Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-07

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committee would grant him further hearing
upon the motion.
HONORARY COMMISSIONERS.
The president appointed the following
honorary commissioners to the Paris In
dustrial Exhibition: Alexander McLead
Delaware; Josheph G. Thorpe and Robert
H. Baker, Wisconsin, and John w. Mackey
and w. S. Keyes, Nevada.
FROM NEW YORK TO COUNCIL BLUFFS.
The house committee on railways and
canals to-day heard argument in advocacy
Of several bills now pending before the
committee, providing for the construction
Of a double track line of railway from New
York to Council Bluffs. After some con-
sideration it was agreed to refer the matter
to a subcommittee, consisting of Messrs.
Schletcher, Mckenzie and Mitchell.
ISABELLA BEECHER HOOKER
was before the house judiciary committee to-
day in behalf Of the taxpayers of the I'm
tied States. Her argument was to the ef
feet that every women who was a taxpayer
was entitled to vote.
CotNAGE COMMISSION.
The president appointed the following
gentlemen commissioners to test gold and
silver coinage of the United States for the
year 1878: Prof. Charles W. Elliott,
Massachusetts, Prof. Thos. Egleston, Jr.
New York Prof. Robert f. Rogers, Penn.
svlvania; A. Louden. Snowden, Penn. :;
Hon. j. B. L. Curry, Virginia; Rev. S. A.
Bronson, Ohio Chas. NJ. Walker, Indiana
Hon. Newton Bateman, Illinois; Chas
Beardsley, Iowa John w. Twiggs, Calitor'
MIA. The ex-oficio commissioners are the
Judge Of the United States dirtrict court fol
the eastern district of Pennsylvania, compt,
troller of currency and assayer of the assay
Office at New York. The commission vii,
assemble at the mint at Philadelphia on thu
18th Of February next.
CURRENCY REPORTS
Amount Of additional circulation ISSUED
during the month of January, 81, 061, 800
total amount issued since the passage of tn,
act Of July, II, 1875, S4l LII, $40; tota
amount Of legal tender notes retired to date
under act Of January IA, 1875, is $780, 29,
$40 amount retired the present month
$s33,352, leaving the amount of legal tende
notes outstanding February l, S349, 110,424
amount Of national bank notes outstanding
February l, SS20,6 2 600, together will
$l,432, l20 in national gold bank notes.
THE TARIFF BILL.
The following are the main provisions Q
the new tariff bill to be submitted to.mor
row by the sub committee to the full com
mittee on ways and means
Be it enacted by the senate and house o
representatives Of the United States Q
America, in congress assembled, that on an
after the lst day of January, 1879, in lieu o
the duties heretofore levied, assessed ant
collected on merchandise imported into tn
United States, there shall be levied, assess
ed and collected upon the following
named articles the following rates of duty
and all merchandise not herein provides
for shall be free Of duty, and all parts {
this act shall take effect upon the da
aforesaid
Schedule A-Cotton and cotton goods
On al manufactures, cotton, except jeanl
denims, drilling, bed tickings, gingham'
plaid cottonade, %pantaloon stuff and good
Of like description not bleached, coloree
stained, painted or printed and not exceed
ing 100 threads to the square inch, countin
warp and filling and exceeding in weigh
Eve ounces per square yard, 2, cents pc
square yard if bleached. q cents per squar
yard If colored, stained, painted or printed
3 cents per square yard on finer an
Lighter goods Of like description not exceed
ing 200 threads to the square inch, countin
warp and filling, if unbleached. 3 cents pe
square yard if bleached, 81 cents per squal
yard if colored, stained. painted or prin