The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-02-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
Yesterdays Doings in the Ma.
tional Legislature.
SENATE,

SENATE.
Washington, Feb. 5.-Conkling pre-
sented petitions Of large number of
citizens Of many counties of New York
in favor of the reconciliation of silver.
Referred.
Wallace reported, with amendment,
the bill introduced by him some time
ago to authorize long bond for the in
vestment for savings. Placed on the
calendar. He gave notice that he would
call it up for consideration at an early
day.
Edmunds submitted a resolution in
structing the committee on Appropria-
tions to report bill making adequate
provision for the employment of an ad-
ditional clerical force in the pension
and Surgeon Generals Office, to prompt
ly examine and dispose of all claims for
pensions. He asked for present consid-
Grafton of the resolution, but objection
was made and it was laid over until to-
morrow.
Conkling presented petition signed
by a large number of prominent citi-
zens of New York in regard to the fam
inc and suffering in Northern China,
and suggesting that a commission be
appointed from residents of China to
act in connection with the U. S. Minis
ter in procuring and distributing relief.
They also suggest that the unexpended
balance of the money received from
China in 1856 be used to relieve the suf-
ferers. Referred.
At the expiration of the morning
hour consideration was resumed of the
silver bill, and Eaton spoke in opposi-
tion thereto.
HOUSE.
Washington, Feb. 5.-The bill ex-
tending the time for the completion of
the Southern Pacific railroad for ten
years was reported and recommitted.
Memorials from Boston and New
York asking Congress to adopt some
measure of relief for the sufferers by
the famine in northern China were re-
ferred.
Hewitt presented petitions from Bos-
ton and New York for action looking
to the relief of the starving Chinese.
He understood the balance of the Chi
nese indemnity fund now in the State
Department was over S1,000,s0 1t
should have been returned long ago,
and should now be returned uncondi-
tionally, in the most gracious and effica-
cious manner possible. Referred.
Knott reported back Hooker's bill
for an extra session of the Circuit court
in southern Mississippi, for the quick
and cheap trial of men accused of dep
redating on Government timber. He
said if it was feared that partial juries
would be empanelled, he would sug-
gest that they be drawn from other sec
tions.
Hooker said that utter prostration
prevailed in that district and the indus
tries which aggregated four millions
annually, were stagnant on account of
the delay of the Government. Foster
opposed the bill as being in the interest
of timber thieves. After some dispute
the bill was passed.
Stephens reported the testimony taken
on goloid coinage. Ordered printed.
Springer said he would tomorrow
call up the Wigginton-Pacheco contest.
The House then went into committee
of the whole on the military academy
appropriation bill. Considerable dis
cussion ensued, during which Clymer
said there were five-sevenths of pro-
fessor at West Point to each five and a
half students, and their pay amounted
to about nine hundred dollars more than
the cost of sustaining the 80 cadets.
He recommended the military commit
tee to look into the matter. Without
reaching any conclusion the committee
rose and the House adjourned.