The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-03-02
wAsHINGTON NOTES.

Washington, March 1.-The presi-
dent has issued proclamation conven-
ing the senate in special session at noon
on March 4th.
The special meeting of the cabinet on
Thursday will be the last one of the
present administration.
The national banks deposited to-day
for retirement of circulation 81, ,O63, 900;
aggregate to date. S17, 1872, ,979.
The marshals of the inaugural process
sion have concluded the arrangement
and selected the names of the staff off,
GERS, etc.
Inside politicians begin to think that
Window, of Minnesota, is the coming
secretary Of the treasury, and that Fos-
ter will not be in the cabinet.
Since Garfeld's interview with Pres.
Hayes there's is the best of authority
for the statement that the president
will refuse to sign the funding bill.
Secretary Sherman has informed the
officers of the treasury department that
his administration will close on Thurs
day next, in order that he may take his
seat in the senate on Friday.
Previous to the closing of the cabinet
to-day, President-elect Garfield called
at the executive mansion and paid his
respects to the president and members
OF the cabinet. The president and
president-elect then concluded to call
the senate in special session.
The river and harbor bill, as agreed
upon by the committee of conference
and finally passed by both houses Of
congress to-day, contains all the in
creased California appropriations, here
tofore mentioned in these dispatches,
which are the result of Senator Farley's
amendments. The increase in each in
stance is up to the full amount of the
engineers estimates of the amounts
that can be advantageously used during
the next fiscal year, and Senator Far
ley, who obtained the increases by the
senate committee on commerce, and, as
a member Of the conference committee,
secured their retention in the bill, is of
the opinion that considerably larger
amounts would have been granted by
congress for California if the local en-
gineer authorities had made as large es-
Inmates proportionately as the Atlantic
coast engineers are in the habit of max
ing. The fact is that the bill as it came
from the house granted as large u per-
centage Of the engineers estimates for
California as it granted of the engi-
neers' estimates for eastern improve
ments.
Senator Eaton, chairman of the COM
mittee on foreign affairs, said tonight,
In reply to question as to the prospects
for action on the Chinese treaties this
session, that he has substantially aban
doned all hope of securing their consid-
GRAFTON during the short remaining time
before the 4th of March. It is only fair
to add that if, as now seems practically
certain, the treaties shall 60 over to the
special session, the delay will not be
due to any lack Of good management or
of faithful effort on the part of Senator
Eaton, who has charge of them, but
must be attributed to the pressure Of
previously accumulated business and to
several unforeseen occurrences, such as
the announcements of the deaths of two
members Of the house of representa-
tives and Of Senator Carpenter, which,
on three separate days recently, caused
early adjournments Of the senate and
prevented the holding of executive ses-
sions, at which, according to previous
arrangement, the way would have been
clear for discussing and reaching action
on the treaties.
Washington, March LIN the senate
to-day several house bills were passed,
and the Japanese indemnity fund bill
discussed, and during debate the con-
ference report on the river and harbor
bill was agreed to.
During the evening session the con-