Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-09
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.

lion Of Nj. Allison, was postponed uuti
The presidents message, submitting the
: bill of the district commissioners for the re.
, clamation of certain land in the District OF
, Columbia, aud also the res ponse of the Sec
rotary of the interior respecting moneys paid
the Ute Indians under the agreement Of
Septe:nber 3, 1873, and information respect
ing the establishment of mining claims on
the Ute reservation, were LAID before the
senate. +
Mr.. Saunders resolution was adopted,
asking the secretary Of war regarding the
condition of the Missouri river between
Omaha aud Plattsmouth, and the estimated
cost Of the improvement thereof. /.
MI. Window submitted IL resolution on
which he will speak hereafter, instruc,ing
the committee on appropriations to consider
the expectancy Of establishing a new de.
partment government, embracing in its
foreign commerce, manufactures, mines and
mining, public lands, geological and other
surveys, and railroad statistics, and report
BY bill or otherwise. Ordered printed.
Mr.. Davis of West Virginia introduced a
similar bill.
Mr.. Carpenter said he would like to know
what constitutional authority there was for
such a department and why it was not just
as competent to establish a bureau Of shoe
making as one to superintend mines and
mining, etc.
After executive session adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Cox, chairman of the committee or
foreign affairs, reported back the bill to
regulate immigration. 1t was read and sent
to committee of the whole on a point OF
order.
Mr.. Cofroth, from the committee on in.
valid pensions, reported a bill granting men
a pension Of IS per month to officers and
men who served sixty days in the Mexican
war, Florida or Blackhawk wars. Referred
to committee of the whole.
Bills were introduced:
By Mr.. -,asking the postmaster general
why he does not furnish a double postal
card, according to law.
By Mr.. B%eltzhoover, to punish the sale Of
FIRE arms to Indians.
By Mr.. Culberson, for the recoinage of
trade dollars.
By Mr.. Ryan, for a commission to ascer-
tain the losses of United States citizens bv
Indian Expectations.
BY Mr.. Bedford, directing The secretary
of the interior to pay Mrs. Meeker and
others certain sums out of the Ute annuity
fund.
By Mr.. Brent, extending the land laws to
the territory Of Alaska.
By Mr.. Bennett. for the territory of
Pembina.
Stevenson, chairman Of the committee on
mines and mining, reported back the SEN
ate bill amending sections 1924 and 1895
0f tho roVico6 cto:nfao in rovar1 m ,nirnru0
lands. The purport of the bill is to add to
the existing law the provision that when
the claimant of a patent is moi q resident of
q land district, the necessary application
and atfi lavits may be made by his author
lied agent. Also that The period within
which the work is required to be done an-
nuAlly on all unpatented mineral claims
shall commence the first dav Of January
succeeding the date of the location Of the
claim, aud this section shall apply to all
claims since May 10, 1875.
The bill was discussed by Messrs. BEL
ford. Maginnis, Page and Reagan. The
latter conlended that the effect of the pro-
posed measure would be to allow speclla-
10 New York to send out their agents
TO locate any Dumber of clalms 10 mining
districts, the reply to that being that such
can be done now,
Mr.. Springer supported the bill and de-
MED that it was in the interest of corpora
tons.
Mr.. Bedford said that the bill simply pro
vided that an agent might swear to a fact
bis knowledge instead of being
obliged to do so. II was q just act aud i,
ought to be passed in the interest of the
hard-handed and heroic miners OF the west.
was no speculation in 1t; there was
no fraud in it. 1t was no in the interest
If corporations, but in the interest of the
miner.
Mr. Wright supported it and it passed,
~ To 20.
Adjourned