The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-13
WASHINGTON.
Beuord to Go In.

Bedford to Go In.
Washington, Dec. 1.-The House ju
dietary committee by a vote of z to
decided to admit j. B. Bedford as mem
Der of congress from Colorado. Hurd
Hunton and Ashe will present a minor
ity report, taking the opposite view.
The committee also resolved to re
commend the appointment of a special
committee to inquire into the powers
and duties of the House under existing
laws as to counting electoral votes etc
The 7. p. II. r.
No efforts have been made this SEES
sion in behalf of the Texas Pacific rail
road bin, all special legislation yielding
for the present to politics.
About Adjournment.
The general policy Of the House is te
adjourn at an early date till after the
holidays if the Senate will concur, or,
if otherwise, to meet and adjourn every
third day until the House investigating
committees shall have returned from
the south.
The Postotice Bill.
The House committee on a~ppropria.
tions to-day completed the postal APP.
preparation bill. Its total is $32, 9S3,
1926, showing a reduction of about
81, 800, 900 from the amount of last SEES
sion's postal bill, and a reduction Of
some So, 900, 900 from the department
estimates of the amount required fol
next year.
Merrimon's Bill.
The bill introduced by Senator Mer-
rimon provides that the Secretary Of
State, or in Ease of his death, the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, shall succeed to
the presidency in the event of the death
or resignation of both the President
and Vice-President.
The Eligibility Question.
In the discussion in the Senate, to.
day, on the Oregon question, Morton
quoted from the California case OF
Saunders VS.. Hayes, where the court
held that the ineligibility of a person
receiving the highest number of votes
did not elect a person receiving a less
number; also, from the Wilkes case, in
England, and said it hal been CHROME.
ously stated that under the English
doctrine the minority candidate wax
elected where the majority candidate
WdS lIltllklDlc. 0lOltOn Cldll1ACu -tild'
the New York decisions, on which
Grover relied, were directly in support
of this theory. He also insisted that
Watts eligibility was purely a judicial
question, over which the governor had
no control, and severely denounced his
action in assuming it.
Mitchell quoted from the constitution
of Oregon, to show that Gov. Growers
duty was merely ministerial; that he
should canvass the votes for presiden.
tial electors in the same manner as for
congressman, and to issue his certifi,
Gates TO those receiving the highest
number of votes.
Grorer Exposed.
The National Republican to-day pub
fishes a long special dispatch from Sa
lem. charging that Grover secured hi,
senatorial election by the lavish use o.
money, furnished by two Portland bro
kers, and that he had agreed to give
Cronin a certificate as presidential
elector in consideration of Cronin and
| other friends of Nesmith agreeing moi
to expose this alleged bribery, as the!
had publicly threatened. This specia
dispatch is signed g."
Those Dispatches Tit for Tat.
The Democratic members of thu
Louisiana and Florida investigating
committees, appointed by the House
having made 6 formal demand OF tn
Western. Union and Atlantic s. Pacifi'
Telegraph companies for all the dis
patches that have passed between Sec
rotary Chandler and prominent Repub
licans of New Orleans and Tallahassee
the Republican members of the com
mittees will insist that all dispatche
bearing Mr.. Hewitt's signature, o
addressed to him, shall also be fun
nished to the committees. Some of tn
Democrats object to this course, bu
the Republicans say they will be cor
shall see light if Hewitt's are also prt
sented.
Nominations.
The President sent the followin
nominations to the Senate to-day: Pos
masters-Quincy w. G. Hall, Elkt
New; John NJ. Bacon, Oregon cit
Oregon; Archibald Mcdonnell, Benicii
Cal; Henry w. Briggs, Gilroy, Cal
John Potter, Colorado Springs, Colo
Jos. s. Updegraff, Central City, Colo
Francis Demiling, Virginia City, Mo-
tana.
The Senate to-day confirmed the fo
lowing nominations: Hiram Knowle
to be associate justice Of the Supren
court Of Montana; Jas. A. Dumont,
New York, to be supervising inspectt
general Of steamboats,; James G, Lam
reau, of Louisiana, to DO y. 8. cons
ut Santiago de Cuba.