The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-06-19
CONGRESSIONAL
SENATE.

SETN
Washington, June 18.-Kirkwood
from the Conference committee on tn
resolution of the House, returned t
the Senate the Post route bill, in whicl
the House refused to concur, on accoun
of one amendment Of the Senate beint
in the nature of revenue bill and re
ported that the committee had beel
unable to agree. Report laid on tn
table for the present.
The amendment referred to is the on,
allowing foreign books to pass through
the mails free Of duty in accordance will
the terms of the international posta
treaty. Conferees on the part Of tn,
Senate proposed to waive all discus
sion as to the questions of privilege al
issue between the two houses, and tt
consider the bill with the Senate amend
ments. But the House conferees de
clined to agree to the proposition fol
the reason that they do not, in theil
opinion, possess the power under the
resolution of the House TO consider the
bill or the amendments without the en-.
largement thereof.
The Senate then went into secret
session and when the doors were re.
opened the resolution to extend the
session until six, o'clock, Wednesday
evening, was passed. kEk
Consideration of the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill was then resumed.
The discussion upon the amendment
to the sundry civil appropriation bill
for the payment Of Southern mail con-
tractors for services rendered prior to
the war, was continued at some length.
Agreed to. s-s~ a.s a .ef
Mitchell and Hoar were appointed
members Of the conference committee
on the West Virginia and New Hamp-
shire election bill, in place of Mcmillan
and Teller, excused.
Blaine called attention to an amend
ment already agreed upon, providing
that newspapers shall be paid CONNER
cial rates for advertising, and moved
to amend SO as to provide that adver-
tlsements inserted by tho government
since April 10, 1877, shall be paid for
at like rates. Amendment was agreed
to. si,., u
Morrill, submitted an amendment
the necessary appropriation for
the purchase of land to increase the
width. of the roadway around the naval
in front of the Capitol.
Beck opposed the amendment and ad-
vocated the removal of the monument,
that it was put there to per-
petuate in marble, for all time, civil
war. 1t would keep up III feeling. The
was agreed to.
Teller moyed to appropriate 800, 900
for removing the Indians from their
reservation on White river, Colorado.
Agreed to. ltelF j ~ aAi.a
Window demanded separate vote
on the amendment made in committee
in regard to the payment of southern
mail contractors, and it was concurred
in; yeas %, nays "a.
Conkling withdrew the motion entered
by him to reconsider the vote by which
the bill to legalize the collection of GER
tain head moneys was passed, and the
bill having passed both houses now
goes to the President for his signature.
Paddock called up the House bill for
the relief of settlers on public lands.
Passed.
Spencer called up the resolution sub
mitted by him few days ago. author
izing the committee on Military Affairs
to sit during recess for the purpose of
considering a revision of the army reg
ulations, and bring up other legislation
now pending in the committee. Agreed
to. 1ts
The President pro tenn. laid before
the Senate the House resolution re-
questing the Senate to grant permission
to the Hon. Stanley Matthews to appear
before the Potter committee. Wallace
submitted the following:
Resolved, That the Senate in COM
pliance Of the resolution of the House
of Representatives Of yesterday do allow
the attendance of the Hon. Stanley
Matthews, before the committee Of
the House Of Representatives now
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