Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-29
WASHINGTON.
"a Large Number Of Important
Bills Presentedin the House.
The Attorney General. Reply to the
House Resolution Relating TO.
Crooked Whisky Accompllcss
~ is. not Satisfactory,

is not Satisfactory
1Senator Sharon, of Nevada.
Takes his Seat.
i senate.
WAs1lNGroN. Feb. 2S.-The ofair
Raid before the senate a co,nmun ca
klon from the secretary Of the war e.
blessing report from the chief of Of
dinance bureau in regard to an omis-
7 'son in the riyersed5s,atutes2 OF the T..
IS. commanding such Legislation as
will enable the ordinance department
TO continue to use a system ofproperI
ky accountability. Ordered printed
and referred.
Mr.. Jones presented the credentials
of his colleague w. Sharon, to be Uni-
ted States senator from Nevada 10 rsix
wears from March the 4,h 1875. They
] were read at lenth. Mr.. Sharon was
4 administered the oath by VIM. Ferry.
. Mr.. Wright from the committee ON
'civil service and rctrenchment report
ed favorably on the senate fixing the
salary~of the president Of the United
Estates. Placed on calendar.
Bills were introduced and referred
as follows:
BY Mr.. Bogy, to authorize the third
auditor OF the treasury to examine the
: evidence of=paymcnt made by the
state OF Missouri to the state troops
serving on the union army, and also
I the evidence as to the supplies fur
nised the troops which are yet unpaid.
Referred.
BY Mr.. Christiancy; tocompcnsate
Fisk Mills for plaster model OF Gen
Rawlins. Referred.
Mr. conkling presented resolutions
;. Of the New York chamber Of com.
merce in regard to the national fin
ances and asked that they be referred
to the committee on finance. !.
T. Mr.. Sherman said lie might wish &C
y speak OH the resolutions, and they
! were laid on the table.
Mr., Sargent presented petition
from the committee Of the Nationa
D Women's Suffrage Association asking
\ that the woln1 II ol Utah be protected
, IL. exercising the right OF the election
franchise. Referred.
Mr.. Sherman presented Il petition
this morning from members Q
the bar of Cincinnati, rcmonstra
N ting against the passage Of the hous'
Z <biIs to reorgalize the judiciary Of tn
Cuited States. Referred.
se Mr.. Morrill, Of Michigan, subnitte
: resolution that during the presel
sessionit shall be in order at any lin,
10 move recess and that pending til
consideration Of the appropriation bi
wi the deba.e may be limited to fiy
minutes speeches on any one amene
meut. Laid over until tomorrow, ,
the request Of Mr.. West.
II On molten Of Hitchcock tt
senate took up the house bill for II
admission of Goforado as state. NJ
e. e. Hitchcock explained and advocate
raj the bill. Passed.
FIT Ire senate tii1ct, resaned 7eonside
As a,ion Of unfinished business being i
military academy appropriation b
pending amendment reported by II
committee OH appropriations for adj
tional pay OF professors for length
:. service. SG,S00 was agreed TO, ye
81, nays II. The next amendmc
reported by the committee for pay
one instructor Of practical militia
81 engineers in addition-to pay as Fl
81 lieutenant 5000. Agreed ito. I
question then being on other amer
,nents reported by the committee
- appropriations: $4,000 extra !
for instructor Of ordonancc, 81, 900
pay eight assistant professors in
D. dition to their pay as first lieutenal
Fl, 500 for extra pay Of four assist
J. instructors in cavalry, artillery
infantry, s., 200 for extra pay of (
!. assistant ins,ructofs Of tactics
$500 for extra pay Of adjutant. II
u amendments were agreed to af,e
= speech by Mr.. Eaton favoring
trenchmept. The next .amendn
> was to insert the follow
. in place Of the section providing
musicians-for pay OF the mill
academy bard Sl4,SSO Davis
this would increase the appropria
:: from 81, ,496 to sl4, $50 and emplo
instead OF l6 musicians as the |,
4 bill provided.
Y The total amount appropriate
the bill as II came from the
.,s tso was 259, ,23l. The senate comm
=" proposed anincrease that the am