Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-17

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the president at s25, 5,ooo;a by Randall,
discon,inuance Of work on
the. streets Of Washington, and to pre-
vent further use of certificates, by
board of audit; by Harris, (of Na.)
to repeal acts prohibiting ,hf. f.payment
Of debts dueeby-,ile Z .nited States be-
fore the war, except on prcofof loyal
t,,-;; =; Mr O'Brien presenting IS he ( slls,w--
ing amendment to the constitution:
,Ssc,ion No state shallmake any
law respecting an establishment oi-re-
ligion, or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof, and no minister or preacher
ofthe gospel, or Of any religious creed
or denomination shall hold any Office
of trust or emolument under the Uni
ted States or underssany state,. nor
shall any religious test bRrequired as
qualification for any office or public
trust in any state o,t-nnder the limited
States.
sEoros 3. No money received
by taxation in any state for thc<sup-
port ofpublic schools or derived from
any public fund therefor, nor any,
public lands devoted thereto, shall
ever be under control Of any religious
sect, nor shall any money SO raised
nor lard, so devoted, be divided be-
tween religious sccts or denomina-
tions, nor shall any minister or prea-
cher Of the gospel, or of any religious
creed or denomination, hold Office in
connection with public schools in any
state, nor be eligible to any position
of trust or emolumcnt in connection
with any institution,public or private.
Of any state of the United States,
which shall be supported, in whole or
in part, from any public fund.
Mr.. O'Bricn said he would offer il
as an amendment to Blaine's proposis
ton.
Mr.. Whit. moved to suspend the
rules and bring the house to vote on
the amnesty bill introduced by him,
and from the benefits of which Ief:
fcrson Davis is excluded, and al so tc
vote on the amendment strikiugsput
that exception.
Mr.. Randall made the point Of or
der that the motion could not be pu
in that form.
The question was then discussed bJ
Messrs. Garfield, Hall, Of Maine, Kas
son and Banks, against the poin
made by Randall; and by Messrs
1lWood and Randall in support Of it
/ After discussion the speaker de
cided that the point was not well ia
ken, and held the motion in order.
Mr.. White asked the unanimou
consent to make q statement bcfor
2 the vote should be taken, but objet
ton being made by several democrat:
the house then proceeded to vote o
the motion to suspend the rules, an
the motion was lost-ycas, lG2;nay'
no; two-thirds not voting in the a
/. firmativc, the rules were not SUI
5 pended.
81 Senators Boutwell,, Anthony, Can
e eron, (Pa.) Cragin, Dawes, Gordo
! Hamlin, ingalls, and others will spe'
in the senate on Friday, when Il
death Of Vice: President Wilson is a
II nounced.
d The chair laid before the senate a COZ
:, munication from the secretary of I
!. treasury, inclosing the report of the 8
perintendcnt of the United States Goa
survey for the year ending 1870. -efttt
% ed printed and to lie on the table.
, Mr.. Morton gave notice that he>wou
move the senate Wednesday next TO pl
ceed to the consideration of the rcsol
= tions recently submitted by him in
V gard to the Mississippi election.
Mr.. Gordon presented petition of
T. Beauregard for the removal of Ills
litical disability. Referred.
Mr.. West introduced bill to amc
OF acts to aid in the construction of \
to railroad and telegraph line from the N
rs souri, to the Pacific Ocean, approvcdJ il