Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1876-03-17
CONGRESSIONAL.

| SENATE.-On the 9th, alter the adoption
of sundry resolutions Of inquiry the Resump
| ton resolutions of the Ntw York Chamber o.
4 Commerce, presented several days before, were
| debated, and Mr.. Bogy spoke in favor OF his bill
| authorizing the payment of duties on imports III
| legal-tender and National Fank notes.
HoUsE.-Among others bill was in.
troduced to exempt from criminal prosecution
| witnesses teetifying before either house of Con
| grees or any committee of the same. ;. "A mes
| sage was received from the Senate announcing
| that that body would take the proper order
| when articles of impeachment were presented
against the late Secretary of War. "A Select
| Committee authorized to inquire whether
| any employe officer of the Government had
communicated to any of the defendants, in the
| friends, any evidence on which the prosecution
| relied ;. The Judiciary Committee were in:
means had been used by any officer or employe of
| the Government to impede or defeat the prosecu-
ton in the District sale-burgary trial.
| SENATE.-On the 18th, the bill for the
protection of agriculture against injurious in
| sects was amended and passed "A bill was in
| troduced to vest the appointment of post-traders
| in the Generals commanding the departments
| wherein they are located. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-Bills were lntroduced-tO pre-
| vent monopoly and cxorbitant charges in trading
| establishments at military posts; to protect wit
nesses in the trial of impeachment cases
Mr.. Cymer and other members of the
| Committee on Expenditures in the Wan
| Department announced that they, had
| been subpGnaed to appear before the SUI
| preme Court of the District of Columbia to ties
| tify to the charges pending in that court against
| the late Secretary Of War Mr.. Clymer stated
that he had told the Court that it would be PREM
| dicia to the highest interest OF the country il
members of the committee sh2nd be COMPELLED
| room. After lengthy debate on he subject a res
| olution adopted-130 to 75--declaringt the man
| date of the court to be q breach OF the privi-
| leges of the House, and instructing the mem
bers of the committee to disregard it....A report
was made from the COMMITTEES on Naval Affairs,
| that one e. +. Wolf had refused to answer GER
| tain questions when before the committee, and
| n resolution was adopted directing warrant to
issue to bring him before the House for contempt.
Adjourned.
SENATE-On the Sth petition was
presented signed by $1,000 names, opposing Sc
| cret societies, and asking Congress to pass law
making it unlawful to appoint any person to Of
F, flee under the Government who is a member OF
| any secret organization. -. The Pinchback reso-
luton, with amendment that he be not adj
mitted, was adopted-32 to 30. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-The recusant witness, Wolf
was brought before the bar of the House, and the
| Chairman of the Committee Naval Affairs
was about stating that the witness mad that morn
| ing appeared and answered, when the latter fell
| on the floor in epleptic fit, causing great ex.
| element. The Judiciary Committee submitted
| a report on the impeachment of the late Secreta-
nv of War, with resolution that the matter be re-
| committed, with power to take further proofs
| and to send for persons and papers, which was
| ado pied The same committee also offered two
bills, one to protect witnesses who shall be re-
quired to testify in certain cases, and another
providing for the punishment of any person who
| shall Willfully absent himself from the country
to avoid being called upon to testify in sucn cases
| The first was passed-206 to 10-and the second
was recommtted. Adjourned,
SENATE On the 9th, lengthy debate
ensued on the resolution submitted some days
| previous by Mr.. Gordon, and called up by him
instructing the Finance Committee to ascertain
| if possible, what are the defects in the present
revenue SYSTEM and what legislation is necessary
| to remedy such defects. Adjourned.
HOUSEHOLDS were passed authoriz
ing the sender of any third-class mail matter te
write on the wrapper his name and address, witt
| the name and number OF. the articles enclosed
to provide for holding terms of the United States
| Circuit and District Courts at Fort Wayne, Ind
=. "A resolution was offered and referred, alleg
ing that Charles Hays, of Alabama, member o
the last Congress, had received $4,000 for pro
curing the appointment of Guy r. Beardsley t
a cadetship, and falsely certifying as to the resi-
| dence of said Beardsley. Adjourned.
SENATE.-On the 10th, the bill to ena
BILE the people of New Mexico to form Consti
tuition and State Government, and for the admis
sion of snch State into the Union, was passed
IS TO IS. The bill provides that constitution b.
| framed and submitted to the people of the Terri
| tory in November next. Adjourned to the 18th
HoUsE.-1he Legislative and Judicial
| Appropriation bill was considered in Committee
of the Whole A resolution was offered and re
| ferred instTucting the Committee on Ways ant
| Means to examine the books of the Treasury De
| partment and the officers thereof to ascertain
the cause of the great fuctuation of coin and bull
lion in the Treasury, and also to ascertain wheth
er egal-tender notes, received for the redemption
| of National Bank notes, are kept as a specia
fund. or held in common with other currency.
| Adjourned.
SENATE.-The Senate was not in ses
sion on the 18th.
HoUsE.-A bill was introduced and re
ferred to transfer the Pension Bureau from tn,
Interior 10 the War Department. The Legisla
tive and Judicial Appropriation bill was consid
| cred in Committee of the Whole, and sundry
speeches were made on the currency question.
Adjourned.
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