The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-04-06
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By These Figures the Army
Appropriation Bill Passed.
Another Great Contest
Approaching. A
Redskins Killing the Chinese.
Two Singular Suicides.
A Signal Victory Over Arabs.
Who Silently but Hastily
fold their tents and
Depart.
ETC., Etc, Etc.
WASHINGTON.
Etc, Etc, Etc.
WASHINGTON.
Proceedings of the House.

Washington, April 5.-The amend
ment offered yesterday by New, that
the repeal shall not abridge or affect
the right and duty of the executive to
respond to call of the state legislature
or governor, was agreed to by vote of
S5 to A. Republicans did not vote.
Lowe moved to strike out section six.
Conger suggested if that were done,
his side would aid in passing immedi-
ately, without debate, separate bill
repeating entirely the so called object
ionable section of the statutes.
McMahon, speaking for himself, re-
pudiated the proposition.
Sparks called attention to an account
in the Chicago Inter Ocean of an inter-
view President Hayes by Davis of Chi
cago, and said there was an effort made
to coerce the president into extreme
measures 10y members of his party.
Yet Chicago had just given demo-
cratic majority of 1923 to Carter Har-
rison. In place of putting ramrods in
to the presidents backbone, all the
marrow and stiffness had been taken
out of the republicans. That demo-
cratic victory in Chicago was the first
popular response from a republican city
and was startling in its character.
Caswell reminded Sparks that on the
same day Wisconsin gave an increased
republican majority of over 5000.
Bragg responded, eliciting loud ap-
plause from democrats.
A discussion followed, in which Has
kell, Cox, Conger and Price partici-
pated.
Cannon moved to strike out the word
sciviln where it occurs in the sixth
section, and spoke in favor of the prop
osition.
Findley opposed the amendment.
Soon afterwards the debate on the
bill and amendment closed, and voting
was resumed.
Cannon's amendment was rejected;
yeas 122, nays 1876.
Baker submitted an amendment
making it a penal offence for any per-
son by menaces or threats to disturb
any meeting assembled for lawful pur-
pose In any campaign for election OF
members of congress, or to endeavor to
procure by menaces division of time
in speaking. Ruled out.
Chittenden followed and said:
"When you repeal these laws you dis
franchise not only the weak and ignor-
ant in every part of this country, but
in all large cities you disfranchise men
who have not the courage to meet des.
peradoes and bulldozers and blacklegs
at the polls."
Conger moved to substitute for Sec
tion four the following: ''That sections
2,OO2 and 5 5,528 of the revised statutes
be and the same are hereby repealed
and rejected;" yeas 100, nays 1876.
Caswell moved to strike out that por.
tion of the section providing for penal
| ties.
A question required on the motion
made by Lowe, to strike out the whole
of section six, was rejected; yeas 122,
nays 1876.
The committee rose and reported the
bill. Amendments to bill, which were
all unimportant, were agreed to with
out division.
Cannon asked Sparks to allow the
house an opportunity to have yea and
nay vote on the repeating section.
McMahon objected. The bill was
then passed; yeas 14s, nays 122; 9
strict party vote.
The greenbackers voted as follows
Afiirmative-De La Matyr, Ford, Gil
1tlette, Jones, Ladd, Murch, Stevenson
Weaver and Yokum; negative-Bar
low and Forsythe.
Clymer moved, that when the hous'
adjourns it be to Tuesday next
Adopted; yeas 154, nays 100.
The greenbackers, with the excep
ton of Barlow, voted in the negative
as did also number of democrats. Th'
house then adjourned.
Indians Killing the Chinese.
/, Washington, April o. letter from
a federal officer in Idaho to a membel
of congress, now here. gives the partic
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