Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-30
CONGRESSIONAL.
Passage iii the House Of the Bill
Regulating the Pay Of
Army Officers. -
Passage by the Senate of the
Consular Appropriation Bill:
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Senate.

/ Senate.
WAsillNGroN, March 29.-The sen
ate after 4the introduction OF bills aud
petitions, resumed consideration of
the consular appropriation bill
i Mr.. Allison from the committee on
Indian affairs, reported favorably on
1.-THE senate bill to authorize the secre.
ftary of 5,he-,tttefior to deposit, in the
:. United States treasury all sums now
held by hhp and hereafter received,
as trustee Of various Indian tribes,
ION account ofNyedemption Of United
States bonds orSother stock and Sc
curities belongingNto the Indian trust
fund. The bill a&o provides that
the United States shall pay five per
cent per annum Interest," on all sums
so deposited.
/ MIR. Sargant moved that the FIVE
minute rule be enforced d0ring the
debate on theibill Adopted.
Mr.. Wallace spoke in opposition to
the restoration Of the appropriations
cut down by the house. All the ans
endments proposed by the. committee
on appropriations were agreed to.
Various amendments were explained
as restoring services to existing laws
only, creating no new consulates and
increasing no salaries, only restoring
what the house had stricken out. The
biIllwas then passed on, yeas and NAYS
vote. Yeas, 55; nays IL. On motion
1.-The Observation-Disclosures was made
unfinished business. Adjourned.
House.
WNsIilNGToS March 30 The bill
to provide for the expenses of the ad.
mission Of foreign goods 10 the
:ccn,ennial was passed
IA resolution for fixing the compen.
satonot- witnesses summoned before
-ihe housc'at three dollars per day and
/ five cents ,,,iIessst.. .AAaep,ed.--=--
Mr.. Burchard, from the committee
on ways and means, reported a bill
authorizing the secretary to convert
,s'n,o-caupo,,=hend-, Yepe- eent-res5-
is,cred bonds necessary to pay the
judgments OF the. Alabama claims
commission. Passed. Regular order
being called the bill reported bv Mr..
BAnnng, iromthe military committee,
regulating the pay and allowances OF
army officers was taken up.
Mr.. Banning proceeded to address
the-house- pla,a,ion and advocacy
of the bill which he sald would effect
an annual saving Of over one-half a
i million dollars. The reduction, he said
was made in accordance with the ad
>Ivlccs of General Sheridan, who said
to the committee, cut off at the head
and not at the foot. The bill was a
cutting down Of the pay OF: general
officers.
MIR. Garfield sen, to the clerks desk
and had received All extract from ths
testimony Of Major General Hanu-
cock before the committee adverse to
the proposed reductions. With
out any further debate
bill passed. Yeas, l4l nays, 81
Mr.. kasson moved ,to amend the It'll,
, Of the bill SO that it would read"
bill to punish the army Of the Unite,
States for gallant services rendere.
: by it in preserving the Union"
Me. Banning, moved to refer tha
motion to the gentleman from Iowa
: kasson, for the gallant services render
ed by him during the war.
Mr.. Kasson--I will be glad to tak'
it with me and | am ready to repor
: on it Immediately.
f. MIR. Banning,-you are more read,
to report now than you were for car
rying a kr,apsack during the war
= You could not be found then
daughter.
The motion to amend the title wa
y rejected. Yeas, 62; nays l6l.
Mr.. Banning from the committee o
;. military affairs, reported a bill to, pre-
: mote the efficiency of the army Of th
> United States; 10 provide for lit
:. gradual reduction and to consolida,
9 certain o its staff departments. Re
= ferred to the committee OF the Who'll.
:, The house then considered the bi
- appropria,ing sl63,Ooo for printn
rs treasury notes and providing for tn
issue Of silver coin. :.
Mr.. Baze's amendment to continu
issuing silver coin not less than OF
= million dollars monthly was rejected
v, An amendment by Mr.. Burchard {
IN Illinois, allowing tnc mint to co
is silver bullion for private partie
as REJECTED.
Mt The next amendment was.one offe
v. ed by Mr.. Williams of New Yor
be providing that the secretary Of Il
r. treasury shall not further increase II
lie interest bearing debt by the issue al
sale Of bonds for the purchase Of silv
bullion for coinage. Rejected by
in to 81. Amendment by Mr.. Hewitt
ed repeating sections 1 and 2 of the r.
" W. sumption act and directing the sale
~ ~ silver bullion in the treasury. r
! =. f.