The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-02-26
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

commendation that it pass, the river
and harbor bill.
Withers reported fayorably the agri-
cultural appropriation bill.
Farley reported favorably the bill
for an assay office at Deadwood, Oma-
ha and the territory of Arizona, with
amendments. Placed on the calendar.
Beck introduced substitute, which
he said was approved by the secretary
of the treasury, for his bill to issue
legal tenders to circulate as money on
deposit of gold. &c.
After executive session adjourned.
HOUSE.
Washington, Feb. 25.-The house
passed the night without transacting
any business.
Cox offered to vote for any number,
from 293 up or 319 down.
Conger insisted that the previous
question should be withdrawn.
The sergeant-at-arms brought in
Ohiseohach, WIZ oaiu tuhb ho udu ucNcI
played the fool day in his life, and
never had been able to conform to the
right rule OF the house. When brother
Cox undertook to force an important
legislation by process which contra
dicted all common sense, antagonized
reason and all possibilities of legisla-
fion "a had >, N N t,olonr
Hunton said the speech was an insult
to the house.
Atkins-He speaks of fools, whom
does he call fools?
Chittenden withdrew the improper
words.
Hunton insisted on the words being
taken down.
Carlisle offered resolution censur-
ing Chittenden. for language disrepect-
full to the house.
Chittenden said the thought of of
Tending any member, never entered his
head, and without hesitation ne with
drew every offensive word.
: ilO Wao tuCiCupoll tACuStu.
AT GAO the suggestion of Hawley
was unanimously adopted, that five
gentlemen from each side confer and
adopt some plan, and in tho meantime
the house took recess until 1920.
The republicans named Conger, Sher-
win, Lapham, Anderson and Shallen-
berger, and the democrats named Cox,
Thompson. Regan, House and Horr.
After recess, Williams called up the
resolution relative to the death of Sem
ator Carpenter, and spoke briefly there
on, offering resolution that five men,
bers accompany the body to his late
home.
Hazleton seconded the resolution,
with appropriate remarks.
The motion prevailed, and the house,
as a further mark of respect, adjourned.
Fridays session began at IL O'Clock.
The senate bill for the sale of the re-
mainder of the reservation of the con-
federated Otoe and Missouri tribes of
Indians in Kansas and Nebraska,
passed.
The senate bill passed authorizing
the president to invite all foreign ma
tions to participate in the international
exhibition of 'S3.
The house went into committee on
the sundry civil bill, and Atkins moved
to strike out the appropriation of
$40, 900 for printing 10000 copies of the
official record of the rebellion. lie said
he had always favored such printing,
but the refusal of the house to pur-
chase the Polk and Bragg papers i'm
paired the history. 1t would not de-
tract from the glory of the federal SOL
dier to compliment the confederate,
but the. contrary. However, he with
drew his motion, being assured by the
republicans it was desired to print
everything that would throw light on
the late war.
Hostetler offered an amendment ap-
propriating $4,000, enabling the secre-
tary of the treasury to transport free OF
charge subsidiary silver coin when re-
Quested to do SO. Adopted.
A cause having been read appointing
Gen. Geo. B. Mcclellan amember of the
national home for disabled volunteer
soldiers, to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the death of Gen. John Love,
Brown moved to insert the name of
Gen. Daniel McClanley in place of that
Of Gen. Mcclellan.
Weaver moved to insert the name Of
Gen. b. F. Butler.
Both motions were defeated notwith-
standing the remark made by Weaver
that Gen. Butler should be selected on
the ground that there WAS no man in
America who could show such u nom
partisan record.
Themotion made by Brown to insert
the name of Gen. NJ. ID. Manson, was
defeated.
The committee informally rose to
enable the speaker to.announce Atkins,
Clymer and Baker as conferees on the
legislative appropriation bill, and re-
sumed its sitting.
Goode offered an amendment appro-
priating 100000 for establishment at
the Isthmus of Panama of naval sta
tions and depots of coal for the supply
of war steamships.
Blount raised II point of order that
the amendment was not in continue
tion of any work in progress. and urged
that the object was not so much to es-
stablish stations, but in connection
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