Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1876-01-28

moval of political disabilities. Bills were in
troduced-to amend the acts to aid in the con
struction of railroad and telegraph line from thu
| Missouri to the Pacific; to recover from the Cen
/ trail and Union Pacific Railroads the bonds ant
toupons.issue in excess of the amount prescribed
| by W; in relation to lands heretofor,
| granted to railroad companies; TO amend
| the laws relating to silver coinage :.
concurrent resolution was submitted proposing
common unit of money and accounts for tn,
| United States and Great Britain. "A petition O
| citizens of Massachusetts was presented, asking
| that law be passed making each member o.
Congress directly responsible to the electors of hi
district, the majority OF whom if he DO not NEE
| at any time recall him and elect a successor.
| Adjourned.
| HOUSE.-BillS were intrOduced-tO pre-
vent traffic in sp:rituous or intoxicating liquors
in the Centennial buildings, or grounds during
| the E hibition; to repeal the act providing for
redistribution of National Bank csrrency: to re
duce the salaries of all the executive and egisla
and navy, over $500, 20 per cent, and to fl
| the salary of the PRECEDENT at $4,000
to repeal the act for the resumption Of
specie payments ;-for the removal of allpolitlca
disabilities An amendment to the Constitu
| ton was submitted by Mr.. o. rrien-as an amend
ment to Mr.. .Blaine's proposed amendment pro
| vidiDg that no State shall make any law respect
ing. the establishment or forbidding the free ex
ercise of religion, dsqualifying ministers of the
Gospel from holding any Office of trust or emOlu
/ ment, either State or National, and providing
troll OF any religious sect. Mr.. White
the rules and bring the IL House
1 and from the benefits of which Jefferson Dayi:
| was excluded, and also to vote on an amendment
| striking out that exception, which motion was
| lost-yeas 165, nays 110-not the requisite
| two-thirds. "A motion to suspend the rules
| and adopt resolution ~ declaring in
| favor of the repeal of the Resumption act was
| lost-il2 to 1888. resolution was adopted
! calling the President for copies of all CORE
spondence with Spain in reference to the island
of Cuba. "A constitutional amendment was in
| troduced and referred limiting the Presidential
| term to four years. The Committee on Rules
reported back the proposition to amend the rules
| covert ing the offering of amendments to the
| general appropriation bills, so as to provide that
the rule shall read as follows: s. No appropriation
| snail be reported in such general appropriation
| bills, or bein'order as amendment thereto, fol
| any expenditure not previously authorized by
law, except in continuationo of the appropriations
i for such public works and objects as are already
| in progress, nor shall any provision in any such
| bill or amendment thereto changing the existing
law be in order except such as, being gerRlane to
the subject-matter of the BILL shall retrench the
| expenditures" Adjourned.
SENATE.-On the 18th the credentials
of James r. Eustis, claiming a seat as Senator
| from Louisiana, were presented and laid over.
| The memorial of the Louisiana State Democratic
Convention relative to the election and the con-
dtion of affairs in that State was pr scented and
| referred. "A bill was passed to secure the at
| tendance and payment of witnesses before mill
| tary courts The resolution for the appoint
| ment of special committee to investigate the
books and accounts of the Treasury Depart
ment was taken up, and Mr.. Boutwell, ex-
planned at some length the method of keep
Ing accounts in the different departments.
Amendments were made and remarks by other
Senators, after which the resolution went over
Adjourned. ..---
HoUsE.-The Committee ON Judiciary
| reported proposed amendment to the Constitu-
| ton making the President ineligible for re-clec-
| ton. The minority presented a substitute
An adverse report was made OH the bill to abol-
| lsh capital punishment Bills were passed,
instruments to Jan. |, 1877; to ex-
tend for three months the time for CLAIMANTS ,d1 e
| their claims Several bills were introduced.
| The Centennial Appropriation bill was consid-
cred in Committee of the Whole. Mr.. Williams.
| of Wisconsin, offered a proposed amendment to
| the Constitution, supplementary to the amend
| ment proposed by Mr.. Blaine, providing that no
m ney raised by taxation in any State shall be
appropriated for the maintenance of any sectar1an
| school or sectarian institution. Adjourned.
SENATE.-On the 10Th twenty-One petit
tions from citizens of Ohio were presented ask
| ing for aid in the construction of the Southern
| Pacific Railroad. Mr.. DAVIS resolution for q
| accounts of the Treasury Department was taken
| up and debated, the pending question being to
| refer TO the Finance Committee. A bill was
passed amending the act of June 20, 1874, in re-
| Iation to the Freedman's Saving and Trust Com
| pany.. Mr.. Morton spoke at length in favor OF
| his Mississippi resolutions. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-A constitutional amendment
was introduced, forbidding the enactment by
| Congress OF Especial or local law, when gen
| eral law can be made applicable, in relation to
granting pensions, bounties lands. individual
relief, etc., and leaving 10 the courts to determine
| whether any special law can be embraced in a
| general enactment. =. The Centennial Appropri-
| alton bill was considered in Committee of the
Kelley, Reagan of Texas, and Frye speaking in
support of, and Messrs. Cochrane and Tucker in
opposition to, the measure. Adjourned. As
SENATE.-On the Goth sundry petitions
were presented asking the repeal of the law re-
curing two-cent stamp for bank checks. - Mr..
Morton continued his remarks on bis Mississippi
resolutions Bills were in roduced-to amend nd
challenges to jurors in trials for bigamy
and polygamy in Utah; to amend Sec.
of the act relating to courts in Utah 4;
to amend the act relating to postal routes, Post
offices and pOstrOads.. The resolution to con-
time in force the joint rules for the government
of the two houses of Congress, except the twenty
second rule, in regard to counting the votes for
President and Vice-President, was adopted. >.
| Adjourned.
HOUsE.-An adverse report was made
on the bill to reduce the postage on first class
mail matter to one cent for each half ounce.
| The Centennial Appropriation bill was debated
| in Committee of the Whole-Messrs. Townsend
! of New York, Jones OF Kentucky, Banks and
| Swan favoring, and Messrs Stenger of Pennsy1-
| vania, FELTON, and Cook opposing. Adjourned.
SENATE-On the 21st the memorial of
| Stanley Matthews and committee of the Ma
| tional Railroad Convention recently held in st.
| Louis was presented setting forth the advan-
tages of certain thoroughfares and asking aid for
| Southern Paciic Railroad. Mr.. Boutwell, an
nounced the death of Vice President Wilson, and
after graceful eulogy offered the usual resolu,
| by Messrs Hamlin, Ingalls,, Bogy and Anthony
| Adjourned to the 24th.
| HoUsE.--A bill was passed-142 to 100
| for the retirement, on full pay, of Judge Nc
| Candless of the Western District OF Pennsylva-
MIA, in consequence of physical disability. The
| resolutions in honor of the memory of the late
i Vice President were taken up and eulogies were
| pronounced by Messrs. Warren, Harris (Mass.)
| Kelley, Knott, Aymer Kasson, Banks, Lynch.
| Hurlbut Lawrence, Lapham, Reagan, Joyce and
| Blair after which the resolutions were adopted.
| While the euloges were being pronounced unan-
/ imous consent was given to proposition to ex-
tend to a deeaation of Indiana editors the priv
| leges OF the floor. Adjourned.
SENATE. Tho Senate was not in .ses-
| sion on the 22d. ~E s. - Is
HOUSE. -Resolutions were adopted :
directing the Committee on Appropriations to in
4 quire into the expedency of making any appro-
piiation for the support of the Sioux Indians and
| also into the right of having white men excluded
| from the Black Hills country: requesting the
President to send to the House any communities
| tion which may have passed between the United
states and European Governments besides
/ Spain, in regard to Cuban affairs. The Centen
NAL Appropriation bill was further considered in
| Committee of the Whole. Adjourned.
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