The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-12-07
WASHINGTON.
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Council Fires.
News Goals. Raked From the Ashes, and
Thrown Westward by Telegraph.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

washington, Dec. 6.-Durlng tnt
morning hour a number Of petition,
were presented. Burnside submitted
resolution calling upon the President tc
transmit to the Senate the correspond.
ence had with our late minister to
France in regard to the Franco-Prus.
sian war; also the correspondence on
the same subject with our ministers to
England and Germany. Agreed to.
Allison, in charge of the House bill
to authorize the free coinage of the
standard silver dollar, and to restore
its legal tender character, moved to
make it the special order for Monday,
after the expiration of the morning
hour, and to be continued from day to
day until disposed of. After long
discussion Allison changed his motion
SO as to take the bill up on Tuesday
next, instead of Monday.
Morrill, moved to amend so as to
make it the special order for January
18th. Rejected-yeas II, nays 40.
The motion of Allison was then
ageed to-yeas Al, nays 1S.
Matthews submitted concurrent re-
solution reciting the various acts of
Congress authorizing the issue of bonds,
etc., and declaring that all bonds of the
United States, issued under said acts,
are payable, principal and interest, at
the option of the Government of the
United States, in silver dollars of 4121
grains standard silver, and such pay
ment is not in violation of the public
faith or the rights of public creditors.
Laid on the table and ordered printed.
Ferry presented petition Of citizens
of Michigan in favor of the passage of
of bill to authorize the coinage of the
standard silver dollar.
Among the bills introduced and re-
ferred was one by Burnside, for the pro-
lection of widows and orphans and
heirs-at-law of officers of the army; by
Matthews, to extend the time for pre-
senting claims for collecting, drilling
or organizing volunteers for the war of
the rebellion.
Chaffee called up his resolution call
ing upon the President to inform the
Senate what legal impediments, if any,
exist which prevent him from execut-
ing the laws regarding the Union Pa
cific Railroad company and its branches.
He modified the same SO as to allege
that the branches of the Union Pacific
are the Kansas Pacific, Denver Pacific,
Central Pacific, of California, the Bur-
lington and Missouri River and the
Sioux City branch, instead of declaring
positively that they are the branches.
After brief discussion the question
was taken on the substitute for the
above resolution, submitted November
30th by Paddock, the preamble of
which omitted the names of the roads
said to be branch roads of the Union
Pacific, and it was rejected without
roll call.
During the debate Paddock stated
that this whole question of what con-
stituted branch road was now be-
fore the courts, and the Senate should
not interfere. He argued that the
whole scope of his resolution was SIM
liar to Chaffee's, except that it omit
ted this legal question: What were
branch roads?
Thurman said that unless the Gov
ernment forced the Union Pacific to
pro rate with the Kansas Pacific, it
would never get dollar of the money
due by the Kansas Pacific, for that
company could not pay its taxes to the
Government unless the Union Pacific
should pro rate with it, and do it
justice.
The preamble and resolution of
Chaffee were then agreed to without
division.
The Senate then went into execu-
tive session and adjourned.
HOUSE.
Washington, Dec. 6.-The majority
and minority reports were made from
the committee on Elections In the Col
orado case. Ordered printed.
Joyce asked leave to offer a resolu-
ton reciting the attempts of the people
of Cuba to obtain their independence,
and directing the President to remon-
strate against the manner in which the
war has been carried on by Spain. OBJ
jected to.
Blair asked leave to offer aresolution
directing the committee on Foreign
Affairs to inquire into the condition of
the insurrection against the Spanish
authorities on the Island of Cuba. Hale
and Ellsworth objected.
The post route bill was passed.
Adjourned.
Nominations.
Washington, Dec. 6.-Among the