The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-02-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
THE FoRTx-sEvExrH CONGRESS
SENATE.

asnlngton, req. 0.-Ine pension
bill was considered and Logan CRITICS
ed the sixty surgeons amendment.
The pension bill was laid aside after
the speech by Logan against its cum
bersome amendments.
The joint resolution directing tho
secretary of state to withhold, pending
action by congress, the further pay
ment Of Mexican awards upon the Well
and LaBra claims, and for the invest
ment in United states securities of the
money withheld, obtained some discus
sion but no action.
Eaton stated that he had informa-
tion that the original claimants were
| frauds.
The senate bill, restoring the various
naval officers to their former relative
positions, was taken up. Pending ac-
tion the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Washington, Feb. 5.-The electoral
count resolutions were taken up.
Robeson demanded division of the
resolution.
After an interesting debate, in the
course of which FELTON, and Speer as
serted the loyalty of the people of
Georgia and the subserviance of the
state law to the federal law, which re-
marks were received with applause on
the republican side, the resolution was
adopted, the first branch without d.
vision and the second branch by vote
of 100 to II.
The apportionment bill was consid-
cred, Cox intimating that he would call
the previous question at three O'Clock
this afternoon.
Colerick favored the bill.
Hawley favored the Cox bill, fixing
the number OF members at 301, and
made speech, declaring, that while it
was certain that certain states had in
fringed on the rights of citizens in the
matter of suffrage, yet congress had
taken no notice thereof
He believed the government must one
day assume greater and wider power
on this account. He would regret to
see it, but it would be made to come by
the persistent outrages, denial of JUS
tice.
Calkins did not think that any appor-
tionment bill should be passed this ses-
sion. He was not sure that the last
census was correct; it evinced a mys-
terious increase in South Carolina.
Aiken referred to the time when no
democratic votes had been cast in all
South Carolina, and characterized the
republican position as pharisaical right
eousness. The negroes ceased to be re-
publicans, first, because they were more
intelligent; second, because they were
richer; third, on account of being pro-
tected from the oppression of union
leaguers and jesuitical associations.
[Ironical laughter and sneers on the
republican side.l He would not warn
the republican party, but he would as
sert that whatever fate befel the south,
the white man would succeed. They
never intended to have again in South
Carolina, or in any other southern
state, that damnable domination of ne.
groes which they had submitted to for
8 years. If political interference came
between the whites and blacks of the
south and defied the people of that Sec
tien, on the presumption that they were
taking away the rights OF the colored
man, the south would reach that point
where civil liberty would no longer
reign. That race would suffer most
which was mentally inferior. If the
American people confided in the south
ern people, the problem would be ia
vorably solved to both races. He char.
acterized carperoagism in the south as
political legalized burglary. and assert
ed that northern men going there to
invest their money and to help develop
the resources Of the country, were al
ways welcome.
Adjourned.