Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-01-23

Hawkins, counsel for the prosecution in 4
Tichborne case, was leaving court on th
day, he was mobbed by friends of the Tic
borne claimant. The police interfered
save him from their violence, and four DC
sons were arrested.
A threatening article in a recent number ,
the North German Gazette on the policy ,
France with regard to the Papal question
excites uneasiness and indignation in Rom
and Paris. L'Opiason Rationale saws: s.No
withstanding their recent success the Pru
slams are still ignorant of that noblenes
which refrairs from insulting the conquered.
| THE NEW WORLD.
| The Chaplain of the United States Senate
in his opening prayer on the 18th returne
thanks to Divine Providence for the deed @
the day before, the repeal of the salary bill
and that the will of the people had been ac
complished in regard thereto.
/ The following is the vote in the Senate o,
| the repeal of the Salary bill:
| YeGs-Allison, Anthony, Bayard, Bogy. Bore
| man, Boutwell,, Buckingham, Cameron, Carpen
| ter, Chandler Clayton, Conkling, Crozier, Davis
Dorsey, Edmunds Fenton, Ferry Mich }, Freling
| huysen, Goldthwaite, Hamilton (MdJ, Hamli2
| Hitchcock, Howe, Ingalls,, Logan, McCreery. Mer
| rimon, Mitchell, Morrill, (Me), Morrill, (Vt)
Morton, Oglesby, Patterson, Pratt, Ramsey, Rob
sF0n sSFgSe1n saHsbuT Wdst schurz Stockton
NdyS-Brownlow, Conover, Flanagan Gordon
Lewis, Norwood, Sprague, Tpton-S
Mr. Cooper announced that he paired with Mr.
Cragln who would have voted for the bill. and he
Not VotSnq-Alcorn, Ames, Dennis, Ferry
Comm Gilbert, Hamilton (Texas), Johnston
Jones, Kelly, Ransom. Stewart, Thurman-.2
Tn ho IONS fho i,-k
as follows:
Hays Hines, Kelly, Kendall, Lamison, Moore
Negley, Platt Randall, Shanks. Sloss Stamford
Storm, Stowell, Todd, Waddell, White, Whitley,
Williams Qnd).
The following is the text of the bill as it
passed both Houses of Congress:
Be IL enacted, etc., That so much of the act of
March 8, 1873, entitled San act making appropria-
ton for legislative executive and judicial ex- m
penses OF the Government for the year ending
June 30, 1874, as provides forthe compensation Of
public officers and employees, whether members of
Congress, Delegates, or Others except President of
the United States and Justices of the Supreme
Court, be and the same hereby is repealed and the
salaries, compensation, and allowances Of all said
persons. except as aforesaid shall be fixed by the
law in force at the time of the passage of said act
provided that mileage shall be allowed for the first
session OF the Fortythird Congress- that all moneys
appropriated as compensation to members of the
Forty-second Congress, in excess of mileage and
allowances fixed by law at the commencement of
said Congress, and which shall not have been
drawn by members of said Congress respectively
or which, having been drawn, have been returned
in any form to the United States are hereby cover
ed into the Treasury by the United States, and
declared to be moneys of the United States abso-
lutely the same as if they had never been apprOpri
ated as aforesaid.
A Washington special of the morning of the
18th states that at the caucus of Republican
Senators the day before, evidence was produc-
ed, showing that Mr.. Gushing, during the
war, was in communication with jeff. Davis,
while at the same time he was holding conf
Dental relations with the Federal Government.
1t was therefore determined to request the
President to withdraw his nomination to be
Chief-Justice
A Workingmen's demonstration was held in
Con1IH oriIoG 3nStba,. 9th Under the lead of
occurred, and the police were obliged to use
their clubs to quell the rioters.
confagration at Natiek, Mass, on the
morning of the 18th, destroyed nearly the
whole business portion of the town, inficting
q loss of over $5O0,000. Only three stores
were left standing.
The New Jersey Legislature organized on
the 18th by re-electing the old officers.
The Legislature of Kansas met on the 18th.
B. H. McEkron was chosen Speaker. In TAX
ing the chair he announced that he was Re-
publican, but he was in full sympathy with
the peoples movement for reform and re-
trenchment in every department of the Gov
ernment, national as well as State. Mr.. Nc
Ekron is farmer, and is said to be aecepta-
BILE to all the elements in the Legislature.
The Iowa Senate organized on the 18th by
the election of the following officers Secre-
tary, j. A. F. Hull; Enrolling Clerk, j. w.
Logan; Engrossing Clerk, Master William
Maxwell; Sergeant-at-Arms, T. w. Fawcett;
Doorkeeper, A. F. Hofer; Postmaster, Mr.. E.
L. Elliott; Assistant Postmaster, Anna +.
Smith. In the House no organization was
effected, the vote for Speaker being tie be-
tween the opposing candidates. After six un-
successful ballots the House adjourned.
The Ohio Legislature on the 18th elected
the Hon. A. G.. Thurman to the United States
Senate, he receiving all the Democratic votes,
the Republican members voting for the Hon.
Edward F. Noyes.
The new Texas Legislature convened at
Austin on the 18th, without opposition from
Governor Davis or the Federal authorities.
After effecting an organization, Governor
Davis was notified that they were ready to re-
ceive any communications he might wish to
make The Governor then sent in message
to the effect that he did not think it
advisable for the public good that he
should disregard the decision of the
Supreme Court recently made touching the
late election by recognizing the gentlemen con-
vened as being the constitutionally-el elected
Fourteenth Legislature. He favored leaving
the question as to what body of men const1-
tute the Legislature, and what the proper
State government of Texas, to Congress and
the Executive of the United States.
He (Davis) accepted the election, wheth-
er constitutional or not, as conclusive
against himself, and would in no event con-
tinue to exercise the functions of the office ne
held beyond his constitutional term OF four
years.
The National Cheap Transportation Con-
vention met in Washington on the 14th. The
Committee on Credentials reported qualified
delegates from fifteen States and District OF
Columbia. The Hon. Josiah Quincy pre-
sided. and in his address he declared that the
industrial interests of all sections were SO
closely connected that no one could suffer
without the other, which sentiment elected
great applause.
In compliance with the request OF the Sena
torial Republican caucus, and OF Mr. Cushing
himself, the President on the 18th Withdrew
the nomination of the former to the Chief
| Justiceship.
Two of the ladies elected to the Bostor
School Board, Misses May and Peabody, have
been allowed to take their seats, although tht
legality of their election is still pending
The Wisconsin Legislature organized on tn
14th. In the Senate Fl. Waggoner, Republi