Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-04-01
MIR. Banning, from The committee

MIR. Banning, IRON rue co'hiiiNict'
on. military affairs. reported a bill Il"
authorize 1t. Col. Gecli'rv Wtitzel, Ql
the engineer corps, to OCCUPY the pos
.i,ion OF trustee oi the Fss,s,eLanyI
southern rail road without inttrie''-
ing with his rank III the army Mn.
=tStongrF opposed --ttt.t,-li-r
= Alter discussion the hlli was recon
miucd.
The senate bill declaring the .l.lth
OF April next public HOLIDAY in the
District OF Culumb,u, 10 oaliow Ulli als
TO witness the nnvall,ng OF. the statue
OF Abraham l.ncol,,, was taken up
and passed.
MIR. Lord, from the Judiciary com
mittce, made rcportsun The ac,,on
of the attorncy general III connection
with the whisky proseiullops. Ord
cred printed aud rccomml',ed.' The
lio3ise then proceeded 10 vote on the
bill appropria,ing sla2,ooO for the
deficiency IN the treasury ps'a.i,sg
bureau and Tor the issue of subsidiary
silver coin, the pending amendment
beng that offered hy Mr.. Holman as
an amendment bySMr. Wells prohibit
ing increase OF tlc%interest beating
debt for purchase of SILVER, and, yet
directing ,hepurchase of silver bullion
for tile purpose of coinage.
The ammcndmcnt was rejected t'S
to IA.
Mr.. Jones, of Ky, moved, 10 lay the
| bill on the table. Negu'lvcd. The
bill was then passed. Yeas, l22;
nays 100.
The following is the tex, OF tltc
bill AS passed.
That there he and hereby is mp
propriated out of any money in Tho
itrcasurv not otherwise appropriate,
the sum Of one bundled and .siN,y-
three .l.eusa.selsdnllals to provide ial
engraving, printing aud other 'xPen'
ses Of making aud issuing United
States notes.
Section 2. 'rha, the secretary %
the treasury is hereby dircated ~ is
sue silver coin of the United State
of denominations of ten, twenty
twenty five aud fifty cents OF standar'
vu:uc- .rrr4rt1trtit, rtit,t,-tt-l--;.4 qua
amount OF fractional currency, wleth
er the sa,ue be now in TIE treHsut,
awaiting redemption or whether j,
may he presented Tor redempl'on
I The secretary of the treasury n;.v
-um,-rregtlnti"u- -"i--tlsc- treasury Dc
purtmcn1. provide for such redemption
and issue Dissatisfaction a,-lhe rcg,l
lar sub-,rcas,,ty and public leposi'ar
les Of the United States uniil th,
whole amonn, Of lractiona! currene.
ou,stand,ng shalNhc redeemed.
! SEC B. That the silver coins .
the United States of denomination
] of one dollar shall bcNlcgal tenders a
their nominal value fol any amonu
not exceeding fifty dollms in amy or
paymcnt, ard silver COINS ol, til
| United States Of denominations a
less than one dollar shall he )cgi
tenders at their value fur any amouu
4 not exceeding twenty five dollars il
any one payment.
The house Went iuto committee onth
whole on private calendar and aI.e
discussion the committee rose aud
number oi priyate bills were passe'
TIE SILVER BILL.
The silver bill has been ordered
a third reading in the house by a vol
Of one hundred to eighty-two..
MIR. Glover chairman of,the commi
tee on the real estate pool, desire
n to offer resolution ;Estructing that
!, committee to investigate all matte
I touching the official misconduct
!. the government officers or mcmbc
. Of congress that may come to
r knowledge. Objection was mad
] The house adjourned till to.mo
row.