The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-21
CAPITAL cHAFF.
Blown Over the Wires on Yes
terday.
Prospective Tic in the Senaie-Geners
Harian's Confirmation Expected.
Gen. Benei's Report on the Status Of the
Army-The Trade Dollar.
THE THREATENED TIE.


Washington, Oct. 20.-If Spafford
Eustis and Butler should be admitted
to the Senate, as now seems probable,
there will be tie between the two
parties during the absence of Sharon
and Morton, in which case the Vice.
Presidents vote will count for the Re-
publicans.
GEN. HARLAN's NoAfINATIoN
to the Supreme court will be confirmed.
Both of the Kentucky senators support
him because of his acknowledged tai
ents and high character, regardless of
his long pronounced fidelity to the Re-
publican party. The movement for a
BETTER PROVISION FOR THE ARMY
receives added impulse from the inter-
esting report by Gen. Benet, chief of
ordnance, in which he says that during
the labor disturbances in July it was
necessary, in order to afford the re-
quired protection 10 government prop
erty, to make up companies of marines
and utilize guards of citizens because
of the small number of enlisted men
allowed to the Department. The call
Tor such assistance is proof positive
that the strength of our ordnance de-
partment at the various arsenals in
troublous times, is too small to resist
sudden and unexpected attacks, even
from mob. 1t shows that the vast
accumulation of public property at
these establishments, valued at over
sixty million dollars, ought always to
be Kept under a strong military guard,
which would insure its safety under AL
emergencies. 1t is needless to surmise
what would be the result if u mob
takes possession of an arsenal with Its
large resources of arms, ammunition,
etc., and that at the height, and in the
midst of the the recent riotous disturb
ances one of our arsenaJs had only
twenty soldiers to protect it. One
thousand enlisted men will not be too
many to perform theue important and
imperative duties to the satisfaction of
the country. 1t earnestly recommends
that the number of ordnance soldiers
be so increased. Benet shows that the
reserve supply of small arms is very
low, and says that such country as
this, with its great natural resources,
abundant wealth, exposed frontier OF
many thousand miles, with shore line
OF as many thousands more, should use
measures of more than ordinary safety,
and have always in store not less than
half a million of the best and most eff
cient arms. The manufacture of tents
during the next year seems so necessary
as to call for no argument. Admitting
that our policy is one of peace, tue
chief Of ordnance asks the question if
it is to be expected that a continuance
of such peace policy will in the pres
ent century of the country's life, be
more successful in keeping us from IL
fair proportion of conflicts, in which
peace can only be maintained at the
sacrifice of men and means, than in the
past century. He points out the fact
that small as is the army, the appropri-
ations for its support are so meagre
that they are not allowed enough car
tridges for the target practice necessary
to their efficiency.
The second section of the Joint reso-
luton for the
ISSUE OF SILVER COIN,
approved July 22d, 1876, provides that
"the trade dollar shall not hereafter be
legal tender, and the Secretary of the
Treasury is hereby authorized to limit
from time to time the coinage thereof
to such amount as he may deem suiii-
cient to meet the export demand for
the same" There being no export de-
mand at present for trade dollars the
Secretary of the Treasury has ordered
the director of the mint to discontinue
the receipt of deposits therefor at
several mints until further instructed,
and general order to that effect, ap-
plicable to all mints, was to-day issued.
WANNA.