The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-03-24
Victoria. Queen of England
and Empress Of India.
The Worlds News in Brief.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

Washington, March 23.-Morton
gave notice that on Monday next he
would ask the Senate to take up and
dispose of the resolution to investi-
gate the alleged frauds in the recent
elections in Mississippi. Wright said
he would ask the Senator from Mich
igan, Christiancy, to call up and press
for consideration the motion to re-
consider the vote on the bill fixing
the salary of the President. The
morning hour expiring, the chair
laid before the Senate unfinished bu-
siness of yesterday being the bill to
count the votes for President and
Vice e-President.
Randolph proposed an amendment
as an additional section to the bill
providing that each House vote by
ayes and noes on the returns, and if
they disagree the President of the
Senate shall decide on the validity OF
returns according to the majority of
votes. Should it occur that the ag-
gregate vote of both Houses be equally
divided upon the question then and
in that event only, the President of
the Senate shall give the casting vote.
Lost. The bill was amended in its
phraseology without materially alter
ing its meaning and the question re-
CURED on the passage of the bill. Ham
lin asked the Senate to lay aside the
pending bill and take up the post
route bill and the Senate agreed in
commencing its consideration when
it was ascertained that the post route
bill had been sent to the printers with
n pending amendment. Jones intro
duced a bill to prohibit the transpor-
tation of liquid nitro-glycerine and to
regulate the transportation of dyna-
mite. Referred. After executive
session the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Wells introduced a bill TO examine
the evidence of payments made by
Missouri to State troops, and a lso the
evidence as to supplies furnished to
troops and which have not yet been
paid for. Referred. Seelye moved
to reconsider the vote by which the
House non-concurred in the Senate
amendment to the bill to supply the
deficiency at Red Cloud agency, the
amendment being to increase the APP
preparations from 100000 to $780,
600. After remarks by Seelye, At
kins and others, Seelye withdrew the
motion.
Cook, reported bill to reduce the
area of the military reservation of
Fort Laramie, Wyoming Territory,
TO fifty-four square miles. Passed.
Williams reported a bill repeating
the law which forbids the appoint
ment to any position in the army of
any person who served in any capac-
ity in the military, naval or civil SER.
vice of the Confederate States IN the
ate rebellion. Passed. Banning rel
ported a bill to regulate the phy of
army officers. The bill fixes the pay
as follows: General, $4,000; Lieu
tenant General, $1,000; Major Cen
eral, $4,000; Brigadier General. s5 600;
Colonel. $500; Lieutenant Colonel,
So 900. Major, $500; Captain, mount
ed, $1,000; Captain, not mounted,
81 800; Adjutant, 1880; First Lieu
tenant, mounted, $1,000; First Lieu
tenant, not mounted, $500; Second
Lieutenant, mounted, $500; Second
Lieutenant, not mounted, $500.
Pending action on the bill, the House
went into committee of the whole on
the legislative. executive and judicial
appropriation bill. Scales spoke in
support OF the bill and In advocacy OF
| the transfer of the Indian Bureau