Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-05-08
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate, on the 2Sth, preamble
and resolution of the President and Directors of
the Louisville & Portland Canal Company were
presented, denying that they were opposed to the
Government paying the bonds and taking posses
sion of the work, but that they were legally ad-
vised not to surrender their possession until all the
debts should be paid by the Government. After
considerable discussion motion was agreed
bill and take up the Finance bill with
the Presidents message, and the question be-
ing as to whether the bill should pass, notwith-
standing the Presidents Veto it was was decided in
voting in the affirmative The following is the
vote In detail: Yeas--Allison, Bogy,, Bore
Cameron Carpenter Mich Gayon
Gordon, Harvey, Hitchcock, ingalls,, John John
ston, Lewis Logan McCaeery 0rieryy1 Pasfa1 Merrl
GER. Sprague Tipton, West Window, Wright
"a. Nays-Anthony, Bay ard, Boutwell,, BuGking- rgg
Edmunds ham Fenton Ferry conn fanagan @
Frelinghuysen, Gilbert, Hager, Hamilton (Md.),
Hamilton CTex.), Hamlin, Howe, Jones. Kelly,
Morrill, (Vt.), Sargent, Scott, Sherman Stevenson,
Stewart, Stockton, Thurman, Wadleigh-3O.
Messrs. Morton and Ransom, who would have
voted for the bill, were paired off with Messrs
Morrill, (Maine) and Schurz, who would have
voted against it,. Executive session and ad-
journment.
In the House, on the 28th, the bill ap-
be used in the relief of persons suffering from the
inundatons of the lower Mississippi was passed.
The Legislative, Executive and judicial Appropri-
alton bill was taken up and the several amend
ments adopted in Committee OF the Whole were
disposed of, the striking out the Items Tor
horses and carriages for the Department OF Justice
being rejected-yeas 100, nays 103-and the bill
was passed. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 29th, bills were in
iroduced-to facilitate and regulate commerce
among the several States and with foreign nations;
in relation to salaries and civil service, providing
for reduction of 10 per cent. in the compeEsa-
ton of nearly all the officers and employees OF the
Senate and 80 per cent. in the case of some OF
said employees and also repeating the law of March
8, 1871, under which the Civil-Service Com
mssioners were appointed and now hold Of
fee, and providing that clerks shall be ap-
pointed to the various executive departments
respective departments may prescribe; to repeal
the law which allows Pension Agents thirty cents
for each voucher prepared and paid by them.
Bills were passed-House bill to amend the 31st
section of the act of March g. 1863, for enrolling
and calling out the National militia; Senate bill
amendatory of the actor restoration to homestead
entry and to market of certain lands in Michl-
gan. approved June 10, 1872. The Supplement-
ary Civil Rights bill was reported to the Senate
with the amendments made by the Judiciary Com
mittee, and the provisions of the bill were ex-
planned by Mr. Frelnghuysen, and motion was
made to strike out the second section, imposing
fine or Imprisonment for the violation of the act,
on the ground that the punishment was too severe
....Executiye session and adjournment.
In the House, on the Goth, bills were
introduced and referred-to amend the act for the
redemption of the per cent. temporary loan GER
tcates and for an increase of National Bank notes;
to amend the National Currency acts and to es-