The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-05-08
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washington, May The president
mo TEN. laid before the senate the ere
A.utials Of senator James A Garfield.
md they were placed ON hle.
VOORHEES, submitted a resolution In
..ructing the committee ON public lands
40 inquire into the expediency, proprIe-
wand public policy Of declaring all
lands heretofore granted in aid of the
construction Of railroads. and which
haye not been earned by compliance
with the terms Of grants open to pub
lie entry and settlement the same as
other government lands. and said COM
mittee shall have the right TO report by
hill or otherwise. Printed and laid on
table.
The conference report on ths Indian
appropriation bill was taken mp on mo-
ton Of Beck, and after a short debate
uassed without division.
Beck explained that inasmuch as sun
dry civil and other appropriation bills
would soon follow, an appropriation for
the expenses Of the Indian commission
could be made II 1t was thought best.
Hoar announced that he would call
up his Geneva award resolutions on
Tuesday.
Teller presented the views Of the mi
nority Of the Wallace committee on
the subject OF political assessments.
Printed and Laid on table.
The morning hour having expired
the senate resumed consideration OF the
Kellogg Spofford resolutions.
Haor supported the resolutions In u
legal argument to the effect that the
pleas Of res adudicata and estoPrei were
not rightfully relied on by the oppo-
nents Of the resolution.
On motion Of Plumb the bill TO abol-
ISL Fort Harker, Kas., military reser-
walton, and dispose OF its lands to actu-
al settlers, was taken up and passed.
During a discussion, on motion OF
Davis, of W. Va. TO take up the bill
repealing certain permanent and in
definite appropriations, which met with
some opposition owing to the lateness
Of the hour, Conkling asked Davis
whether, when the bill came up, he in
tended to insist on that part Of 1t which
repealed the permanent appropriation
for the payment Of interest on the
bonds of the District of Columbia. II
50, he would vote against 1t.
Davis said the impression that the
government was responsible for these
bonds was erroneous. II was true that
step by sep they had been worked in
until they had become, by some people,
TO be considered part Of the public
debt. They were not ON the books in
any form; they did not belong to the
public debt in any form or manner.
Adjourned.
HousE-
Washington, May Reconsideration
Of the postofiice appropriation bill was
resumed at 1880.
Cameron opposed the amendment
adopted by the committee Of the whole
yesterday, authorizing the postmaster
general to remit in favor OF the colonies
Of New Zealand and New South Wales
50 much OF the cost by overland trans
portation Of the Australian closed mails
as he may deem just. This amendment
would enable the postmaster general to
exercise discretion in letting mails for
England pass through the United States
without any charge against the govern
ment Of Great Britain.
The house then voted upon the
amendment.
The first amendment on which a
separate vote was ordered, was that au-
thorizing the postmaster general to use
saso,0O0 Of the 80. 400. 900 appropriated
Tor the railway mail service. Adopted,
yeas ITO, nays &C.
The next amendment was, that all
star routes shall be re-let after thirty
days advertisement, as now provided
by law, on the first Of October, 1880, on
which pay for expedition OF schedules
ordered during the fiscal years Of 1879
and 1880 shall exceed fifty per cent. Of
the-contract price before such expedi-
tion. Provided, That this proviso shall
not prevail when the present contractor
desires to continue the contract as re-
duced. Adopted, 11s to 81.
The other amendments were then
agreed to, hut before vote could be
taken on the bill, legislative legislation
ot thursday and that Of Friday begun
when he journal OF Thursday had
oeer read the postoflce appropriation
oili was again taken up and passed a:
amended.
The senate amendment to the house
Dill Tor the relief Of settlers on public
lands, was concurred In.
A Dill for the relief of L. Madison
Day' OF Louisiana, was defeated; yeas
''' nays, IS, and the house went into
committee on the private calendar.
After considering ten pension bills
the committee, finding itself without 9
Quorum, rose. About twenty pension
0iiis passed and the house adjourned.