Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-26
The Democracy Find it Hard Work
TO Agree on g financial Platform
lllc Republican Caucus Declines 10
Vote Pensions to Rebels.

The Ecpubllcan Caucus Declines 10
Vote Pensions to Rchels,
/Nlr. Morrill from the committee on
he revolutionary war claims, reported
hycrsely on the biIlto provide for a
! fttlemcnt of tue claims Of officers OF
be revolutionary army and widows
nd children Of those who died III the
lErvicc, and it was indefinitely post
lbnrd.
The house resolution TO print extra
bpies of the report of the commission
IS OF agriculture for June, 1873,
kssed.
Mr.. Allison called up the house
|aking an appropriation for the sup
Prt OF the military academy for the
zeal year ending June 80, 1877. The
Isl amendment reported by the COM
Iittcc on appropriations was for
aling. additional pay TO professors
r length of service s6,SO0. He said
be amendment would be agreee.to.
Mr.. Logansaid that sometimes men
thcil desire to cconomiZc did 50 in
Ia,ters they knew nothing about. He
Eferred to the action Of the house III
bttng out the provisions for the pay
professors according to the length
Service and said twas the report
the appropriation bill to repeal
atutes for the pay of professors was
ked by law and the clause in appro
observation-disclosures pa,
lt any repeal Of existing law showed
higuor;nce OF the law.
Mr.. Salisbury said there were a
Fry few professors throughout the
Pun'ry who need pay equal to that
kceiyed by the professors at Yves,
pint.
Ion motion of Mr.. Sherman the
mate proceeded to the consideration
a bill reported by the finance com
lIlec on "Wednesday last, TO alncrlJl
e acts Oh July l4!h. 1870, and Jan
kry 20.h, to authorize the re undine
the national debt. Mr. Shcfma
kplained the bill and said it wasr
hmended by the secrctaTy of tn.
kasury. 1t provided that four and
halt per cent. bonds should rul
Iirty wears instead Of fifteen years
bd increased the amount from ,hret
budred million to iiye hundred mil
bn dollars. Mr.. Edmund:
(quircd Of any Of these four and ;
hi per cent. bonds had been issued
After sone4lelay the senate passed
kthout amendment, the bill reported
the finance committee "Wednesday
amend the acts Of July IA, 1874
d January 20, to authorize the re
Indlng Of the. national debt. Y ca
nays i. The nays were Messrs
pckrell, Eaton, McGrecry aud Rob
ktson.
He thought it commendable in til
buse Of representatives to cxhibi
me degree Of consideration and j
" found an. appropriation whlc
ID heretofore been too large
: Iouid be cut down.
Mr.. West said there was law tis
p the rank and pay of professor
ID said if their pay should be rt
nccd the pay Of every officer Of III
my must and would lie reduced.
MIR. David said that all that W;
scUssary was that the scuate shou1
" that hereafter the pay Of profes
rs should be so much. In reply
he senator from Illinois, Mr.. Ioga
G argued that the house had pc
:ct right to reduce the amoun, a.
eDavid said he it was done in got
18th.
Alr. saulsbery said this appropri
on did not effect the present sala
fthc professor. 1t was not for S,
ices now being rendered by the
ut for services they were to fend
nthc future. The country wasalit
xpending more than was necessa
oritraining military.
MIR. Logan, who was a general
he army, would bear him out.
salisbury, was a witness that
ate war had produced men who W,
quail to any emergency, who had !
eceived a military training.
-,.rgued that congress should red,
he expense Of the military accordi
s it was too much of burden "
he people Of the country. He wo
'ote for reduction of the army,
uch reduction AS would be sensi
cit by the people. Mr., West said
ecords Of the wxs department shoy
he vident fact that from I84(
$50, when the democrats had cha