Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-12-18
CONGRESSIONAL.


THE Senate convened on the 7th, Vice
President Wilson presiding. The certificates of
Edmunds, of Vermont, and Eaton, of Connecti-
cut, were presented. The message of the Presl-
dent was read. Bills were 1ntroduced-proVld-
ing for the government of the District of Column
bia: to revise the law for the collection OF Gus
toms duties for the relief of pre-emptors in the
grasshopper districts of Kansas and Nebraska
appropriating 100000 to purchase food for starV-
ing settlers on the frontier. Adjourned
THE House convened at the usual
hour Speaker Blaine presiding. .Messrs. Schell
and Chittenden of New York Carpenter of
South Carolina, and Finck of Ohio were sworn
ordered printed. Bills were introduced TO re-
peal the law known as the = Press-gag law" ana
exempting from the operation OF the law requlr-
ing prepayment of postage cases where the SUD
scriptions were taken prior to January, 1879 "A
bill was passed appropriating $50 900 to purchase
scales for the of the Postofice Department -.
pration bill calling for 1868, the Navy Ap-
preparation bill calling for 5 $3.50 6; the Army
Appropriation bill calling for $277u1,5 10; the In
dian Appropriation bill calling for $4s61 ,5E and
the Fertilization Appropriation bill calling for
$500 were reported from the Committee on APP
preparations and made the special order for Dec.
Is, Dec 10, Dec. II, Dec. Is and Dec. ~ respect
lively. Adjourned. - s vfd G
ON the 9Th, in the Senate, bills were
introduced-to reduce the Presidents salary to
$3.50 after the expiration of the present term
authorizing the construction of a Government
telegraph line between Boston and Washington,
D. c.; amending Sec. 10 of the Currency act OF
1864 and Sec 9 Of the act of 1866. "A memorial
presented from, publishers asking for
change in the Postal laws. Adjourned
In the House the report of the Special
Committee on Arkansas Affairs was presented and
ordered printed Bills were passed--reducing
the pay of Bank Examiners; prohibiting mem
bers of Congress from ting as conn-
sci in proceedings against the United states
Bills were introduced-to extinguish the Indian
title to the Black Hills; to substitute Unlted
States notes for National Bank notes; for an adj
ditienai Representative from Nebraska; to regu
late elections in certain Southern States; to
amend the act in relation to the right of citizens
to vote: to reduce the Presidents salary. :. Ad
iourned.
In the Senate, on the 9th, memorial
was presented for the relief of grasshopper'
pre-emptors "A list of fstanding committees was
submitted and adopted Davis, of the Committee
on Claims and Dennis, of the Committee Oh
Agriculture, exchange places. Bills were pre-
sented-to ascertain the cost to Kansas OF re
sisting the Indian incursions of 1874; relating tc
pensions, and providing for the payment OF ar
rears thereof. Adjourned.
In the House, the Omaha Railroad
Bridge bill was postponed until the second Tues
day in February. .. The various portions of the
Presidents message were referred to the proper
committees. The bill to continue the Board o.
Audit for the District of Columbia was amended
and passed.. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 10th, Hon
George Bancroft was appointed member OF the
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institute
The House bill appropriating $4,000 to pur-
chase scales for the Postofice Department wa
amended and passed. House resolutIon " olnu l
1O1 COPIES of the Revised Statutes without INDEX
was passed After executive session the SEN
ate adjourned until the 14tn.
In the House resolution was adopted
directing the Freedmen's Bank Commissioners te
declare en- immediate dividend and to institute
snit against the Trustees and agents of the com
pany The Diplomatic and Consular Appropri-
alton bill was made the special order for the
23d . The Senate amendment to the bll
directing the purchase of scales ioi
the Postoffice Department was con
Cured in and the bill passed. The following va
cancies on committees were filled by the SPEAK
err On Arkansas Affairs, Scudder, OF New 1orK
Judiciary, Finck. of Ohio; Civil Service reform q
Chittenden, of New York; Centennial, Scnell, o.
New York; Invalid Pensions, Strawbrldge, o.
Pennsylvania; Education and Labor and Nava
Expenditures, Carpenter, OF South Carolina. =.
Adjourned.
The Senate was not in session on the
18th.
In the House bills were passed-al