Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-01-26
Proceedings in Congress.

In the Senate, on the 18th, Gold
thwaite, of Alabama, was sworn in..... Nu-
merous petitions were presented, among
them one from Chinese dealers on the Pacific
coast for a reduction on rice; one from citi-
zens Of Rochester, N. Y, praying for re-
duction of the tariff to revenue basis, and
for the removal of duties upon salt, coal, and
pig iron, and thirty two petitions from YER
mont for the repeal of the duty on salt......
Mr.. Chandler, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported without amendment the bill
to promote the construction Of the Cincinnati
and Southern Railway, between Cincinnati,
o., and Chattanooga, Tenn.....Mr. Summers
supplementary Civil Rights bill was taken
up, and during its discussion the Senate ad
journed. iii ...... 4
In the House, on the 18th, Mr.. Negley's
bill making Pittsburgh, Pa, aport of entry
and delivery, was passed. ..... Mr.. Dawes, of
Massachusetts, offered a resolution for the
appointment of select committee of five
to inquire into the origin and character of
the difficulties between the government
officials of Louisiana and the United States
officials in that State, and to report the same
to the House, with such recommendations
it may deem expedient, the, committee to
have power to send for persons and papers,
and to sit in Washington or elsewhere.
Adopted. ..... Another amnesty bill, being the
one passed by the House last session, and
now pending in the Senate, was introduced
by Mr.. Hale, and passed, ITO, nays 81.
1t is the same AS was passed by the House
last session, and excerpts members Of Con-
gress and officers of the army and navy,
who Joined the rebellion. Mr.. Cox offered
a resolution calling for the unpublished cor
respondence relating to the release of w. G.
Halpine, a Fenian prisoner. Adopted. 80
Adjourned 1 Il Is G0DI1U ags
In the Senate, on the 10th, Mr.. Sher-
man reported from the Finance Committee
bill repealing the duties on salt. and iron,
and moved its recommitment, which was
opposed by Trumbull, butitwas recommitted,
80 against19 -. Mr.. Cameron, from the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, reported reso-
luton asking the President to give the SEN
ate any information in his possession in re-
lation to the seizure by the Revolutionary
Government of Venezuela of steamer of
the Venezuela Steam Transportation Conn
pany, an American corporation, and virtual
Imprisonment of certain American citizens.
Adopted The Senate then went into ex-
ecutive session, and soon after adjourned. Z
The House on the 10th passed a bill for re-
lief of the sufferers by the Chicago fire: 1t
nrovides that all goods, wares aud merchan-
disc sent as contributions for the relief OF
the sufferers by fire shall be admitted free of
duty at the port of Chicago, and that draw
back import duties shall be allowed on n1er--
chandise used in the repair of buildings
erected on the burned ground..-... Mr.. Pack
ard, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
reported bill to pay F. M. Cordeiro, for his
services IS Acting Consul of the United
States at Rio Janeiro, at therate of comPen-
sation allowed to the Consul there. Passed.
...... Mr.. Banks, from the Committee ON For
eign Affairs, reported a bill fixing the salary
of the United States Consul at Tsein Tsin,
China, at $4,000. Passed. bill passed
appropriating 100000 for marking the boun-
Diary line between the United States and the
possessions of Great Britain. from the Lake
of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains......
Adjourned.