Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-03-05

session. during which the Democrats, by dilatory
motions and flibustering proceedings, prevented
the taking up of the caucus Force bill giving the
President power in certain cases to suspend the
writ OF ha6eds corpus, amotlon was hnaliy adopt
ed-170 to S9-to take up the bill, and sundry
amendments were offered. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the Goth, an adverse
itors with the Freedmen's Savings and Trust
Company and the bill was indefinitely post
poned. +. The Civil-Rights bill was taken up and
considered until adjournment
In the House, the Sundry Civil Appro-
priation bill was considered in Committee of the
Whole . The caucus Force bill was debated at
the evening session until adjournment.
In the Senate, on the 9th, Messrs.
Allison, Boutwell,. Conkling, Merrimon and Eaten
were appointed the committee to examine into
the condition of the civil service, during the re-
cess, under the resolution recently adopted
The resolution in relation to branch mint in the
Western States introduced on the preceding day.
was adopted. . The vil-Rights bill was then
taken up. and Mr.. Carpenter addressed the Senate
IN opposition, after which it was adopted Witnout
amendment as follows: Yeds-AlcOrn, Allison,
Anthony, Boreman, Boutwell,, Cameron, Chand-
er GTag
Harvey, Howe, Ingalls,. Jones, Logan, Mitchell,
Morrill, (Vt), Morton, Oglesby, Patterson. Pease,
Pratt Ramsey Robertson; w. Sargent Ss Scott sRsr
dom, Wright-3S. Ndys-Bayard, Gordon, Ransom,
Bogy, Carpenter, Cooper, Davis; Dennis, Eaton,
(Fex.) Hamilton (Nfd), Kelly, Lewis, McCreery,
Merrlmon, Norwood, Salisbury Schurz, Sprague,
Stevenson, Stockton, Thurman, Tipton-26. AT
the evening session the Annual Post route bill
was taken up and passed, and the conference re-
port on the bill to reduce and fix the AdJutant-
Generals Department of the army agreed to-.
Adjourned 7
+ INthe House, on the 9th, the Select
Committee to investigate the Pacific Mail sub
sidy reported resolution to transmit the testi-
mony to the next, Congress, to the end that
Messrs King and Schumacher may be prop
erly dealt with, and to. censure and de-
prfve of his seat in the gallery any reporter or
correspondent who received any portion of the
corruption fund. The majority and minority
reports of the Select Committee on Mis-
sissippi Affairs were presented. The
Force bill was then considered, and an amend
ment agreed to limiting the, suspension of the
Louisiana and Mississippi, and limiting its term
to two years and from thence to the end OF the
was finally passed-yeas 135, nays 114--thirty five
Republicans voting against it. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 1st, the Force
bill was received from the House and read by it's
title when objection was made to its second
reading and it went over under the rule. Bills
were passed-to promote economy and efhclency
in the Marine Hospital service authorizing ii
pontoon wagon bridge at or near Dubuque, Iowa;
also for a bridge at or Grand Chain, Ill for
the further security of the navigation of the Mis-
sissppi; authorizing bridge across the Arkansas
a. Pine BlGf, Ark: The Tax and Tariff bill was
debated and tabled-30 to 20. Adjourned.
In the House, the resolution of the
Louisiana Select Committee recommending the
Louisiana House of Representatives to reseat the
elected Conservative members was agreed to
124 to Sand then the resolution recognizing the
kellogg Government was also agreed to-163 to
&c.. The Senate amendments to the Army Ap-
preparation bill were non-concurred in. The
conference report on the Military Appropriation
bill was agreed to-, Some of the Senate amend
ments to the Indian Appropriation bill were nom
ordered The Deficiency Appropriation bill
(S1 800 O00) was reported The Sundry Civil APP
preparation bill was considered until adjourn
nent.