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

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In the Senate, on the 10th, Mr.. Sherman
reported from the Finance Committee bill repeating
the duties salt and iron. and moved its recommt-
ment, which opposed by Trumbull, but it
| committed-32 against l9...Mr. Cameron, from the
Committee Foreign Relations, reported resolution
ton in his in relation to the seizure by the
| Revolutionary Government of Venezuela of steamer
| American corporation, and virtual imprisonment Of
certain American citizens. Adopted....The Senate
then went into executive session, and after ad
The House, on the 10th passed bill for relief of the
goods, wares, and merchandise sent contributions
for the relief of the uerers by fire shall be admitted
free of duty at the port of Chicago AID that drawback
import duties shall be allowed on merchandise used in
the repair Of buildings erected on the burned ground
fairs, reported bill to pay M Cordeiro. for his
as Acting Consul Of the 9hed states at K t
| Consul there. Passed. Mr. Banks from the Com
salary Of United States Consul at Tsein Tsin, China
at s., 800 PassedA bill passed appropriating $50 O
and the possessions of Great Britain from the Lake
the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the bill for the
relief of Marshal Campbell of the Northern District
of Illinois passed. The remainder of the session
was taken with discussion of the Amnesty bill.
In the House, the day. bill was passed fix
ing the date of pensions at the time of tho discharge
ordeath Of the soldier and extending the time for
pcation to July /, One of the bills passed. and
which rise to opposition established
the principle of granting pension to the widow Of a
soldier after she had contracted a SECOND marriage,
and entered second widowhood.....The vote the
passage of the bill was los to 85A resolution calling
for information as to the condition OF the Louisville
and Portland Canal was dopted: The House went
Union. and soon after adjourned.
| In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Trumbull :,
from the Judiciary Committee, reported adversely to
+ha 0ist asking n ha hear ha
Senate and asked that the Committee be discharged
from its further deration He promised early
vote under the Constitution as amended. Mr. Cole,
from the Postal Committee, reported favorably bill
Honoiulu....N Thurman. Of Ohio. presented the
credentials of his colleague, Mr. Sherman. MIR
Clair Flats Canal to sixteen feet; also, House bill
making Pittsburgh Pa, port OF entry and delivery
MIR Blair, from the Military Committee reported
c to- ali oers above the grade al of
captain. An amendment was adopted extending its
provisions to all in the and navy regardless
of rank...A debate Civil Service Reform ensued
and the Senate adjourned until Mondaythe 2st inst
In h g d Garsd o1DosaS
of these bills which allowed the widow. who has been
on the y9aS @ the m
passe The day before, making the pension commence
field said that that bil although only applying to
pensioners of the late war will take 5000 1900 out
the House to tn =se pension bills. The bill passed
I09: nays, 65.....A petition was presented from
ing in all national disputes reference to arbitration
in lieuof the sword. Referred to the Committee on
port...A resolution was adopted that the Printing
Committee ascertain the amount of money paid tor
ten years past to the Glo6e...The report that Mr.
Braxton entitled to the seat from Virginia,
adopted -
In the House, on the 18th, in th eAcontested
election case from Pennsylvania of Cessna (Repub-
lican) against Meyers lDemocrat), two of the nine
members reversed thervotes in the committee giving
bill for the funding of the debt of the city of Wash
iDgton in six per cent. gold bonds, running not less
hanffteen more than thirty years, to by nego.
tiated at rate of discount of not more than three
per cent Passed..:.Mr. Clarke of Texas introduced
ments made prior to the in defense of the from
tier Referred, The House adjourned till Monday,
the22d inst Il 4 t4@ $
In the Senate, on the 22d, Mr.. Blair intro
duced Joint resolution insrucing the President to
open negotiations with Spain for the cesson of Cuba
which was laid over. Mr. Cole, from the Committee
on Appropriations. reported without amendment the
House bill making good the deficiency in the Post
office appropriation caused by Mr. Cartney's dealca-
tion....Mr Lewis presented petition from the widow
of Gen. Robert E. Lee setting forth that the sale of the
Congress to appropriate $500 purchase the estate
from her. whereupon she wiltgve the Government
clear ttle.... The Amnesty bill was discussed until
In the House. on the ED bills were introduced and
reterred To repeal the income tax to authorize the
construction of ten soops of war; TO amend the Con-
stltutlon, making Senators and Representatives In
eligible to the Presidency and Vice Presidency; to
suppress poly gamy and enable the people of Utah to
pratng 100000 for the completion the Washington
monument....A resolution was adopted lnstructing
earliest convenienceon the tax on Manufactured to-
bacco.....The bill passed extending the time for
presenting claims for additional bounty to the 3Oth of
January, 1873 IA resolution instructing the Commit
tee for the District of Columbia to inquire into the
allegations of the memorial of the tax payers of Wash
lngton charging all sorts of corrupt practices the
Board OF Public Works under the new Territorial
ditional land di trict in Minnesota was passedMr.
Morgan moved to suspend the rules and the joint
making naturaized cit zens eligible to the Presidency
and Vice Presidency. Negatiyed;-ysas. 9lgnays, =
disabilities from Herschel v Johnson and other eti-
IS ay he Of e m S
was P?ssedAn exciting S debate at wv was had over
nsh funds to the select committee going to New Or
leans. Tue resolution was mr. ally adopted, and the
House adjourned. f~
In the Senate, on the Esd, Mr.. Sherman,
from the Committee on Finance, reported a bill to
allow The importation free of duty of certain ma
chinery designed for experiments in mining in Louisl
ana Passed.. MIR: Window presented a petition,
signed by Gen Sheridan and other officers represent
as s eTRs Of the @as ID
allowed in the hve years REQUIRED by the Homestead
nesty bill was again taken up and discussed until adj
journment. ~
The time Of the House on the sd was taken up by
discussion OF the Legislative and Executive Appro-
priatiop bill.
In the Senate ,fon the Gath, j bin was in in.
troduced and referred making an appropriation to
carry out such civil service rules had been adopted
by the Presdent..The Chicago Relief bill passed as
reported from the committees. -
In the House. on the 24th Mr.. Butler, of Massa-
chu etts. presented petition of 5000 women of
America for decaratory law to the right of
suffrage. He assured the House that. in his judg-
ment surely as the sun rolled on its course the
right asked for by this petition would be accorded to
the citizens of the United States Referrt to
the IN iiciary Communicable Sheabarger, Chair
man of the Committee Commerce. reported
resolution which was unanimously adopted directing
that committee to inquire what legislation other
means is requisite to relieve, revve and sustain the
tonnage and foreign commerce of the United States.
1.-THE House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the OWL Appropriation bill, and after a
long discussion adjourned.