The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-01-22
XIV. CONGRESS-.
SENATE.

| SENATE.
Washington, Jan. 2l.--Mr. Chaffee
of Colorado, introduced a resolution
directing the cancellation of one and
two dollar United States notes. Lait
on the table to be called up by Mr.
Chaffee.
Mr.. Merrill, from the committee OF
finance, reported without amendment
the bill passed by the house on the 16tt
inst, to facilitate the refunding of the
national debt. Placed on the calendar
At the conclusion of the morning
business the bills on the calendar were
considered.
The senate bill to authorize the sec.
retary of the interior to deposit the
funds held by him as trustee for Indian
tribes in the treasury of the United
States, in lieu of investment, led to d
long discussion.
The patent bill was laid. aside and
the naval appropriation bill considered,
and it too, was laid aside.
HOUSE.
Washington, Jan. Immediately
after the reading of the journal,
Mr.. Potter called up for action the
resolution presented by him yesterday,
directing the committee on inyestiga-
ton of the election frauds to inquire
into the cipher dispatches, ard appro-
priating $40, 900 to defray the expenses
of such inquiry.
Butler opposed the resolution on the
ground that congress had no jurisdic-
tion over the private correspondence of
anybody, and he [Tildenpl was a private
man, who held no public position. Be-
sides, congress should not take part in
the SANDER of any public man to satisfy
the curiosity of anybody in the house
or out of it. The result of appropriate
ing money for the investigation would
be to stir up something which had bet
ter not be seen, felt or smelt. 1t would
be far better to give $4,000 to poor
workingman's family. He had spoken
against the resolution in order that it
might be said hereafter that at least
one man, acting as judge and as a menu
ber of congress, unbiased by party pre-
judice, [laughterl had been averse to
stirring up private affairs of private
persons.
Mr.. Hale followed in support of the
resolution. He said now that the ma
chine had been started and set in mo-
tion, let it roll, and make investigation
into both sides of the question.
Mr.. Hewitt, of N. Y, supported the
He called the attention of
Mr.. Butler to the fact that there were
occasions in life when there was some
thing higher than judge or member of
congress. 1t was when sense Of man.
hood struck into the human heart. BE
stood there in that spirit Of manhood.
He had some sympathy for that simple
hearted old gentleman in New York,
who had been taken from his privacy
and thrust upon the country Us a presi-
Dental candidate; who had become the
apostle of reform and who had re-
manned in the closet awaiting the YER
dict of the American people, taking no
hand or part in the notable campaign.
He had been surrounded by confeder-
ates and co-partners and nephews, who
had attempted to purchase the electoral
college, and the simple-hearted old man
should have the opportunity to come
before congress and protect his charac-
ter from men close around him who had
attempted to besmirch it.
Mr.. Conger followed with a short
speech, making sarcastic illusions to
the cipher dispatches as "scriptural
kilograms ''signed by Moses and
Aaron and the rest"
After further debate, the resolution
passed by vote of 1913 to 120.
Mr.. Stephens, from the committee on
coinage, etc., introduced bill to
authorize the coinage of goloid metric
dollars and fractions of dollars, Re-