The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-04

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Dorsey and Wallace were appointed on
the conference on the sundry civil bill.
Window, from the conference or the
legislative appropriation bill, submitted
a report. He said the House under
took to reduce by a very large vote a
number of salaries which were fixed by
the compromise act of last year. The
Senate restored these and the House
conferees agreed, except in very few
cases. The conference disagreed on the
reduction of the Presidents salary.
The Senate agreed to the committees
report and insisted on the Presidents
salary. A new conference was ordered.
West, from the postofice conference,
submitted a report that the committee
disagreed OF the item increasing the
appropriation for mail transportation,
by railroads. On account of last years
reduction mail service to the great west
was less efficient than in 1875.
The appropriations committee report
ed a substitute for the House army ap-
preparation bill similar to the bill of
lart year. A long discussion ensued on
Davis motion to reduce the army from
%, 900 to 20, 900 men. The Senate by a
strict party vote, passed the substitute
of the committee on appropriations for
the House bill making appropriation
for the support of the army.
The Senate postponed until the first
Wednesday of December next, the bill
recently reported in accordance with
the message of the President to aid in
the res Imption of specie payments.
HOUSE.
Washington, March 3.-The last day
of the Forty-fourth Congress began at
noon.
Hooker moved to suspend the rules
and consider the Choctaw Indian bill.
Defeated.
The conference report Oh the post
office appropriation bill has been agreed
to. On postal car facilities a new con-
ference vas ordered. The franking
privilege is restored for all public doc
uments published by order of Congress.
Washington, March 3.-Tucker Of
fered Il resolution reciting that, owing
to the termination of the session,
the imprisonment of witnesses cannot
conduce to the ascertainment of the
truth, the sergeant-at-arms be directed
to discharge all persons in his custody.
Adopted.
Singleton, from the committee on APP
preparations, reported back the Senate
bill relative to the signal service, with
certain amendments. Passed.
On motion of Holman, the Senate
amendments to the civil sundry bill
were non-concurred in.
Eden reported back the Senate bill
extending for ten years the act estab-
fishing a board of commissioners of war
claims. Passed.
Hayward, from the committee on
hnN nj ~ n nd. nCtrn1 1An tra %
report, declaring exempt from taxation
all deposits made in savings banks.
Morrison objected.
Holman moved that the House insist
on its disagreement in reference to the
Presidents salary.
Garfield said the President had once
vetoed a bill to reduce the salary, and
if the House insisted it would present
the same issue to the outgoing Presi-
dent at the moment when it would
hardly be manly for him to sign a bill
cutting down the salary of his sue
ceSsor
Harrison-The House fixed the sal
airy at $4,000 when it was thought
Tilden would be President.
Garfield said if the bill fails, an extra
session will be necessary and it will be
impossible to cut down the Presidents
salary for four years. The motion to
insist was agreed to by a viva voc
vote.
The conference report on the fortih-
cation bill agreed to.
Knott moved to. amend Fields reso-
luton on presidential count by adding
five other declarations, claiming that
the constitution conferS on the two
Houses, and not on the President of
the Senate the power to examine and
ascertain the electoral vote to be
counted, and that no vote can be
counted against the judgment and de-
termination of the House of RepreSen-
tatiyes.
Burchard moved to amend Fields
resolution by adding TO it the words,
affecting the genuineness orproper au-
thentication of such certificate. but not
for the purpose of questioning the
number of votes by which the electors
may have been appointed.
Burchard's amendment was rejected,
yeas SO. nays 126, a party vote.