Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-03
8 O'CLOCK p. M.
the NEWS.
The First Batch Of Compress
sionaI News.
Bills for the Repeal Of the Resump.
ton Act and Changes in the
Coinage Of Silver
Introduced.
Gen. Sherman's Views on the Proposed
Transfer Of the Indian De-
partment.
He Is Of the Opinion that the indians Should be
Transferred to the War Department or
the War Department Attached to
The Interior Department
CONGRESSIONAL.


Washington, Dec. .3.-Mr. Paddock submit.
ted resolution instrucng the committee on
finance to inquir. into the expediency ofmak
ing trade dollars legal tender for all debts,
and providing for the suspension Of the coin.
age Of the standard silver dollar Of 4l24
grains. and the recoining of the came into
trade dollars Of 42' grains, and for such ad.
ditional coinage oflrade dollars as the Mt eds
Of the country may demand. Laid over.
A large number Of appointments made
during the recess, were sent to the senate,
including the New York custom house nom.
nations, and Hillhouse for assistant treas
urer At New York.
The standing and other committees exist.
ing at the close Of the last session, were con.
tinued.
Mr.. Morrill, introduced bill for author
izing the secretary Of the treasury TO issue
in exchange for United States notes or coin,
certificates of deposit Of the denomination
Of ten dollars, or any multiple thereof, not
exceeding one hundred dollars, bearing in.
terest at the rate Of 3.65, convertible at
any time within one year into four per cent
bonds, described in the refunding act, and
money so received shall be applied to the
payment of 5-2O bonds in the mode pre-.
scrioed by said act.
Mr.. Beck submitted a resolution calling
on the secretary Of the treasury for state
ment Of the amount Of silver coin received
in payment Of custom dues since the begin
ming Of the fiscal year; also. If such coin has
been applied to the payment Of interest on
United States bonds. and if net, why; also,
that he inform the senate how much of in
terest he has paid in gold, and how much in
silver.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to amend by asking
what kind of silver coin was used. The
resolution was thus amended and agreed to
Mr.. Conover submitted a resolution for
a committee to investigate how the section
of sundry civil appropriation bill. passed al
the last session relating to the Hot Springs
commission, was omitted in the enrolment
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any connection Herewith, and whit gov
ernment officer investigated the matter sf-
ter the adjournment of congress. Agreed
to.
Mr.. Matthews then called up the Texas
Pacific railroad bill, and addressed the
senate in favor :h ereof.
An executive isession followed, after
which the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Washington, Dec. 3.-Several bills were
introduced for recoining silver trade doll ars
into standard silver dollars, for the repeal
Of the resumption act, and the appointment
Of commissioners on yellow fever epidemics.
The house went into committee Of the
whole on the mili'ay academy appropria-
ton bill, which appropria,es $276, ,647, six.
teen thousand below the appropriation of
the current year.
The military academy and Notifications
bills were passed. Adjourned.