Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-14
The Strikers In England and Canada
Quietly Going to Work.
Violent Death Of One Of Yesterdays Graduates
at West Poin!
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

Washington, June 14.-The house bill
appropriatlng $210,OCo for new barge Of:
flee in New York was passed.
The house bill legal'@ing the collection of
head money already paid upon Immigrants
was passed.
The committee on contingent expenses
of the senate was authorized 10 sit during
recess.
The commit on elections reported ad-
versely the joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution, forbidding
the disfranchsment of Persons on account
OF sex. Mr.. Hoar will submit the minority
report. The repo.t' were orderrd printed
and the joint resolution was placed on the
calendar.
Mr.. Window submitted resolution eek.
ing the sccret,ry of the treasury iuforma.
ton as TO the amount expended by the
United States for various public works in
each slate and tsrritoi J, ',gether with the
expenditures of the government in aid OF
canals, wagon roads and railroads. since
June 80, 1877, agreed to.
Mr.. Window, chairman of the committee
on appropriations submitted concurrent
resolution to extend the session until noon
Thursday next. Laid over till tomorrow
Mr.. Window expressed the opinion that
the session could not be closed Monday
Consideration was resumed of The bill 10
create sinking iund to pay the indebted.
cess due the government by the Kansas Pa
ciic railroad. Al r briet discussion the
bill ws' passed.
The house joint resolution asking an in
vestigstion in the use of Edward o. NJ.
Congdor now cor tiucd 10 an English pr: son
was agreed to.
Mr.. Mcdonald introduced bill provid.
ing an additional fund for the repayment Of
monies advanced IN aid of the Union Paci.
fic company, SO that it shall turn into the
United S.stes treasury to be credited oa &C.
count of the government to aid the con.
stluction of the road, all monies hereaf I
paid the company for an additional sub
scription to its capt. stock, made under
provisions of section 2, of an act of congress
approved July 2, 1854 Referred to the ju'
dietary committee.
HOUSE.
Washington, June 14.-Mr. Rcgan moved
to take from the table the river and harbol
bill, for the purpose Of non concurring in
the house amendments. Agreed 70.
The conferees on the legislative appropri
alton bill reported a disagreement az to the
senate's right to fix the compensation of it,
own employees, at higher rates than those
of the house.
Mr.. Waddell moved TO suspend the rules
and non concur il the post route bill.
Mr.. Eden said hat he under,tood thai
the bill contained an important new legis
lation on the Briz;lian subsidy, and suggest
ed that if it goe, to the conference commit
tee, it would be put on is passage withou
discussion.
Mr.. Waddell's reply was lost in the con
fusion.
Mr.. Cannon rising 10 question Of cors !
tutional privilege offered resolution di
rectine the post route bills with the ssnat
amendments to be returned to the senate, a
portions of thc,e amendments were in tn
nature Of q revenue bill. Among objection
al items on the Brazilian steamst p subsidy
aprovision for carrying books through tn
mails under the postal rnion treaty, free Q
duty, and other matte.,. Mr.. Cannon rsk
e the horse to adopt his resolution, vindi
cate its rights, and send The bill back to til
senate with information that that BODY ha,
no right to trench upon the preroxatives o
the house. After discussion the resolutio,
was adopted, ye's les, nays 6s, end the BIZ
v, sent back to the senate.
The speaker announced Messrs. Rsaaou
Kennedy and Dunnell conferec, on tn
river and harbor bill.
Mr.. Burchara moved to suspend the rul
and adopt resolution rsciting that the All
congress in joint meeting declared Il. Z
Hayes and w. A. Wheeler re.pec.ivel