Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-04-05
SILVER REC Emsrs. /,

SILVER HECElErs. -
Three hundred thousand dollars in
silver coin was this morning received
at the treasury department from San
Francisco; two hundred thousand in
dimes and one hundred thousand in
quarters, and an additional 100000
in quarters is expected tomorrow.
Additional supplies are needed, and
will --bc-ordercd at once from San
Francisco.
THE nELKN.sr IMPEACHMENT ASSIGN
In the BcllSnap impeachment trial
before Che senate, the following as
signments have been made:
On rules, representatives Lord,
Lyndc, Jcncks and Hoar.
On pleadings, representatives
Knott, McMahon and Iehcks.
On jurisdiction of the senate, reps
rcsentatives Lord, Knott aud Hoar,
The opening will be by representa-
i've t7yndc. -'-==---------------
On the preparation lor the trial Of
facts, and examination Of witnesses,
representatives Mcmahon, Lyon and
| Lapham.
On questions Of law on trial Of fact,
representatives Lyndc, ,Jcncks and
McMahon.
On the final submission, rcprcscn.
tatiyes Lord, Knott and Lapham. y
TAxEs ON -R.NlLNoa,,@i.ANps.-.- -.-z.---e.
The house hill III regard to local
taxation on railroad lands provides
that no existing law shallbe construed
! as 10 exempt from taxation, by-state
authority, lands earned by land grant
railroad or wagon road companies by
the construction of their roads or
parts thereof, provided they have
been accepted by the United States,
and taxes hereafter assessed shall be
4 valid rs against any title remaining
in the United States IN such lands OH
! account Of non-paymcnt Of costs OF
surveying ard fees.
i The second section provides that
). the purchaser ofany such lands shall
I. be patented to the company, but sub.
jcct to lien and legal rights and title
of the t.k-sale purchaser.
H. =====t4ENpEIsaN,'s- REMOVAL.
WAsulSGroS, April 4-Genera
Henderson, Of St. Louis, was exam
ined to-day by the committee
! whisky trials, in regard TO his con.
nection with the trial OF Mcdonald
and Avery, in tina. city. His opinion
having been asked concerning tho
circular letter Of Attorney General
Fierpont to the district attorncys-o
St. Louis, Cincinnati aud Milwaukee
He said he would prefer not to Civ,
!, :, his opinion, because, having state,
. the facts, the committee could form
as Just a conclusion as lie did him
self, but being pressed, he said til
), effect of that letter, was pcrnicious, a
it would naturally alarm the witness
:. es.
: Having been intcrrogated concern
! ing his removal as special counsel i
= = the ST. Louis cases, he sailhc did no
to this day, certainly know the cause
He believed that he was removed os
9 tcnsibly on the ground Of reflection
!. on the president in his address TO tn
court in the Avery case. Separat
. parts Of his address might justify sue
. a conclusion, but take it all togethe
there was no reflection on the pres
dent He was summarily dismisse
without examination into thn fact
N General Henderson expressed entir
con6deace in the integrity Of Distrie
Attorney Dyer and his assistant, an
in the ability Of MIR. Brodhead.
Election in Dubuque. Z
y DuBueUE, To-, April 4.-The vot,
~ y, in the city election were not all cou'
= ted till to-day. There was no opp
= sition on Burch for mayor, and IIa