Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-02-16
The Bill for the Admission Of
Dakota Reported To-
Day.
It is Almost Agreed Upon that Sew.
en- New Ships Of War. are
to be Built.
The Senate Committee Reports
FavOrably on the Confirm.
alton Of Major ltOch-
ester for Paymaster
General.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

tive session this afternoon had read aud
referred the nominations received for the
past two days. The military committee
unanimously reported back the nomina.
tion of Major Rochester for paymaster
general of the army favorably. The
committee, after investigation, exoner.
ated Rochester from all responsibility
for the defalcation of paymaster Hodge.
The committee declare that Rochester
followed the usual custom Of the depart
ment in passing upon the Hodge papers
and that Rochester's character as an Of.
ficer is excellent. A conference was held
last night between the members OF the
senate and house naval committees and
some twenty or more naval officers. in
Guiding Secretary Hunt and members of
the naval advisory board, with reference
to plans of rebuilding the navy. The
accommodation Of Chairman Harris Of
the house naval committee that ten mil.
lion dollars be appropriated for the con-
struction of seven first class ships OF war
of different styles met with pretty gen.
eral favor. Mr.. Harris thinks this rec
ommendation will be enacted in the law.
After short executive session the
anti-polygamy bill was proceeded with.
Mr.. Morgan asked whether the bill
would not exclude from his seat in the
house the delegate from Utah who was
represented as q polygamlst.
Mr.. Edmunds said a reply to the in.
quiry would be made in due time by the
which reported the bill.
HOUSE.
Washington, Feb. l6.-Mr. Cox, from
committee on auditing expenses arising
from the illness and death of President
Garfield, reported bill granting pen
sion of $1,000 per year to Mrs. Garfield.
Passed.
The following bills were reported to.
day:
MIR. Carlisle, from ways and meas COM
to regulate the collection of tax
on wine and beer.
Committee on territories-for the ad-
mission of Dakota as state.
House calender-Mr. Hooker, from
the committee on Indian affairs to pro.
vide traininglschools for Indian youths.
House calender-Mr. Dunnell, from
the ways and means committee reported
a bill fixing the term Of the Office of col.
lectors of internal revenue at four years.
House calender-Mr. Hoar reported
adversely from the civil service reform
bill to reduce the salaries of heads of
and members of congress-
Referred to committee of the whole.
A member of the ways and means com.
mittee said to-day he had no doubt the
committee will report in favor of reduc-
ing the tax on whiskey and tobacco; but
did not believe the reduction would be
as much as suggested. He thought the
whisky tax would be reduced to the
amount of seventy cents. His idea is
that the committee will first agree to Gu
down internal taxation by certain fig
ures and that they will then apportlon
reduction among the various articles
which bear that tax.
Consideration of the apportionment
bill resumed.
Mr.. Prescott offered resolution pro.
viding that whenever the house shall
determine upon any number of members,
the same shall be apportioned among the
states, on tho same basis of division used
at the 46th Congress and now known az
the old method.