The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-12-18
BY TELEGRAPH.
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTIONS
Considerab'y curaiied, yst Crisp, Con-
cise and Compete.

military academy appropriation I'LL,
and Messrs. Allison. B.sine and Davis
wv. Val were appointed a committee
of conference.
Mr.. Holcomb, from the COMMITTEES
on military affairs, reported the amend.
nent bill recently introduced by Mr..
Paddock providing that the posse COM
i.atus clause In the army appropriation
I'LL shall not be construed as APPLYING
To the army employed in the PREDICTION
of life and property la the states and
territories.subj-ct to Indian incursions.
Placed on the calendar.
The consular and diplomatic bill
passed. 1t appropriates s50,800 less
than the estimates for the next fiscal
year.
Consideration Of the proposed amend
ment to Mr. Blaine's resolution was re-
sumed, and Mr.. Merrimon read a pre-
pared speech.
The vice president presented a COM
mun'cation from tile secretary Of war
suggesting that the army approp iation
bill be made available at once to allow
the purchase and shipment of goods to
the far west. as soon as possible. Re
ferred.
Also an answer Of the secretary of
treasury to Mr.. Beck's recent resoIu-
tion of inquiry. Ordered printed and
tabled.
The Geneva award bill again came
up and Mr.. Keifer advocated the ma
jority report.
Postal Car Service and Cipher Dis.
patches.
Washington, Dec. 1.-The house
went into committee of the whole on
the postal deficiency bill. 1t appro-
PIRATES $4,000 and prohibits the in
crease of postal cor service this year.
Mr.. Blount explained the increase
in the cost Of service had increased at
the rate of I per cent, not on postal
car service itself but on the whole rail-
way service since July ls. '78. 1t in
creased As per cent. on the postal car.
service itself. The deficiency arose In
the determination of the departmei t
against the will Of congress, that the
service should increase. Congress had
not been treated with comm N cour-
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