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

tural report, to be sold by the commissioners at
fifty cents each; rendering the congratulations
of the United States to the people of Spain
House The vote rejecting the amendment to the
Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation
making the salary of the President $50, 600 per
mum; Chief Justice. $10, 500; Associate Justices
and members of the Cabinet, Vice-President and
members of the House, Sc, 500 mileage, etc, being
cut OFF, and the increase of salaries to
apply to the members of the pres
mittee on the bin was appointed. Bills were
passed-Senate bill authorizing the Texas Pacific
Railway Company to issue currency bonds instead
of coin bonds; Senate bill authorizing the con-
struction of a railway bridge across the Missouri
River at Lexington, Mo-; to reimburse Treasurer
Spinner SCI, ia for losses in his Office through the
suppression of trade in obscene literature;
tending by two years the time for pre-emptors on
public lands in Minnesota and Dakota to make
payment therefor; Deficiency Appropriation bill.
-. A bill was reported and ordered printed Sc
curing the interests. of the United States
and and, the public in the Central Pacific
to the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill
were non-concurred in. A joint resolution was
passed congratuating the people of Spain on the
establishment of a republican form of Govern
ment, and requesting the President to transmit
the resolution to the American Minister at Mad
rid, with instructions to present 1t to the Spanish
Government.
MARCH 3.-SenGte-The House resolu-
IOn ordering printed lU,UUU copies OI the IeSIllo-
ny before the Poland Credit it-Moblier Committee
Ingalls,, of Kansas, and Wadlier, of Georgia, were
presented. ... :. Bills were passed-House bill to
amend the tariff act of June 6, 1872, with an
amendment; the Deficiency Appropriation bill;
House substitute for Senate bill relating to the sale
of vacant coal lands Conference reports on the
Sundry Civil and the Post-Of1ce Appropriation
bills were concurred in...... .Communica-
tions were presented from members
of the Legislature of South Carolina against
the admission of Mr. Patterson to the Senate.
The memorial Of VIM. L. Mcmillan was presented,
announcing his election as Senator from Louisiana,
and stating that his credentials were on the way,
and asking the senate TO TAKE n9tIce OF me @ iace
Delahay was reported to the Senate by the House
Committee. A report was made and agreed to
from the Conference Committee on the Geneva
Award bill, that after full and free conference
the representatives of the Senate were unable to
agree with those of the House. The committees
OF the two Houses were fully agreed as to the fact
that the actual losses ought to be paid but disagreed
to the class of losses and as to the war premium
On this point the House conferees would come to
no agreement that the Senate conferees thought
they would be justified in accepting: They, there
fore, had concluded that the best thing now would
be to invest the money in fye per cent registered
bonds of the United States, to be held
subject to the future action of Congress.
HouSe-The Conference Committees report on the
Sundry Appropriation bill, cutting down the Sen
request of the Senate for Conference Committee
on the Agricultural College land grant was re-
fused. Bills were passed d-substitute for the Sen,
ate bill authorizing the entry of 100 acres of coal
lands by individuals, or 800 acres by associations,
Where the land IaIS is not within feen mies ies
of completed railway, and $40 per acre
where it is allowing the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railway Company to extend its
route from the western line Of Kansas to Pueblo,
Col, and branch road from p0ifIt on the main
line southwesterly to San Felipe ON the Rio
Grande; Senate bill to secure homesteads to
actual settlers the public domain, with amend
h tO fhnri1 i1n a
causes of steam boiler explosions; to en-
courage the growth of timber on Western
Senate bill to place colored persons who
enlisted in the army as slaves on the same footing
as other soldiers pensions Mr.. Dawes, from the
Committee on Ways and Means, reported the tes-
timony taken in the matter of the Pacific Mail sub
sidy to be deposited with the Clerk of the House,
to be laid by him before the next Congress, and
stated that nothing in the testimony implicated
la resolution was unanimously adopted
the thanks of the House to Speaker |
Blaine for the distinguished ability and impartial
ity with which he had discharged the duties of |
Speaker of the House in the Forty second Con
gress.. :. The salaries amendment to the Legisla-
tive Appropriation Bill, as reported by the Confer
ence Committee was concurred in by 103 ayes to
"a noes 1t fixes the salary of the President at
$4,000; Vice-President, Justices of the Supreme
Conrt, Cabinet officers and Speaker, $1,000
and Representatives. $75OO each, including
of the present Congress, the increase to
be in lieu of all allowances except for actual
travelling expenses to the capital and return Tne
directing the Withholding pay for transportation
of mails, etc., and Wilson's amendment directing
suits to be brought against the Cred1t-MoDlier,
were agreed to. Morrills amendment suspending
of Judgment rendered by the court Oh
Claims in favor of disloyal claimants was stricken