The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-02-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
Yesterdays Doings in the Ma
tional Legislature.
SENATE,

restoration of tax on tea and coffee,
all of which were referred.
Other petitions favoring the organi-
zation of Department of Industry,
the head thereof to be Cabinet officer.
were presented and referred.
Davis reported a substitute for the
bill to prevent abuses in respect to
mileage of the district attorneyt of the
United States. Placed on the calendar.
Dawes introduced a bill regulating
the authorization and use of proxies
in meetings of share holders in national
banking associations. Referred.
The following bills were introduced
and REFEREED
BY Spencer-To incorporate the Ma
tional Pacific Railroad and Telegraph
company.
By Saunders-Supplimentary to the
joint resolution in relation to the Paris
Exposition.
Chaffee presented a petition of citi-
zens of Colorado favoring the purchase
by government of all telegraph lines
of the country. Referred.
Herman presented petitions from citi-
zens of various counties of New York,
in favor of the reconciliation of silver
and the repeal of the specie reumption
act. Referred.
Beck presented resolutions of the
American Association of breeders of
Short Horn cattle, praying Congress
and the Dominion Parliament to abol-
ish duties imposed on live stock other
than thoroughbred imported in Canada
and the United States. Referred.
Maxey reported with amendment
the Senate bill amending the Revised
statutes relative to the annual appro-
priation for the militia force of the
United States.
Withers reported with amendments
the Senate bill amending the law for
pensions to soldiers and sailors of the
war of 1912.
Chaffee submitted resolution call
ing upon the Secretary Of the Treasury
to transmit to the Senate copies of any
papers in his department relating to
the settlement of accounts for the
transportation of the Third Infantry
from st. Louis to San Francisco in
July, 1877. Agreed to.
At the expiration of the morning
hour consideration of the silver bill was
resumed, and Beck submitted an amend
ment directing the Secretary of the
Treasury to purchase from time to time
silver bullion, not less than three mil
lion dollars per month, or as much
more as can be coined at the mint
of the United States, the United States
to have the benefit of the gain or
shrinkage, provided, that whenever the
market price of silver bullion is such
that it cannot be purchased at less than
par in legal tenders, he shall give no.
tice of the fact and then any citizen Of
the United States owning bullion may
deposit the same at the mint and have
it coined. The amendment further pro-
vides that subsidiary coinage shall con-
tain the same relative quantity of pure
and standard silver as the silver dollar.
After Beck had explained his amend
ment briefly Bayard spoke in opposition
to the bill.
Eaton then took the floor, but before
commencing his remarks yielded to a
motion to adjourn. The Senate then
adjourned.
HOUSE.
Washington, Feb. Among the
bills introduced and referred during
the morning hour was one by Southard,
authorizing the payment of customs in
legal tender notes, and one by Mills,
providing that all bonds hereafter
issued by the Government shall be pay
able, principal and interest, in gold,
silver and legal tender notes.
Luttrell laid before the House reso-
luton of the California legislature ask
ing for modification of the Burlin-
game treaty, and for the transfer of the
Indian Bureau to the War Department.
Resolutions were introduced by Page,
authorizing the payment of the balance
due the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. +;
also to forfeit certain public lands
granted to aid in the construction of a
railroad line from the Missouri to the
Pacific coast.
Bills were introduced, as follows:
BY Riddle-A constitutional amend
ment for direct Presidential vote.
BY Sexton-Making railroad receiv-
ers amenable to processes of courts in
states through which the roads pass.
The motion of Hooker to pass bill
authorizing the Circuit and District
court of Southern Mississippi to hold a
special term for the trial of cases arising
out of alleged fraudulently taken tim
ber, was defeated.
Glover moved to suspend the rules
and adopt resolution authorizing the
committee on Treasury expenditures to
send subcommittee whenever deemed
advisable, and giving the committee
leave to sit during the sessions of the
House. Defeated.
Knott introduced bill reorganiziua
the judiciary.
Singleton reported tire consular ap
preparation bill. Made the special or
der for the 18th of February.