Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-04-12
Proceedings in Congress. o q

T In the Senate, March 28th ,~onr motion of
Mr. Trumbul the bill was passed settling the titsto
certain lands along the Boundary between Georgia
s so@cnrred in tie House the obcagS
Relief bill cxempting lumber from the OPERATE n Of
offered amendment repeating all internal revenue
taxes except thase banks and bankers, distilled
said repeal to take effect the list of July 1872 The
amendment was adopted by-a vote Of Is to li Thes
o es M 9oas It GOES t House
currence in the amendments ..Adjourned until Mons
In the House on the 28th Mr.. Dawes, from the Com
mtee on fd fbo d * tine
ments to be offered excepting lumber from its opera
tions Mr. Earwe ana offered such an nan ame nd
..,..Adjourned until Monday, aprill.a
In the Senate, April 1st, new bills were
introduced as follows: g Authorizing tie construc-
ton of bridge across the Mississippi, between War
lection of of nniils on the Mississippi
lands in Wisconsin,; for the erection Of Government
buildings at Jefferson, missouri The Indian Ap-
oropriation bill was discussed without acton..Ad-
In the House on the same day q large number of
bills Of miscellaneous character were introduced
the rules and the bill for the Location Of the
railroad depot in Washington on sixth street. pc
tween Pennsy lvania avenue and Canal Tor the Baltl-
more and Potomac Railroad Company The motion
ali avs giving portions of fines and penaltiesto in
formers in internal revenue passed. MIR.
Dunnel moved to suspend the rules and Pass the1bl
extending time for the completion OF the railroad
from Copper HARDER, in Michigan to Green Bay, IN
ters from the Judiciary Committee reported bill to
establish the Western judicial District OF North Car
oliua Passed...0n motion OF Mr. Butler t1ass) J: inc
Judiciary Committee authorized to report Gen.
eral Amnesty bill at any acknowledgement. 3
. In the Senate, April Sd, on motion Of Mr..
Morrill,, of Vermont, the Commissioner of fAericul-
ture twas directed to commuaicatet to the Senate
statement of gthe comparative inportatons Of wool
and wooens each OF the last decade and all the
facts in the Illustrations on the production OF sheep
mitee Military Affairs. reported With amendment
the House bill autho riEng the payment of bounty to
accepted volunteers who enlisted sunder the proea-
nation of May 3. lS6lprtor to the 22d OF July the
cfc Railroads, reported adversely on the bin incor
perating branches of the Texas Pacific railroad under
the of the Moth Carolina Extension Company,
and on his motion it was Indefinitely postponed....
Mr. Wright, from the Committee on Claims, ported
with amendments the House bin Sauthorizng the
Southern Claims Commission to appoint specal COM
mssioners, etc....Adjourned,
In the House on the Sd, on motion of Mr. Slater,
the bill passed granting the right OF way through
public lands, Tor railroad from Salt Lake City to
Portane, 0regon..... On motion of MIR Ketchum the
bill passed confirming to the Selma, Rome and
Dalton railroad, the successor to the Alabama and
tennessee Company, certificates OF land issued to the
State of Alabama for the latter compaDy... report
was made by Mr. Dunnell from the Committee on
Lands for a bill incorporate the Great Salt Lake
ard Co orado River Railroad Company. and grant it
the right of way through the public lands. The BID
was postponed till Tuesday. April 9....Ths Steam
boat bill taken up and discussed until adjourn
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