Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-22
A Resolution Looking to the Pro
tectien Of Private
Telegrams.
The House Silver Bill Passes the
Senate.
Further Action On the Indian
Bill.
The Senate Takes a lalsll nj the
Business.
SENATE.


WAsHiSGroS, Tune al-I'nc chair
Ind before the senate message
from the president in regard Ia the
case of Wihslow, which was read in
+ HE house yesterday. Ordered
printed aud referred setllr----
Mr. Morton Submitted resolution
instructing the election committee to
inquire what laws, Il any, protect the
invlolability OF private dispatches
sen. BY magnetic telegraph, and
what legislation is necessary 10 pre-.
! vent the seizure of such dispatches
by unauthorized or irresponsible per-
sons, aud report by bill or otherwise
Agreed 10.
Mr.. Sherman called up the house
joint resolution authorizing the secre-
tary OF the treasury to- issue xl0, 600,
600 SILVER coin in exchange for tegai
4 tender notes. He Submitted an
h snendment providing that the trade
dollar shAll--Mot hereafter be legal
tender, and authorizing The secretary
of the treasury to li,nlt the coinage
thereof TO such amount as he may
deem sufficient for the export demand
for the same. Agreed 10.
Mr. SHERMAN then called up the
jont resolution to authorize the pres
ident 20 appoint committee TO attend
the international conference upon the
subject of the relative value of gold
and silver. Passed.
Mr.. Mitchell gave notice that on
Monday next, after the morning hour.
he would call up resolution 10 pay
Plnchback the compensation and inil-
cage Of i senator from, March 81, "a,
to the termination of his cot,tcs, be-
fore the senate.
Indian affairs, reported back the house.
bill to transfer the Office OF commits
sioner of Indian affairs from the IN
terror to the war department, aud
asked its post ponemcnt till December.
II = LAID on the table.
The senate then went into eA-ses-
sion and Immediately, without form
Atty and reference, confirmed the
nomination Of Morrill,, 10 be secretary
Of The treasury
On reopening the doors the senate
resumed the consideration Of the In.
diaa appropriatiou bill, AlIisoif,
Morton and Frelinghuysen opposed
the amendment which abolishes the
Indian bureau and transfers the gov
ennent Indians TO the war depari-
meHf.
Mr.. Merrimon aud Mr.. Ingalls,
favored it. Edmunds and Ingalls,
represented that such action would
meet with hostility and undoubtedly
delay the passage Of the bill, and thus
cripple the government.
Mr.. Ingalls, moved, therefore, to lay
aside the Indian appropriation bill
aud take up the house bill reported
by the committee ON Indian affairs
this morning, to transfer the Indian
bureau to the war department
Agreed to-yeas 20, nays II. Ali.
son, Ogleshy and Wright voted nay
Recess Till s;30s
In the evening Mr. Edmunds moved
a consideration Of the senate bill te
amend certain sections OF the act o
May, 1870, TO enforce the righl o
citizens to vote in the several states
lAe steamboat bill #ees4a
mittcd.
Mr.. Window moved to reeonside
the vote by which the Indian appro
priatiou bill was laid aside this b IN
Agreedao. Yess, 26 mays, l6. Tn
Indian appropriation bill was agai
taken up, the pending question beini
on the ,anehdmest of the conmitte
on appropriations to strike out III
third section of the house bill to ubol
sh the Indian bureau and transfer tn
government Of Indians to the VA
department
i A substitute and amendment wa
4 offered and rejected. the qnes,io
Il beipg on, the amendment OF the con
a mittee to strike out the third seclio
q Of the proposing transfer. II wa
"A stricken OUT Yeas, "a; nays,
ri The bill was then Nread the third tim
81 and passed.
q The, naval appropriation bill vi
l then taken SO as to come up -as IL
H finished business Tomorrow.