Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-01-15
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate, on the 9Th, petitions
were presented to equalize bounties. Mr.. Thur
man offered a resolution requesting the President
to inform the Senate whether any portion of the
army of the United States, or any officer, officers,
soldier or soldiers of such army, did in any man
ner interfere or intermeddle with, control seek
to control the organization OF the General As
sembly of the State of Louisiana, or either branch
thereof, on the 9TH inst, and especially whether
any person or persons claiming seats in either
branch OF, said Legislature have been deprived
thereof, prevented from taking the same, by
any such military force officer or sold1er and, If
such has been the case that the President inform
the Senate by what authority such military in
tervention and interference have taken place
offered by Mr.. Conkling TO insert after the word
s. requested the words ''if in his Judgment not
incompatible with public interest," and pending
the debate the Senate adjourned. ..sst5T b
In the House, John NE. Thompson, of
Pennsylvania, was sworn in The time of the
House was consumed mostly in filibustering to
prevent the passage of a motion to proceed to the
business on the Speakers desk, with the purpose
of getting at the Civil Rights bill. Adjourned
In the Senate, on the 9th, petitions
were presented for the improvement of the Fox
and wisconsin Rivers . The resolution in re-
gard to affairs in Louisiana offered by Mr.. Thur
manAon the 5th, the pending question being the
amendment offered by Mr. Conkling, was taken
up and discussed without final result. Pending
In the House, bill was passed giving
ten heavy guns and equipments to the Soldiers
Orphans Home of Illinois. The Fertilization
Appropriation bill (SS5O,O00) was passed, after
consideration in Committee of the Whole. "A
bill providing for the temporary government of
Oklahama Territory was introduced "A resolution
providing for a new election in Louisiana caused
a lengthy debate, and notice was given of mo-
ton on the 18th to suspend the rules and adopt
resolution instructing the Judiciary Committee
to reperta bill providing for such election, under
such rules and guarantees as will as
sure a full and fair vote. -. Irwin the
contumacious Pacific Mail subsidy witness
was brought to the bar of the House and refused
to answer the questions he had refused to answer
before the Investigating Committee. A resolu-
tion was then adopted remandlng Mr.. Irwin
to the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms to abide
the further orders nf the House. adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 7th, DILL was
passed doing away with all restriction on the cir
culation of bank notes payable in gold. The
Thurman resolution was again vigorously dis
cussed but no vote was reached. =. Executive
session and adjournment.
In the House, resolution was offered
thanking the President for his efforts for the
maintenance of law and order in Louisiana. OBJ
lection was made, and it went over !. .
The Senate bill to provide for the resumption
of specie payments passed-yeas 1856, nays
49,. The resolutions impeaching Judge Durell
resignation having been received. The case of