The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-04
't'""FrO "1'"r''rr 'on '"F '""~'~" LEADER.
MIG HIT REP OR II.
Congressional Proceedings.
Important Legislation.
The last hours of the Forty
Third Congress.
The Colorado bill passes the
House.
The Greaser Territory left
out in the Cold.
Another severe Snow Storm
in the East.
The Union Pacific swallows
the Pacific Mail.
WASHINGTON.

Washington, March 3.-In the
cheney appropriation bill, Mr.. Niblack
being in the chair, Potter, of New
York, moved and Beck, OF Kentucky,
seconded vote of thanks to Speaker
Blaine, for the impartiality, efficiency
aud distinguished ability with which
he discharged the duties of his Office
during the Forty-Third Congress, and
which was adopted unanimously.
Butler, of Massachusetts, moved to
suspend the rules and proceed to
business on the Speakers table, the
Senate civil rights bill to be referred
to the judiciary committee and all
the remaining bills to be considered
under five MINUTES debate, subject to
points Of order, which, if sustained,
may be oVerruIed 10y a two-thirds
vote. The object of tins motion was
to get at aud pass the bills for the
admission of Colorado and New
Mexico, aud after some debate, the
motion was rejected by vote of l45
to 9S-nUt twu-thirds in the alfirma-
tive.
On the motion of Roberts, the House
went to the business on the Speakers
table, leaving all points of order in
force, and providing that no bill be
passed except by unanimous consent
or under II two-thirds vote. After
dispnsing of several bills, the Colorado
bill was reached, and by vote of 1854
to 76 was passed, and now goes to the
President for approval.
The bill as amended, provides that
the election for Il constitutional con
vention is to be held under the pro-
clamation of the Territorial Governor,
to be issued within ninety days from
the first of September next, and that
the constitution be submitted to the
people in July, '7G.
The bill tor the admission of New
Mexico was then taken up, and the
vote stood, yeas l54, nays 81; there
not being the necessary two-thirds
affirmative, the bill failed. The Sen
House bill- were then agreed to, and
the Senate bills on the Speakers
table were taken up.
Townsend, from the conference
committee on the bill for the incor-
poratiOn and regulation of railroad
companies in the Territories, giving
to railways the right of way through
the public lands, made a report, the
principal point in which was the
striking out of the proviso, giving to
States that may hereafter be organ
lied out of such Territories, control
over the charges for transportation,
the same as if such right of way had
been originally granted by them. In
the midst of the great noise and con-
fusion proceeding from the tremen-
dOus pressure of business, Wilson, of
Iowa, who was opposed to the con-
ference report, declared, as a point of
order, that the House did not know
what it was doing, to which asser-
tion, the Speaker pro tenn. assented,
and ruled that the point was well
taken. Holman exclaimed that fraud
was being perpetrated on the House.
Townsend declared the allegation
false. Holman disclaimed charging
him (Townsend) with fraud, but
Wilson, Of Iowa, declared there was
no question but that fraud was being