The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-05-26


ted by silence that an American min
lister may use his official station for
the purpose of promoting private gain
and still be allowed to retain his high
Office. Hewitt, in concluding, regard
ed Schenck's mistake as a crime to be
condemned. In order that the condem-
nation which belongs to him and the
administration may no longer rest
upon the name and consciences of the
American people.
HoU Blaine Stands.
Blaine's friends now claim that a
majority of the Cincinnati convention
is already secured for his nomination.
Some claim that he has five hundred
votes.
The Blaine Invcstigdtion.
The committee on the Blaine bond
business met to-day. Hurd offered a
resolution to the effect that the resolu-
tion of the full committee authorizing
the ub-committee to conduct the in
vestigation did not authorize any in
vestigation of the question whether
the corrupt use of bonds was made to
procure legislation, unless it relates to
the Little Rock d. Arkansas bonds
which have come into possession of
the Union Pacific Co. Agreed 10.
The committee therefore resolved that
the objection made by Lawrence to
Sickles answering the question in dis
pute was well taken and must be
sustained. The latter action was un-
derstood to be based by the Democratic
majority on the ground that the matter
referred to In the question is not within
the Jurisdiction of the committee, il not
having been made a subiec: of inquiry
by resolution of the House. The
Republican minority of the committee
voted for Lynde's resolution. however,
on the ground simply that it provided
for the exclusion OF SONS hearsay evil
dence.
The committee this afternoon re-
called d. B. Sickles, of Arkansas, who
testified that he had no personal
knowledge of any connection of Blaine
with the Little Rock & Fort Smith r.
II. bonds that passed to the possession
of the U. p. r. Il. Co. o. A. Hadley,
of Little Rock, gave testimony to the
same effect, he having no knowledge
of Blaine's connection with the Little
Rock & Fort Smith r. R. Co. bonds.
More Money for the Indians.
The House committee on Indian af-
fairs to-day authorized their chairman
to offer amendments to the Indian
appropriation bill, providing $3.50. 900
additional to the 81, 1,O0O,O 900 recom-
mended by the appropriation COM
mittee for the Sioux of Red Cloud and
Spotted Tail agencies.
Writ Sykes Withdrawn
The President sent to the Senate to-
day the nomination of Jas. S. Rutan,
Of Pennsylvania, to be Consul at Flor
ence, Italy. vice Writ Sykes nomina-
ton, withdrawn.
Minor Matters.
The House committee on postofiices
and post-roads to-day examined John
l.. French, chief clerk of the contract
division, regarding the system of
awarding contracts, and especially as
TO the fraudulent bills which were
smuggled into the Postoffice Depart
ment by the aid of false seals and col
luding clerks during the spring let
tings last year. His testimony added
nothing to the press descriptions of the
matter published at the time.
4 Centennial Proclamation.
The President to-day issued procla-
nation recommending the carrying
into effect of the late resolution of
Congress for the delivery of local
sketch of the country's progress ut
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