Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-09
CONGRESS-.
Thesenate Adopts a Resolu-
ton Calling for Statement
Of Delinquent Officials.
The House Discusses the Sale Of Pub.
lie Lands in Indiana to
Railroad Com
panies.
And Concludes not to Authorize 9
Private Sale. y
The Centennial Bill Con
sider.ed.
And Concludes not to Authorize a
Private Sale. i.
The Centennial Bill Com
sidcred.
CONGRESSIONAL.


CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-AIr. Bannincy
asked leave to offer a resolution calling
on the. Secretary of War for information
as to the number of draught horses and
mules in the service of the army; their
cost; place Of purchase &C., also as to
cost Of mounting regiments of cavalry.
Mr.. Thornburg objected on the ground
that the information called for would oc-
cupy the whole clerical force Of. the de-
partment till the close Of the session.
The speaker then called committees for:
reports.
The house then went into committee of
whole. Mr.. Haskins in the chair, on the
consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill. Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, addressed
the house in defense of the economic fea-
lures of the bill.
Mr.. Parsons, from committee on
private land claim, reported bill au-
therizing~tile secretary of the treas
ury-to sell at private sale such por-
IItion of public property at vincenncs,
Ind, as may be required for tracks,
switches, shops and other purposes OF
the Ohio and Mississippi, the Evans.
vile, Charlottesville & indianapolis
and Nincennes r. r. Cos, this real
estate having been acquired by the
government for debt, and being known
| commonly as the steam mill tract or
the Hall Millson property. Mr. Hol-
man objected to that provision of the
bill allowing the transfer property at
private sale, and argued that it should
be opened topublic competition. Mr..
Parsons replied that Mr.. Holman's
proposition would be unjust to those
railroad companies, which were al.
ready using the property.
Mr. Holman insisted at least that n
portion Of the property not needed by the
railroad companies should be disposed of
by public competition, not by private sale
The property consists of about eighty
acres; of which the railroad companies
require about one third. After consider
able discussion the bill wasfcjectcd, yeas
1t2; nays 119.
sepate.
Mr.. Wallace presented fifty petit
tions. Of s, ,00e citizens of Pennsylvania
insfavor of aid to the Texas Pacific
railroad. Referred.
Mr.. Randolph, from the committee
on military affairs, reported favorably
on house bill donating condemned
cannon and cannon balls to the ladies
monument association Of Allegheny
county, Pennsylvania. Passed.
Mr.. Morrill,, from committee on
public buildings aud grounds, re
ported q bill appropriating $4,000
'ior continuing works of improving the
, capitol grounds during the presen,
! fiscal year. The appropriation made
last Year was exhausted. Passed.
4 Mr.. Edmunds submitted resolution.
q instructing the committee on publ,
buildings and grounds to inquire into
the cxpediency Of making adequat,
provision for the speedy completio,
:, Of the Washington Monument i,
{ { Washington, and that they have leav'
: TO report BY bin orr otherwise
ii Agreed to.
is At the expiration Of the morning
g hour the senate proceeded with th
i, consideration Of the house centennia
is bill, appropriating sl,5oo,ooo. Nj
d Morrill, spoke at length in favor of til
Of bill, and said centennial exhibition
y had become national question O
= a which congress could not turn il
y back. The honor Of the nation ws
= involved in its success. i
Mr.. Sherman from the eommittt