Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-12

oooos Immediately. each month, for the bal.
snce Of the year.
Fonda, N. r., April ll.-Sm. steen.
bays, swaitins cxecotipn on The lstAtnst.,
forSAe purdsr Of jacob 8. Pasker. Il An
Fstsf6an. Nov. l7th, nade . full ~coaisaioa
last night. He says hat he committed
eleven different murders-ths frat whom
only IA years old-also to innumerable bur
giazies, robberies and -iaosodary Gre, in and
around Amsterdam. The story is horrible
IN the extreme, and nearly all corroboratsd.t
He says he murdered Parker.
Holt 4 Bugbes cay that the total amount
Of forged paper foots up $l47 900, and the
stock and other property in indianapolis.
which the arm estimated ii about s$8sO00,,
willn sxossd S5O, 1000. In dAiisa 10.
the forged paper, the indebtedness of the
[[hrm amounts to abcpt $4,000, making the
total liabilities ~ IL - known. 49,, 900.
This estimate is mias on the presumption
that $4,000 in nosjs, which the banks hold,
will be paid BY The makers, to Offset the in
debtednes. The Firm have with their In
|dianapolis properly about $3.50, ooo.
| New York, April 1.-The sub-treasury
has given out the%ffollowing:
The secretary of the treasury aud mem.
bers Of the last ~.yndicate have entered into
an agreement fos the sMle, for resumption
purposes, of dhy million dcslirs Of United
States 4 pr cent. - yeAr bondsa At par, and
accrued interest and u pr cant premium
on gold can. Ten minions are 70 b sub
scribed Immediately, and Eve millions pr
month during the balance Of the year. The
sale Of 4 per cent. bonds will be continued
by the treasury department, as heretofore,
upon the terms and conditions of the last
circular, and the proceeds will be applied to
the redemption Of the ak per cent. $50
bonds.
Washington, April l1.-Mr. Dennis pre-
sented the Montgomery Blair resolution of
the Maryland legislature and moved it, ref.
ereuce to the judiciary committee. He took
occasion TO express his dissent from the act
ion Of the legislature, and his opposition to
anything that was likely to revive the scenes
Of strife and discord. The resolution was
referred rs indicated.
During the morning hour, Mr.. Sargent
called up his joint resolution on the Chinese
question, and urged the necessity of the re-
strictions on Chinese immigration.
Mr.. Mitchell presented the following
cable gram from the U. S. consul at Iient-
sin, China:
The famine is spreading cannabalism ex-
lists no rain worse next year; will indem.
nifty bill pass?
The cablegram was referred to the COM
mittee on foreign relations, where the bill
providing for the return of the Chinese in
demnity fund to China is pending.
The bill to remove the restrictions OH the
enlistment of colored men in the army came
up during the morning hour.
Mr.. Bruce said that the colored men want
ed all color lines abolished, and to be cloth
ed with all rights Of American citizens.
They felt capable Of padding their own ca
noe they asked no special legislation. The
bill again vent over.
After the morning hour, consideration
was resumed Of unfinished business, being
the repeal Of the bankrupt act.
Mr.. Davis favored amending the present
Law, if the senate should reject the bill to
repeal, and said that he was authorized to
say that Mr.. Edmunds concurred.
The bill was then laid aside.
MI. Eaton, Of Connecticut, called up the
resolution inquiring into the arrest of Benja-
min Noyes, and spoke thereon.
MI. Phelps offered q resolution instruct
ing the judiciary committee to, inquire iato
the alleged violation of the personal liberty
of Benz. Noyes, q citizen of Connecticut.
Adopted.
Mr.. Partridge asked leave to take from
the speakers table Mr.. Humans railroad
bill.
MrsCox, Of New York, objected, stating
that after the morning hour he would
move to take the bill from the speakers
table for present consideration.
Mr.. Conger rising to q question of priv.
lege, said that from the report of the speech
made BY Nh. Wood on the tariff bill, a
published in the Record, there had been
omitted the letter which that gentleman
had read, coming from . frnoin Michigan
on the subject Of tariff. Not only had the
letter been omitted but his (Conger's) com
ments on it had also been suppressed. That
was . fragrant violation of the rules Of the
house. Whether that omission had been
occasioned by accident or design, he did
not know, but Is soon % he could obtain
the report manuscript of that letter. he
would move to have il, together with bis
comment, placed 10 the proper place on the
record.
The house then went into committee Of
the whole, MI. Garfield in tie chair. on the
pension appropriation bill.
CAPITOL NOTES.