Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-06-05

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CONGRESSIONAL.
In the Senate, on the 26th, bills were
passed-to legalize and establish pontoon railway
bridge across the Mississippi River at Prairie dIl
Chen, Wis; to extend the time five years for the
completion of the railway from the ST. Croix River,
| or the lake between Townships 25 and 81, to the
| west end of Lake Superior and to bayfield,, Wis
| House bill to provide for the protection OF the
| frontier settlements Of Texas against Indian and
| Mexican depredations; the Deficiency Approprla-
ton bill, with several amendments; the Centen-
NAL bill-2j to II with provso that the United
States shall not be liable directly or indirectly for
any expense attending such exposition or by rea-
son OF the same. The members of the
Senate attended the funeral of the late Represent
| ative Melsh, in the House of Representatives,
| and the Senate afterward adjourned.
IN the House, on the Goth, speeches
were made On the report of the Ways and Means
Committee on the Sanborn contracts. Several
amendments to the bill to amend the existing Gus
| Committee of the Whole. .Messrs. Hale of New
York, G. F. Hoar and Young were announced by
the Speaker as visitors to the West Point Acad-
| emy The funeral services of Mr.. Melish were
conducted, in the presence of the members of the
| Senate, in solemn and impressive manner.
| Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 9th, bills were
passed-to prevent hazing at the Naval Academy;
amenoatory of the act to reduce duties on imports
and TO reduce internal taxation; the bill
to revise and consolidate the statutes OF the United
States, in force Dec. 1878; House bill to extend
| the time to pre-emptors on the public
| lands in Minnesota to make their final payments
"A bill was introduced to aid in the improve
ment of the Wisconsin and Fox Rivers. :. A reso-
| luton was offered declaring Spencer not entitled
| to the seat as Senator from Alabama, and that it
be awarded to Sykes Adjourned
In the House, on the 9th, after further
debate on the report of the Committee on Ways
and Means the Sanborn contracts, the bill re-
| pealing the law which such contracts were
based was passed without objection, with an
| amendment prohibiting any Senator, Representa-
| tive or Delegate in Congress from acting as an
agent, attorney, proctor, advocate, solicitor, or
ton of the Customs or Revenue laws. Among
the other bills passed were the following
Providing that the pay of a deceased mem
Der shall be given to his widow WIDOW o,oo or
| tion of his successor, whose pay shall COM
mence from his election; removing the political
disabilities of Raphael Semmes of Alabama; pro,
vdng that no person shall as Juror in United
| States courts who cannot read and write the En-
| glish language; regulating the removal OF causes
from State courts to United States Circuit Courts
| -. An evening session was held to consider the
| bill to amend the existing Customs and Internal
Revenue laws, and several amendments were dis
posed of. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 28th, the bill to set
apart certain portion of the Island of Mackinac,
in the Straits of Mackinac, as National park
was passed. The Alabama contested election
case of Sykes 0s: Spencer was further conslaered,
| and the resolution TO award the seat to syke
committee was discharged from further
consideration of the subject. SO Spencer retains
the seat. The bill to establish the Territory OF
| Pembina and to provide temporary government
therefor was taken up and an amendment pro
viding that the right to vote or hold office In the
| Territory should not be restricted on account of
race, color, was, after considerable discus
| sion, rejected--yeas 10, nays 27-and the
bill itself was then rejected-yeas 10, nays
29....A lengthy written report was made
from the Committee on Privileges and Elections
the question to the best and most practicable
mode of electing President and icePresident, and
| providing tribunal to adjust and decide all con-
| tested questions connected Herewith, which re-
port was ordered printed and placed on the calen-
| dar. .Ad journed.
In the House, on the 28th, the Senate
amendments to the bill to legalize and establish
pontoon railway bridge across the Mississippi
River at Prairie du Chen Wis, were concurred in
with an amendment. The substitute for the
| Senate amendment to the Currency bill was re-
| ected-yeas 112, nays 117-and the Senate
| substitute was then rejected-yeas 70, nays 16C-
and Conference Committee on the disagreeing
votes was then ordered-122 to Sand the Speak
| er appointed Messrs. Maynard Farwen and ely
| mer as such committee on the part OF the House
=. An evening session was held to further con-
slider the Tariff and Internal Revenue BILL and sew
eral proposed amendments were disposed off,.
| Adjourned
In the Senate, on the Goth, an adverse
report was made on the bill to extend the time for
proof and payment on pre-empt;on claims upon
public lands "A motion was made to reconsider
| the vote by which the bill to establish the Terri
| tory of Pembina was rejected. The House
Finance bill and the resolution Of the House disa
| grecing to the Senate amendments, and asking
| for Committee of Conference, were presented,
| and q motion that the Senate insist upon
| its amendments and grant the conference
asked by the House was agreed tO-31 to
A-and Messrs Morton, Sherman and Merri-
mon were appointed as the Senate Con-
ference Committee. Bills were passed-to legal
| ize and establish pontoOn railway bridge across
the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chen, Wis.,;
/ explaining the intent and meaning of the fourth
section of the act granting bounty lands to certain
officers and soldiers who have been engaged in
| the military service of the United States to
equalize pensions in certain cases. to increase the
! pensions of soldiers who have been totally dis
| abled. Adjourned to the LIST.
| In the House, on the goth, the bill for
the gradual reduction of the army was debated at
considerable length and several proposed amend
| ments were disposed Of and the bill was passed
119 to 104. bill was passed changing the time
of holding the United States Circuit and District
Courts at Evansville Ind, to the first Mondays of
| April and October. The Senate amendments TO
the Legislative. Executive and Judicial Appropri-
alton bill were taken up, and some OF them were we're
| non-eoncurred in and a Conference Committee
| was appointed. -. Adjourned to the lst.
L, +l,o Sooota ~, tbo OF hills Uprn
| passed-to amend the laws relating to patents,
trademarks and copyrights; for the completion
and location of the naval monument approprI,
ating $25000 therefor and providing that It shall
| be placed on the public grounds in Washington,
| D. c.; making appropriations for the support OF
| the Military Academy with amendments. /. .Sey-
eral amendments to the Indian Appropriation Dill
were agreed tO....A memorial was pre-
sented and referred from citizens tie of, OF the ne
| the charter granted by Congress to the Masonic
Hall Association of the District of Columbia; the
enactment of laws making the appointment 10
Office of persons bound by oath of secret organZa-
ton unlawful; according the right or perempsoly
| challenge of jurors who are members OF secret
| societies, and for law making change OF venue
allowable when the presiding ofhcer OF the court
| is member of such societies Adjourned
In the House, on the 1st, among the
bills introduced and referred were the following:
| For an amendment of the Constitution so as to
provide for the election of United States Senators
| by the people; authorizing women, otherwise
qualified, to practice as attorneys and colnseors-
at-law in the several courts OF the United stales
/ :. Bills were passed--to amend the existing
| Customs and Internal Revenue laws; requiring
the various branches of the Pacific Railways to be
rnn and operated as continuous line of railway,
and providing penalties for making ciscrimina-
| tions against other companies. and declaring the
/ Denver & Pacific Railway part of the extension
i of the Kansas Pacific Railway; Senate bill to
/ amend the Mining law of May 10, 1872, extending
| to Jan. next the time for performing work ON