The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-06
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RzroErED ExrREssLY ron rHE LEADEE-
NIGHT REPORT.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.


Washington, Aug 5.-Thurman called
up the Senate bill to provide for and
regulate the counting of votes for Pres
ident and Vice. President and the decis-
ion of questions arising thereon, which
passed the Senate ON tie 28th Of March
last, hut the ycte ea It's Anal passage
was .reconsidered on the 18th Of April.
He said his object was to have the bill
passed now without debate, that it
might 60 to the House and be perfected
this session If possible. Frelinghuysen
moved that the vote by which the bill
was ordered to a third reading be re-
considered, and that it be further
amended in the Senate before being
sent to the House. Agreed to.
Morton moved to take up the resolu-
tion to print ten Thousand extra copies
of the Presidents message and accom-
panying documents in reference to the
trouble at Hamburg. Agreed to.
Thurman then moved to lay the mat
ter aside and take up the bill recently
reported to provide for the creation of a
sinking fund to settle the indebtedness
due from the Pacific railroads. Re
jected.
In the course of the discussion Nor
ton said he agreed with his friend from
Ohio that there was but one object in
having these documents printed, and
that was to circulate them among the
people and convey to them information
on this subject. He regretted to OBJ
seeve in reading the letters of Tilden
and Hendricks that they did not see fit
to take notice of this transaction at
Hamburg, and transactions ola kindred
character throughout the South. They
had much to say about finances, econ
omy and reform, but nothing about
these murders. The discussion became
entirely political and was continued
throughout the morning, being partic-
ipated in by Patterson, Thurman, Cam
eron, Gordon and Mcmillan.
The chair then presented as unfin-
ished business the bill to establish post
routes.
Boutwell, submitted joint resolution
authorizing the appointment of a COM
mission to consider the expediency of
issuing silver dollar and making the
same legal tender. Referred.
After long discussion of political
nature the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The Bland silver bill was taken up as
the regular order. Mr.. Hale suggest
ed that the attempt of Bland to force
the bill through the morning hour was
useless, and he thought the gentleman
should withdraw his call for the previ-
GUS question.
Dilatory motious were made by
O'Brien and Townsend in order to con-
sumo the morning hour, which having
expired the bill went over without ac-
tion.
Majority and minority reports of the
committee on expenditures in the War
Department and in the Department of
Justice were made by Clymer and Caul-
field, and ordered printed.
The committee on banking and cur
rency reported bill to repeal section 4
of the resumption act Of January 14th,
1875, which directs the Secretary of the
Treasury to redeem in coin all legal
tender notes then outstanding, and
proposed to allow an hour and half
for its discussion and like time for the
discussion of further bill which he
was directed to report, providing for a
commission on the subject.
Both bills were passed as reported
and the House then adjourned.