Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-14
WASHINGTON
TIE CENTrS MAI. IA,

I1IE CENTES NAL.
+ The house appropriation cotummtec
To-day heard reports of the govern
ment board.tor the preparation Of the
centennial exposition, who asked for All
additional appropriation ofa helfmil.
lion dollars with which they say will
enable them to make display worthy
Of the government.
EXAMINATION OF rESplEToS.
George II. Pendleton was before
the committee on expenditures OF
the war department today, but owing
to the absence Of the Necessary books
and papers the examination WAS prost,
poned ,illto.morrow.
ISvEsTlG NrfNG oRylLIE.
AllettE lleE11s.:44,r formerly a steam.
hoatsman on the upper Missouri, ,cs-.
tilted he knew nothing of,he tra,,sac-
.ion between Orvillc E. Grant and
Dnrfee 4 Peck, and never said, rs
that Grant was interested
with Belknap in the disposal Of ira
ding posts. He knew Of no frauds
connected with the trading posts, and
articles OF the strength Of
which he was supposed to=know these
thugs were full of falschoods. Re
cess!
MORE OFFICIALS WANTED.
The secretary OF the treasury to
day sentNot the house of representa-
tivcs copies of letters received from
the collector and appraiser Of customs
at Philadelphia representing the alb
solute necessity for additional custom
office. TO protect the revcnue5in con
nection with goods imported for the
centennial. There is no fund at the
disposal Of the department from which
TO pay extraordinary expense for Of.
6cers required examine land APP.
praise and maintain custody and con
troll Of foreign goods at the exhibition.
II is estimated ,hat.not less than one
hundred thousand dollars will be re.
auired for this purpose.
MORE BoGUs SCANDAL.
Secretary Briston, in rcsponse to
enquiries il regard to the report taat
Detective Phillips had ,un-
astounding -corruptions-iH
California and that the testimony is
to be sent to congress, says that the
report is news to h,m. The revenue
department also. says THAT ilIev haye
M such iniorination.
NOT So
The report that al, arrangement
has been made by which the govern
mcnt is TO purchase the entire bullion
product of the Consolidation Virginia
and California mines iefzthe- year-io
use in-the resumption Of specie pay
men,s is pronounced incorrect by the
treasury department, although it is
admitted that a proposition Of this
character has been received and is
now under nsidcration.
Bah AND TIE MILITARY COURT.
The secretary Of treasury, in reply
to the resolution OF the house, has,
sent TO that body communication
stating that there are no papers re-
latiye to the assembling Of or 10 the
business Of the military court in the
Babcock case on file in tho treasury
department.
The committee Oh the real estate
pool have decided to report to morrow
Kiibourl,'s refusal to answer together,
with, the record which shows the qucs
,ions which he refused to answer and
directing the sergeant at arms Of the
house 10 present the witness at the
bar Of the house for it's action.
In the house q bill was introduced,
which was referred to the committee
on ways and means, providing that on
after the first day of July next
shall be levied and paid q tax on all
sales or contracts Of sale, whether
verbal or written, of gold and silver
bullion and coinc, at the rate OF one:
twentieth Of one per cent. on amounts
of sales or contracts for sales thereof The
penalty for failure to make returns of sales
or for rendering fraudulent returns, is $2O0
fine and the payment of the tax due.