Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-04-19
The New Dollar to. be q Legal
Tender for Twenty Dollars
Only.
The Indian Bill Considered in
the Senate.
The House Settles one or two
Contested Seat Cases.
CONGRESSIONAL.
senate
LIMITATIONS,


The senate resolutions ,nstrueting
t5e Committee on judiciary to inquire
into the expediency Of providing q
reasonable statute OF limitations, bar
ring all rights on the part Of the Uni.
ted States to sue on official bonds;
with leave TO report by bill or other
wise was agreed to.
LEGAL TENDER OF SILVER.
Mr.. Sherman, from the committee
on finance, reported favorably on the
senate bill to amend the laws relating
tof the legal tender Of silver conf. He
gave c.no:ice he would call it up Thurs
day. The bill embodics the main fea-
lures Of the two sections proposed by
the committee as amendments TO the
house silver currency bill, but subse-
Iquently withdrawn. 1t provides for
the coinage Of silver dollar of four
and one-half and eight-tenths grains
Of standard silver to be legal tender
for any amount not exceeding twenty
dollars in one payment, except for
customs dues and interest on the pub
lie debt. The legal tender power of
the trade dollar is to be totally abol.
ished. Other existing silver coins
remain legal tender for the amounts
now fixed by law. The bill limits the
issue Of the new silver dollar-tn-ifty
million.
SALE OF PuRLIc DOCUMENTS.
4.
Nj. Anthony introduced Bill re-
-lating to4the sale Of congressional
documents. 1t authorizes the con
gressional printer to furnish copies OF
tue record and extracts therefrom to
members Of congress at cost, and 9TH
=er public documents, etc., with ten.
per cent additional thereon,a and col
lect the money after delivery. Passed
TAX ON BEER.
Mr.. Logan, from the Committee on
finance reported favorably on the
house bill to define the tax on fer
-mented and malt liquors. The bill
will be called up tomorrow or next
day.
E.- SALE OF LANDS.
Mr.. Glesgy, from the committee on
public lands, reported the senate bill
to dispose OF lands formerly covered
by the waters of Piscartee Lake, III.
Passed with. an amendment providing
that nothing in the act shall be con
strued to convey any other title than
the release Of that now existing in
the U. S. and to said lake.
PAVING THE AVENUE.
Unfinished business was then ta-
ken up, it being bill authorizing. the
REPAYMENT of Pennsylvania Avenue.
Mr.. Bayard moved All amendment
limiting the cost to 81 per square yard.
Rejected.
Mr.. Lyon submitted an amendment
providing that the act should not be
SO construed as to require the U. S.
government to pay more than one
third Of the whole cost Of said pave
ment. REJECTED; yeas 6;-nays= SIG. 26
4Ffthe bill ff-w:ts then read a third time
and passed;r yeas 377;;,nays IL.
DEFICIENCIES.
Mr.. Morrill, Of Maine, called up the
house bill, making appropriations to
supply the deficiency in the appropri-
alton 70. the fiscal year ending June
80, ,'76, and for prior years. Various
amendments proposed BY the commit
tee on appropriations were agreed to,
among them one for the payment of
mileage to senators who took their
seats at2the session convend on the lst
Of March, 1875 by proclamation Of the
president, who were not members of
the previous congress, S6,35G; for la.
borfin the senate, $4,000; for the
folding documents, $4,000; for
horses and wagons, for seuate, 1866.
- Mr.. Edmunds moved an amendment
providing that payment for milage
to senators should be for actual travel
only. Agreed TO. The amendment;
Eof the committee on appropriations,
4 t25, 900, to pay the compensation. and
expepses Of the Black. Hills joom-,
mission, Was agreed to; also an am
lendment appropriatipg t73 800 to de-
fray the expenses Of exhibiting articles
Of the q. s. Government at the cen
tennial. tY
Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont, moved to
lstrike out the provision in the bill as
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