Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-07-13

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port TO identity his position. The
morning hoar expired and the bill
laid oyer.
Mr. Ham'in presented the creden-
tials Of Jas. 6. Blaine. appointed e
S. senator, vice Morrill,. Placed on
| 6fe.
Mr.. Thurman, from the judiciary
committee, reported back the resolu-
lion Of the senate Of January last, iu-
structing the committee to inquire
into various railroad matters, nod the
three bills were introduced by Dor.
sey and West in January and March
last to amend the Pacific railroad acts,
with report and bill TO amend and
alter the Pacific railroad acts OF '62
and ga. Ordered printed and placed
on the calendar.
Adjutan. Genernl Townsend recalled and
.eslified he forwarded Marsh application
fef st,ss trs,iership, and Also Gen Gkiersoa's >
letter couiplaiDiny of sbuscs 81 Fort Stll
10 The secretary of war In ordinary course
Of business
Col. Nelson having testified be knew
post traders Dnrfee 4 Peck, Carpenter here
said II would he impossible for the defense
TO proceed until Evans arrived The man
sgers objected nnd argued the defense
should be compelled to go on.
MIR. Edmunds submitted the following /:
Are not the. counsel bound by the laws oi
practice 10 state or show by AFFIDAVIT what
itis thai expecLans wishes Ia expected to
testify In order that the court may know
whether 1t Is material.
Mr.. ConklinEs tnad. a point 10 ord;r thai
the question could not be put-to the coun
sci nndegr The rules.
The chair sustained the point
Nj Edmunds appealed, and the chair
Was not sustained ;nayx &, 81, yeas, To- s
Mr. Conkling submitted the iollowisg
Ordered. that lhe senate will receive an,
evidence otherwise competent which the
counsel for the respondent says will be
coDaectsd With &he caae By the stes.imony
Of EsaAs, now absent, hut who hts beeo
suAmoosdi and 70 e1pen,ed To appear
A8seSd 10. sag
Col. Davis continued, aud testified
to the good character Of the late sec
relary Of war and his epuia,le n
soldier aud U. s. officer.
Major General Hancock was called,
but VAS too sick .ognttend to- day.
81 T. Crosby, chief clerk IN the
war department testified After the
passage of the law Of 10 concerning
post traders the secretary Of wal
called on all department, eednmAnders
TO report the names of acting pos,
traders within their command. Evans
WAS recommended by the officers al
Ft. Sill. The witness understood ,h.
order OF March, ~, was for correct
ing abuses complained OF in The New
York Tribune.
The defense submitted an extract
from~t the report of the secretary OF
war, dated November, 1875. Calling
attcnt,onto the law for the appoints
rneut ofpost traders, and suggesting
the law be passed, giving the appoint
ment of suffers to department com
manders.
Major Mclaughlin, OF the 10th cav
ary, testified that ~ member OF the
counsel of the ADMINISTRATION at Fort
Sill ,,he recommended the reappoint.
ment Of Exams.
Carpenter said, in answer to the
question he wAssshowipg, Evans was
= good man of integrity, which fact
the managers admitted,
Brigadier Gen c. c. Auger testified u
the ability of Gen Belknap's adminis,ra-
tion, Mr.. Mahon, one ofFthe managers.
would show sameit,ink Of Belknap's con
dnct when internal revenue collector a,
keoknk, and questioned the witness, but
Anger denied knowledge of Beiknap'.
reputation before he became secretary OF
war. Ex-Gnv Ralph B. Low. Of Iowa,
Senators Allison asd Wright, Gen Rumor.
Gen. Y. Bennet. Gen. HumpbreA Gen.
march,, Judge Advocate Dunn. Associate
Justice Miller and Hon John A Kasson,
all testified to the integrity and sbility OF
Carpenter then renewed the reaues, ,ha,
the court adjourn until Evans arrived.
Without action the court adjourned .ill
70 morrgN aud the seaaie resuued. lsgisla
tive business, and took 10 the post route
bill so Ms IN have it unfinished busi.,uss 10.
w s;' w,sso., nc 81. .pp,s, AZ, As.,,p. .
con plttae, reported favIsahly the seDste
bih providing for the construction Of the
Washington monument calendar. Ad
journed.
House.
sWAs1Naros. July l2--Ar. Harri. from
the election committee, reported n resuiut
ton ON the Louisiana contested case. de-
clar,ng Durrnil, The sitting mssaber, en,i.
tied 10 his scat. Adapted
The '.il for the sae of Fl. Kearpey mill.
tary reservation, Nebraska, was passed.
Asrssola.ioa, by Atkins. :, dirccti INK the
cupANiseson u peeditsfes ID the war de-.
partnieht to learn the amount Of money
collected from the citizens Of Henderson
county, Tenn, to pay the government for
damage done by the rebel nid 10 thai
county In 1852. and to report 10 vhs. use,
the money was applied. Adopted t
The house then considered Pages bill,
reported from the committee on Indian
STARS declaring The country north OF tn,
North Platte and cas, of the Big Horn
m" 'ntains open to exploration aud settle
lmand ER the prevteus auestssu 4aa
r1leSAA anIatG bill tseeci inntsled koss5 ~