The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-02-25

rules and go into committee of the
whole on the sundry civil apprOprla-
ton bill.
The House bill for the admission Of
New Mexico was taken up. Sargent
moved serintim all the amendments
made to the Colorado bill, which was
agreed to. Merriman offered the
amendment moved by Hamilton to
the Colorado bill in reference to civil
rights, and 1t was rejected. The bill
was then reported, with the Senate
amendments, and cOncurrcd in. The
bill passed by 81 to II.
Logan presented the resolutions Of
the Illinois Legislature in favor of the
improvement of the mouth of the
Mississippi; ordered to be printed and
tabled.
Logan, from the committee on mill
tary affairs, reported favorably on the
House bill authorizing the promulga-
ton of general regulations for the
army, which was passed.
The Senate confirmed the nomina-
tIon of John A. Campbell for Third
Assistant Secretary of State; George
w. French, for Secretary of Wyom-
ing James L. Galloway, for Secretary
of Montana; and n. w. Brazee, for
Associate Justice OF the Supreme
Court Of Colorado.
Washington, Feb. 24.-Senate.-
Hitchcock called up the bill for the
admission OF Colorado; he said that
the committee on Territories had
carefully considered the bill, and
from the Information gathered felt
satisfied that Colorado bad a pOpula-
ton of nearly 10000. This was the
only objection that could be made
against admission, and as other
| States had been admitted with no
more population, he hoped this
would not be urged. Sargent objected
to the large land grant made Ivy the
bill, also to the twelfth section,
which provides that FIVE per cent of
all proceeds of sales of public lands
Colorado, which have been or shall
be sold by the United States. prior or
subsequent to the admission of said
State, he paid to the State for the pur-
pose of making such internal i'm
provcments as the Legislature may
| direct. He moved to strike out the
words "have been or" and "prior or"
so that five per cent shall only be
paid upon sales Of lands subsequent
to the admission of the State. 1t Was
agreed to. Sargent moved to amend
the twelfth section by adding . pro-
viso that the section shall not apply
to any lands disposed of
under homestead laws or any now or
hereafter reserved for public uses, was
agreed to. He moved to further
amend by inserting the word agricul-
tural, so rs to read five per cent. from
the sales of agricultural and public
lands, &c. agreed TO. Hager offered
an amendment excepting all min
eral lands from the operations OF
this act; agreed to. Edmunds
moved to amend so rs to pro-
vide that the proclamation ordering
that an election for members of the
constitutional convention be issued
within ninety days next after the
first Of September, 1875, instead OF
ninety days from the passage of this
act. Agreed to. He also offered an
amendment fixing an election, TO
adopt or reject the constitution, for
the month of July, 1876. Agreed to.
Hager moved to amend this section,
providing that the fifty sections OF
land to be selected for the purpose OF
State buildings, shall be selected with
the approval of the President.
Agreed to.
Ingalls, moved to amend the 18Th
section so as to make section 237S,
Revised Statutes, applicable to the
State, when admitted, instead Of the
act of Sept. 4th, 1871, entitled an act
to appropriate the proceeds Of the
sales of public lands and to grant
pre-emption rights. Agreed to.
Hamilton, of Maryland, called at
tention TO the 4th section of the bill,
which he said, compelled the people of
Colorado to enact civil rights bill
before they could be admitted. He
moved to strike out in that section
the words provided, that the consti-
tuition shall be Republican in form,
and make no distinction in civil or
political rights on account of race or
color, except in tho case of Indians
not taxed" Sargent demanded the