Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-03-06


alcoholic LIQUOR traffic was debated The Army
Appropriation bill was reported from Committee
on Appropriations, win amendments. Executive
session and adjournment
In the House, on the Goth, bill was
passed allowing the use of the unexpended bal
ance of the appropriation for the construction of
branch mint at San Francisco The bill reviving
the franking privilege was taken up, and, after
debate a motion to lay the bill on the table was
defeated-11s to 140--and then the amendment
reported by the committee, authorizing the Post
master General to delay the transmission of
documents whenever the welfare of the service
shall so require, was rejected by an overwhelming
majority A vote was then taken on substitute
| to repeal the law which abolished the franking
| privilege, which amendment was rejected-yeas
So nays 100. The vote was then taken on the pas
sage of the bill, and it was rejected-yeas 129,
nays 131. The bill to revise the statutes con-
| sidered at the evening session
In the Senate, on the 9th, petitions
were presented from workingmen in different
States against any increase in taxation. House
bills were passed-in relation to import duties on
fruit. being bill sstrect an error in the late
Tariff oill mak.nSS.vailabe certain unexpended
balances to constrt q the new branch mint at San
Francisco. "A fat orable report was made on the
House bill extending the time for the building of
| the Green Bay & Lake Michigan Canal. The bill
to provide for the appointment OF Commission in
regard to the alcoholic liquor traffic was taken up
and an amendment was agreed to ap-
Sepeetng $4,000 for Hoase 1ns s e re
gard to the Centennial Exhibition was
taken up, and a substitute was offered providing
that the celebration of the one h1ndredth ami
versary of American Independence shall be ma
tional in character; that the arrangements shall
be left in the hands of the original Commission,
and shall be carried out to CONFORM % the provis-
ions of the act of Congress, and that no money
shall be appropriated from the National Treasury
on account of the celebration. After debate and
executive session the Senate adjourned to the 3D.
In the House, on the 9th, motion was
made, to be subsequently called up, to reconsider
the vote of the day before by which the bill reviv
ing the franking privilege was rejected Several
bills of private character were passed. Notice
was given of bill for the free circulation OF
newspapers Adjourned
Senate not in session on the 28th. In
the House a majority report was made from the
Committee on Elections in the Georgia contested
election case, that Raves, the sitting member, is
not entitled to seat and that Sloan, the contest
ant, is minority report was also made, taking
an adverse position. Several reports of commit
tees were made of a. private nature, after which
speeches were made in Committee of the Whole,
on various subjects. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 2d, resolution
of the Chicago Merchants Exchange against any
further issue of paper money was presented and
referred as were also petitions of several thousand
business men Of Chicago asking for an increase in
the volume of the paper currency. The bill to
extend the time for completing the Wisconsin
Central Railway was passed. Several resolutions
Of State Legislatures were presented and
ing the Secretary. OF the Interior to use,
for the benefit of the Great and Little
Usage Indians in Kansas, $2Ooooo per ann9m - for
four years. out of the proceeds of the sale of their
lands relating to the Central branch Of the Union
Pacific Railway. The bill in regard to the ap-
pointment of Commission TO investigate into the
alcoholic liquor traffic taken up and debated,
after which the House bill in regard to the Cen
tennial Exhibition was taken up, and an amend
ment was offered and discussed to strike
out the provision authorizing the Presi-
dent, in the name of the United States, to ex-
tend respectful and cordial invitation to the Gov
ernments of other nations to be represented and
take part in the International Exposition, and in
sert therefor provision authorizing the President
to extend arespectful and cordial invitation to the
Of .ach OF the United states to pc present
at Philadelphia, etc.. Executive session and ad-
journment.
In the House, on the 2d, several bills
were introduced and referred, among which were
the following: To give fexibility to the currency
without expansion; to legalize the issue of the
reserve of $44,0 ,OC0 and to make the same
available for times Of extraordinary financial
pressure; granting the right of way to the Wis
consin Central and the Wisconsin Valley Rail-
ways; for the admission of Utah into the Union
as State; to enabl members OF Congress to do
other departments of the Government, and
to limit the franking privilege to Ger.
tain newspapers. ..... Several resolutions OF
State Legislatures were presented and referred
A bill was passed extending to unnaturalized en-
listed men of the navy and marine corps the same
privileges as to obtaining citizenship as unnatu-
rallied enlisted men of the army now have. "A
motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill au;
thorzing weekly newspapers to be sent by mail
within the county of their publication and ex-
changes between publishers to be transmitted in
the mails free of postage was defeated.61 to s5.
....A resolution was adopted advising the heads
of departments and the officers of the House that
it is the sense Of the House that in discharg-
ing clerks, officers and employees from the
public service in their several depart
ments they shall discharge civilians who have not
been in the army or navy and shall retain disabled
soldiers and sailors, and the wives,.. widows,
vided they are competent and that two members
of one family shall not be employed in the same
department. The bill to repeal the tax on
matches and bank checks was debated in Commit
tee of the Whole. :. Adjourned.