The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-02-12
WASHINGTON NOTES.

that Representative Berry being alpha
betically the first on the list of Califor-
mia members, was recognized by Speaker
Randall yesterday under the new rule,
which gives one member from each
state in turn chance, when the morn
ing hour is dispensed with, to call up
any bill for passage, provided five rep
resentatiyes do not unite in objecting
to its consideration. Berry improved
his opportunity by procuring for pass
age, from the speakers table, the SEN
ate bill restoring the Fort Crook and
Fort Reddington military reservations
to the public domain and confirming
the patents heretofore issued TO actual
settlers upon them. This bill was
passed by the senate, and fully tele-
graphed in the dispatches about ten
days ago. 1t is substantially dupli-
cate of the measure introduced by Ber-
ry in the house last session.
During the debate on the river and
harbor bill, Thursday, Representative
Frye made spirited five minute speech
in which he severely criticised the COM
meree committee for their unequal and
unfair distribution of the amount that
it appropriated. He contrasted the
item of two hundred thousand dollars,
granted for the Kanawaha river in
West Virginia, with the totalIof less
than one hundred and forty thousand
dollars accorded to the vast stretch of
sea coast, and of the great rivers of
California. He said, referring to the
Sacramento and joaquin rivers, that
wheat lies rotting beside the railroad
tracks for want of navigable improve
ment of these natural highways, which
should be made capable of bearing the
commerce of the Pacific coast empire;
and in conclusion he announced that if
he lived to assist in the organization of
the next house he would labor to pro-
cure the election of some man for
speaker who will recognize that there
is country west of the Mississippi
river. This remark was greeted with
hearty applause by all the members
from the section referred to.
Prominent Pennsylvania politicians
are of the opinion that the changed
condition of affairs at Harrisburg will
not help matters at all. 1t is believed
that the dead lock will continue, and
that the only change will be that Beav-
er will not perhaps be able to secure all
the votes that Grow ever had. Gen.
Beaver was chairman of the Pennsyl-
vania delegation at the Chicogo con-
vention, and is an excellent speaker.
divers withdrawal as the Cameron
faction candidate for the senate, gives
! rise to the gossip that the Camerons
will now push him for place in Gar
fields cabinet. 1t is argued that the
construction which will be placed upon
his withdrawal will be that the Cam
erons have been defeated, and their
power curtailed in state which has
heretofore been all powerful If, there
fore, the Cameron family can have Mr..
Oliver put in the cabinet, their defeat
will be tempered with reward, which
will leave the impression, at all events,
that the clan of Camerons still live and
have some influence left.
Major Butterworth, who represents
the first Ohio district in congress, has
returned from visit to Gen. Garfield
at Mentor. He was asked if Senator
Conl1ling would have representative
in the cabinet, to which he made the
reply, that ''if Senator Conkling has
asked for certain cabinet place and
been refused, but has been told that he
can have any other place he may choose
to select, would it, in such event, be
Gen. Garfield's fault if New York is
without representation in the cabinet?"
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