Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-31
Financial Matters Receive Con-
siderable Attention.
The Silver Question Becomes a
Bone Of Contention.
And the House Adopts an
Amendment Making Silver
Legal Tender to the
Amount of Fifty
A Kln Klux Discussion in the
Senate.

A Kln Klux Discussion in the
Senate.
WAsnlNaToN,-D- y. March 30
Memorials Of the state legislatures
of Kentucky and Missouri, asking that
action be taken for the release Of e.
o. NJ. Condor, were presented and
referred.
Mr.. Sherman called up a bill to
amend the laws relating to legaltender
of silver coin, aud moved to strike
out all after the enacting clause, and
amend by inserting that the silver
coin Of the United States, except the
trade dollar, shall be legal tender at
their nominal valne for any amount
not exceeding FIVE dollars in any one
payment. Mr.. Sherman said the only
change in this bill is to make silver
coin Of the 5country;- -except-trade
dollars, legal tenders. Laid over.
W AsnlNGroN, March 30.-After
1.-The morning business the senate took
Eup Morton's Mississippi resolution,
and Key spoke in opposition.
Mr.. Morton followed. He read
from appropriation bills to show that
never a agrcater sum than three mil:
lion had been expended in one year
by the department Of justice. The
senator had said that he had looked
forward to the time when fines which
hnd-l,ee,l-impesed- -upon--these@ ku
klux for their iniquitous acts would
he paid back to them by congress:
that is the doctrine then; these fines
will be refunded when the democrats
get control Of this government; that
was to be an issue then next Novem-
Der, and these scoundrcls who com
mi,ted these ku Klux acts
4 will be-paid back; the fines
That were justly imposed
on them for their crimes. Mr.. Morton
4 iurtler-d1scussedl the subject. alludins
to decision of, f,sthe. Supreme Conr
on Monday last and said if the decis
sion Of that court sustained the con
struction which the senator from Del
\ aware had put upon it, then he who'll,
repudia,cd it.
Mr.. Withers, Of Va, opposed the
resolutions and in lengthy argu
ment showed that the people Of TIN
South had accepted the situation AM
were disposed to abide by the issue
Of the war. He closed by declarin,
that the depression in busines
/. tn .oughout the country would nevc
be cured by asserting continuall
that one half Of the country wa
trying to destroy the other half, and VS.
constantly trying-to impede its progress.
Mr.. Mnxcy male conciIiatory speecl
claiming that old issues were passed, an
that the sentiments of the senator frol
Massachusetts,, (Routwell) were not geDers
in any section ut the country.
> The senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 30 NJ
Faulkner, from the committee OH foi
eign affairs, reported resolutions di
!. ecting the committee on foreign affair
to inquire if<there was any conflict {
construction between Great Britia
and the United States in regard /
the extradition treaty Of 1912 an
r what Legislation if any is proper I
remove any difficulty in. the executio
Of said treaty.
The house then resumed considers
tion Of the printing and engravir
deficiency bill also he bill to carry.il
e to execution the provision Of Il
s fourteenth amendment to constitatio
1t concerning citizenship and to def1
" certain rights OF United States citize
,s foreign countries. The bill W,
d made the special order for Saturda
= the fourteenth Of April.
+ Mr.. Knott, chairman Of the cor
mittee on judiciary, presented articl
to be adopted and presented to t
senate in maintaipence and support
a impeachment for high crimes and m
st demeanor in Office, Of Wm.
r Belknap, late secretary Of war, viii
e were recommitted aud ordered prir
i. cd with the understanding that tn
k. would be called up Saturday next.
MIR. Ragan offered an amenume
making silver dollars legal tender
sh their nominal value for any sum ov
II. $50 in any one payment and a
ne less than, a dollar shall be legal ten
IN ers for sums less than -$25, which W
I'd rejected, as well MS u substitute offer
by Mr.. Oliver making the trade dol