Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-02-14
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CONGRESS-.


CONGRESS-.
FEBRUARY 4. - Senate. - Bills were
introduced raising the salary of the President OF
the United States to $50000. and that of the Vice
President to $4,000; to authorize the cpnsolida-
ton of two or more National Banks. The con-
siderat on of the Finance Committees substitute
for Buckinghams banking bill was resumed, and
amendments were offered and rejected. =. "A mes
sage was received from the House transmitting a
copy of the testimony taken in the Credit Mobifer
investigation, and motion was agreed to for a
Select Committee of five to consider the mat
tiers in the testimony relating to the members of
the Senate, with power to send for persons and
papers. H0use-Mr Poland, of the Credit -Mobilier
Investigation Committee, presented the evidence
taken, and it was ordered printed, and resolution
was adopted that the evidence affecting members
of the Senate be referred to that body. The Con-
ference Committee on the Indian Appropriation
BILL made report which was adopted. The bill
for the payment of the Montana war claims was
passed.
FEBRUARY 5.-SenGte-Amongs the pc.
titions presented were several for and against the
repeal of the Bankrupt law. Conference reports
were made and concnrred in, on the Indian Appro-
priation bill and the bill for the construction of
six new sloops of war. A bill was introduced to
extend the time for fling G claims m 10 for
1866. Messrs Morrill,, of Maine, Scott.
Wright, Of Iowa, Stockton and Stevenson were
appointed by Mr.: Anthony President pro ten, to
investigate the charges against Senators made in
the Credit -Mobilier investigation. >. The Finance
bill reported by Mr.. Sherman was further consid-
cred and laid on the table-29 to 27. HoaS-A
bill passed-repealing the provision Of the act
of the 4th of July, which prohibits the allowance
of pension claims, unless prosecuted to successful
issue within five years from the date of teing
filed, and allowing claims SO barred to be granted
and allowed within two years from the passage OF
this act upon satisfactory parol evidence. The
Post Office Appropriation BILL appropriat1ng $780,
SOB 767, was considered in Committee OF the
Whole. k. .
FEBRUARY 6 -Senate-Bills were passed
to transfer certain power with reference to Terri
tories to the Secretary of the INTERIOR conferjur
isdiction on the Court of Claims to determine the
suit of CarondeletU Us The United States; Diplomatic
and Consular and the Fortifcation Appropriation
bills the Vienna Dill oTa w ham an
$50 600 shall be paid for salaries, nor
more than $50N0 to any one person j.,
which the Specie Payment bill was rejected or the
5th Messrs Stevenson and Stockton requested
to be excused from serving on the Special Com
mittee to consider the testimony sent from the
House, duplicating certain Senator's which re-
quest was refused. The bill to establish an
iron ship-building yard on the waters fall
ing into into the Atlantic, and . another on on
was taken up and debated House-Bills
were passed-removing the political disabilities
of Robert M. T. Hunter, of Virginia; Senate bill
the investigations with reference to the elections
in Kansas, Louisiana and Arkansas; Post-Ofice
Appropriation bill, one provision of which IL for
letter-carriers in all places having population of
10000 within Post-Offce delivery The Confer
ence Committee on the bill to amend the Bank
ruptcy law, made a report which, was adopted,
agreeing with the Senate bill. with
few. amendments; "A report from the
Conference Committee on the bill for construct
ing steam sloops-ofwar was adopted agreeing to
the construction of eight such vessels, at cost of
not exceeding So 200, ,0o0. :. Resolutions we're
adopted-to pay G. G. Bowen, contestant for the
seat of De Large, from South Carolina--both hav-
ing been excluded from seaa-$1 FOO in full for
expenses; authorizing the Select Committee on
the Union Pacific Railroad and Credit Mobilier-
the Wilson Committee-to consider and act on the
testimony taken before the Poland Committee
FEBRUARY 7.-Seaate-A remonstrance
of New York business men against the repeal OF
the Bankrupt law was presented. "A bill was in
troduced and referred authorizing an irrevocable
deposit of money in the United States Trea-
sury, and the payment of hve per cent.
interest thereon for charitable or re-
reported from committees. The bill for the dis
tribution of the Geneva award was debated Ad,
journed to the 10th. HoWse-After the disposal
of few private bills the Military Appro prlat1on on
bill, appropriatipg SIT, was considered In
Committee of the Whole, reported to the House
and passed
FEBRUARY House-Bills were pass
ed-Senate bill appropriating $130000 for the
Government building at Covington, KY; to rear
range the judicial districts of Mississippi appro-
priating $33,333 to pay W. W. Hubbell for the use
of several millions of his patent fuses for navy
shells for rifle cannon, etc, during the war, and
for transfer of his patents to the Government =.
A large number of private bills w ere also passed.
FEBRUARY 10-Sen1te-Mr. POmeroy
rose to personal explanation, denying every
statement affecting his integrity He pronounced all
the allegations made against him specifically false.
He had never entered into any agreement with
any member of the Kansas Legislature,
and had never paid one dollar to any
member to vote for him. He asked for a
special committee, composed largely of his poiti-
cal opponents, to investigate in the fullest and
promptest manner all the charges against him, and
offered q resolution to that effect. which was
adopted The Vice-President appointed as such
committee Messrs. Frelinghuy zen, Buckingham,
Alcorn, Thurman and Vickers "A letter was
submitted from Mr.. Wilson, of MAJ sachusetts, an
nouncing his resignation Senator, to take effect
at the end of this Congress. Bills were passed
House bill TO provide for the appointment of
commission to complete the boundary line be-
tween the territory of the United States and the
possessions of Great Britain not COM
pleted under act of January II, 1885, to carry
into effect the first article of its treaty
of June Is. 1916: the Alabama Claims
bill providing for the distribution of the Geneva
award . Several bills were introduced and others
adopted that a select committee be appointed to
consider the testimony transmitted by the House
affecting certain Senators, with leave to sit during
the session of the Senate. R0uSe-A large number
of bills were introduced and referred. among
them one for the redemption OF United States
notes in coin and after May 1, 1874 The SEN
ate bill appropriating S200000 for a Government
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