The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-11-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
Yesterdays Doings In the Ma
tiona1 Capitol.


enable Indians to become citizens, was
considered, and discussed by Thurman,
Ingalls, and Whyte.
The discussion lasted till O'Clock,
when further consideration of the bill
was postponed until the 10th of Decem-
ber next.
The Senate then went into executive
session.
When the doors were reopened Thur
man submitted resolution that the
committee on Elections be discharged
from further consideration of the Gre
dentials of NJ. c. Butler as Senator
from South Carolina.
Conkling suggested that the resolu-
tion be withheld until tomorrow morn
ing, as the motion to discharge the CON-
mittee was unexpected, and several
Senators who would like to be heard in
regard TO the matter were absent.
Thurman agreed to this, saying it
would be unfinished business to-mor-
row. He reluctantly offered this reso-
luton, knowing the committee would
regard it as reflection, but South Car
olina had only one Senator since the
4th of March, and after five weeks ses-
sion 10 report had been made on But
Ter, yet the Corbin-Butler case was
easily determined, there being no con-
test about the facts. This delay was
a reproach to the American Senate.
Wadleigh defended the committee,
and said none of its members would
accuse it if of unfairness. The COM
mittee had been working hard on the
case of Kellogg-Spofford, as hav-
ing priority. 1t would be ready in one
or two days.
The resolution went over till to-Inor-
row.
The Vice President appointed Davis
of West Virginia, Beck, Allison, In
gals and Cameron of Pennsylvania, to
examine the treasury accounts, in ac-
cordance with Davis resolution.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Washington, Nov. 20.-After read
ing the journal the House went into
committee of the whole, Springer in
the chair, on the Exposition bill.
The amendment allowing $1,000 to
the Commissioner General and $1,000
each to 20 assistants was rejected.
Luttrell's amendment, providing that
the Governors of each State shall nom
mate and the President appoint two
honorary commissioners, and that the
President appoint "a additional COM
missioners, who may report on some
special subjects, and that their service
be without pay, and provided further,
that in case the authorities of any State
shall appoint commissioner to repre-
sent the interests of such State ut the
exhibition, said commissioner shall
have the same status in the commits
sion as honorary commissioners pro-
vided for by the bill, and shall not be
entitled to any compensation. Adopted.
Mayham moved to strike out the
whole of the fourth section of the bill,
which appropriates S150,00O for neces-
sary purposes.
Blair, of New Hampshire, said: The
great Yankee nation got up on its ear,
and said it would be damned if it would
vote $4,000 to such purpose.
Hamilton, of Indiana, spoke of Hew-
lit as one of the commissioners to the
Paris and Vienna Expositions, richer
than any other member of the House.
Hewett denounced such remarks.
Finally the committee rose and or
dered that debate on the fourth section
cease.
The House then went into committee
again and disposed of various amend
ments.
The committee agreed to a resolution
ordering the commissioner of agricul-
ture to prepare specimens Of the pro-
ductions of the various States and Ter
ritories for the exhibition.
Motions to raise the appropriation
to $780, 900 and reduce to $4,000, and
others, were rejected. .'.
1t was ordered that the debate on
Hamilton's substitute, allowing repre-
sentation but no appropriation, cease.
Hamilton's substitute was then carried
by 164 to g.. The object was to defeat
Cox's substitute, which was re-
jected, 90 to 1913.
This disposed Of both propositions.
The committee then reported the bill
to the House, and Monroe moved the
previous question, which, against Cox's
protest, was carried, 125 to 90.
The amendments adopted in commit
tee of the whole were adopted and the
bill passed, 139 to 124.
The bill reads:
Whereas, The United States have
been invited by the Republicof France
to take part in universal exposition
of the productions Of agriculture, man
ufactures and the fine arts, to be held
in Paris in 1878:
Therefore, resolved by the Senate and
House Of Representatives, that said in