Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-24
Senal
PENSIONS

diers asking that provisions of the
act of June i6rir"lSii4,, be extended
SO as to include all who lost an arm
below the elbow, or a leg below the
knee, and that they be allowed pen
sion Of s24 per month. Referred.
Mr.. Morton presented the petition
of IL, 900 Indian women and "a 900 vo.
tiers asking that congress appoint a
commissioner TO Investigate and re.
port the effect Of the !iquortrstlic; al
SO to prohibit the importation OF Ii
quors from foreign countries;-to pro-
hibit the sale ofiquors in the District
Of Columbia and territories, and to
require total abstepance from alcholc
liquors from a4 atsa-taa
vel officers. Referred to committee.
on finance.
Mr.. Sherman, from the committee
on finance, report d a. bill amcndatory
Of the acts OF July IT lS77o and Jan.
nary 20, lsa1,be 50 amended that the
amount Of bonds bearing four and one
half percent interest, authorized to
be issued, be increased TO five hundred
million dollars payable at the pleas
urc of the United States after. thirty
years from date of issue, instead OF
after fifteen years. This act does MOI,
authorize the increase Of the total
amount Of bonds provided by previ.
Gus acts, and all other acts with which.
this is not inconsistent on cortineil
or force.
Bills introduced and referred
by Mr.. Knight from committee on
claims reported adversely, on petition
Of the citizens Of Mississippi asking
that time be extended from the pre-
-scntatiun Of ciaims -tbcfcrc-tt -tttci-,cor,-
mittee on claims and the committee
was discharged from its further con
sidcrations.
Mr.. Anthony, from the committee
on printing reported back the resolu
ton submitted back -hy-hi1n- -in-refer-
cnce to the publication Of debates in
congressional debates, without amend
me,lt and askedrfor its immediate con-
siderat7on: He, -,suid1 -tt,ud-bcct,
gested to him that a week was too
long to allow speech to be referred
for correction. He had no objection
Nto making d period shorter if the
senator's desired to have,it so.
Speaker Kerr is in the chair today.
THE ARMY.
Mr.. Banning introduced bill to
promote the efficiency ol,hc armie, to
provide for the gradual reduction and
consolidation OF Ger ain of its stan' de.
partments. Referred. 1t reduces the
number Of calvary regiments TO eight
and Of infantry regiments to twenty
three. ft-provides that .hefe-shall
not be any new enlistments till the
number Of enlisted men shall be re.
duced to $4,000; that the organization
Of artillerycs shall be established and
shall be hereafter known. as the corps
of artillcries and consist Of batteric.
of light artillerit and 80 batteries o1
heavy artillery to be one chief Of ar
tillcry with the rank of Brig. Genl
4 colonels; l2 majors; go captains
1875 lieutcnants; 65 2nd lieutenants
1t provides for an officers calvary anc
infantry school, and aids de camps for
general otficcrs,.as follows the genera
5;.licutenant general 2; major gener
ais each and Brig. generals 1, eacl,
There are to be no new appointment
and no promotians in the bureau 0
military,o or any judge -advocales.,i
makes thee quarter masters and sub
sistence department one organization
known as the department ofsupplie:
which composed Of one chief with tn
rank Of Brig. general; s coloncls; 1
lieutenant coloncls; 20 majors; an
AZ captains.
Mr.. Morrison offered a resolutio
authorizing the sub committee Of sc,
eral committees that are charged wit
the investigation TO conduct thos
Investigations, with power TO send &c
witnesses and papers. Adopted.
Mr.. Fort from the committee c
territories, presented bill to. preve,
the useless slaughter Of buffalo in Il
territories. After discussion part
cipated in by Mr.. Fort, Mr.! Maginne
Mr.. Crountz, Mr.. Dumal and othe
the bill passed.
The house went into committee
the whole on the state Of affairs, n
Blackburn in the chair, on the b
amending the laws granting pensio
to the soldiers and sailors Of the "
of 1912 and their widows.
directs the committee Of enqni
!. to place on the pension ro
names of the surviving Office