The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-21
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CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.


iroduced bill Ia author &c the S ere
iary Of the Treasury To allow Mrs
Minnie Fitch Sherman 10 receive e free.
from duty wedding present from
the Khedive of Egypt, and il was
passed unanimously. The Senate
then took up the bill to amend the
laws relating to the legal tender of
silver coin.
Edmunds introduced bill to
abolish ihr board OF health Of the Dis
trict of Columbia. Sargent submitted
a resolution concerning the Chinese
question. Laid On the table. The
senate then resumed consideration al
The silver but without action, ud-
juurned until Monday.
House.
Singleton repor.ed tack the Senate
amendments la The consular and dip
ioinniic appropriation bill and moved
that rtey bt. not c,ncurred in. Agree. |
10. Young uifvr,d II resolution reel
Mexican Hcruhlic aud the MANY out
rage, committed Oh The persuns and
property of American cilizrns living
in the neighborhood OF the Rio
Grandc, and requesting The President
to order such uiii;nry force 10 rendeZ
vUus at some suitable point un the
D
The existing neutrality laws 10 pre-
vent husliiities ON the burdcr and tu
preserve peaceful relations between
the TWO countries, and also request
ing the President To direct The Cen
er;,i of the army lo proceed in person
la the scene of the threatened out
break and To take such measures IL
may he necessary To maintain peace.
and protect the honor and diEuity of
this Government. Referred. Cox
made II report in the case of Chas. D..
Smith, journal clerk, who was shown
to have issued circular seeking bu-
sin,.ss in the collection OF additional
bounty claims. Wells reported back
the Senate amendments Ia the defic-
iency bill, some of which were reject
ed aud some concurred iD. Cole of
fered a resolution reciting the charg $
made in newspapers affecting the-of-
fetal conduct of b. IL. Bristow. Sec
retary of the Treasury in regard To
the remission of forieiture- in the
case of the burque Mary Merritt,
seizrd in milwaukee, in June 1863, for
violatiouof Customs laws and instruct
ing The committee on expenditures
in the Treaeu y Department to in
quire into the circumstances aud as
certain un what groun,l the Judgment
of forfeiture was rrnitt.d and Tor
what purpose. Adopt,d Law.
renee introduced bill reia-
ting to the writ OF habcas corpus.
The House then took up the bill IL
lrun>fer the Indian Bureau To- the
War Depart aud Cox ma le u
-pceci, against the bill.
Conger of Michigan also opposed
the bill in the name of the churches
OF the country and of all religion, de-
nominations, which would look viii,
Arrangement at This effort To substitute
the sword for the Bible. Mills, of
rcxa-, advocated the bill in the IN
terest Of white men ,uf the frontier.
Fort referred TO Cox rs
the Evangelist of New York, and tn
Conger rs one who ought to be a
missionary. but he reminded them
aud other sentimental gentlemen
that they could not 20 to read gospel
To The ltuiian- unless they had mil
itsry guard at their lack. The gen
tlenian, Cox, might as well propose
rUnboiish the police "f his ri,y and
rely ou religion and n peace policy a.
Ia abolish the army for the control o
Indians. Maginnis advocated tn,
bill aud replied to Cnx's argumrn
against 1t. He said II mn army Office
failed in Nh expedition he was ridi