Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-01-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE

Mr.. Hawley presideds.oyer the senate
to.day in the absence of Mr.. Sherman.
Mr.. Ingalls, offered the following, which
at his request was laid over for the
present:
Resolved, That in the opinion of the
senate tho compulsory coinage OF silver
dollars directed by the law OF February
18th. 1873, should not be suspended uu-
til the aggregate reaches the sum OF
five hundred million dollars.
Mr.. Eustis gave notice that on Mon
day next at 2 o'clock he would call up
Beck's silver resolution with a view OF
making some remarks on 1t.
Mr.. Henderson offered q resolution,
which was agreed to, calling on the
postmaster general to inform the senate
tyerlwhat railways 80 called fast mail was
transported from Chicago to points in
Colorado, Utah and Idaho, and what ad-
vantage was gained by the government
by transporting such mail over roads,
other than the Union Pacific; also ss TO
the cost of such service and why it 10
paid for out Of the treasury instead of
having the service performed by the
Union Pacific company and the
compensation credited on that
company's Indebtedness to the govern
ment.
MIR. Bowen offered a resolution, which
| at his request was laid over for the
present, directing the committee on In.
dian affairs to inquire into the expedi-
ence OF removing all Indians IN the
United States to the Indian Territory
west OF the state of Arkansas.
The senate then proceeded to the con.
sideration of the bills Oh the calender.
Several bills for private relief having
been disposed of, the bill to admit Dako,
ia was reached. Mr.. Harrison said il
would be impossible to consider tina,
bill under the five minutes rule and a
his suggestion it went over. He stated
that he would call 1t up as early mex
week as practicable.
HOUSE.
Washington, Jan. 13-The momen
that Curtin, who had been conferrinl
with friends, succeeded in being reco
gnized by the speaker. he arose ant
said:
at was your p~leasure,sir, to do me tn
honor to place my name first on the lis
Of the committee on banking and cur
rsnoy; I did indend.to state to this hous
my reason for declining that honor, bu
on the advice of many iiiends and OF
the sentiment of the public journals o
the country, | have concluded to offe
no reason of my owp. As to declining
give me, l do not heed tht
disposition in this respec
Tor reasons OF my own, which seem to b
on the floor. L do ask this house to ex
cuse me from the important duty al
chairman of the committee TO which
you have assigned me-"
Mr.. Spesker-'If there be no objee
ton the gentleman from Pennsylvani,
will bs excused from dutyfas chairman
of the committee on banking and cur
rency."
Mr.. Blaine moved that the house dc
not excuse the gentleman from
Pennsylvania, but this motion received
no support and Mr.. Curtin was excused
This devolves the craftsmanship upol
Mr.. Miller.
MIR. Hill, on behalf of the committe
on territories, called up, and the housu
passed, the eenate bill to legalizs til,
election of the territorial legislative as
sembly of Wyoming.
On behalf of the committee GU presi
DENTAL laws MI. Caldwell called up TO
action the Hoar presidential succession
bill, but on the statement made by MI
Cooper that the minority report had no
been printed, the discussion of the sub
ieot was postponed.
At / o'clock the house adjourned.