Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-01-20


The amendment was agreed to-yeas, log.
The joint resolution, as amended, was then
passed-yeas, 1913; nays, So. The House
then proceeded to consider the bill intro
duced by Morrell, of Pennsylvania, to pro-
vide for celebrating the Independence of
America, by holding an international exhibit
ton OF arts and manufactures at Philadel-
phla in 1876. Sargent offered an amendment
providing that no expense of the exhibition
or Its officers should be payable out of the
Treasury. Agreed to. After debate, the bill
was then passed. The House at 4:3O adj
journed.
JAN. 11.-SENATE.-The ocean cable
resolution was debated upon, and finally laid
over without action until the 18th. bill
for the construction of levees in Mississippi
was referred. The Senate then resumed con-
slderatien of the resolution as amended in
the House, for the appointment of commits
sion to San Domingo, the question being on
Summers amendment to the House amend
ment. After long debate, it was rejected.
Numerous other amendments were then of
fered and rejected, when the House amend
ment providing that the appointment of a
commission should not commit Congress for
or against annexation, was concurred in
unanimously-ayes, 81; nays, none. The
resolution accordingly goes to the President.
At O'Clock the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-The Diplomatic Consular Appro-
priation bill was made the special order for
the 18th inst. The bill appropriates 81 49,
344 bill for the prevention of cruelty to
animals was laid over by the non appearance
OF quorum. The Speaker laid before the
House telegram from Gov. Geary, announ-
cling the death of Hon. John Covode. On
motion of Kelley, of Pennsylvania, COM
mlttee of eight members was ordered to at
tend the funeral obsequies of Covode. The
Speaker announced the following Committee
Messrs. Mercur, Van Horn, Phelps, Beatty,
Gilfillan, Axtell, Getz, and Roots. The House
passed the bill making appropriations for the
Louisville and Portland canal and the Des
Moines rapids. Reeves offered a resolution
directing that, in view of the prevalence of
an infectious and fatal disease among cattle
in New York and Massachusetts,, believed to
have been introduced from Canada, the Com
mittee on Agriculture inquire as to whether
any legislation is necessary to more effectu-
ally prevent and restrict the introduction
and distribution of cattle into and through
the several States and Territories. The
House then, at 4:3O, adjourned.
JAN 12.-SENATE.-Ra Ramsey, from the
Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads,
reported the bill authorizing the establish
ment of ocean mail steamships between the
United States and Australia. Cole introduced
directing the Secretary of the Interior to in
crease 100 per cent. the compensation of AS
sistant United States Marshals in the States
and Territories west of the Rocky Noun
tains. Edmunds presented and had read a
remonstrance from Mrs. Gen. Sherman and
one thousand other ladies against woman
suffrage; the remonstrance including the
names of a number of the wives of Senators
and Representatives, and prominent men in
professional life throughout the country. The
House joint resolution appropriating $780,
900 for continuing the work on the Louisville
and Portland canal, and $34 900 for the COM
pletion of the Des Moines rapids, was re-
ceived from the House and adoped. After
an Executive session, the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-The House resumed consideration
of the bill, reported yesterday from the Com
mittee On Agriculture, for the better care of
cattle in transit by railroad or other means
of transportation. 1t was debated until the
expiration of the morning hour, when it went
over until tomorrow. Bills for the increase
of the mail steamship service between San
Francisco and China, and Mexico and the
United States, were introduced and referred
to the Committee on Commerce. The House
then, at lao o'clock, went into Committee of
the Whole, Mr.. Scofeld in the chair, and re-
,sumed consideration of the Legislative, Elk
ecutive and Judicial Appropriation bill. A
discussion took place on the proviso reported
in the bill, directing that hereafter no laws
or treaties shall be published in newspapers,
except those which are general, and which
laws shall be selected by the Secretary of
State. Benjamin, of Missouri, offered sub
stitute for the paragraph, as follows: For
publishing the laws in pamphlet form, $lO,-
900, and all laws requiring the laws to be
published in newspapers to be hereby re-
pealed.' After considerable opposition, the
substitute was agreed to by vote of SO to 81.
Proceeding in the bill as far as the thirty
seventh page, the committee rose, and the
House, at 4:3O, adjourned.