The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-29
CONGRESSIONAL.
Yesterday's Doings in the Ma
tional Legislature.


reduction OF certain tariff duties and
the restoration of the tax on tea, coffee,
etc., all of which were referred.
The Vice-President laid before the
Senate memorial of the California
State Senate relating to the policy and
means Of excluding Chinese from the
United States. Referred.
Mitchell presented various resolu-
tions of the legislative assembly of Or
egon praying for an amendment TO GER
tain acts granting lands for railroad
purposes in that state so as to author
ize the sale of grazing lands; praying
an amendment to the act of February
14th, 1859, in regard to the boundaries
of the state. Referred.
Grover and Mitchell presented petit
tions from citizens of Oregon in favor
of the passage of bill for the con-
struction of the Portland, Salt Lake &
South Pass railroad, and the compile
tion of the Northern Pacific railroad
upon certain conditions. Referred.
VOORHEES, presented petition of cit
izens of Albany, N. Y, in favor of the
remonetization of silver and the repeal
of the specie resumption act. Referred.
Booth presented petition of citizens
of California opposing any further leg
islation to aid the Southern Pacific
road.
Anthony reported favorably the
House amendment to the bill to further
regulate the purchase of material for
public printing and binding. The
amendment was concurred in and the
bill passed.
Dorsey reported adversely petition
asking for an investigation regarding
the sale of intoxicating liquors in the
District of Columbia, and the commit
tee was discharged from further con-
sideration.
A bill was introduced by ingalls, to
reimburse Kansas, Texas, Nebraska
and Colorado for expense incurred in
repelling invasion and the suppression
of Indian hostilities.
Buck gave notice that he would to-
morrow call up the resolution submit
ted by him last week, declaring it mex
pedient, either to maintain or impose
taxes at this time for the purpose of
providing for the S37, 1876, ,045 asked by
the Secretary of the Treasury for a
sinking fund.
The House bill to remove obstruc-
tions from the Mississippi, Missouri,
Arkansas and Red Rivers was taken up
and was passed.
At the expiration of the morning
hour consideration was resumed of un-
finished business, being the House bill
to authorize free coinage of the stand
ard silver dollar, and to restore its legal
tender character. Morrill, made a
speech in opposition thereto.
HOUSE.
Washington, Jan. 2S.-A bill was
presented by Atkins making disclo-
sures of private kilograms misde-
meanor in the District of Columbia.
Lathrop introduced bill amending
The act authorizing the refunding of
the national debt, and providing for the
issuing of four per cent. bonds.
Buckner introduced bill to retire
the circulation of national banks and
substitute therefor treasury notes, re-
ceivable for all dues to the Government,
including custom duties, and to abolish
the tax on banking institutions.
Glover introduced bill to improve
and reform the civil service in the eX-
ecutive departments.
Bills were introduced as follows:
BY Leonard-Fixing the number Of
Representatives in Congress at $50.
BY Cox, by request-To enforce the
judgment of United States courts in
other districts and states than those by
which they have been rendered. =
By Caswell-Abolishing the tax or
bank deposits.
BY Kenna-Joint resolution relating
to the repeal of the resumption act and
rem0netlZatlon.
By Banning-To reorganize the army
and reduce the cost of its support.
Yeates presented The resolutions of 6
meeting OF a number of citizens o.
North Carolina, denying the charges
made against that state by Lieut.. Wal
dron, regarding the wreck of the shiI
Huron.
At the expiration of the morning
hour Baker moved to suspend the rule
and adopt an anti-subsidy resolution
A motion to adjourn was immediatel,
interjected by Butler, and vote there
on was taken by yeas and nays.
The motion to adjourn being defeat
ed, the question recurred on adopting
the anti-subsidy resolution, and it wa
adopted by yeas 179, days 95.
1t declares that in the judgment o
the House, no subsidies in money
bonds, public land or by pledge of tn
public credit, should be granted or re
newed by Congress to associations o
corporations engaged in or proposin
to engage in public or private enter
prises, but that all appropriation
ought to be limited to such amount
and purposes only, as shall be impers
lively demanded by the public service
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