The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-01-29
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CONGRESS-.
New Mexico Still Aspiring
to Statehood.
The Democracy Starting on
the War Path.
Terrific Gale off the Pacific
Coast.
Big Budget of Interesting
News.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-SENATE.-
rhe president laid before the Senate
the House hill fixing rates of postage
III third-class matter Referred. Nor
ill presented the House Centennial
appropriation bill, and recommended
its passage. Placed on calendar for
Monday next. Hitchcock presented
memorial from the New Mexico legis-
ature asking the passage of AN act to
make New Mexico State. Referred.
Morton presented report from the
committee on privileges and elections,
declaring that there is no vacancy in
the Louisiana Senatorship. b. T.. S.
Pinchback having been legally elected
thereto. Tabled and ordered printed.
salisbury and Merrimon, from same
committee, made minority report,
declaring the election of Eustis, and
Morton announced that he would
call the matter up on Thursday next.
Logan introduced bill to establish
II coinage mint at Chicago. Referred.
After the morning hour expired the
bill providing for the payment of
interest on the 3-65 District of
Columbia bonds was called up,
Another long discussion ensued,
which was interrupted by Bogy,
who presented a memorial of
G. q. Bingham, acknowledgement of
Mo. asking the passage of law au-
thorizing the examination, allowance
| and payment of claims of that State
| against the general government for
supplies furnished U. S. troops dur
ing the late war. Referred to COM
nittee on military affairs. A message
was received from the House announ-
cling the death of Mr.. Starkweather,
and the action of the House taken
thereon. The Senate, as mark of
respect to the memory of the deceas-
ed, adjourned until Monday.
HousE.-The speaker announced
the following select committee on the
| real estate pool and the Jay Cooke in
| debtedness Glover, New, Lewis,
Pratt and Smith. Pa.) Elkins. of
New Mexico. presented a memorial of
the territorial legislature for an ena-
bling act and the admission of New
Mexico as a State. Referred. The
select committee ON naval affairs was
authorized to investigate the alleged
abuses in the Norfolk navy yard.
The consular diplomatic APP
preparation bill was made the
| special order for Wednesday
next. 1t appropriates S922.S47, and
fixes the pay of the ministers 10
Great Britain, France, Germany and
Russia, at $4,000 each; to Spain,
Austria, Brazil, Mexico ami Japan,
$1,000 each; to Italy, $4,000; to Por-
tugal, Switzerland, Belgium, the
Netherlands, Denmark. Sweden.
Norway, Turkey, Venezuela and the
| Hawaiian Islands, at $500 each; to
Chill and Bolivia, one mission, So
500; to Peru, Equadora and Colombia.
| one mission, sc, $40; to the Argentine
Republic, Paraguay and Uruguay,
one mission, $1,000; to Guatemala,
Costa Rica, Honduras, San Salvador
and Nicaragua, one mission, $4,000;
| and to Liberia, $4,000. The report ac-
companying the bill is prefaced by
extracts from the enactment
| upon which the service
| stands, and is full and complete.
| Springer introduced bills to prohibit
American citizens from holding slaves
| in foreign countries and to regulate
| elections In Utah. Hunton reported
bill to amend the act of Feb. IA, 1871,
pensiOning soldiers of the war of 1872,
and to restore to the pension rolls
those persons whose names were
stricken therefrom in consequence of
disloyalty. He moved to have the bill
put upon its passage. COnger made
the point that it must first be consid-
cred in committee of the whole. The
point of order was sustained and the
bill s, referred. The House then went
in.o committee of the whole on the
military appropriation bill. and the
clerk proceeded to read the bill
by sections for amendment.
| A spirited debate then began
and was continued for long time.
| The discussion finally closed and
the committee proceeded to vote on
amendments. HamIlton's amer DE-
ment, making the pay of cadets $50,
| without additional rations, was agreed
to and all the other amendments were
voted down. Without discussion of
the bill the committee rose. Barnum
offered dlresulutions for the appointment
| of u committee of seven tO take charge
| of the funeral of H. H. Stark weather,
late member from Connecticut. who
died in Washington this morning;
that his, remains be removed tn Nor
walk, Connecticut, and that as an