Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-02-09
Proceedings i'm Congress.

In the Senate, on the 25th, Mr.. Harlan
presented memorial from the Choctaw Indians. pro-
testing against the establishment of erritoral
Government in the Indian Territory.....Mr Sawyer
pr sented resolution from the South Carolina Legis
Elementary Civil Rights bili. The Amnesty bill was
made the special order for Monday at O'clock the
tionment bill was taken up and the Senate went nto
executive session, and soon after adjourned.
the 18th taken by the discussion of the Educa
| mittee of the Whole the General Legislative APP
preparation bill In reference to the item for the
punishment of frauds in the Pension Office, Mr. Gar
| field stated that the Committee of Ways and Means
had been assured yesterday by the Secretary of the
Interior, that fully one fourth of the pensions now
paid frauds. He had been sta rtled by such
extraordinary statement that he had written down
the words at the time. and the Commissioner of Pen
statement. Mr. Butler Of Massachusetts,, and Mr..
Hale of Maine made remarks fGnirmat9ry Of the
of 200 300 in New York applications for pen
the OF ~ Sa a
had been arrested tried and convicted while others
had fled to Canada...AaJourned.
| In the Senate on the Goth Mr.. Wright pre-
sented the credentials of Senator-eect VIM. B. ALI
son. of Iowa...The ppportionment bill and final adj
ournment resolution discussed, and the Senate
| adjourned to Monday, the 29th.
In the House the 26h the Senate bill author zing
disbursing officers to pay duplicate checks was con
Cured in..A large number of Pension bills were
passed The Legislative Appropriation and the Pen
proprates about SIT 100000 and the latter $3O4SOOO
| ..,...Adjourned.
The House met on the 9th for general
debate but few members being present. No business
was transacted. *4
| In the Senate, on the 29th, Mr.. Blair in
PRODUCED bill authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to pay for cotton seized by agents of the
United States after gqne 80. 1868 Referred The
In the House, on the 10Th, bills were introduced
and referred: Admitting pine timber and lumber free
ing woman suffrage arming the whole militia
fierce Of the United States; to allow half the custom
duties be paid in legal tenders; by Mr. Voorhees,,
placing printing type and material on the free list.
"A resolution was adopted, i1Structing the Com
mittee on Public Buildings and Grounds to inquire
into the proprety and feasibility of procuring for the
United States the title to Independence Hall and
resolution instructipg the Committee on Manufac-
lures to inquire Whether III materials for steamship
to the difference in prices between domestic and
aury as to the use Of Seneca sandatone in the new
building for the State Department, was agreed to....
Adjourned.
In the Senate on the 30th the House bill
approprating $4,000 for the expenses of the Japan
ese Embassy was passed"..A resolution was adopted
directing the Postmaster General to send in the
names of Louisiana claimants for mail service prior
to 1861 also. calling the Secretary of War for in
The Bill setting aside the tract of land the head
waters of the yellowstone fer q PUBLIC park was
ton of railroad bridge over the Mississippi was
passed The Amnesty bill was taken up and discus
sed until adjournment. *
The House on the 3Oth passed bill appropriating
for the purchase of lot at St Louis for Gov
eminent purposes....A resolution was adopted
thorizng the Banking Committee to send for
and papers for conducting an examination into the
causes of the recent suspension of National Banks.
bill passed extending the statute of limitations
for prosecutions for pension or bounty orgeries from
two to five years..A bill passed to pay the fees
of respondents witnesses in extradition cases....A
bill passed to prevent smu ggling..The House took
up the Senate amendments to the Appropriation BILL
and they were concurred in The bill now goes to the
President for his Signature. Mr. Harleton from the
Committee on Elections made report on the Arkan-
contested election that Mr. Boes is entitled
to the and that the sitting member Mr. Edwards,
not. He gave notice that he would call it up at
an early day..-Adjourned. - -~
In the Senate on the 31st Mr.. Chandler,
from the Committee on Commerce. reported bill for
the enlargement of the st. MaTy's Falls Canal in
Michigan authorizing the Secretary of War to pur-
chase such land may be necessary at the appraised
valuation made under direction of State ofcers....
The remainder of the session taken by the dis
cussion of the Amnesty bill
In the House on the 3lst the bill in reference to APP
peas to the Supreme Court. after discussion.
passed substantially it report
of the Committee of Ways and Means the action of
the Secretary of the Treasury in egotatng the new
loan was taken up and discussed until adjournment,
without action. -