The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-01-20

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late general of the army and cx- president of the
nited States, the president be and is hereby au-
thorized to appoint him, by and with the consent
of the senate to the retired list, with rank anG
full pay of general of the army.
Sec. 2. And be 1t further cnucted, that at any
time when the president shall consider that a,
emergency has arisen requiring the services o
Gen. U. S. Grant on active duty, he is hereby au,
thorized to assign him any command commensurate
with the rank of general.
Referred to to the committee ou military affairs
Sen. Bayard, to amend the revised statutes SC
as to require signatures on national banks to be
written, not engraved; also bill to provide fol
the distribution of unclaimed dividends among
the creditors of national banks
Sen. Logan to extend the franking privileges
to all official business sent through the maAs by
senators, representatives and delegates in con,
gress.
Sen. Pendleton, by request, to regulate and i'm,
prove the civil service of the United States; alsc
to require the bill to prevent extortions from per-
sons in the public service; and to punish bribery
and corruption by such persons.
The morning hour having expired, discussion was
resumed of the bill for the relief of B. Halliday
Mcdonald addressed the senate. The motion OF
Sen. Carpenter. to postpone indefinitely, wa:
negatived; yeas H. nays 3S. The bill went over
without action. Adjourned.
MONDAY Jan. -House.--Bills introduced
and referred: Mr.. Price-Declaring silver GER
titcates to possess the same legal tender quality
as coin, for which they were issued. Mr.. Car
penter to increase five per cent. the duty on fax
seed and linseed, and the manufacturers thereof
Also, proposing constitutional amendment pro
viding that all civil officers of the United States
except judges Of the supreme and inferior courts
heads of departments, and officers whose dutie:
are temporary--shall hold Office for term of foul
years. and that congress may provide for the elec-
ton by the people of postmasters and other Off,
GERS, whose duties are to be performed within the
limit of any state, such officers to be subject to
removal by the president on other than by politi
cal religious grounds. Mr.. Willis, of kentucky
to prevent eXtortion from persons in the public
service, and bribery and coercion by such persons
Mr.. Buckner, requesting the president to open ne
gotiations with Mexico or the Central American
States for the purchase and cession to the United
States OF territory for the voluntary colonization
of the colored population of the United States
After transacting some country business the house
adjourned.
THURSDAY, Jan. 1l.-iSenate-Senator Win
dom reported with one trifling amendment, the
military academy appropriation bill. Placed on
on the calendar. Senator Maxey reported with
amendment the bill for the relief of Brigadier-
General 0. G. Ord. Senator Bayard reported fav-
orbly the house bill to amend section of the re-
vised statutes so as to authorize a charge fol
melting or refining bullion when at or above the
standard. Senator Cameron of Pennsylvania, from
the military committe, reported adversely on the
bill to reorganze and discipline the militia of the
United States, and its further consideration was
indefinitely postponed The District of Columbia
tramp bill for the punishment Of vagrancy was
then taken up and discussed. The bill was finally
laid aside without action and the senate took ul
the bill for the relief of Ben Holiday. Pending
debate the senate adjourned
TUESDAY Jan. Honsc.-Mr. Blackburn Of
fered the following resolution:
WUrprac rhorpoS hova hoon nnlo hot III.
laws of the United States have been violated by
sending through the mails, under franks of mem
bers of the house and senate matter not author
lied to be sent without payment of postage there
fore
Resolced, That select committee of five mem
bers be appointed by the speaker to examine into
said charges, and all other abuses that may be
brought to its attention. connected with the trans
action of documents, letters ETC., through the
mails. The resolution was adopted, and the house
went into committee of the whole on the Indian
appropriation bill. The pending amendment was
that offered by Hitchcock, appropriating ,OOC
to dcfray the expenses of a commission of ten
citizens provided for in the act of 1862 and strik
ing out the clause repeating all laws creating OF
authorizing such commission which was finally
adopted by standing vote--S7 to 7S.
Messrs. Carlisle, Geddcs, Wilson and Blount
were the only democrats who were noticed as
voting in the affirmative, and Valentine the only
republican voting in the negative. The commit
tee then rose and reported the bin to the house
tive to the Indian commission was rejected, yeas
lO6; nays !l9. The bill then passed. The speak.
er announced the appointment of MesSrs. Con
verse, House. Philips, Browne and Robinson, OF
Massachusetts, as a select committee to investi-
gate the alleged abuse Of franking privilege
The speaker laid before the house a message from
the president transmitting the copies of CORE.
spondence relating to the invitation extended by
the French republic to this government to senc
one or more delegates to represent it in the inter
national congress of electricians to be held il
Paris. Sept. 10Th, 1850. The president recon-
mends an appropriation be made for that purpose
The message was referred to the committee on for
egn affairs. Adjourned.
Some Very Exact Statistics.
Detroit Free Press.
A Detroiter has been for the last two
years collecting and arranging statistics
of an odd nature, and if his book i
ever published readers will find moth.
ing dry about it. He goes right tc
business on page l by estimating that
the number Of lickings received by the
average boy up to his 14th year is 1875
This includes the spanking process dur.
ing infancy.
Out of every 100000 people in this
country 10000 get up cross in the
morning, but only a hundred or so
remain in that condition very long af
ter breakfast.
Out of 100000 men only 600 will put
up money on q bet the rest will craw-
fish around and finally back water on
their assertions.
Only 10 women out of every 500 who
start out on a journey by railroad con-
suit a railroad-map or have the least
idea of the direction they take. Four
hundred and ninety eight worry about
their baggage; 497 are certain they
took the wrong train; 494 wish they
had never started.
The risk of being bitten by q dog is
greatly overestimated. Out Of every
1000 big and little dogs only two care
to get up a row with the human race,
and those two are ready and willing to
die.
The number of men who can put in
a more pleasant evening downtown
than at their own fireside is on the
decrease, and the number of wives who
are taking a little extra pains to make
home pleasanter than a concert-saloon is
on the increase.
Out of every 1000 men who get mad
and swear they will see a lawyer about
it, only fifteen carry out their inten-
tions.
Out of every 1000 women who ride
on street-cars, only twelve will move
along to offer another woman chance
to sit down. Nine hundred and nine
ty-ei ight of them argue that it is a mans
duty to stand up, even if there is plenty
of room; and the other two are sup
remedy Indifferent.
Only one woman in 5000 pays the
first price asked for bonnet, and
only one milliner in 1,O00, 600 expects
her to.
The time occupied by the average
man in buying full suit of clothes is
just one-fourth the time occupied by
the average woman in buying a single
pair Of stockings.
Wretched, Indeed,
Arc those whom a confirmed tendency to bilious