Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-02-13
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Chamberlain Register: II ID matter
of great consolation that we have dele.
gate in congress whose conscientious
scruples and respect for his constituents,
will not permit him to insult this people
by Introducing Ordway's infamous bill
imploring congress to lift him out OF
the capital commission muddle.
Grand Forks Herald: A Mondays
Washington dispatch says, that Delegate
Raymond declined to introduce the bill
to authorize constitutional convention
in Dakota. and the bill was introduced
by Delegate Msginnis, Of Montana. This
elaborate scheme of the Bismarck policy
dealers was iostered at Washington by
Col. Steele. 1t appears from the fore
gong that our delegate has the inde'
peudence to refuse to do the bidding of
the state capital and county seat jobbers.
The senatorial committee which has
been assigned to Mississippi to investi-
gate the outrages in Copiah and Yazoo
counties left Tuesday. The deputy SER
geant-at-arms that attends the commit
tee has gone with list of witnesses
who will be subpenaed, and will be on
hand to meet the committee upon it's ar
rival. Senator Frye, who has made
thorough study of the subject, has o
complete record of all the outrages that
have occurred IN those counties during
the past three years, and will give them
thorough investigation.
Washington telegram, 9th: The Da.
kotaians now in Washington represent
two ofactions-one favoring division, and
the other, admission of the territory as
state. The former insist that they will
be able to secure division at this con.
gress. The latter want an act authoriz-
ing constitutional convention, and
bill to this effect is now pending before
the committees ON territories of the two
houses. They a,e working like beavers.
and have daily interviews with members
Of these two committees. They chiefly
represent Bismarck interests. A dele.
gate from Yankton, representing the fac
tion, said tonight inst he believed by
the middle of next week there would be
no opposition TO division by Dakotaians.
and that the bill to authorize constltu-
tlonal convention would not be urged.
He regards the terms of the bill as alb.
surd, for the reason that it authorizes
the appointment of delegates from all
parts of the territory to convention
winch is to draft constitution for new
state, to be composed OF only part of
the territory. He says the opponents
to division are being converted to the
belief that division ls best for all inter-
ests concerned, and he thinks division is
all that can be accomplished this session.
In reply to the resolution calling for
information as to the number of soldiers
who served one. two and three years,
respectively, in the union army in the
late war and the approximate amount re.
quired to equalize the bounties of those
who served in that war, the secretary of
war sent to the senate communication
from the adjutant general, giving the
number of enlisted men who enlisted for
various periods, as follows: Three years,
2,03o.8O4; two years. 44,4OO; one year.
39l, 1852; nine months, 4,230; one hundred
days. S5.5O7; three months. l0S.4l6; sixty
days, 2O45. In respect to the bounties
paid or the sum necessary to equalize
bounties, the adjutant general says it
can't be complied from the records
of his Office, and calls attention
to the estimates submitted to
congress by the paymaster general.
These show the total bounties paid to
date. of $3Ss,21o.249 The first estimate
of the amount required for equalization
of beunties made by the paymaster gen.
eral. dated January Is, 1872, amounts to
$l37. 7.275,l05. In March. 1872, the pay
master general estimated the amount
necessary to pay bounties at the rate OF
800 each to men who enlisted between
May Sd, 1851, and July 22nd, 1865. and
who were honorably discharged without
bounty after service of less than two
years. at $2.170,OOO. In April, 1874, he
estimated the cost Of equalizing all
bounties at $8.335 per month for the
term of service to the date of muster out
OF the organizations, at $l6l ,543,634.
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known Baking Powders in the market.