The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-11
CONGRESSIONAL.
Re-Assembling OF the Forty
Fifth Congress.
SENATE.

Washington, Jan. 10.-Oyer forty
Senators were in the chamber befort
the Senate was called to order at noon.
A great part of the morning hour was
taken up in the presentation of large
number of petitions from various parts
of the country in favor Of the adoption
of 10th amendment prohibiting the
states from DISTINGUISHING persons on
account Of sex, all Of which were re-
ferred to the committee on Privileges
and Elections.
A large number of bills were intro
duced and referred to appropriate COM
mittees, among them the following:
By Sargent-To regulate Chinese
immigration.
By Dorsey-Supplementary to the act
Of March Sd, 1877, in relation to the
Hot Springs reservation, in Arkansas.
BY Plumb-To reorganize the pay
department of the army.
By Voorhees-To extend the provis-
ions of the act of 1874 in relation to
prize money, to all fleet officers.
By yKellogg-Authorizing mail steam
ship service between New Orleans and
certain ports of the republic of Mex
leo.
Conkling submitted a resolution in
structing the committee on judiciary
to inquire and report in regard TO the
actor taken by any department or off,
Ger OF the Government in restoring
Major B. p. Runkle to the army of the
United States. Agreed to.
Conkling also submitted a resolution
instructing the committee on naval
affairs to inquire and report in regard
to the restoration of DR.. l.. J. Draper
to the medical corps Of the navy, which
was debated at some length and agreed
to.
Edmunds submitted Il joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the United States prohibiting
the states from making appropriations
for sectarian purposes. Referred.
Sargent introduced bill removing
the legal disabilities of women. 1t pro-
vides that any woman who shall have
been a member of the bar of the high
est court of any state or territory, or of
the Supreme court of the District of
Columbia, three years in good standing,
and who is of good moral character,
shall on motion and production of
record, be admitted to practice before
the United States Supreme court.
Jones introduced bill to repeal GER
tain provisions CT acts of Congress
making appropriations for the support
of the army. 1t proposes to repeal the
laws now prohibiting payments for
transportation of United States troops
and property by land grant railroads,
and provides that the accounts of such
railroad companies shall be settled in
the same manner as like accounts of
other railroad companies, subject to a
fair deduction for the use of their re-
spectiye roads, in conformity to the de-
cision of the q. S. Supreme court.
Eaton presented petition praying
for the passage of a law authorizing the
coinage of silver dollars of 420 grains
standard silver, and that they be made
legal tender for sums not exceeding
800, and that an international commits
sion be organized to fix the relative
value of gold and silver in foreign and
domestic exchanges. Referred.
After the morning business had been
disposed of Edmunds called for the
regular order, and the Senate resumed
the consideration of the resolution OF
Matthews, submitted before the recess
declaring the right of the Government,
to pay the principal and interest of its
bonds in silver coin.
After further discussion Sargent
moved to adjourn. Rejected.
The question then recurred on Bay
ards motion, to adjourn over unit
Monday. Rejected.
Randolph then took the floor, but
yielded to Edmunds, who said that a:
the ladies who desired to be heard by
the Senate wished to know if their pc
tition would be granted, he withdrew
his objection to the present considera
ton of the resolution submitted by
Sargent, allowing them to appear be
| fore the Senate.
The resolution was then taken up and
Sargent moved that the Senate hold I;
a session on Saturday, January 18th, t.
hear the advocates of the 10Th amend
ment, and that they should be allowed
two hours to present their views. De
bate ensued and the resolution was re
jected. Adjourned.
| HOUSE.
Washington, Jan. 10.-The Hous
met to-day at noon: $50 members re