The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-12-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

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Davis offered the following substitute
for the substitute proposed by Ran
dolph: That the president is hereby
authorized within Is months from the
passage OF this act, in his discretion, by
and with the consent and advice Of the
senate, TO appoint to the army Fiiz John
Porter, who was dismissed by sentence
Of court martial January 10Th, 1868.
Provided, however, that such appoint
ment shall give no higher rank than
colonel on the retired list. and provided
further, that said Porter shall receive no
pay, compensation or allowance for the
time intervening between his dismissal
and such appointment.
After debate, including vigorous
lye-minute speech against it by Logan,
the amendment was agreed TO by vote
Of SO TO 2l--a party vote, except that
Davis, of Illinois, voted with the re-
publicans.
The bill was then reported TO the SEN
ate, and the question being on agreeing
10 the amendments made in committee
of the whole, Burnside made set
speech against the bill.
The amendments made in committee
OF the whole were agreed TO by a vote of
81 10 20, and the bill read third time
and passed by strict party vote, ex-
cept Davis, Of Illinois.
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object OF these bills was to avoid asking
the president for a pardon, and de-
nounced the sickly sentimentalism
which was agitating the Porter relief.
Hal porter.been in the army Of the Ten
nessee, his perfidy would have ended
his life. JEFF Davis was as much enti-
tied To favor US Porter; he had more
respect for an active rebel than for
traitorous federal.
After the Porter bill passed, Melon
aid said he would ask the senate to-
morrow TO reconsider the five per cent.
bill regarding the distributing proceeds
Of certain land sales among the states.
The bill devoting the sales of public
lands TO education was taken up.
Adjourned.
HOUSE
Washington, Dec. 1i.-Morton intro
duced bill to incorporate the Mara
time canal company, of Nicaragua.
Referred 10 the committee on COM
merce.
1t names rs incorporators U. S.Grant,
+. ID. Morgan, ii. ]. Jewett, w. ].
Garrison, Howard Potter, Fred Billings,
G. W. Riggs, Solon Humphreys, Fred
erick Butteriield, J. Thomas DE Fran
co; 4. +. Beale and VIM. Dennison,
and promises that the capital stock
shall consist OF not less than 500, 900
nor more than 1000, 900 shares of 500
each.
Young introduced n bill to encourage
seamen and to provide home for per-
manently disabled seameu.
Referred.
Blunt stated that there would be
four appropriation bills ready for con-
sideration tomorrow.
Cabell offered resolution appointing
A. w. c. Nowlain, of Virginia, post
master of the house.
Conger (Mich.) moved to amend by
substituting Henry Sherwood. Re
jected, and Cabell's resolution was
adopted.
Bickwell then called up the electoral
count resolution and demanded the
previous question, and the republicans
refusing to vote, the house was left
without quorum. Roll call was or
dered, and mt its conclusion Bickwell
said the republicans we're no better
minded since the debate than before,
and consequently would not now press
the resolution, but would bring it for
ward in January as soon as they could
find 147 democrats.
On motion of Wood, the house went
into committee on the funding bill.
Warner believed the debt should be
paid not perpetuated, and made an ex-
haustive argument. advocating trea-
ury notes instead of national bank
notes, anu declaring bonds payable in
gold and silver.
Chittenden said IL was simple case.
The United States owe 5000, ,o00, 900,
and was paying an exorbitant interest;
the credit Of the government was better
than anybody would believe it possible;
congress was now TO say whether we
will continue to pay five and six per
cent. or pay tho debt eventually, mean
time reducing the interest to three per
cent. Tho credit OF the country WIS,
thank God, tho best in the world des-
pite the silver craze. lie believed
money could bc borrowed at three per
cent, but he would not limit the
secretary OF the treasury to par for
such a.large amount.
Tho committee rose and the subject
went over.
Singleton, from the committee on
appropriations, reported the consular
appropriation bill, appropriating ST.
10000.
Ordered printed.
Dibrell, from the military committee,
reported adversely the resolution ask
inc tho aarratarv of ,v,r fnr tt,o .o.;