Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-04-26
The House Considers the Legis-
latiye Appropriation Bill.
An Effort to Reduce the Salaries
of Territorial Officers.
The impeachment Managers
Ask Judgment Against
Belknap.
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W f~siSAlOS, tApIli So.- Altcl Tue
mof.ing hour the senate refused to
recede from its amendments to the
consular appropriation, and asked for
a conference. The chair appointed as
such committee Messrs. Sargent, Ere
linghysen, and Withers.
The senate then resumed consider
alton of the bill to amend the laws re-
ating to the legal tender, of silver
coin, and Mr.. Jones, of Nevada, re-
sumed his argument.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Jones
speech. Mr.. Bogy moved that the bill
and pending amendments be printed.
50 ordered.
3 Peudlng the discussion, the senate
went iuto executive sess,0n, and Coon
adjourned.
House.
Mr.. Harris, chairman Of the COM
mittee on elections, called up the IIti-
nois contested election case of LIE.
ttnoyne VS.. Farwell.
Mr.. Randall raised the question of
consideration, SO as to give prece-
dence to the Legislative appropriation
bill, aud the house decided BY IS yeas
to III nays not to proceed with the
| election cases.
The District OF Columbia tax bill,
as amended by Meals substitute, pro-
viding tax of Que and half per cent,
on all property, real aud personal, was
passed.
Mr. Lawrence, from the judiciary
committee, submitted a report in rela-
tion to the Pacific R. Rs, proposing a
| bill to require them to create sink,
ing fund to pay at maturity the prin-
cipal aud interest Of the subsidy bonds
issued to them by the government
| The report embraces the discussion ol
the legal fright of congress to require
/ this sinking fund; its necessity and
justice. Ordered printed aud com.
mitfed.
The house then went into commit
tee of the whole, Mr.. Cox in the chair
on the=legislative and executive ap
preparation bill, resumiug it on pag,
81, where provision is made for mints
Mr. Randall offered an amendmen
providing that the rate of wages pait
ut San Francisco mint shall not ex
ceed those paid at the Philadelphi,
mint by more than rs per cent
: Agreed to.
The question of compensation O
territorial Judges was fixed in the bill
! at S25, 900 and gave rise 70 discussion
f most Of the speeches being .gai1rs
/ the utter inadequacy Of that comper,
sation. Mr.. Cannon, of Utah, illu.
trated it by statement that the ter
ritorial Legislature Of Utah made a
appropriation to increase the com
! pensa,ion Of .. s. judges who .cte
there in dual capacity. A nembe
: expressed his astonishment at Can
mons statement, and -intimated thu
any federal judge who received pa
: from any outside source deserved iir
I parchment.
: The consideration of the bill y.
n interrupted to allow Mr.. Lord, chai,
n man Of the impeachment manager
d to present a rejoinder to the demul
n rer filed by Belknap. The paper WI
o read and is to the effect that tt
8, house Of representatives in the nan
! OF all the people Of the U. S. say til,
n the first replication to the plea
IS Belknap to the articles of impeacl
d ment aud matters therein lcontaine
Of is in matter and form sufficient
e law. for the house to maintain its a
Il ticles of impeachment, and that Il
z senate, rs the court Of impeachoe'
IS has jurisdiction to hear, try and d
At termine the same, and that as Belkn,