Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-02-11
CONGRESSIONAL
SENATE.

Washington, Feb. lin the senate,
after the disposal of routine business
this morning, Mr.. Edmunds said that as
one of the committees of the senate had
gone to New York to-day and tho other
important committee had considerable
work, he believed that the public bust
ness would be best subserved by an ad-
journment from this afternoon to Mon
day, and he moved that when the senate
adjourned to-day it would be to Monday.
Agreed to.
Among the bills introduced was one
by Mr.. Mitchell providing for the
repeal of all treaties permitting the
coming of Chinese to the United States
and prohibiting their coming. except in
case of diplomatic and official per,
sonages.
at the request of Mr. Mitchell the bill
was laid on the table for the present.
MIR. Teller submitted an amendment
to the Eustice resolution instructing the
assistant treasurer at New Orisans to
Issue silver certificates in exchange for
silver dollars. The amendment directs
the committee or finance to inquire in
to the loss of money alleged to have
occurred in the New Orleans sub.treas-
ury and whether such loss occurred in
connection with the exchange of silver
certificates for silver coin. The am end
ment was ordered printed.
Senator Dawes, from the committee
on Indian affairs, reported ~favorably on
Mr.. Van Wyck's bill authorizingioth
secretary of the interior, with the con-
sent of the Winnebago Indians in Me-
braska, to caus to be surveyed and ap-
praised in forty acre tracts about thirty
five thousand acres of the Winnebago
reservation and to sell the same to set
tiers and alIot the remainder of the
Preservation, except that portion sold to
the Chicago, st. Paul. Minneapolis &
Omaha railroad company to the Indians
10 s%evoraity.
After considerable debate the bill
passed as reported from the committee
and at two o'clock the education bill
came before the senate and Mr.. Nor
gan took the floor on it.
Proceeding to the calendar, the senate
took up the bills in their order. Some
bills for private relief had been disposed
of and when the bill to regulate the pro-
motion Of West Point graduates was
reached some discussion arose.
Mr.. Sewell in reply to an inquiry Of
Mr.. Plumb said this was the FIRST year
for a long time when there would be
more lleutenants graduated from West
Point than there would be vacancies for
in the army.
Mr.. Bingham asked permission to
introduce a bill granting a pension OF
two thousand dollars per annum to the
widow OF Gen, Hancock, but Mr.. Beach
objected.
Mr.. Reed, of Maine, offered a resolu.
ton modifying the order of making the
Fitz John Porter bill the special order
from to-day until next Thursday. so as
to provide that the bill shall not be con.
sidered until after the second morning
hour of each day.
MIR. Randall endeavored ito have il
further amended 30 that the previous
question should be ordered on Tuesday
instead of Thursday, but Mr.. Reeds
resolution passed.
Mr.. Wellbone, from the committee on
Indian affairs, reported the Indian ap.
preparation bill and it was referred to
the committee Of the whole.
Mr.. Rodgers, from the committee on
judiciary, reported a bill comforting
civil jurisdiction on certain cases arising
in the Indian Territory o. United States
courts which exercise criminal lurisdic.