Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-27
The Union Pacific Rail
road Lands Not Dis
pose Of Wide form
q Subject for
Legisla-
ti0n.
The Transmission Of Obscene Pub
locations through. the Mails
Debated in the House.
CONGRESSIONAL. !!
senate.

Mr.. Boutwell, presented report
prepared by chief clerk of treasury
department, and submitted tothe sec.
ret.ry in Deccmber, '72, in regard to
erroneous practices in accounting in
the treasury, which have grown up
in usage, or have been authorized by
law. Mr.. Boutwell, said when the re-
port.was prepared, a bill was submit.
ted to the committee Of Ways and
Means. of the house, which was ap-
proved by that committee and passed
the house, but failed in the senate.
The senate agreed to have the report
printed.
Mr.. Sargent submitted preamble
and resolution reciting the provisions
of the Sd section of the act of Julyl,
1862, in regard TO aid for construction
ofsthe railroad from the Missouri river
to the Pacific Ocean. To effect that
the land. granted to said roads, if not
disposed of in three years after the
completion Of the roads, should be dis
posed of for settlement at prices
therein named, &C., and directing the
committee on public lands to inquire
at what date said road was completed; /;
if the time fixed for the sale Of lands
had expired, and what further legislss
ton is necessary to carry out the act
Of 1862. Agreed 20.
The District of Columbia bill was
discussed until the expiration Of the
morning hour, when the bill to con-
firm pre- emption and homestead en-
tries Of public lands within the limits
efFailsead grants in cases where. such
entries have been made under feeula-
tions of the land department., was re.
sumed.
HOUSE.
WAsnlSGroy5Jan 27-Mr. Dunnell
having raised the question Of prive-
lege concerning some remarkstof Mr..
Wbits1of KY. offensive to Adams,
clerk of the hous, Mr., White had
agreed to expunge from his published
speech, but which had appeared in
the record. The house offered the
member from Kentucky time to make
statement. Mr.. Knott quoted the
offensive remarks and defended Adams
from the imputatlons. After some
discussion, Mr.. Hoar, of Mass. object.
ed to further alterations of the record
and the matter ended.
Mr.. Cannon, from postal committee
reported bill to amend the postal Law
and provide penalties for sending obscene
matter through the mails. Mr.. Cougar
criticized the bill as too sweeping, and
including newspapers, which might pub.
lish offensive advertisements. Mr. Can
non defended the bill, and said it did not
apply to newspapers unless they publish
ed advertisements in pursuaucc- Of a
scheme to disseminate offensive literature
Mr.. Cougar then Withdrew his objec-
tions. Mr.. Honr also criticized the bill
as too general. Mr.. Garfield said th;s
was dangerous kind of Legislation. Mr.
aoar said tho press was exposed to great
danger in such a bill, which, if passed
would enable every grand jury to bring
an Indictment against papers publishing
news Of character. alluded toin ths4bill.
Nj. chtteaaen moved ! stedsmnnit..l i 1 i ID
Of thssbill, AA t1ptsaed lis ;d,aksi to
go before the cosnmitteee, that hs i, ,miRht
show by recent transactions in BROOKLYN
the impropricty of such law. He
pledged himself to show Especial case
|et oppression against an honorable and
innocent man, that require an amend.
n1snt to the law, but it was very differ
entwsy from that proposed. II. Blaine
said that such. a.lax@xould exclude from
the mail newspapers containing reports
OF the Beecher trial. Mr.. Cannon avowed
ifsisuself b to be in favor Of excluding from
Il the, mails whatever newspaper, ii books
circulated the reports Of trials II an o,.-
scene character or of 4 ehasarter c,..1.,.
listed to corrupt the morals Of the
country. Yt,p III.