Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-01-27
Congressional Summary.

JAN. 13.-SENATE.-Thu submit
ted resolution directing the Secretary OF
the Treasury to inform the Senate whether
an account of the receipts and expenditures
of the Government for any fiscal year since
that ending June, 1866, had been published
as required by the Constitution and laws
and if not, why not. Sherman objected tc
the present consideration of the resolution
and it was laid over. After an executive
session on Porter's nomination, the Senate
adjourned until Monday. t"
HoUsE.-Hooper, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported back the Senate
bill authorizing an increase of the five per
cent. funding bonds to 100000 900, with in
terest payable quarterly, with amendments,
leaving the payment of the interest quar-
terly or otherwise, to the discretion of the
Secretary of the Treasury, and providing
that the total amount of funding bonds shall
be increased. The amendments were agreed
to, and the bill passed. Burlington intro
duced a bill providing for the commission
and auditing of all the claims for damages
by the steamers Alabama, Shenandoah, Flo
rida, and Georgia, with their tenders and
for the issuing of bonds by the United
Suites for the payment thereof. Referred.
Adjourned. >tf ..s ur;
JAN. 4.-HoUsE.-The House went in
to Committee of the Whole, Mr.. Schofeld in
the chair, and resumed consideration of the
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Appro-
priation bill. Armstrong moved that the
salary of the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of the United States be $l0,5OO, instead
of Sc 800; and that of each Associate Justice
be $4,000, instead of $4,000. After long
debate, Armstrong, in conformity with sug-
gestion made to him, accepted an amend
ment offered by Hale instead of his own,
which was adopted, fixing the salary of the
Chief Justice at $500, and the salary of as
sociated and relieved Justices at $4,000 each.
The Committee then rose, leaving two pages
of the bill unfinished, and the House, at $3.50,
adjourned.
JAN. 16.-SENATE.-The Vice Presi-
dent laid before the Senate communication
! from the supervising architect of the Capitol
extension in regard to the best place for the
statue of Lincoln, executed by Winnie Ream.
Edwards, from the Committee on Pensions,
reported favorably the House bill increasing
the pensions of soldiers, of widows of de-
ceased soldiers, and the orphans of sailors.
Sherman demanded the bill ceding certain
jurisdiction to the State of Ohio. This bill
was then taken up and debated by Sher-
man and Thurman, the Senators from Ohio,
for several hours. The bill gives the State of
Ohio Jurisdiction and title over the property
purchased by the United States for a ma
tional asylum for disabled soldiers. With
out disposing of the bill, the Senate, at a
o'clock, after an Executive session. adj
joufned. e. 4
HoUsE.-Starkweather introduced bill,
authorizing the appointment of commission
ers to ascertain the damage done by the
Alabama and other rebel cruisers. The
question of the Air Line Railroad bill be-
tween New York and Washington came up
from last Monday, the question being,
would the House grant leave for-its intro
duction. The question was decided in the
affirmative, and the bill went over until
Monday. McCreery, from TIE Committee
on Elections, made report on the contested
election cases from the Sixth District of
North Carolina, that Shoeber, the sitting
member, is entitled to his seat, and that
the contestant, Nathaniel Boyden, receive
81 900 for expenses. j. F. Long, member
elected from the Fourth District of Georgia,
appeared, and took the oath of Office. After
the transaction of other business of minor
Importance the House adjourned.
JAN. 17.-SENATE.-The Senate con-
Cured in the amendments by the House to
the bill authorizing the issue of an additional
$500, 900 900 of five per cent. bonds. Yates
joint resolution proposing an amendment to
the Constitution of the United States, max
ing eligible to the office of President all per-
sons who have attained the age of thirty-five