Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-03-10
Congressional Summary.

paSsed.-A conference cOmmltCee vas dP
pointed on the Southern Paclhe Rallroad
| bilI.-The Post Office appropriation Dill
next came up, and the remainder OF tht
morning hour was spent upon 1t without
coming to vote on. the Question.--Ad-
iourned.
In the House, a letter was read from Gen.
PIeasanton, urging the repeal of the income
tax.-The Senate bill to amend the act to
establish the railroad and bridges of the New
Orleans, Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad
Company as a post road, passed.--The
House then again took up the appropriation
bill, which consumed the morning hour,
when an adjournment was ordered without
action on the bill
In the Senate, on the 9th, a resolu-
ton was passed providing for the compensa-
ton of the Georgia Senators, Hill and Miller,
from the date of their election, July 20, 1858,
and their contestants, Farrow and Whitley,
from their alleged election to the date at
which they were declared not elected to
seats.-Howard called up the bill to enable
the Jackson, Lansing and Saginaw Railroad
Company to change the northern terminus
of the road from Traverse Bay to the Straits
of Mackinac, which was discussed without
action until the expiration of the morning
hour.-The Post Office appropriation was
then proceeded with, the question being on
the motion to lay on the table the amend
ment OF the Committee on Appropriations to
increase the subsidy to the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company to $1,OOO,OOO per an
mum. The motion to lay on the table
carried.-The bill in relation to the New
port bridge, now being built, was laid upon
the table.-A recess was taken until even
ing.-It was ordered that the Senate hold
sessions every evening this week.--Blalr,
from the Committee of Conference on the
bill for the construction of bridge at Boon
vile, Mo-, made report, which was adopt
ed.-The Post Office appropriation bill was
then proceeded with, and after the rejection
of several amendments, the bill passed.
The army appropriation bill was then taken
up, but the Senate adjourned without action
upon it.
In the House, Cox presented petition
from South Carolina recounting outrages
upon whites and consequent retaliation on
the blacks, and urging a better government
or the separation of the races in South Caro-
lina.--The House then resumed the con-
sderation of the omnibus appropriation bill,
and after adopting and rejecting various
amendments, the bill was laid upon the table
by vote of 1I5 to 71."Hooper, from, the
Conference Committee on the question be-
tween the House and Senate in reference to
the right of the Senate to originate the bill
to repeal the income tax, made a report in
behalf of the House managers. The report
recommends the adoption of the following
resolution: Resolved, That the House main
tains that it is it's sole and exclusive privilege
to originate bills directly affecting the rev.
enue, whether such bills be for the imposi-
ton, reduction, or repeal of taxes, and in the
exercise of that privilege in the first instance
to limit and appoint the ends and purposes
of considerations and limitations of such
bills, whether relating TO the matter, or the
manner, measure, or time of their introduce
ton, subject to the right of the Senate to
propose or concur with amendments, as in
other bills.-Adjourned
In the Senate, on the 2Sth, the river
and harbor appropriation bills, with amend
ments, were reported. The House bill, au-
thorizing the duplication of registered bonds
in certain cases, was passed.-A large
number of pension bills were passed.--The
army appropriation bill came up as unfin-
ished business, and the amendments report
ed from the Committee on Appropriations
were adopted A recess was taken until
evening.-At the evening session there
was a full ttendance-Chandler called
sing and Saginaw Railroad Company to
change the northern terminus of its road
from Traverse Bay to the Straits of Mack
mac. Passed.-The army appropriation
bill was proceeded with. Mcdonald offered
an amendment to extend the jurisdiction of
the Court of Claims to all claims of loyal
citizens arising out of the late war, and re-
pealing all discrimination in said Court be-
tween such claimants because of their resi-
dence The amendment was discussed until
Ills, when it was agreed that vote should
be taken on it tomorrow at noon.--The
Senate then adjourned.
In the House, on the 28th, the Senate bill
authorizing the use of the balance of appro-
priations under the control Of the Library
Committee was taken up and passed.
Munson, from the Committee on Printing,
reported the Joint resolution for the printing
of 900 extra copies of the agricultural
report for 1870, emitting the provision for
an edition in German, so not to endan-
ger the passage of the joint resolution.
Passed.-Allison reported the bill to
amend section l of the act of July 80, 1868,
in relation to fermented liquors, so as not to
apply to making fermented liquids used for
the manufacture of vinegar exclusively, but
not to be construed to authorize the distilla-
ton Of fermented liquors anywhere except
in authorized distilleries. Passed.-The
omnibus bill was recalled from the table,
and a substitute emitting several items con-
tanned in the original bill was agreed to by
q vote of los, yeas to SO nays. The bill was
then passed--yeas, 112; nays, 73.---The
rules were suspended, and bill passed re-
pealing the laws imposing duty on foreign
coal.--The Senate amendment to the
House bill allowing the issue of duplicate
registered bonds, in cases where the origi-
nails were believed to be lost or destroyed,
was concurred in, and the bill passed.
The Senate bill passed in April, 1870, for
giving effect to various grants of public lands
to the State of Nevada, and allowing the Sc
lection of school lands in California, was
passed.--The House then, at $40, adj
journed.
In the Senate, on the LIST of March,
the sixteenth and seventeenth joint rules,
imposing restrictions upon business to with
in three days of the end of the session, were
suspended 1.-The Senate took up the reso-
luton to continue the investigation, by
special committee, of the Ku-Klux -outrages
in TIE South during the first session of the
Forty second Congress. Considered and
adopted. THE. Senate then took up the
army appropriation bill, the question being
on McDougall's amendment to pay for quar-
termaster's and commissary stores furnished
the army by loyal citizens of the South. AT
ter various notifications the amendment
was adopted-yeas, "a nays, 22-The bill
repeating the duty on coal was received from
the House, and read for the first time. Wick
ers objected to its second reading.-The
army appropriation bill was again taken up,
when Salisbury opposed its passage because
of the rejection of his amendment prohibit
ing the expenditure of any money appropri-
ated by the bill for the payment of troops
at elections. He regarded that rejection as
a sufficient indication that the dominant
party intended to use the army to carry the
elections. He said there was a man at the
other end of the avenue who, though inlet
tered, and knowing little OF his country's
history, possessed an indomitable will and
undoubted courage. When the House Of
Representatives came to count the electoral
vote for the next President, that man
would, perhaps, be found willing instru-
ment in employing the army, to whose sup