The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-11-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Army Appropriation Bill
Passes the House.
SENATE.

Committee on Patents, in place of
Wadleigh, recently appointed chairman
of Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions.
Davis of Illinois was excused from
further services ON the Committee on
Pensions, and Saunders was excused
from further service on the Committee
on Transportation Routes to the Sea-
board. 30
Conkling arose to a personal explana-
tion and referred to a publication on
Friday last in the New York Herald,
purportIng in some general sense to
come from him. 1t did not profess to
be report literally of anything said by
him, but professed to be narrative of
private conversations, and it disclaimed
accuracy. AS generally read it seemed
to have been accepted as something
which had become to be known as in
interview. He desired to state that
for some months he had not held an in
terview for publication with any one
save in one instance, and then only in
regard to the usefulness and services
here of the dead Senator from Indiana.
In all other instances he had declined
to be interviewed. The Herald's state
ment contained some remarks which
he had made in casual conversation at
times; it contains other remarks which
he never made at any time; it ascribes
to him expressions quite indefinite. To
say the least, words like these in the
presence of the gratifying and great
achievements of the Republicans of
New York, he was in no mood to utter.
A number of bills were introduced
and referred to the appropriate COM
mittees, among them the following:
BY Window, To establish depart
ment of commerce.
by Matthews, For the enforcement
of judgments and DEGREES in states other
than those where rendered or made.
Moxey submitted resolution, In
structing the Committee on Military
Affairs to inquire into the expedIency
of constructing defensive works on the
Rio Grande frontier. Laid over for
the present.
The Vice President presented COM
munication from the Secretary of the
Navy in answer to the Senate resolu-
tion, and enclosing report of Secretary
of the Navy of the appropriations for
and expenditures by the Navy Depart
ment from March 4, 1889, to June
80, 1876; also, announcing that n SINH
lar statement for the War Department
was in course Of preparation. Ordered
printed and referred.
He also presented a communication
from the President, transmitting a
statement of the appropriations and
expenditures ON account of army and
navy pensions from March a, 17s9, to
June 80, 1876. Referred.
The bill passed, authorizing the TAX
ing of land for public use at the inter-
section of Pennsylvania and Maryland
avenues, on the west front of the Cap
itol.
Sargent introduced resolution, ask
ing the Secretary of the Navy to inform
the Senate if the revised statues con-
corning promotions in the navy are
complied with. Agreed to.
The Senate then went into executive
session. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Washington, Nov. 12.-The army ap-
preparation bill, as reported from the
Committee of the Whole on Saturday,
came up for consideration as the regu-
lar order.
The first amendmentw was Schleicher's,
striking out the clause prohibiting re-
cruiting of the army beyond the num-
ber of enlisted men on the rolls No
vember LIST. Concurred in.
The amendment of Culbertson, pro-
viding that four cavalry regiments be
recruited to 1000 men, and each regi-
ment be employed in the defense of the
Mexican and Indian frontier of Texas;
proved, that nothing herein contained
shall authorize recruiting beyond
90, 900 men. Concurred in-yeas, 1873;
nays, 127.
The Republicans voted solidly against
the amendment, and were Joined by
Giddings, Mills and Schleicher. The
amendment providing that staff
officers shall not be entitled to or
receive any additional rank, pay or al
lowance was rejected; yeas, 1913; nays,
131. The negative vote was given by
Republicans, backed by Blackburn,
Carlisle, Cook, Harrison, Eckhoff,
Muller, Potter, Willis and Randolph.
Garfield sent to the Clerks desk, and
had read letter from the Secretary Of
War, defending himself from the
charges made against him regarding
the recruiting of soldiers since the ar
my bill was before the Committee on
Appropriations.
| A large number of bills were intro
duced and referred.
By Hunter, To prohibit by constitu-
tional amendment the payment OF