, and encourage the development of
mines, which was variOusly amended at the
suggestion of Mr.. Casserly, and then passed.
After short executive session, the Senate
adjourned.
HoUsE-The case of the colored cadet was
called up, but for want of support was again
1oi5 aci1a An attamnt made to brIn Or
up several railroad bills, but it failed. More
stolen money was allowed to collectors of
customs. Bills were passed authorizing the
President to station vessels at different ports
to carry provisions to France and Germany.
Dawes moved to suspend the rules and take
up the Senate bill appropriating $4,000 to
defray the expenses of the select committee
of the Senate appointed to investigate the
alleged outrages in the Southern States. AT
ter considerable skirmishing the bill was
amended so that it read $4,000, instead of
$40 900, and finally passed. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 7th, the Com
mittee on Finance reported adversely to
Summers bill in relation to specie payment
The Joint resolutions to investigate
the ChaIpenung swindle were passed.
The Washington and New York air line bill
was again postponed. private claims
| bill, after being amended in several in
| stances was passed.-The bill for the re-
lief Of loyal citizens of Loudon county, Va.
was passed after considerable debate.-A
message from the President, vetoing the
Senate bill for the relief of certain naval
contractors, was received, read, and referred
to the Committee on Naval Afairs.-A
bill to pay Mrs. Susan Shelby, of Mississip-
pi, for cotton destroyed during the war, was
discussed, but upon vote being taken it
was found that no quorum was present. Ad-
journed.
In the House, on the 9TH, Cessna made a
personal explanation in reference to his con-