Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-01-30
CAPITAL NOTES.

ANOTHER REVOLUTION THREATENED.
Washington, Jan. 30-The secretary
# the navy received information from
he Pacific mail steamship company
hat another revolution is threatened in
he Isthmus OF Panama. Rear Admir-
able Jusett, commanding the north At
station, was yesterday directed by
telegraph to remain at Washington with
The Tennessee for the present.
1t is possible the Tennessee sailed from
Aspinwall for Key West prior to the re-
of these instructions, in which
event she will be ordered back in case
the situation demands it, and other YES
sells will also be ordered to his assistance.
Not much Importance is attached to the
present reports of danger.
GOV. PIERCE'S POSITION.
Gov. Pierce OF Dakota is here, and
was an attentive listener in the senate
yesterday during the debate on Dakota,
He wants the report contradicted that
he is opposing the division of the terri
tory, He says that he has twice favored
division and admission in his official
reports, but does not think it becoming
in him to take any active part in the
present fight.
VESTS REMARKS.
Senator Vest yesterday in his re-
marks against the Harrison bill for the
admission of Dakota said he could show
that many brave ex-union veterans. who
were now residing in Dakota, were
earnestly opposed to the measure re.
ported from the senate committee on
territories. He insisted that congress
was the only power that could say when
states should come into the union, AND
took the broad ground that no ordi
nance or treaty whatever could hamper
or bind congress IN amatter of go funda
mental o character as this. In conciu
sion, Mr.. Vest said he would hereafte
submit q proposition to divide the ter
ritory by a line running north and soutl
on lO1st parallel of longitude, SO as t.
provide for keeping the unsettled west
ern side in a territorial condition.
MILITARY DISCIPLINE.
Adiutant General Drum received
written letter from Signal Officer Haze
in regard to the recent court MARTA
convened at Fort Myer in which he say
the secretary of war instructs him to ez
press his grave displeasure at the con
duct of Lieut.. Green, of the signal corps
who he says, has manifestly failed 80 ia
in his case, or to comprehen,
the duties and responsibilities of
commissioned officer, and to realize til
use OF harsh, insulting and abusive lar
guage toward men, who from their pc
%sition, could not reply to it. This strike
the very root of discipline and evidence
in the officer as acting q deplorabl
want Of self control which, if persiste
in, would demonstrate his utter urhI
ness for command.
ENDORSING THE PRESIDENT.
Washington, Jan. 30-The democrat
senators met in caucus to-day at eleve
and adjourned at las, and DISGUISE
the pending issue between the executiv
and senate fully, and unanimousl
adopted the following resolution:
Resolped, That we approve of th
views and actions of the president con
mun1cated to the senate, through Al
torney General Garland, in his letter {
January goth, 1886, and we cordial
support the executive therein.
The letter of the attorney general wa
received by the president of the senat
yesterday and seen by the senators, bu
it was not formally laid before tha
body.
THE sPREAD E PNEUMONIA.
The house committee on a%gricultur
to-day sbegan the consideration of bill
to prevent the spread of pluro pneumt
mia among domestic animales.
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, Commissions
Coleman, of the department of agricu
ture, DR.. Salmon, of the burea
of animal industry, and othel
addressed the committee. ID
Salmon explained the nature of pleur
pneumonia. He said the flesh OF il
fected animals was not injurious as foot
as no bad effects had been known to r,
suit from it's use. The disease was CON
municable to animals With
fifteen months after infe'
ton, and the quarantin
should be extended to eighteen month
at least. Mr.. Wilson expressed th
opinion that the trade in calves betwee
the east and west facilitated the tram
mission OF the disease.