Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-13
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a O'Clock. q. m.
For additional TeieQrdn.s See Third
Page.
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate Finds Itself Thinly
Attended, and Soon
Adjourns.
The House Considers the Post
Office Appropriation Bill.
Looking Into the Congressional
Printing Department.
Mr.. Vance Thinks He has Dis
covered Something,
And Calls for the. Impeachment
OF the Printer.
Mr.. Vance Thinks He has Dis
covered Something,
And Calls for the. Impeachment
OF the Printer.
ate.


senate.
'Fhe chair laid before the senate
communication from the commission
ecs Of the District Of Ciesumbia in an
swer TO a resolution OF Mr.. Edmunds,
in regard to the management Of white
and dcolored schools in the district. The
commissioners state that no discrimin-
alton exists in the management Of the
schools, and no national Hesitation is
required TO secure equality in the
schools. Referred.
Mr.. Sherman moved to take up the
house bill authorizing disappointment
Of receivers OF national banks, and for
other purposes. MIR. Edmunds said
there were but few senator's present,
and the senate adjourned till Monday.
Mr.. Cox was elected speaker pro
tenn during the continued absence Of
Mr.. Kerr.
The House went into a committee
of the whole on the postoffice appro.
priation bill The question being in
regard to abolishiug the letter carrier
system in cities Of less .han forty
Thousand population. The proposl-
,ion was defeated, rs to 20,
Af.er reading Of II few further lines
in the bill, Mr.. Foster moved to iusert
An item Of 49,, 900 additional for the
letter carrier system in cities of less
than forty thousand inhabitants. Mr..
Holman made point Of order a, that
the line in the bill ut which such
amendment could be offered, it was
passed.
The chairman, Mr.. Springer, sus-
tanned the point OF order, and against
that ruling Mr. Foster took an appeal
The committee then rose aud the
appeal was reported to the House.
The speaker pro TEN affirmed the
uling Of the chairman, and Mr.. Eos
tier further appealed.
/ The appeal was laid on the table
86 to 64s- The House then again wen,
into committee of The whole and re
sumed consideration of the bill.
Holman moved an amendment, III.
1creasing the item for inland trapspor-
tation from $4,000, 900 to l5,00O,O00
specifying ii AS follows: Transports
t,on hy railroad, S,S62,l4s; by Sta
routes, STEAMBOATS, and all other thar
railroad routes, 623,7S5. He pro
ceeded to explain it,. He stated tn,
plan to be to allow hve mills per linea
loot of car room where mails are car
t ried less than rs miles an hour, and
3 E:,lls over that rate Of speed.
Mr.. Harrison moved TO increase th
ii.em by $50 900, 4
> Mr. Reagan offered an smendmen
that no railroad company shall receiv
; more than $3.50 per mile per xnnut
! for carrying mails. He stated tha
n railroads TN the route between Me-
/. York and Chicago would receive fo
n fast mails over $1,000 a mile per yea
! if they were paid seven cents mil
. . per l.neal foot OF space.
= After long discussion all ii
y amendments but that offered by Nj
( Holmsn's WAS rejected Mr.. Holman
y WAS adopted without dissension An
ii the committee arose.
't Mr.. Vance, chairman Of the con
J mittee on printing, made partial r
. port on the subject Of The gerefatsse
~ ~ printing Office. The report stat
y that the congressional printer Ii
for the work Of the executive depar
y ment an excess rate Of from 80 to Il
to per cent. beyond the regular rate
'e That he has been paying more TIN
q q the ordinary market prices for MAJ
~ =, Of the articles purchased for the offit
Il r That he has invariably purchas
We supplies from. ,niddle-meH allowi
ill them heavy profits. That prices pa
for labor are greatly in excess
IS these Of any other cs,ablishmer
ne while the day work rs only --rig
hours against ten in private ests
zee ments and that as at present manal
De 1ncnt-tthe: printing AND hiadiagy
U.s. congress and the departments c.
ur- more than it could be done for
~. private parties. The waste Of g.