Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-28

The Senate Committee. Rec
ommends the Passage OF
the House Appropri- :
alton Bill.
--
Mr.. Eustis, Of Louisia-
ma, to take q Back
Seat OF. None.
The Bill to Pay Pensions to Rebe'
Soldiers who Served in the
War Of 1912.
Meeting of the, National Demo
cratic Committee.
|'Congress Fixes the Salaries o,
| Foreign Ministers.
of the, National Demo
cratic. Committee.
Congress Fixes the Salaries of
Foreign Ministers
CONGRESSIONAL.

senate.
The president pro TEN. laid before
the senate the house bill fixing the
rate Of postage on third class mail
matter, which was read by its title
and referred.
Mr.. Morrill,, from committee on ap-
preparations, reported without amend.
ment house bill, relating to the cen
tennial celebration Of American inde-
pendence, and recommended its pas
sage. Placed on the calender. He
gave notice that he would call it up|
lfor action Monday next.
Mr.. Hitchcock presented amemor-
Hal oftnc legislative assembly Of New
Mexico, asking the passage of an act
to admit that territory into the Union:
as state, on an equal footing with
other states. Referred.
/ Mr.. Morton, from the committee on
elections, reported back the Eustis
papers with written report declar-
] ing that there is no vacancy III the
senate, Mr.. Pinchback having been.
elected for term commencing March,
'73. The papers were ordered laid
/ i on TIC Table undi priintrd'. siiesste-
Salisbury, Merrimon and Cooper,
members Of the committee, d!ssented
from this report.
Mr.. Morton gave notice that on
q Mednesday next he would ask the
senate TO consider this case without
further delay.
The chair stated that that day,
Wednesday. was set taside to pay trib.
J. ute to the memory Of Senator Ferry.
Mr.. Morton. said he would call up the
5 Louisiana case the following day.
J. After the expiration Of the morning
!. hour, the consideration was resumed
}. Of a bill TO pay interest on the 3G5
4 District Of Golnm bia bonds.
!. WASHINGTON, Jan.2S.-The Sp eak
q er announced as the select committe'
. on the RealsEstate Pool and Jay Cool
,e Indebtedness, Messrs. Glover, New
|e Lewis, Pratt and Smith Of Penn.
r. Mr.. Fclkins Of n. Y, presented
n. memorial for the admission Of Ne,
It Mexico as State. Referred.
h Mr. Goodin asked leave to offer
1t resolution declaring that the peopl
r. of u. s. constitute, nation; thatsth
le rights OF power OIL U. S. Govcrnmen
lg are defined and limited by federa
c. constitution and cannot be enlarge
is or diminished except BY an amend
OF mentto the constitution, etc.
ut Mr.. Hamilton and others Objected
lis On motion Of Mr.. Whitchor,
v chairman Of the committee on nav,
affairs, a'select committee copsistin
of Messrs. Whitehorn, Willis an
Sanford was authorized to take test
= mony at Norfolk in regard TO the a
legged abuses and frauds at that nav
= yard.
Mr., Singleton, from the commute
on appropriations reported the cons'
lar and diplomatic appropriation b
J, which was made the special order a,
=. laid over for Wednesday next
- ~ appropriates sa23,ooo and 6xes IL
- pay Of the ministers to Great Britai
g Fsapce, Germany and Russia at ST.
600 each; to-spain, Anslria, Braz
G. Mexico, Japan and China at I ,De
N. each; to Italy 1t ss 900; to Pogtug
his Switzerland, Belgium, Ncthsrlant
Denmark, Sweden and Norway, 7,
key, Venezuela and tho Ha xayan
lands at $4,000; othet missions a
mai less. Accompanying the report a
en- sources from which information ha
boen- derived.
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