The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-02-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
Yesterdays Doings in the Ma
tional Legislature.
SENATE.

SENATE.
| Washington, Feb 7.-Edmuuds sub
mitted resolution instructing the
committee on Appropriations to inquire
whether there exists adequate provis-
ions for prompt examination, report
and action, in pension cases in the
Pension Bureau and Surgeon Generals
office, and that said committee report
thereon by bill or otherwise as soon as
may be. After some discussion Win
dom moved an amendment so as to in
clude the Adjutant Generals office,
which was accepted by Edmunds and
the resolution was adopted.
Davis called up the Senate bill to re-
init taxes on insolvent savings banks.
The bill was read third time and
passed.
Sargent submitted II resolution in
structing the committee on Appropria-
tions to have printed the testimony In
the investigation of affairs of the
Freedman's hospital in this city.
Agreed to.
Consideration was then resumed of
unfinished business, the silver bill, and
Blaine spoke thereon.
Johnston afterwards spoke, and said
it could not have escaped the attention
of any one that portion of the public
press, especially at the North, had in
dicated that the South stood ready at
any time to repudiate the public debt
of the United States. He (Johnston)
wished to say for himself and on behalf
Of his Southern colleagues on this floor
that no people had the national honol
more at heart than the people of the
South. They had passed through a
most terrible suffering and did not pro-
pose to undergo the journey again. If
they had no better motive for uphold
ing the national honor than that of self
interest, they would not do anything to
bring discredit upon the Government.
He said the people of the South knew
their condition was indissolubly mixed
up with those of the North.
Hill then took the floor, but before
proceeding with his remarks yielded to
Morgan, upon whose motion the Senate
went into executive session.
HOUSE.
Washington, Feb. Immediately
after the reading of the journal the
House resumed consideration of the
election case of Wigginton VS.. Pacheco,
from the Fourth district of California.
After debate for two and half
hours the House proceeded to vote on
the pending propositions.
The first vote was on the amendment
reported by the minority of the COM
mittee OH Elections, declaring Pacheco
entitled to the seat. The amendment
was rejected by party vote-yeas l2G,
nays 1877.
The next vote was on Leonard's sub
stitute, declaring that neither Pacheco
nor Wigginton was entitled to the
seat. 1t was rejected.
The resolution reported by the ma
jority of the committee, declaring Wig
ginton entitled to the seat, was then
adopted, yeas 1856, nays 125. In the
committee a majority of four was fig
ured up for Wigginton, while the mi
nority of the committee figured up a
majority of six for Pacheco. The Sec
retary OF the State of California had
certified to majority of one for Pach-
eco. In the votes in the House, party
lines were strictly observed, not sin
gle deviation being recorded.
The result of the last vote having
been announced, the oath of Office was
administered to Peter ID. Wigginton.
Adjourned.