Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-02-10
Congressional Summary.

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ence with the navigation the 0hiosriverA
by the construction of the Newport and Gin
cinnati bridge. Referred. Hamlln intro
-duced ioift-resolution appointing Gen.
Sherman Regent of thesSniithsonian sInsti-S
tute, vice Gen. Delafeld, resigned. Adopted.
Trumbull's billlooking to civil service resi-
form came up as unfinished business. Schurz
reviewed the whole question, and offered as
a substitute the bill introduced by him last
session, for the radical reform of the civil
service. byAa system Of cenlpetitive examinar
tion.z After a]short Executive session, the
Senate adjourned-until Monday.
HoUsE.-Maynard, from the Committee of
Ways and Means, reported joint resolution
to relieve J. L. Thomas, Collector of Customs
at Baltimore, from responsibility for the sum
of 1927 900, stolen by two Deputy Collectors.
Recomntted. Hooper, sGhairman of the
Committee of Ways and Means, offered the
following: " Resolued, That the Senate bill
to repeal so much of the act approved July
IA, 1870, entitled An act to repeal internal
taxes, and for other purposes as continues
the income tax after the 31st day of Decent
her, 1869 be returned to that bodys with the
respectful suggestion on the part of the
House that section Of ARTICLE l of the Con-
sttution vests in the House of Representa-
tives the sole power to originate such meas
ures." The House refused toaorder the yeas
and nays on the resolution, and it was adopt
ed without divisions. Adjourned.
JAN. SENATE following bills
were introduced. and referred In the
Senate by Morrill,, of Maine, declaring that
any one who shall sell or give tosany~civil,s
military or naval officer Of, the Government
liquors to- be ared as a. beverage, shall be
deemed guilty Of a crime against the peace of
society, and on convictian thereof shall be
punished by fine and Imprisonment, also
providing thet employees as officers of the,
texicating Liquors, or shall become at all in
toxicated, shall be summarily dismissed, and
shall not be reinstated for two years. By
-Ferris-To extend the jurisdiction Of the
s6'ourt of Claims. By Scofeld-To extend to,
the officers of the military aud naval service
the be ueft of the act for furnishing artificial
limbs TO disaB edssoldiers, Tnnabt,l moved
to take up@the Georgia quest ton remafking
that the questions involved We're those of
law and fact, and that the subject could be
disposed of this afternoon.g Them otion pre-
vailed, and the resolution of the majority of
the Judiciary Committee, declaring Hill en-
Billed to his seat, was then read. The ques-
zion recurring on the resolution declaring
Hill entitled to, the rseaty Fhurm AN the
Democratic member ofx.the Judiciary Com I
mittee, moved an amendment adding the
name of Miller as Senator elect. He with
drew the amendment at the request <of
Trumbull, to permit direct vote on the
resolution. Stewart moved to substitute the
name of Henry. After considerable discus
sion, at o'clock, without vote, the Senate
@adJoprned, av sat, ,yffsvaa7z saw cd, 5es ytaaa
DEMONSTRATIONS resolutions were intro
gduced and referred to their respective COM
mittecs.g gButler,s Of Massachusetts, asked.
leave tointroduces the Following Joint resolu-
ton: AReso2eed, That the Congress off the
United States give to J. O'Donovan Rosa,
Thongs Clarke Luby John O'Leary, Thos.
F. Burke, Charles Underwood O,ConnelI, and
their associates, Irish exiles and patriots,
cordial welcome to, the Capital and the eoun-s
try and that a copy of he resolution be
Transmitted to them by the President, gBen-
jamin, of Missouri, objected. Butler moved
to. suspend the rules, and said the resolu-
ton was copied from The Kosstth resolu-
ton .z- The, rules were asuspen dec, and the
resolution passed-yeas, 250 mays, 2t.S The
Senate jointresolution for the appointment
of Gen. Sherman as Regent of the Smith
sonian Institute passed. Logan moved to
suspend the rules and pass the Senate joint
resolution authorizing claims of. persons
against the Government, in connection with
building vessels of war, to be referred to the
Court of Claims. Agreed to: Labin moved
to suspend the rules and pass the bin pro-
vidng that assistant marshals for taking the
ninth census when their pay did not amount
to S5sae day, shall receive increased pay~fo
that amount Agreed to. The House5- at
4:30, adjourned,
JAN. 3l.--+SENATE.--1'he Vice President
announced the return from the House of the
income tax repeal billx@ After along debate
on the subjectsthe bill was disposed Of by the
adoption of the following resolution; Re
solced, That the bill be returned to the House
of Representatives, and that the Senate ask
for conference on the question at issue.
Pomeroy submitted and had read resoIu-
ton commencing theu.suheringn poor of
France to the American people. The House
bill, suspending the proceeding in reference
to the Charpenning claim, was received and
referred to the Committee on Post Office,
Trum bull characterizing the claim as the bold
est imposition ever practiced on the Govern
ment. After the introduction of several bills
of no general Importance, and a long debate
on the Georgia Senatorial question, the
Senate adjourned without disposings of the
HoUsE,1The Secretary Of the Navy was
instructed to institute proceedings by law, or
otherwise, to obtain full damages and indem-
MITIGATION for the sloop of war Oneida in the
Bay of Yeddo, Japan, by collision with the
steamship Bombay. A bill granting land to
Mr.. Schnell, of California, for the culture of
tea and silk, swas~passed. The House took
up the bilf reported from the Comm ittee on
Military affairs to extend the bounty land
system to soldiers, and sailors of thel late war,
their widowssan orphans "A long land Sani-'
mated discussion took place upon this. bill,
which was finally passed. A conference
with the Senate on the income tax bill was
Aagreed to. a lengthy debate was had upon
the " iron-clad OATH bill, and without dis
posing of the question the House adjourned.
!. FEB. l.-SENATE.-After g. long debate
the resolution extending encouragement and
sympathy to the people Of France was agreed
to, requiring the lconcurfence of the House,
A resolution in regard to the member elect
from Georgia was referred, The consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill was then
passed., as was also the West Point appro-
priation blk The motion to take up the
steamship subsidy bib was then fenewed,
and without coming to vote on the subject.
the Senate went into executive session, and
subsequently adjourned. r. <,,..,, or m y.
= HOUsE.-After noisy and excited discus
sion, the Senate bill abolishing the test oath
for persons in the South and disqualified by
the Fourteenth amendment, was passed
without amendment, by yeas, d1S;
nays, so. 1t now goes to the Presidents for
approval. The bill provides that such per-
sons shall take the oath prescribed in the
act of July IL, 1868, prescribing an oath. of
Office tokber taken by persons from whom le4:
gal responsibilities shall have been removed:
Be it enacted, Ne, that when any person, who
is not rendered ineligible to office by the pro-
visions of the Fifteenth amendment, is APP.
pointed to any office of honor or trust under
the Government Of the. United States and.
patton in the late REBELLION, to take the oath
prescribed in the act of Congress, approved
Esd of July, 1862, said person shall, before
entering on the duties of his office, take the