Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-10
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The Senate and House Assenbies for
Business. a-4.--se..s-=,
Female Suffrage Holds High Carnival
IN the Senate! II.
And Gives notice Of lts Intentions in .hs House

And Gives hetics Of lts Intentions in ths House
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
Washington, Jan. 10.-A large number
of bills were introduced and referred to ap-
prcpriate committees, among them the fol.
lowing:
By Mr.. Sargent, to regulate Chinese I'M.
migration. JEa@ aEt I
By Mr.. Plumb, to reorganize and pay the
department Of the army.
By Mr.. Kellogg, Of Louisiana, authoriz
ing mail steamship service in the Gulf o.
Mexico, between New Orleans and certain
ports Of the republic of Mexico.
Mr.: Elmuuds submitted joint resolu-
tion proposing an amendment to the con-
stitution of the United STATES, prohibiting
the states from making any appropriation
for sectarian purposes, the provisions Of
which are similar to the amendment pro-
posed during the sessions of 1875 ana 1877.
Referred to the committee on judiciary.
Mr.. Conkling submitted a resolution in.
structing the committee On Judiciary to in
quire and report regarding the action taken
by any department or officer Of the govern
ment in restoring Major B. P. Rnnkle to the
ar NY of the U. S. Agreed to
Also resolution instructing the commit
tee on naval affairs to inquire and report in
regard to the. restoration Of DR.. L. J. Ora
prer to the medical corps. After debate
agree to. .sa5.s
Alter the morning business Mr.. Edmunds
called for the regular order and the senate
rsenmed consideration;o the resolution Mr..
Matthews submitted before recess. declaring
theright Of the government, to pay the prin-
cipal and intereat Of bonds in silver coin.
" Mr.. Beck favored reconciliation.
HousR.ss
The house met to. day al noon, 25O pres
ent. and the journal Of DecambG 18Th was
rread ,.s. Ss:s's2
: Mr.. Wood's resolution directing investi.
cations into manaeemess If the several
departments of the government came up, ss
the first business.
MI. Kellog, asked unanimous; consent to
offer resolution reciting that petitions are
IT, be presented 10 the house from many
thousand citizens from thirty five states of
the union asking the adoption of an amend
ment to the constitution which shall pro
hibit the several states from disfrauchisine
citizens Of the United States on account of
sex, and therefore ordering session Of
the house for. Saturday next, at which
the represehtatives1of, The women. chosen by
the petitions and now in the city. will be
heard at the bar Of. tho house in support OF
the same. These petitioners are here large.
ly delegated by citizens Of both sexes, ask
ing the house to initiate proceedings which
it cannot consummste, which It can only
submit u the people Of. the several states
to-wit:a a constitutional amendment; and
ask that the house, as It has on former occas.
ions heard strangers on. the floor, may, in
the vindication Of the right of petition, hea,
limited number of these women on Sat
urday next, the day when probably. there
would be otherwise no session on, thu
grounds Of what they believe to be due
to them ~ intelligent individuals, many o
whom are large tax payers. Under the re
str.int indicated; the speaker asked whether
there was any objection to the offering Of
resolution. Mr.. Crittenden objected.
Mr.. Hewitt. presented petetion Of til,
New York chamber commerce
praying for the passage of bill Z,
-correc: all errors in the assessment and col
lection Of duties or imports, whether in 4.
vor Of or against the government. The bill
is to provide that whenever it appears tina
insufficient duties, or duties in excess q
those required BY existing laws at the dat
of importation, have been assessed the zee
retary Of the treassry shall order entries {
such goods to be reliquidated and such erre
aepus assessnents corrected, and that pay
TuaSnt q, uncollected duties shall be require
&of the isposasr srsthe ssce.s refunded, an
authorizing the secretary Of the treasury I
make such equitable rules ~ shall give fal
effect 10 the act. Referred to the committe
on ways aad nssns."1 =, n
The following bill w.s introduced by NJ,
l.uttrell, Of California. To prohibit the EN-
ployoent cf'Chinese or Mossolian, on an,
public works Of the United Statc.: also /
prevrss the naturalization Of Chinc.e ala
to puniah, prevent polygamy in the Unite
States; siso joint resolution Of the Calito,
ma legislature, concerning the Chinese in
nisr.,ion. - "
motion to refer Mr Woods rcsolu,io
n zoe commtitee II Tie whole vas aiop,c,
ec0aeos ~ hoass wsui ia,n cnnmitte
i. . We ve:se. IL. Edea 10 ,Ae chair, Tor L