Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-03-07
General News summary,
CONGRESS.

of Washington was received ...The credentials OF
Mr.. Bogy, of Missouri, were presented The bill
authorizing the sale of portion OF the military
servation at Ft. Ripley, Mimi. was passed. A dis
cussion took place on the Louisiana case, and the
message of the President relating thereto was re-
ceived and read. =. The Agricultural College bill
was debated and referred to Conference Com
mittee :. Several amendments to the Army Ap-
preparation bill were agreed to, and the bill as
amended was passed. H01tSe-The report of the
Poland Credit-Mobilier Committee was consider
ed. The galleries were crowded and all the avail
able space on the floors OF the House was occupied
by visitors, many of whom were ladies. Judge
Poland opened the debate and entered into a
lengthy defense of the report of the
Oakes Ames which was read by the Clerk Of the
House, in which Mr.. Ames gave detailed history
of the Credit-Mobilier transactions, and solemnly
declared that he had never enter 1fned the motive
and purpose of corrupting mem sgg Of Congress.
The actnal cost of building the road, MIR. Ames
said, was about $4,000 600, and rGe actual profit
was less than $10,000,000. So far as he was
pecuniarily concerned, it would have been
better for him had he never heard of the Union
Pacific Railway. Mr. Farnsworth argued in favor
of the accused and against the report, and fol-
lowed bv Mr.. Merrick. in defense of the Commit
tee. The debate was carried into the evening ses-
sion without reaching vote on the report The
Presidents message relative to affairs in Louisiana
was referred to the Judiciary Committee
FEBRUARY 26.-Se1sate - The House
amendments to the bill for the distribution of
the Geneva award were non-concurred in, and a
Committee of Conference was ordered. Bills
were passed-to extend the time for the compile
ton of the St. Paul & Pacific Railway; House
bill to carry into effect the fishery clause of the
Treaty of Washington; to aid in the execution of
the laws in Utah, with several amendments; ;
House bill authorizing the exchange of the old
Postoffice property in Chicago for other property
in that city; to authorize the Secretary
OF the Interior to survey and dispose of
the benefit of the Indians "A majority report
was made from the Select Committee to investi-
gate the charges against Senator Clayton, accom-
panied by resolution declaring that the charges
were not sustained. The Sundry Civil Expenses
Appropriation bill was reported, with amend
ments HOuSe-The entire session was occupied
in discussion of the Poland Committee report and
the resolutions for the expulsion OF MesSrs. Ames
and Brooks.
FEBRUARY 7.-SenGte-The credentials
of r. j. Ogesby, of Illinois, were presented :. The
bill providing for new election in Louisiana
taken up, and lengthy debate ensued, extending
nto the evening session, when an amend
ment that the Kellogg government should
continue to be recognized as the government until
the new election was lost-yeas 10, nays "a.
motion was then made and rejected-yeas 90, nays
27-to lay the bill the table. Mr.. Morrill,
(Maine) submitted the report of the Senate Credit
Mobilier Committee, with resolution that James
W. Patterson be, and he is hereby, expelled from
Sfa as Rf%GHf report SenaTs and
resolutions were further debated, Mr.. Poland
concluding the discussion in speech in behalf of
the report, when motion to lay the whole matter
on the table was lost-yeas SO, nays 164-after
which a motion was agreed to-115 to 110-substi-
tuting the Sargent resolutions for those reported
by the Select III The b first If these Te
Yeas-Acker, Amber, Archer, Arthur. Banks,
Barber, Barnum, Beatty, Beck gGa.),
Benman Be BgOY Roes Bgs BGa Brg6 Bs6 Bno2
ley, Bunnell, Burchard, Burdett, Caldwell, Car
roll, Campbell, Clark, Cobb, Coburn, Conger, Cot
DarralI. Davis. Dodds, Donnan Dox, Duboise
Duell, Duke, Dunnell. Eames, Ely, Finkelnburg,
Foster (Pa.), Foster (Ohio) Foster (Mich.l, Frye,
Gef Gddgs ss GoaGayH Goe1 R
Handley, Harmer, Harper, Harris Miss, Havens,
Hawley Qll.l, Hawley Conn, Hay Ql.), Hazleton
(Wis0, Hazeton IN; j. Hereford, Hendon, Bib
Kendall, .Ketcham, Kiiinger, King, Kinsella,
Lannson, Lamport Lansing. Leach, Lewis,
kn Maha Me
Mitchell, Monroe, Moore, Morey, Morphis, My
ers, Niblack (Fla.), Niblack Qnd) Orr, Packard,
Porter, Patten, Price, Prindle, Randall, Read,
Rice Qlll. Rice (Ky), Richie, Roberts. E. H.,
Roberts, Robinson, Rogers N. Y Rogers IN; e.,
Roosevelt, Rusk, Sargent, Sessions, Shanks, Shell
labarger, Sherwood Shober, Shoemaker. Slater,
Slocum, Smith IN. ", Smith (Ohio), Smith (Ky.),
Speer; sprague, Stevens Stevenson, Storm,
ft9qgn'0n Terrg rhonas se"e ToSnsend m
Townsend Pa), Turner, Tuthil Tyner, Tan,
tFa1p, TaHg6an. {6 Epson, Waddeil, Waksman,
Wheeler. Whitley, Whetham, Willard. Williams
Gnd.l, Wilson qnd), Wilson (ohio), winchester,
Wood, Young-181. N0ys-Adams, Averill, Barry,
Ter (Tenn., Comingo, Conner, Dickey, Eldridge,
Elliott, Esty, Farwel. Garrett, Hayes, Hooker,
Maynard, McHenry, Morphis, Negley, Packer.
snapp, Snyder. St; John, Twitchell, Voorhees,,
"That the House absolutely condemns the
conduct of Oakes Ames, member of this House,
from the State of Massachusetts, in seeking. to
procure Congressional attention to the affairs of
corporation IN which he was interested, and whose
interest directly depended on the legislation of
Congress, by inducing members of Congress to in
vest in the stock of said corporation" The second
resolution was then adopted-174 to 32-to the
conduct of James Brooks, amember of this House,
from New York, for the use OF his posi-
ton of Government Director of the Union
Pacific Railroad and of member of this House
to procure the assignment to himself or family of
stock in the Credit-Mobilier of America corpo-
ration having contract with the Union Pacific
upon the legislation of Congress- A resolution
William D. Kelley, of Pennsylvania was
offered and gave rise to lengthy debate, when it
was laid on the table-ll7 al to 10 75 The House then
resolution censuring Samuel Hooper, of
Massachusetts A resolution was adopted-114 to
75-discharging the Select Credit-M obilier Commit
tee. and the speaker stated that this action re-
moved the matter entirely from the consideration
of the House. -. The Senate bill, appropriating
! 10 600 to pay the expenses of the Senate Commit
tee for investigating the Kansas Senatorial ques
ton was passed
FEBRUARY %. - Senate AN amend
ment to the Louisiana bill was agreed to-22 to 20
that. until a new election, the Kellogg Govern
ment shall be considered the defacto Government
ofLouisana. "A motion to lay the bill on the table
was lest, and the bill was then reiected-yeas 16.
nays 90. The credentials of j. j. Patterson, OF
South Carolina were sri presented; a;:ste ;Reso
uehS ~eTe Presented, U5 shs eRonerating Senator
elect Bogy from the charge OF bribery made
against him. Bills were passed-amending the
act, authorizing honorably discharged soldiers |
and sailors to acquire homesteads on the public |
lands: iegalizing the homestead entries of sol |
ers and sailors not exceeding l6q p.,rnsd aeres
grants. Several amendments to the River |
and Harbor Appropriation bill were agreed to.
HouSe-The conference report, extending Tor four |
years the Southern Claims Commission and limit |
ing it to the consideration of the claims already
was agreed to. A resolution was pre-
sented from the Judiciary Committee, and |
to % to the Senate and impeach Judge |
Delahay, of Kansas. The testimony taKen showed
habitual intoxication on the part OF Delahay
Committees directing the Attorney General to take |
action to recover the sums due the Government |
from the Union Pacific Road, was adopted rs an |
to the Legislative Appropriation Bill.
.Amotion was agreed to that Joseph b. Stewart,
IN custody as recusant witness pc discharged -
The amendment to the Legislative Approprlaton !
bill proposing an increase in the salaries of the
Cabinet officers, Supreme Court Judges
and members of Congress, was reJected-yeas 09, |
nays 121.
MARCH and 2.-Se7adte-Bills were
Lacrosse, Wis, port OF entry;
River and Harbor Appropriation bill, with amend
ments; Texas Pacific Railroad bill; authorizing |
the construction Of bridge across the Missis-
sippi, by the st. Clair and Carondelet Bridge
comnanv from some point on the Illinois shore
to the southern part of St. Louis; to