The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-07-01
CONGRESSIONAL.

Cameron reported favorably on the
House bill 10 carry into effect the
Hawaiian treaty.
Morrill,. OF Vermont, said this bill
was a financial question, and he NOV
ed that 1T be referred to the committee
on finance.
After discussion the motion was
agreed to and the bill was so referred.
AT 1:l5 the Senate took recess till
p. m, on motion of Anthony, who
stated in making the motion that it
would be an economy of time TO take a
recess in order 10 allow the conference
committees on the appropriation bills
an opportunity to perfect these mea-
sures.
The Republican Senators, except
ing those on the conference commit
tees, shortly afterwards went into
conference again.
Upon reassembling Sargent moved
TO reconsider the vote by which the
House bill TO carry into effect the
Hawaiian treaty was referred.
Morrill,, of Vermont, opposed the
motion and argued that it should be
carefully considered by the finance
committee.
Sargent said it was unusual to refer
bill reported favorably by one COM
mittee to another. He never knew of
u matter of this kind being referred to
another committee in such u quiet
way as this was.
Mitchell said he would have called
for the yeas and nays on the motion
To refer this morning, had he not
looked over the Senate and found that
the friends of the measure were not
in.
After discussion Sargent agreed that
the motion to reconsider might lie
over to be called up hereafter.
The Senate then took up the House
bill to continue the unexpended bal
ances to provide temporarily for the
expenses of the government for per-
iod not to exceed ten days. After
some discussion the bill was amended
House to the bill to authorize the
Congressional printer to continue the
public printing, fixing the time at 10
instead of so days, being agreed to-.
The Senate then took up the sundry
civil appropriation bill.
Window, in charge of the bill, said
the amount appropriated as it came
from the House was Sl5, ,256, 731. .32, and
the committee had added S4 ,6S4. 6O3. SO.
Following are the items of increase !:
$50, 900 for impeachment trial of
Belknap; S612, 900 additional for pub
lie printing; $500, 900 for general ex-
penses of the District of Columbia I;
1000 additional for mint and assay
offices 81 600 900 additional for public
buildings throughput the country; $780,
600 for navy yards; Sl67 900 for the
Rhode Island arsenal; 500, 900 addi-
tional for the signal service; Sl39, 900
for capital buildings and grounds /;
SlS7 300 for surveying public lands.
The amendment appropriating S5O.0OO
to defray the expenses of the Senate in
the Belknap impeachment was agreed
to.
At the evening session the sundry
civil appropriation bill came up. The
several amendments proposed by the
appropriation committee were agreed
to and the bill passed. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The bill authorizing the use of un-
expended balances for ten days of the
next fiscal year was passed.
Finn introduced q bill to create an
additional land district in Idaho Terri
tory and to provide for reduction of
area of the Nez Perces Indian reserva-
ton, in Idaho, and to protect bona
fide settlers on unsurveyed public
lands in Idaho, which was referred.
Lane asked leave to report bill
providing for the sale of desert lands
in Modoc and Siskiyou counties, Cali
fornia, bnt Piper objected.
The House then proceeded to the
consideration of the Geneva award
bill, and was addressed by Frye, who
spoke in favor of distributing the un-
appropriated balance of the award
among the ship owners and merchants
who had sailed under the American
flag during the war.
The House adopted resolution to
adjourn from the lst to the 9th inst. to
attend the celebration in Independ-
ence square.
The Senate amendments to the
House bill making temporary provi-
sion for the ordinary expenses of the
government for the next ten days
were concurred in and the bill imme-
diately sent to the President.
At the evening session the House
went into committee of the whole on
the bill requiring an increase of the
cavalry force on the Rio Grande when
ever it is necessary in order to recover
cattle or other property captured by
raiders. Adjourned.