Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-21
BARLOW SWORN.

any other such case.
BARLOW SWORN.
Brady Barlow, of the firm OF Bar
low 4 Sandcrson, was again under
Examination by the house postal com.
mittee to day. He testified that tho
j firm had in several instances last year
bought off lower bidders for mail con
tracts in order to obtain them
at the firms higher figures
but denied that any money
had ever been paid or loaned by him
or his partners to any olicia, in the
post Office department. Hegave some
-detais showing how the firm had Sc
cured certain valuable contracts last
year he had 10 grant |. Taggart, OF
California, to Corbett & Beckman, of
Oregon, and Mr.. Blanchard, sev-
-Faall -ttllset.sand- Withdraw
their bids for service between Reddng
and Roseburg, Oregon, and he paid
to Governor Tho mpson, of Idahoe,
$4,000 fer relinquishing his lower
bid on the long route from Dallas
Oregon, to kelton, Utah.
sTErrlSG!lSro DEAF, p,,MAN's SLEEVES,
F. The senate confirmed the nomina-
ton of Joel, ID. Harry, collector OF
internal revenue for the first distric,
of Illinois Vice Webster deceased.
NO GRANT
Tile house committee on appropria-
-tiou to-day 10y vote OF TO 3 refused
to grant an appropriation of half
million dollars to the government
centennial board.
1o!!-TT1E 1E-TouEr1ND1XS..- 1XS.--r-------'----'
The house committee on appropria-
ton to-day commenced the considera-
tion of the Indian appropriation bill
by sections. This, bill as prepared for
the commissioners action is based on
the assumption that the proposed
transfer of the Indian bureau from
the interior 10 the war department,
will be enabled. 1t therefore makes
noprovisions for inspectors nor for any
miscellaneous objects except such as
are required by the express s,ipula-
tions OF treaties. Allusual appropri-
ations for general and incidental ex.
penses, ETC., are therefore omitted.
The annuitics while in the judgment
of the committee are needed for sub.
sistence and clothing and for trapspor.
tation for Indian service will hereafter
be provided in the army appropria-
tion bill, to be expended by the com.
missary and qnarteFmasters- depart.
ments, under tn e heads.
PosTMAsTERs WILL READ THIS.
Sub committee on the appropria
tiou committee on the post office APP
preparation bill propose an amend
ment-to pay for the conveyance O
mails on railroads according to the
space occupied and not according
to weight, as at present. They also
propose to base the pay OF post
masters on graduated percentage
on the receipts Of their respective
offices.
SILVER FOR CHANGE
Thetreasery department will receive
during the present week, from Sar
Francisco, IA tons Of silver coin, ii
anticipation of All order for common
cling the circulation Of silver. Thi.
will amount to half million. The
amount Of silver in the vaults o
treasury here at this time is les.
than $780, 900. Orders were received
at the department to day from yari
Gus points for $4,000 Of FRACTION
al currency and that amount will be
shipped tomorrow. There are 81 900
600 fractional currency still in tn,
vaults though none has been prihtet
fsince the middle Of last month
Since that time acquisitions on, tn
treasury from tanks and govenmen
officers requesting to be supplied
with fractional currency have amount
4 ed to about s3D00,OOO. "a
MILWAUKEE March 2O.-The Eve