The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-12-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
EnIs's APPEAL AT WASHINGTON
Sympathy for Ireland from the United
States-Strong Resolutions In
troduced I'm the House OF
Representatives..


SENATE
Washington, Dec. 9.-Bayard, from
the committee on finance, reported on
the senate bill for the interchange of
subsidiary silver coins, and asked its
indefinite postponement. So ordered.
Also, senate bill to authorize the Sec
retary of the treasury to issue $40, 0,000,-
600 four per cent. bonds for the pay
ment Of arrears Of pensions, and asked
its indefinite postponement. So ordered.
On motion of Davis the resolution
heretofore submitted by him, calling on
the secretary Of the territory for state
ment by states of the amount paid out
OF the treasury since 1866 of claims
growing out of the late war, was taken
up. Pending discussion the morning
hour expired. and the senate went into
executive session.
The vice-president laid before the
senate communication from the post
master general, transmitting letter
from the assistant postmaster general,
calling attention to the insufficieney of
the appropriation for inland mail trans
portation for the present fiscal year,
and recommending that $4,000, 900 be
reappropriated out of unexpended bal
ances Of former appropriations for that
purpose during the last four years
which have been converted into the
treasury, and be made available to meet
the necessities of the service. Referred.
Also communication from the Sec
retary Of war, transmitting a copy of
the report of Lieutenant General Sher-
idan as to stations OF troops in order to
control squatter immigration threaten
ing Indian territory, and stating his
belief that the stations cannot safely
be abandoned, and that others may per-
haps be required ; and that unless some
action in the premises is taken by con-
gress, the military occupation referred
to may be regarded as perpetual. Re-
ferred.
HOUSE.
Washington, Dec. 9.-Mr. Wood in
troduced a bill relating to the treaty
making power 1t declares that while
the treaty-making power is confined to
the president and senate, two-thirds
concurring, such authority does not ex-
tend to treaties that require appropria-
tions of money to execute them; but
that in all such cases the consent OF the
law-making power of the government is
required, which includes the house of
representatives.
Mr.. Myers introduced bill to retire
the national bank circulation and sub
stitute United States treasury notes
therefor
The following joint resolutions in re-
gard to Irish affairs were introduced
and referred: 4iss-AaF
By Mr.. Frost:
WHEREAS, 1t appears that the people
Of ireland are seriously threatened with
the horrors of famine; and
WHEREAS, The destitution and suffer-
ing that are now prevailing, and that
are likely to increase, are in great meas
ure due to the system of land tenure
which obtains in that unfortunate coun-
try; therefore
Resolued, etc., That the congress views
with the most earnest and heartfelt
sympathy the efforts now being made
by patriotic Irishmen to ameliorate the
condition of their beloved country, and
extends to the Irish people its sincere
wish for their success in their endeavors
to obtain for themselves and their pos
terity the inestimable boon of equal
laws and self-government.
By Mr.. Gillette, of Iowa:
Resolred, etc., 1st. That we cordially
sympathize with the people of Ireland
in their present alarming condition
from threatened famine and in their
efforts to obtain relief from the oppress-
i've landlord system.
I'd. That we request the president of
the United States to communicate to
her majesty's government our hope that
some just arrangement may be early
made by which the Irish peasants may
become owners of the soil they culti-
vate.
Mr.. Newberry introduced bills to au-
thorize the issue Of thirty millions of
gold certificates, and to establish re-
demption fund therefor; also to author
ize the issue of twenty millions silver
certificates, and to establish a redemp-
tion fund therefor.
Mr.. Jones, of Texas, introduced 8 bill
to repeal the act for the resumption of
specie payments.
Mr.. Rice, of Iowa, introduced a bill
requiring the reserves of national banks
to be kept in gold and silver coins of the
United States; also bill in relation to
bank deposits.
The house then went into committee
of the whole on the bill defining the
duties of the reporter of the supreme