Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1876-02-11
DoDGEvILIE, WISCONSIN, FRIDAY FEBRUARY H. 1876
CONGRESSIONAL,

CONGR ESSIONAL.
SENATE.-On the 31st ult., resolutions
were offered proposing amendments to the Con-
stitution so as to provide for the election of
President, vice-President and Senators by direct
vote. "a LID was introduced to amend the act
for the relief of settlers on railroad lands The
House joint resolution to pay the interest on the
365 bonds of the District of Columbia was dis
cussed. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-Bills were introduced-to re-
construct all tariff and collection laws TO revise
and simplify the tariff; forbidding Territories to
incur Indebtedness in aid of railroad and private
corporations; to establish an educational fund,
etc; organizing the National Railway Com
pany to establish cheap freight railroad
lines from the seaboard to St Louis.
Chicago and Council Bluffs Resolutions
were adopted-calling on the Secretary OF
the Treasury for statement of the actual cash
in the Treasury on the 25th ult.; instructing the
Judiciary Committee to report whether the rail
roads to which bonds and subsidies had been
granted have fully complied with the require
ments OF the laws, ETC.; instructing the same
committee to inquire whether the Union
Pacific Railroad Company had forfeited its
charter; instructing the Committee on Banking
and Currency 10 inquire whether the commercial
and industrial interests of the country do not re.
qulre that the retirement and cancellation of
lega-tender notes shall cease and whether United
States notes ought not to be substituted fol Ma
tional Bank notes. The Military Academy APP
preparation bill was reported from the Committee
If the Whole, with amendments fixing the pay of
cadets at $40 per annum, without rations .Ad-
jOurned.
SENATE On the LIST, an adverse report
was made by the Finances Committee on the bill
authorizing the payment of duties on imports in
legal tender and National Bank notes. A petit
ton of citizens of Illinois, asking for the repeal
of the Specie Resumption act and the substitu-
ton of legal-tenders for National Bank notes.
was presented and referred. -. Bills were passed
to establish certain post routes in Texas; to es-
tablish land office in the southern part of Utah
Territory, to be known as the Beaver District. :.
Adjourned.
HOUsE-The Senate bill removing the
political disabilities of Geo. S. Hawkins. of
Florida, was passed. The proposed amendment
to the Constitution, providing that no person
shall be eligible to reelection as President was
taken up, and substitute offered by Mr. Frye fix
ing the Presidents term of office at six years, and
providing that he shall not be eligible for re-
election. Pending discussion, the House adj
journed.
SENATE. ON the I'd, the House Join
resolution directing the Commissioners of the
District of Colu % bia to pay the interest on the
bonds issued under the act of June 20, 1874 out
OF any funds in the United States Treasury, sub
ject to the requisition of the Commissioners, was
further considered, the pending question being
an amendment prohibiting any further issue OF
1865 bonds under said act Adjourned.
HoUsE.AA bill was passed providing
for the sale of Indian lands in Kansas to actual
settlers, authorizing payment by settlers and
purchasers under appraisement already madesof
the appraised value in six annual payments, and
also directing a new appraisement :. The pro-
posed Constitutional amendment limiting the
Presidential term was taken up and, after discus
sion and the rejection of proposed amendments,
was finally defeated yeas 144, nays 1c6 less than
two-thirds in the Affirmative. Adjourned.
SENATE.-On the Sd, the bill to pay
interest on the 3.65 bonds of the District of Co.
lumbia was amended so as to prohibit any further
Issue of such bonds under the act of June 20,
1874 and providing that there shall be no in
crease of the Indebtedness of the District and
then passed. The resolutions of the workmen
of Detroit, favoring the repeal of the Specie Re-
sumption act, were presented and REFEREED.
HoUsE.-A resolution was adopted di-
rectng the Secretary of War to report the cost of
the Signal Service last year. "A bill was passed
for the payment of disabled soldiers on the rolls
of the House. "A bill was introduced for the
enlargement of the conduct of commerce in YES
sells, fourffths of which are owned by citizens
of the United States. :. The Consular and Diplo-
matte Appropriation bill ($922,S47) was consid-
cred in Committee of the Whole A veto mes
sage was received from the President announc
ing his nOn-approval of the act transferring GER
tain Indian trust funds from the Interior to he
Treasury Department, because of its indefnit-
ness. djourned.
SENATE.-On the 4th bill was intro
duced to limit the value of household effects en-
titled to free entry. "A motion was agreed to to
reconsider the vote on the District of Columbia
1858 bond bill, but it was subsequently Withdrawn
and the bill again passed :. The case of p. B. S.
Pinchback, claiming to be Senator from Louis
lana, was taken mp, Mr.. Morton advocating his
claims in speech largely devoted to the defense
of his (Pnchback's) personal character. ..Ad-
journed to the 9TH.
passed. =. A sharp debate arose on the bill to
grant pension to VIM. r. Duncan, Of Tennes-
see, on the statement that Mr.. Duncan had en-
listed in The Confederate service in order to pro-
cure the discharge from the Confederate prison
in Knoxville of a crippled brother, who had been
arrested as Union guide and that he had de-
serted at the first opportunity Joined the Fed
eral service, and remained in it until the war
ended. After running debate the bill was
nassed. Adjourned to the 9TH.