Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-01-05
Proceedings in Congress.

In. the Senate, on the goth, the appropria-
ton of $25Ooe for the expenses of the Geneva Com
mission, and of $4,000 for the mixed Commission
expenses at Washington were passed. Fifteen thou
sand copies of the report the Civil Service Commits
printed.A resolution was adopted autf orizing the
Committee Retrenchment to sit in the city of New
ter oaths and take testimony. Mr. Sumner called up
his resolution asking information about United States
without objectionable General Amnesty bill was
discussed during the remainder OF the session. without
In the House same day. the select Committee on
Civil Service instructed to inquire into the expe
dency of providing for the election of Postmasters by
the people....The Post Route bill passed..Mr. Gal
legas, Delegate from New Mexico, sworn in:....
Mr. Hoars Labor bill, after various amendments had
reads as follows "A bill to provide for the appoint
hours of labor and the division of the profits between
labor and capital in the United States 1t provides
that there shall be appointed by the President by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate COM
mission OF three persons of whom one shall be prac-
tcaly identified with the laborng interests of the
country, and who shall be selected from civil life,
solely with reference to their character and capacity
for an honest and impartial investigation who shall
hold office for period OF year from the date of
their appointment unless their duties shall have been
sooner accomplished, who shall the subject
of wages aud the hours of labor and the division
the joint profits of labor and capital between the la
borer and the capitalist and the social educational
and sanitary condition of the laborng classes of the
United States, and how the same are affected by the
currency; said Commissioners shall be appointed
irrespective of political partisan considerations
and from civil ife that said Commissioners shall re-
ceye an annual salary of s. each, shall be author
lied to employ clerk and shall report the result of
their Investigations to the President to be by him
transmitted to Congress-
In the Senate, on the 21st, Mr.. Sumner
offered a resolution, which adopted, directing
the Committee on Retrenchment to inquire whether
any money had been paid on account of the lease of
SANTANA Bay; if so, by whom and out of what fund.- if
paid by private individuals, to report their names,
business and the inducements to this outlay whether
they were interested in land grants other specula
tions in Domingo, and whether there had been any
understanding that the United States would refund
such money....The House amnesty bill taken up.
and various amendments discussed and rejected.
Mr. Summers amendment to the Civil Rights BILL linn
itng the Presidency to one term: was lost by vote
of 30 to 30.....Senate adjourned to January 8th.
The House, on the 2lsU went into Committee of the
Whole for general debate the state of the Union
Few of the members were present. most having gone
home. Mr.. Blair. of Missouri, made speech in favor
of general amnesty. which characterized by his
colleague, Mr.. Burnett as so monstrous in sentiment
and so extraordinary that every representative from
Missouri was bound to repudate it...A message was
received fro the President in to the resou
ton calling for information about Cuban matters....
Adjourned until the sth OF January.