The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-22
CHEYENNE. WYOMING. SATURDAY MORNING 1876

Emma mine In 1872 the amount of
flG.100 was realized. According to
his understanding General Schenck
was entitled 10 one-half, but Schenck
refused to take more than sIs9I.
Schenck was interested to the ext,n
of 2035 shares.
General Schenck read the statement
showing that his investments on ac-
count of the Emma mine aggregated
S53. 200. To show for this amount
Schenck has received dividends and
holds stock as follows: Dividend for
Is months s. 500; AIS original shares,
$3.OO0; total, sli, 500; leaving clear
loss, as Yearly as can be estimated
and remembered. of s4l 700. The ex-
animation of the subject Is now closed
with the exception of the receipt OF
certain papers from London in con-
nection with 1t, and committee has
adjourned until Tuesday May End.
The rostofncs Appropriation.
The Postoffice appropriation has
been sgreed upon. The amount is
s33, ,00O, 100. about %, 500, 900 less than
that Of last year.
Pacific Eailroad Talk.
The House committee on Pacific
Railroads to-day resumed considera-
tion ofthe Senate bill to extend the
time for completing thu Northern
Pacific Railroad and of the PROPOSE
tion offered by Throckmortons as also
amended to extend the time a!sn for
the Texas Pacific Co. A letter was
submitted TO the chairman from G.
p. Huntington, proposing as an
amendment to this amendment that
the Southern Pacific r. r. Co., of
California shall be allowed to con-
struct road eastward from the COL
orado River, and receive the Texas
Pacific land grant fur such portion Of
the trans-continentul line OF road as il
anticipates the latter in building
within The next year. The committee
adjourned, without action, until next
Wednesday.
Miscellaneous Matters.
There is good reason for saying
that Special Agent Phillips, since his
return from California, has not favor
ably impressed Secretary Bristow,
who did not intend TO regard the call
for his report by Congress, and is in
d;gnant at its premature publication
by Phillips procurement. which is
calculate to deitat the Secreiary's
purpose to solve the problem of the
California whisky ring for himself.
The strong point in the Belknap
impeachment IL, that while he re-
signed on March 2nd, he received pay
up 10 later date than that, conse-
quently he must have been Secretary
till he WAS iinpeached.
II is now believed that there is
good prospect that the Indian bill
will rass by fair majority. 1t is ex-
pected the bill will save ten millions
yearly.
Bristow adhercs to the old method
of the sale of bonds to meet the Ala
bama claims. Notwithstanding the
suggestion of many to sell in sums of
81 900 or muitiples.
b. gy's was literally moving
speech, for he cleared tho galleries
and gave most of the Senators away,
including the silver Senator from
Nevada.
President Grant recently ssid he
was IN favor Of no candidate, and
would favor none either by wod,
deed or iniimation.
1t is understood that Taft, in revis.
ing the estim ates for The War De-
partment, will put them down con-
siderably. The reduction will he S.
0O0, 900, or sG,00O, 900.
No reply from London is yet re-
ceived to Fish's note earnestly pro.
testing against the course of the Bri-
tish Government in refusing to sur
render WinslOw, The Boston forger.
The Impeachment managers of the
House have directed subpnnus 10
he Issued for Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh to
appear on Thursday Letore the court
of Impeachment. This indicates that
the managers indulge in the belief
that the Senate Will overruIe Bel
knap's plea of want of Jurisdiction.
Donn Piatt today testified that hr
was paid large amounts To use hi, in-
f1uence in having Cowles & Br :
gas moth eXterminat0r in the army.
lie exhonera,ed Gen. Garfield from
completely in securing the appropria-
tion for this purpose.