The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-29
CONGRESSIONAL.
,,s..LArIox AT THE CAPITAL.


,rom the select committee on Nicara-
man claims, reported an amendment
- the senate bill authorizing the presi-
drut to make arrangements to carry
any convention between the United
states and Nicaragua for the adjust
,aent Of claims. Calendar.
blaine submitted a resolution asking
the president for the correspondence
with Great Britain, respecting thu For
tune Bay outrage. Adopted.
payis and ingalls, presented majority
and minority reports OF the select COM
mlttee on treasury amounts
Butler, from the COMMITTEES on terri
tories. reported favorably the house
bin for the apportionment Of members
AZ the legislature In Montana. Idaho
and wyoming. Calendar.
Davis asserted that discrepancies en-
i,ted in the treasury accounts.
Ingalls, said they were all, however,
attributable to changes in the method
Of bookkeeping.
debate sprang up in which Conk
ling and Dawes complained OF the ex-
pense OF the Davis committee, II being
ten to eleven thousand dollars. with
nothing TO show for II.
Davis, In answering the questions,
said the committee had not been al
., ~ - ,nyest,ga,a the fraud ousst,on
IN p..a,ng debate The norning honr
- ana the Indian a,,,ronr,.tion
,'T ... ,,te, mn
% T,a ,merdment off,.rea v.s,srd.v hv
u',a,,, .,,ro,ri.t,ng AZ ooo Tor ..ads
-.s .rr,en,,rral ,mn,am.,ts w.s ra
'as,sd Z
1na sa,,,. coumittsa nm .c,ro,r,.-
lions struck ont of the house hin the
s,auss aholIsbipy the Indian commits.
sion and inserted n clause appropriatino
s,o oOo far expepses Of the commis.
sion After consIderable debate during
which the merits ana dement's of tbe
.ommissiop ware fully discussed ~.
amendment WINS agreed 10 yeas Al
navs 81
The other amendments proposed by
Tho committee ana which arc NOT ~
mnch importance. we're agreed to
A debate ensued ON the various
,meud,nents nerdIng x,hi.h tho .an.t.
adjourned.
HOUSE
washington, April ze.-Ihe bills in
uoduced ny hice' from the foreign
committee. report on the resolutions OF
the Maine ana massachusetts, iegisia-
lures, regarding tue fisheries sesolu-
uons accompanying the report, sets
iorth tnat the american nshermen are
py hostile legislation ana unlawful vio-
ience Oh tne ihhapitahts OF the British
pfoVihces' deprived OF tine privileges
eohceued inc onlted states py the trea-
" Win oreat britain; that unlawful
violence was unrestrained by Great
btitain' ana requests that the president
take measures 10 secure indemnity Tor
lhe damages sustained at the hands OF
uhe inhapitants Oh New Foundiand,
pto'ection from fdture violence, and to
procure an early aprogation OF the trea-
" oi 81.
ne mouse then went into committee
vi 'ne oiii amending Tue INTERNAL reve-
nue laws
.ariisie explained the Dill. The COM
missioner Oh internai revenue approved
y, except as 10 q Few provisions which
anected the amount OF revenue. The
committee on ways and means unani-
inousiy favored H. One provision, In
regard TO which there had been differ
ence Oh opinion, was that which would
exempt distillers and owners OF dis
''iied spirits from the payment Of i've
per cent. interest on the tax, after the
spirits had remained In the warehouse
LOT period exceeding a year. The
~ho'e amount coiiected from that source
last year mad been nearly sIo,o00. The
second provision 20 which objections
hau peen urged was that which OK
empted distiiiers, rectifyers and whole
saie dealers from the payment OF the
Ten per cent stamps. The revenue de-
rived from that source was about $780,
w. The third provision objected to
was that which allowed owners and dis
tiiiers Of spirits deposited In ware
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