Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-25
CONGRESSIONAL po,ses.
SENATE.

CONGRESSIONAL oo,nes.
SENATE.
Warrington, March 22.-Mr. Dorsey in.
,teoduced . bill abolishing the District of
Columbia police commissioners. Referred.
IN. Hereford called Up his resolution in
Istructing the, finance committee to report
the house bill to repeal the. resumption act.
Postponed till Tuesday. &hA
The Pacific railroad sinking fund bill was
then resumed and discussed at length.
+ Mr.. Beck modified his amendment 20 that
it should apply to the ~unsurveyed lands of
the territories only, and as modified it was
agree to.
The question then being ON the amend
ment Of the committee on appropriations a.
amended BY that Of Mr.. Beck, it was agreed
to, yeas AZ, nays Al, Messrs. Bayard, Came.
ron of Wisconsin, Herman and Wadleigh,
voting in the negative.
Mr.. Plumb submitted an amendment ap-
propriating $4,000 for railway mail agents
and postal clerks.
Mr.. Teller then moved to reduce the ap-
preparation on the second section of the bill
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Mr.. Window moved to lay the amend
nent on the table. Rejected, yeas 25, nays
26.
sectio SO as to appropriate SIS, 900 for other
purposes mentioned in that section and So.
600 for investigating trespasses on public
lands. Agreed to without division.
The amendments from the committee on
bate as follows: A%ppropriating $4,000 for
l thR Hatipioncv in tho onnro,NrSofior for
the salaries and expenses of collectors Of
internal revenue and $ll, O02 to enable the
secretary Of war to employ thirty-two addi-
tional clerks and two Ia borers in the pension
division of the surgeon generals office
during the balance of the present fiscal year.
The bill was then reported to the senate
and the question being on concurring in
the amendments made in committee of the
whole.
Mr.. Matthews moved to strike out the
latter part of the amendment reported BY
the committee On appropriations in regard
to timber depredations the words, "No
herein appropriated shall be used to collec,
any charge for wood or timber cut on the
public lands in the territories of the United
States for the use of actual settlers in the
territories and not for export" and insert in
lieu thereof q clause authorizing the secre.
tary of the interior to license the cutting Of
wood or timber on such lands for the use O
actual settlers and not for export, and L
charge reasonable prices therefor not exceed
ing Is cents per cord stumpage for wooc
and 81 per cord for timber.
Mr.. Window raised the point that thu
proposed amendment would be general leg
~islation on the appropriation and therefor.
could not be received.
The point was sustained.
The amendments made in committee o
the whole were agreed to and the bill wa
read a third time and passed.
After IN executive session the senate ad
journed until Monday.
HOUSE.
Washington, March 22.-Mr. Stephens
from the committee ON coinage, reported
q bill to amend the laws of the subject o
coinsge to q double metallic standard, ant
to provide for the issuing of gold and sil
yer bullion certificates. and to retire certaiI
coins now in use. Ordered printed and re
committed.
Mr.. Ward of Pennsylvania introduced
bill supplementary to the homestead law
of the United States, providing that a per
son, bona tide, intending to make actual en-
try and settlement under the Homestead
acts, shall receive through the secretary O
the interior, free transportation for them
selves, families, farming utensils and per
sonal effects to their new homes and also I,
seeds for two years cultivation.
The house then went into committee O
the whole on the private calendar.
The committee disposed of q large mum
Ter of bills and then rose aud reporte<
them to the house and they were passed
principally pension bills). to the nnmbe
Of about forty. Among them are bills pen
sioning the widows of Rear Admira! Sila
!, q. Stringham, Lieut.. Col. James Taltel
and Commodore Benz. J. Tattep, and a bill
to pay the widow of Gen. Custer $500,
for money paid by her fathers estate to tn,
: government on forfeited bond. The bill
also passed pensioning the widows ant
minor children of Capt. Guthrie and th
surfmen who were drowned in rendering
assistance to the crew of the wrecked
Huron.
On motion of Mr.. C%rjttenden, the senat
bill to authorize the. Wortbington 40
Sioux Falls railroad company 10 extend IL
road into the territory of Dakota to the vi,
lage of Sioux Falls was passed,
Mr.. Hunter introduced q bill to reoreau
ize the system OF superintendent of raj
ways. Referred.
Adjourned till Monday.