The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-02-07
CONGRESS SIoNAL.

Washington, Feb. 6.-AlliSOn report
ed the Indian appropriation bill, with
amendments. He will call it up as soon
as possible.
Sherman reported favorably the
House bill authorizing the commission
ers of the Freedman's Saving Bank
company to buy and sell certain proper
ty. Laid aside.
Sargent submitted a resolution re-
questing the Secretary of the Navy to
transmit to the Senate Il narrative of
Halls second Arctic expedition, COM
piled from notes made by Capt. Hall
and purchased from his widow. Agreed
to.
Cameron reported with amendments
the bill recently introduced by Whyte
to promote telegraphic communications
between America and Europe. Placed
on calendar. The principal amendment
provides that the rates to be charged
the government shall not exceed those
charged individuals.
Paddock reported favorably the Sem
ate bill for the relief of settlers upon
public lands under the presumption
laws. Passed.
West reported favorably on the SEN
ate bill to amend the act of June 9Th,
1872, granting right of way through
public lands to the Denver 81 Rio
Grande railway company. Passed. 1t
repeats the proViso in the original act
requiring the company to complete the
road to a point OF the Rio Grande as
far south as Santa Fe within five years
and to complete fifty miles additional
south of said point in each year there
after, and in lieu thereof allows the
company ten years from the passage of
the original act to complete the road to
Santa Fe.
Cockrell reported favorably on the
Senate joint resolution to amend the
joint resolution of July 30, 1876, au-
thorizing the Secretary of War to issue
arms to certain States and Territories
SO IA to issue ammunition not to exceed
fifty ball cartridges for each arm.
Passed.
Burnside introduced a bill for the
protection of widows, orphans and
heirs-at-law of officers of the army of
the United States. Referred.
Stevenson presented a memorial of
the board of regents of the Smithsonian
institute, asking appropriation of $780,
900 to erect a building adjoining the
Smithsonian for exhibition of goods
contributed by foreign governments to
liIO OIlIcu SldltS, lately Ol tAlllDlllOu
at Philadelphia. Referred.
The legislative appropriation bill was
received from the House and referred.
After the morning hour the bill
amending the Pacific railroad acts, and
taken up. Hitchcock opposed the bill
of the judiciary committee.
After debate the bill was laid aside.
Ingalls, said the bill abolishing the
board of Metropolitan police commits
sioners, with the Presidents veto, was
lying on the table, the commission hav-
ing recommended that it be passed rot
withstanding the objections Of the
President thereto. The bill failed of
passage the vote being yeas 80, nays
y, two-thirds not voting in the affirm
alive.
The Senate then went into executive
session and took Il recess till 10 O'Clock
tomorrow.
Washington, Feb. Cat noon the
House went into committee of the
whole on the deficiency appropriation
bill. Waldron said the bill appropri-
ates S1,447, 900, the largest appropria-
lions being half a million for the def
cheney in the Navy Department and
2l7 900 for limblesss soldiers.
Whitthorne offered an amendment
directing the accounting officers of the
Treasury to adjust and settle the ac-
counts of navy officers on the active
list whose pay was affected by the gen.
eral order of the SECRETARY of the navy
of Sept. 1st, 1876, on the basis of wait
ing pay. Adopted. An amendment
was adopted to pay Bliss, of st. Louis,
81, 800 for services as U. S. attorney in
the whiskey cases. Without disposing
of the bill the committee rose.
jerks offered Il resolution for print
ing the Louisiana commissions testi-
mony. Wilson requested that when
the committee makes its general report
it would tell the House whether any
portion of the testimony was printed
without the authority of the House.
Conger said he understood the testi-
mony had been mutilated, and had been
told that it was in the committee on
privileges. He said he would condemn
it wherever it happened. The resolu-
ton was adopted. Recess until to-