The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-12-14
WASHINGTON.
Wreaths of Smoke From the Ma
tion's Council Fires.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE,

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that state may be inquired into and de.
cided upon its merit. He moved that
the petition lie upon the table for the
present, and gave notice that he would
call it up hereafter and move its refer
ence to the committee on Privileges
and Elections. So ordered.
Dawes introduced bill TO authorize
and equip an expedition to the Arctic
seas. Referred.
voorhees, submitted the following
resolution, and gave notice that he
would call it up on Tuesday, Jan. 18th,
for the purpose of submitting some
remarks thereon:
Resolred, That it is of the highest
Importance that the financial credit of
the Government be maintained, and. in
order to do so the Government itself in
all its departments should in good faith
keep all its contracts and obligations
entered into with its own citizens.
Ferry, from the Post Route commit
tee, reported the annual post route bill.
Ilaceu on the calendar.
Davis resolution asking the Secreta-
ry Of War for information regarding
the militia of the several states, was
agreed to.
At the expiration of the morning
hour consideration was resumed of the
resolution of Matthews to pay bonds in
silver, and Bayard spoke in opposition.
Pending further discussion Anthony
reported favorably the Senate bill regu-
lating the purchase of material for the
printing Office. Passed.
Hereford took the floor on Matthews
resolution, but the Senate went into
executive session at 4 p. IN. and at $50
adjourned.
HOUSE.
Washington, Dec. 13.-The regular
order of business, being the considera-
tion of the Colorado contested election
case, was resumed.
Butler favored sending the case back
to Colorado, warning the Democrats
not to seat Patterson, who manifestly
was not the peoples choice. Whatever
stood between the will Of the people
and fair count should be swept away.
(Derisive laughter from Democrats
No machinery ought ever to put man
in office not elected by the popular
vote. If the Democrats seated Patter-
son they must stop the cry of fraud con-
cerning recent election.
Patterson, being allowed to speak,
replied to a speech by Hale, in which
the latter characterized him as va
grant and mendicant, and his claim as
that of unblushing, barefaced audacity,
and said
sit is not always that beggars are to
be blamed. Circumstances sometimes
drive them into poverty, but a coward
and villifier is always that either from
his nature or his own choosing. If,
after the statement which propose to
make, the gentleman from Maine does
not feel inclined to rise in his place and
ask pardon of the House, and even of a
mendicant, then 1 think that even
beggar would be prince beside him in
principle"
1t was six O'Clock when Patterson
finished, and then Hale said:
"The gentleman from Colorado, who
has supplicated this House for a seat
for the last hour, has been needlessly
excited, and has, in language which
this chamber has happily almost for
COTTON, seen fit to indicate on my part
some lack of courageous action. Let
me set that gentleman right. do not
claim any very bigh merit in that direc-
tion. 1t never occurred to me that it
was an act of high courage to speak the
truth about that gentleman and his
performances in the Colorado election.
He has also talked about my villifying
him. In this he is needleesly sensitive.
took up the circumstances of the
election, the undoubted fact that he
had been beaten, and that not content
with that, he has sought high and low
for some sort of title outside, in order
| to get seat on this floor. I termed
that begging for seat, and nothing
which he has said has in any decree
changed my opinion about it. If he
gets the seat, then the people of Colo
RADIO are deprived Of the representative
Of their choice, if not by mendicancy,
by robbery"
Debate being closed the House pro-
ceeded at 6:30 to vote on the question
The first vote was on the proposition of
the minority Of the committee, that
Belford was entitled to a seat. This
was negatived by a strict party vote
yeas 110, nays 12S.
The next vote was on the resolution,
that there had been no valid election.
Rejected-yeas 116, nays 1T. When
this vote was announced it was greeted
with applause on the Democratic side.
| Matthew'S Silver Resolution.
Washington, Dec. 13.-Senator Mat.
| theWs intends to force n vote on his