The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-12-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
THE FonrX-sEyExTu coxGKr:s.


Washington, Dec. 9.-Pendleton in
troduced joint resolution for the
purpose of obtaining the privilege Of
opening road and highway from the
Canada line of the United States and
British America through British Co
lumbia TO Fort Wrangel and Sitka, in
Alaska.
Referred to committee on foreign
relations.
On motion OF Pendleton, that part
of the presidents message referring 10
civil service reform was referred TO
select committee on the subject, with
instructions to report by bill or other
wise at an early day.
On motion OF Days, the adjournment
to-day will be until Monday.
The vice president presented the case
of the Bragg and Polk confederate pa
pers, which are for sale for $4,000
each, and it was for congress TO decide
the matter.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Washington, Dec. 9.-Baker, of In
diana, from the appropriation commit
tee, reported the fertilization appropria-
tion bill.
Ordered printed.
The bill appropriates $4,000.
Kelly, of Pennsylvania, introduced
bill repeating stamp, match and patent
medicine taxes.
Referred.
Aldrich, OF Illinois, introduced n bill
amending the law taxing savings banks.
+. Wood asked how many days the
republicans intend TO obstruct business.
Conger called him to order for inso-
lent, unparliamcntary language, and
Wood withdrew it. Conger said there
must be limit TO impertinence. The
republicans were ready to vote on the
funding bill and oven to postpone the
debate.
Wood thought they might indicate n
time when they might be ready. H.
McIane spoke on the electoral reso-
luton.
Mills intimatcd that his opposition to
the pending resolution was on the
ground that, under its provisions, the
senate might declare who was presi-
dent.
lie said, referring to the electoral
commission, that the law authorizing
it was disgrace and dishonor TO the
country, because it resulted in counting
in man who did not receive majori-
ty OF the electoral votes of the country,
and that the 18th article gave the house
the power to elect president under n
certain contingency, and imposed on
the house the actual necessity Of count
ing and verifying the votes. The know
ing gentlemen on the other side meant
to set the constitution at defiance. 1t
was his hope that he would live TO see
his party again in the majority in the
house.
Lapham said that Mt the last session
he had looked upon the pending meas
ure rs an attempt TO debauch the elec-
toral count. Why were the wheels of
legislation blocked to consider ques-
tion when il was admitted that there
was no necessity whatever for the OPP
Grafton of the extraordinary provisions
of this resolution; that there was lying
behind il some purpose, for the tenacity
with which this matter was pressed,
under its provisions, questioning that a
return would justify the majority in re-
jecting the vote of state; it provided
that IL more than one list of electoral
votes, or papers purporting 10 he such
II list, were received from state,
either house may refuse to receive the
vote What was this paper? An oil.
cial paper? Not at all; but paper
certified to by the chairman of 4 demo
cratic state committee would answer
the requirements of that provision.
The republicans were willing to justi.
fy themselves in resorting to every ex,
pedient known to parliamentary usage
to resist the purpose Of this resolution,
Adjourned.
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