Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-05-24
Proceedings In Congress.

IN the Senate on Friday, May 10, Mr..
Wilson called up the bill authorizing the issue OF
1000 breech-ioading to the inhabitants of Mon
tana for defense against the Indians Passed. The
Louisiana Election bill, after desutory discussion
was passed. Senate then held brief executive
session after which open session was RESUME and
discussed. without action until the hour of adjourn
ment. -E .sH5.aer nj ts ...
In the House on Friday May TO- a numb-r of private
bills were reported and acted in the morning hour.
The Hou'e went into Committee of the whole on
Passed The committee then took up the Tariff and
Tax BILL and discussed it until adjournment.
In the Senate on Saturday, May II, Mr..
Morton offered a resolution which was agreed to-
authorizing the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tons to investigate the election of Senators Pomeroy
to send for persons and papers at Washington or
elsewhere during the recess of Congress....The En-
forcement act was taken up, and an amendment
adopted providing that as preliminary to the APP
pointment of Election Inspectors, any voting pre-
less than citizens of the precinct After the
adoption of amendment authorizing each of the
Judges to discharge the duties contemplated by the
Enforcement bill, the Senate adjourned:
In the House on Saturday, May ii. MIR: Dawes re-
newed his motion to close the debate the first
tion Of the Tariff bill, reducing the time from ten
bill and codfying the pension laws taken
up. and an amendment adopted providing that W ken
re-ma rriage, it will revive on her again becoming
widow, if she be in INDECENT circumstances. The
Tariff and Tax BILL but got into such mex trica
tange on account of the variety of amendments that
no progress was n3te.....AdJourned.
In the Senate on Monday, day IS, Mr..
Pratt called up bill to increase 20 per cent the PEN
sions to soldiers and sailors who lost both eyes, both
hands. otherwise totally disabled, and stated
Of about 500, 900. The bill passed..The bill in re-
latlen to the Dakota Southern Railroad Company
passed.....The Enforcement act was taken up. An
amendment was adopted requiring that before any
that he has not for two years had any connec-
tou with any Ku-Klux organiZaton......Th follow
ing bills were passed, among others: Granting a
pension Of 900 per annum TO the widow of Admiral
Earragut; granting ten years additional service on
for the capture of the Albemarle; and the appoint
men to the retired list Of the navy of certain voqn-
Of wounds received during the late war
(Democrat), of Indiana, rising to q personal expana-
ton made speech strongly denouncing Mr. Greeley.
tee. reported bill removing political disabilities
from all persons who aided the late rebellion except
sixth and Thirty Congress. officers in the
judicial, military and naval service of the United
tiers of the United States Passed.:.:I In the Texas
contested election case Mr.. D. G. Giddings, the con-
testant, declared entitled to seat in place Of
MIR. Clarke. Mr.. Giddings was then sworn in.....Ad
Journed.
In the Senate on Tuesday; May IA, the
time was principally occupied in debate on the En-
forcement act But little progress made......At
the evening session the following bills passed
Granting right of to the Davenport and st. Paul
railroad !; to authorize the Secretary of War to &C.
cept the peninsula in Lake Erie opposite Erie Pa
to amend the act to regulate the foreign and coastn
trade on, the. Northern, Northeastern. and North
western frontiers, and for other purposes for the
better preservation of harbors Ravens. channels of
navigabe rivers and other navieable waters i'll the
United States authorizing he city OF Buffalo to con-
and maintain inlet pier therefrom for the supply
ing 1.-THE city with pure water authorizing the con-
structon OF railroad across the Ohio river at Mount
Vernon. Ind.....Adjourned
In the House on Tuesday. May IA, the day was
spent in discussion of the Tariff and Tax bill in Com
mltteo of the Whole No amendments of any conse-
quence were made....In the evening message was
received from the President calling the attention of
Congress to the hards hips and prvatons endured by
immigrants; Referred to the Committee on Com
merce......Adjourned.
In the Senate on Wednesday, May Is, the
Military Committee reported bill to provide crutches
for soldiers and sailors disabled during the
The report of the Committee of Conference on the
Deficiency bill was agreed to by vote of 80 to 2..
Adjourned,
In the House on Wednesday, May Is, the second
section of the Tariff and Tax bill finally disposed
of in Committee of the Whole. This reduces existing
duties 10 cent. manufactures of cotton, WOOL
etc. iron and all manufactures of iron; printing pa
per. india rubber, straw, oilcloths, etc..Bs were
passed follows: To establish uniform time for
Presidential elections House bill providing for steno-
ference report the Deficiency bill agreed to.
1t provides that the Secretary of the Treasury is
thorized and directed to pay to lawful owners, or
their legal representatives, the value of all cotton
seized after the 30th of june 1861 by agents of the
Government unlawfully and in violation of instruc-
TONS the net proceeds without interest to be actual
y paid into the Treasury receipt thereof being full
satisfaction of all such claims, and not to apply to
any cause now pending before the Court OF Claims or
any not filed in the Treasury Department
within six months after the passage of the aCt.Ad-
iourned. ,..4