The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-02-26
sEroErED rHrHEssLr FOR rHr MORNING LEADER
MIG HIT REP OR It.
Congressional Proceedings.
A Long Session of the House
The Caucus Force Bill
Reached.
No Prospects Of Further Leg
iSlation.
Reduction of the Eastern
Freight Tariffs.
The B. & M. Railroad Blec-
tiOn.
WASHINGTON.

Washington, Feb. 25.-The House
is still in session, precisely where it
was at three o'clock this morning, 50
far as business is concerned. Most of
the members are completely worn out,
and Butler is asleep in his scat, and
score OF members are stretched out on
sofas in the cloak rooms and around
the chamber. Butler, of Massachu-
sets, is the leader of the Republican
side, but while the roll was being
called, Cessna, his first lieutenant,
took his pace, raIlying and strength
ening his forces. The opposition are
led by Randall, seconded by Spear.
The Speaker occupied the chair
throughout the session, deciding
promptly the many difficult points
constantly arising.
Noon.-At this hour the House
seems no nearer out of its difficulty
than at midnight. The all-night ses-
sion was consumed in getting around
in a vicious circle. When the ques-
tiOn whether the House shall now
SOiloIbNl AIlN caucus WV blli NdlIN u u
to be voted on, the Democrats re-
Trained from voting, and as the Re
publicans could not get in the Hall II
full majority from their own ranks,
the vote would discover no quorum
present and a call Of the House follow
and so in a mOnotOnousr round through
out the night and so much of the day.
Still, Notwithstanding the disgust of
the party leaders, there was no cXhi-
btion of i'll temper on either side.
Midnight.-After filihus cring till
p. M, the caucus force bill was taken
up and read. Niblack made point of
order that, as the bill provided for the
creation of new offices, it should first
be considered in committee of the
whole. The Speaker refused to enter
tain the point, and Niblack appealed.
Conger moved to lay the appeal on the
table. Carried, 142 to Sc. Coburn, at
p. M, rose to open the debate, but
said that on account of the latPness OF
members, he would yield to have some
amendments offered. Amendments
were suggested by Cannon, Hawley
of Illinois, and E. r. Hoar. Hoar's
amendment was to strike out the first
second and third sections, and Can,
mons, to strike out the thirteenth
| The House then adjourned.
! The Senate finance committee
held special meeting to-day on the
new tax bill. Secretary Bristow and
and furnished the committee with de-
tailed Information concerning the
| probable working of the various pro-
visions of the bill. No action was
| taken, but the indications from the
Informal discussion are that the ma
| jority OF the committee will recon-.
mend its passage exactly, or al
least substantially, as it came from
| the House.
In the Senate the bill regulating the
counting of the votes for President
and Vice President was taken up. Mr.
| Edmunds offered as a substitute the
bill introduced by him last June. Re
| jected. Eaton moved the indefinite
| pOstponement of the bill. Rejected
yeas IA, nays 81. Finally the discus.
sion closed and the bill was passed, 2s
to 20. Carpenter, Conkling, Edmunds
and Jones voted with the Democrats
in the negative. On motion of Ed.
munds, the civil rights bill was taken
| up, and it was agreed that the general
debate on the bill should close at 2 D.
m. on Saturday. Sherman gave no
tice that he would call up the tax and
tariff bill on Saturday, after the dis,