Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-07-02
San Jose, Gala, the title of certain

land. Passed.
Mr.. Sherman reported back, the
house joint resolution for the issue Of
silver coin and recommended that the
senate nonconcur in the house amend
ments 10 the senate amendments and
asked for a committee of conference.
So ordered
Alr. Mitchell. called up the resolu
tion in regard to the compensation OF
Mr.. Pinchback, late contestant from
Louisiana Discussion ensued, pend
ing which the morning hour expired
and Mr.. Window called up unfinished
business being the snnlfy eivsl APP
preparation bill.
A motion to take up~the bill was
lost. Consideration~Was resumed Of
the resolution~to pay Pinchback, and
MIR. Bayafd took the floor, but before
begmning his address the senate went
into executive session, aud when the
doors were reopened, adjourned,
The COMMITTEES on appropriations
reported an amendment, which was
agreed TO, 10 strike out Of the house
bill the provision that the maximum
rate OF compensation allowed United
States marshals, from and after July
1st, shall not exceed So 900 per year,
etc.
A number of amendments were
agreed to, including one FOR printing
and distributing agricultural reports,
when the bill was read third time
and passed.
The house bill to authorize the
commissioners Of Indian affairs to pur-
chase supplies for the Indian bureau
in open market was passed.
The senate insisted upon It's amend.
ment TO the house bin to declare for
feited to. the, United States certain
lands granted to Texas in aid Of the
construction Of railroads. by an act Of
March Sd, 1868, and agreed to the
conference asked for by the house
Ingalls,, Hitchcock and Eaton were
annpinted as he cn,ran,l ilt..s-
Mr.. Logan moved TO take up the
joint resolutio,tef The house, granting
fnrioughs to the employees in the gov
erhment printing Office, and also to
The employees in The departments Of
the governmen, to attend the ccnten
nial exhibition at Philadelpl,ia.
Mr. Randall, chairman oil the APP
preparation committee, reported a
bill authorizing the commissioner ol
lndian affairs to purchase such sup
plies as are required for the immedi-
ate use OF the lndian tribes, 10 an ex.
tent not xceedipg 100000, until the
regular appropriation bill shall have
passed. Mr. Randall reported that
The cnnferers on the Legislative app
preparation bill had been unable 10
agree, aud asked Tor another confer
lence. lie stated that the cause ei
the otfense was in rcgard- to 1hesec.
ond section, which provides for sala-
rics Of employees Of the government
That was as far us the committee had
gone.
After a long discussion of politi.
cal nature the report was agreed to
and new conference committee was
appointed consisting Of Randall, Sin
gle,on and Foster
Mr.. Seeley offered resolution de
claring it the sense Of the house tha
! the conference committee on the ap
preparation bill should seek an agree
meut in the frs. place On matters con
forming to the existing law, an,
tshould leave the matter ofsnew egis
laton for a secondary consideration.
eIhe house refusing TO second ,h
! previous question, and Randall want
4 ing to offer an amendment insertin,
the #reHttllss Httllss s:ef elf new rule except sncl
as being germaine to the subject ma,
| ter of the bill shall retrench ex
pcnses." Mr.. Seeley withdrew it.
I The discussion Oh the Genev
award bill was then proceeded with
but went, over without action.
/ The joint resolution providing tha
tne*t"o uVuscS OF congress meet
.ljoint convention at Independents
Hall, Philadelphia, on thes4th Of July
for the purpose of passing The resolr
] ton commemorative of the grea
event, which. In that same hail on
huudfed years age, brought this ma
) tion into being, passed without di'
cussiou. !.