Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

Washinet m, M.rch l3-Mr. Merrimon
introduced bill TO provide for snd rgu-
late the counting OF votes for president and
vice president, aud the decision OF questions
arising thereon. Referred to special CON-
miltee.
Mr.. Merrlmon expressed the hope that
the report would soon be made, rs four
months Of session had passed, aud action
should he bad upon the matter soon.
Mr. kellogg introduced bill to aid the
New Orleans & Pacific railroad company.
Referred Also 10 establish mint at New
Orleans, authorizing the coinage of gold
and silver lhereat, and making an arpropri.
alton therefor. Referred,
Mr.. Window, from the committee on ap.
prnpriations, reported without amendment
the fortifica,ion bill Placed on the calcr
dar
Mr.. Matthews called up the motion to re.
fer the communication Of the secretary OF
the Inferior in regard to timber depreda-
tions to the committee on public lands, and
have i, printed III the Record. Ma.thews
said he asked 10 have the document printed
in the record as matter Of justice, as the
department from which it emanated had
been attacked yesterday in the senate.
Blaine said he thought It fair that the
secretary Of the interior should be heard
but at the same time the senator from Ohio
must be aware of the fact that he was ask
ing an extraordinary privilege to have this
document so printed He reserved to him.
self the right to reply to it, because the doc
ument was in reply TO what he had said in
the senate upon a recent occasion.
Mr.. Sargent opposed the printing OF the
document in the Record as setting bad pre-
cedent, and no. because the contents Of ii
was so very creditable TO its authors that he
feared them. Agreed that the document
was made Of statements Of spies, who fol
lowed men into their places Of business and
reported their conversations. He referret
to the action of congress in abolishing spie
in the custom service, and said congress
then put stamp Of condemnation on using
method Of spies.
After some further debate Mr.. Matthew
read the reply Of the secretary Of the in
hrior as part Of his remarks.
The communication having be en- read
Mr.. Blaine spoke al lerg,h Of the action o
the secretary Of the interior. He said tina
f,be secretary did not happen To be n ns
tive Of this country, he could not help thai
and that he (Blainc) did not mention il as
lcproach TO him. lie was born In th
kingdom Of Prussia, which was fifteen thou,
and square milcs less In extent than Mon
sans, and the secretary, perhaps with III
instinct of hts boyhood, applied the Ian
laws which have been used In settling tn
United States. The secretary Of the in,erio
forgot the magnitude Of our country, a
though he was charged with the admini
'rasion Of that department, which he .hoal
s'udy carefully, aud tha, the one dollar ps
acre s,asnpage exac'cd By him from the yc<
pie Of Montana, vas cxcc~ive. The voo
land within .ish, Of the splrr Of rrini'
church. New York Ci,y. voaid nm h'iu
Tho aomraSe which the ~rrvlasy Of the II
tst'as .!emasdea of The people of Men,sn
" -. thing ess.crSis-i Ly the eose.m@e'
aas t''s hs'Jt p;a~e~r she ssa' Assvss.'