The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-01-29

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imal industry and for the suppression
of contagious diseases.
Coke non-concurred in the bill.
Bayard, from the finance committee,
reported a bill to amend the revised
statutes in relation to the circulation
of national banks. Placed on the cal
endar.
The morning hour was occupied in
the discussion of the Chicago lake front
bill.
Blaine introduced bill for the es-
tablishment of United States mail SER
vice and the revival of foreign COM
merce on American steamships.
Blaine said he introduced the bill as
substitute for the one which was the
subject of Beck's speech on the pre-
yious day. At his suggestion the bill
was referred to the committee on
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The following is the full text of the
bill:
Be it it enacted, etc. That owners Of
American steamships of 3, 900 tons reg
lister or upwards, constructed after the
approved models, equal in accommoda-
tions, safety and speed, to mail carrying
vessels of any nation, shall be entitled
70 receive for carrying the United
States mails on the regular lines of
such steamships from any port orports,
oil
per nautical mile, per annum, for the
distance one way, for II round trips
per annum; S45 per mile for "a trips,
and $50 per mile for As trips per annum,
in accordance with the contracts to be
made for such mail transportation by
the postmaster general, after public ad-
vertisement for proposals with the low
est bidder on each line for terms not
exceeding 15 years, and upon all con-
ditions for securing rapid and efficient
transportation which are usual or es-
tablished by law in similar cases.
Sec. 2. Only those steamships shall
be accepted for such service which have
been built in the American ship yards,
of American material and by American
mechanics, and they shall be command
ed by citizens of the United States, and
manned by crews of whom at least the
greater part are American citizens, and
before they are accepted they shall be
duly inspected under the direction of
the postmaster general and secretary of
the navy, and such secretary may also
allow any officer of the navy leave of
absence not exceeding five years, for
the purpose of serving on such ships,
which absence shall be without pay, but
without prejudice to rank or promo
tion.
Wallace introduced joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the consti-
tuition of the United changing the mode
of the election of president and vice
president of the United States. The
bill dispenses with the electoral college,
and provides for an election by the peo-
pie by secret ballot by direct vote in the
districts. Each state is to have as many
districts as it has senators and members
in congress, and each district one vote,
the vote to be canvassed by a state board
of canvassers, consisting of the COVER
nor, chief justice and secretary OF state,
their returns to be made to the speaker
of the house and to be conclusive proof
of the result, the vote to be counted by
congress in joint convention, and plu-
rality vote to elect.
The bill was temporarily laid on the
table.
Morgan offered resolution which
was agreed to, directing the secretary
of the treasury to furnish to the senate
a statement of the names of the claim
ants whose claims have been allowed
under the ninth act of the treaty with
Spain, proclaimed Feb. 22d, 1921; the
amounts allowed and paid by the United
States, with the date of payment, etc.
The regular order being the Indian
land in severalty bill, it was proceeded
with. The pending amendment of
Plumb to the present leasing of lands
was rejected.
Plumb moved an amendment for fur
nishing the government with authentic
statements as to who are the members of
a tribe to be located under the bill.
Plumb and Morgan favored the
amendment.
Coke, who has charge of the bill, op-
posed it as superfluous.
The amendment was rejected Ayes,
13; nays, 81.
An amendment by Ingalls, to make
the bill more harmonious, prevailed
without objection.
An amendment offered by Plumb
gave rise to lengthy discussion.
Without action on the bill the senate
went into executive session, and when
the doors reopened, adjourned until to-
morrow.
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Washington, Jan. 2S.-Speer an
nounced that he would after two hours
debate tomorrow call the previous
question on the Yates-Martin case. The
republicans generally agreed.
A resolution was adopted asking the
secretary of state for all facts regarding
the Halifax fishery award.
A resolution passed for printing fifty
thousand copies of the report of the
commissioner of agriculture on the
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