Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-02-16
Proceedings in Congress.

In the Senate on Feb. 1st bills were intro
duced and referred follows By Mr.. Morrill, Me-,
authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to distribute
among the officers and belonging to the United
ture and destruction Of the rebel steamer Alabama
| the sum of $4,000 as prize money, in lieu of the
vded the money shall not be paid to the assignees Of
mariners but only to themselves as legal repI esenta
al foreign materials used in the construction of
Of ete9 eaps to Zoo pef and
| fishing Q branch mint at New Orleans....The Am
nesty bill was discussed without reaching vote.....
The House on the LIST inst. resumed debate on the
report of the Committee of Ways and Means as to the
transactions of the Syndicate. Mr.. Maynard of the
Committee made an elaborate argument in defense Of
the Secretary and in support of the resolution of
majority of the Committee. The resolution, deoar-
ing that the Secretary of the Treasury in negotiating
the loan had neither increased the bonded debt
Cured an expenditure contrary to law, was finally
adopted by strictly party yote1yeas 10 nays, Sc.
| out Acknowledgement. eF E 3d.
The Senate held no session on the Sd.
In the House on the Sd the Indian Appropriation
be made tn ndap haf
lions for Indian depredatious are to be made. Sew
eral bills for the extension of patents passed.
! lively debate was had upon the Educational bill
until adjournment.
| In the Senate on the 5th the credentials of
Mr.. Ransom, Senator-eect from North Carolina were
presented and referred.....Mr. Chandler presented
memorials fr9p , Michigan lqmbermen aganst the
ton Of leading men of the rice Interest of Louisiana
against the abolition of the duty on Mr. Nor
of Bessemer STEEL and said that he would call it up at
carly day, and submit it with some remarks the
superiority OF Indiana-made steel, and the import
ance of improving the harbor at Michigan City, Ind.
to bring the iron mines of Lake Superior into
more direct communication with the coal fields of
Indiana The Amnesty bill was taken up and dis
cussed until adjournment. -..... ..
1t removes from political disability all persons
gagged in the rebellion except those who their
Ohard of hn Of
cers of the army navy, and afterward Joined the
rebellion. members of the convention in any State
requires ali persons relieved to take the oath Of ale
glance to the Unite States before clerk of the
United States District Court in which they reside.
Mr. Peters moved to suspend the rules and adopt 9
most enlightened public policy demand of all political
parties, and of all citizens acquescence in the Thir-
teenth Fourteenth and Fifteenth ame ndmens to the
Constitution and such reasonable legislation of Con-
may be necessary to make them, in their let
Mr.. Brooks, of New York, moved to suspend
the rules and adopt the resolution recognizing the
Thirteenth, Fourtee and Fifteenth amendm ents
valid parts of the Constitution. Agreed tS166 to %
...."Adjourned
In the Senate on the 9th Mr.. Sumner pres
sented memorial Of the householdersof the District
of Columbia. asking the aid of Congress to protect
them against the extravaganza ofthe Territorial Gov
eminent and setting forth that has already incurred
debt of S3 100000 equal one-sxth of the value of
asking the President to send to the Senate any in
formation in his possession relative to the alleged in.
tenuOn OF GreaC Drltaln 10 revoke Inc treaty OF
Washington MIR. Cameron, Chairman of the Com
mttee Foreign Affairs, said: Mr.. President-I do
imagine that the Government is in possession OF
any such in formation as the resolution calls for! i
have no idea that the British Government going to
repudate the treaty, any part of it, and 1 would
not be the first to suppose that they would be guilty
gra ce to themselves" The resolution went over."..
The Amnesty bill was again taken up and discussed
until adj ournment.
In the House ON the 9th the Secretary of War was
requested to report what military posts may disposed
of..Mr Swami presented petition of soldiers fer
an equalization Of bounties The House resumed
fund.- and apply the proceeds of the public lands
the education of the people. The vote on an amend
paper the free list ruled of order as being
measure, which must first be considered in
Committee of the Whole The bill went over and the
House adjourned.