The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-01-11
CONGRESSIONAL.
THE FoHTy-sEyExTH CONGRESS-
SENATE.


president, the president be authorized
to appoint him, by the advice and con-
sent of the senate. to the retired list,
and when he shall consider an emer-
gency has arisen requiring Grants SER
vices on active duty, to consign him to
any command commensurate to his
rank.
Referred to the committee on military
affairs.
After the morning hour Mcdonald
spoke on the Ben Holiday relief bill.
Mcdonald spoke in favor of the bill,
reviewing in detail the proof to sub
stantiate the claim, and Williams fol-
lowed on the same side.
Bayard opposed the bill.
Bills introduced:
BY Bayard, to amend the revised
statutes of the United States so as to
require the signatures on national bank
notes to be written, and not engraved;
also bill to provide for the distribu-
tion of uncl aimed dividends among tho
creditors of national banks.
By Logan, to extend the fralking
privilege to all official business sent
Through the mails by senators, repre-
sentatives and delegates in congress.
BY Pendleton, by request, to regulate
and improve the civil service of the
United States.
Referred.
Also, by request, bill to prevent ex-
tortion from persons in the public SER
vice, and to prevent bribery and cor
ruption by such persons.
Referred.
Voorhees, submitted resolution in
structing the committee ON territories
to inquire into the necessity and pro-
priety of so amending section Is of the
army appropriation act of June 10, '6S;
that its provisions shall not be appli-
cable to the government of territories
of the United States. Referred.
The calandar being taken up, the bill
for the punishment of tramps in the
District of Columbia occupied the re-
mainder of the morning hour. Vance,
speaking of the necessity of some law
of the character of that proposed, re-
marked that sharps, thieves, vagabonds,
gamblers and ALL kinds of criminals
were in the habit of consorting iu
Washington for the purpose of plying
their vocation.
The motion by Carpenter to postpone
indefinitely was negatived, yeas.1z mays
2S. The bill went over without action.
HOUSE.
Washington, Jan. 10.-The following
bills were introduced:
By Price, declaring that silver certi-
ficates have the same legal tender quail
lty as the coin FOR which they were
| issued.
By Carpenter, proposing constitution
al amendments that all civil officers of
the United States, except judges of the
supreme and inferior courts and officers
whose duties are temporary, shall hold
office four years, and that congress may
provide for the election by the people
of postmasters and other officers whose
duties are to be performed within the
limit of any state, such officers to be
subject to removal on other than politi-
cal or religious grounds.
BY Buckner. requesting the president
to open negotiations with Mexico or the
Central American states for the pur-
chase and cession to the United States
of territory for voluntary colonization
by the colored population of the United
| States,
By Geddes, to relieve the supreme
court and to establish superior court
of the United States.
By Brentz, permitting retired army
officers TO hold civil offices in terrific
ries.
Goode, chairman of the committee
on the Yorktown celebration, reported
back the joint resolution authorizing
and requesting the president to extend
to the goyernmentand people of France
an invitation to join the government
and people of the United States in the
observance of the centennial anniver.
sary of the surrendar of Lord Corn.
wallis at Yorktown, Va.
Passed.
Frost offered an amendment prsvid
ing that the Joseph band of Nez Perces
Indians shall be transferred to suct
Indian reservation north of the 45tf
parallel, north latitude, as the secretary
may select. He thonght crime hat
been perpetrated on Chief Joseph ant
his band in removing them to the mala
rious Indian territory, and hoped th'
house would take this opportunity tt
right that wrong.
i Haskell, Maginnis and Baker op
posed the amendment. Maginnis sug
gested that nearly every Indian Of tina
band was under an Indictment in Ida
ho. The most cruel thing that coul,
be done with these Indians would be t.
move them to that country where per
sonal antagonism existed against them
He denied that the western man wa
cruel to the Indians. 1t was the igno
rant Interference Of eastern philanthro
phists which was the cause Of the In
dian wars. Western men were men O
grit and courage, and men Of grit an