The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-02-18
The National Lawmakers Pushing
Things.
Passage of the Big steal In the
Honse.
Hayes Surrenders to Conkiing-uu-
initiating Position OF the
Chief Magistrate.
The Bulls working Northern Pae,fie
Stock.
Nevada Miners Wages to be Cut
Down.


VIII De grand marshal or the inaugural
ceremonies.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
contains an item of S75, COO for militia
ry telegraphs.
The sundry civil appropriation bin
sent to the printer by the committee
provides for the participation of the
United States in the international mon
etary conference. 1t appropriates $780,
600 for a national soldiers home; 1922 !.
900 for a coast and geodetic survey
$40, 900 for completing the census; So
375, 900 for United States courts sala.
ries, etc.
1t is untrue that Senator Grover is
so seriously i'll as to prevent his attend
ance at the executive session. His alb
sence would give the senate to the re-
publicans.
1t is certain that Senator Davis will
vote to maintain the present organiza-
tion Of the senate, as he holds that 1t
would be independence to maintain
tho statu quo, while a reorganization
for the benefit of the party would be
rank partisanship.
The senate committee on appropria-
tions has decided to report some i'm
portant amendments to the legislative
appropriation bill for the purpose of
simplifying and cleaning up as soon as
possible the vast accumulation of un-
settled pension cases.
Hayes Backing Down.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE presi-
dent to-day withdrew the nomination
of Forster for United States district
attorney of New York city. 1t il
stated that E. F. Shepherd, Conkling's
man, will be nominated. This it is
said will weaken the opposition TO Stan.
ley Matthews and improve his chance
of confirmation, and it is said the ad.
ministration will discontinue his at.
tacks on Conkling.
Chinese Coolies Returning Home
New York, Feb. 17.-On the steamer
Saratoga, from Havana, which arrived
here to-day, were 81 Cinnamon. These
coolies are on their way back to China,
and left for San Francisco this even
ing via the Erie railroad. They had
completed eight years Of service, the
contract time of those who go to Cuba.
They are paid eight dollars per month,
and out Of this they save seven dollars
to take home with them. Many of
them, after going back to China, return
to Cuba and become merchants.
Instead of going by the Isthmus, as
formerly, the majority of the orientals
now come by way of San Francisco and
the Erie road and return over the same
route. The fare for Cinnamon, either
way, between New York and HAVANA
is $50.
A Scheme to get Hold OF tho Northern
Pacific.
New York, Feb. 17.-It is said that
the chief organizer of the Oregon navi-
cation system recently gave notice to
his followers, who, under his lead, have
in the last two years made fortunes,
that he wanted to fund $S,000,0 900 to
be used for purpose which he would
disclose later. In response to this no
tice he received offers for $4,000, 900,
but allotted only SS,000,o00. More
over his receipts and certificates of ac-
ceptance of the subscriptions have
since sold at premium of 40 per cent.
The Post says: 1t was told us by a
banker, that the purpose for which the
money was wanted is to be used in Sc
curing control of the Northern Pacific
railroad, the scheme being to prac-
tically bring about a union of interests
between that company and the Oregon
navigation. We have been unable to
confirm this, but if it is true,it affornds
an explanation for the large rise in the
Northern Pacific common stock and the
advance to-day in the preferred shares.
Reducing Miners Wages
San Francisco. Feb. 1.-THE Vir-
ginia Enterprise publishes a long and
interesting article on the question now
being agitated Of reducing miners
wages in order to work low grade ores
Of the Comstock at profit. The arti-
Gle states that the proposition is to re-
duce wages on the upper levels to from
$3.50 to $3.50 per day, according to