The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-12-17
GENERAL NEWS.
Proceedings of the National Repre-.
s~entatives at the Capital.
General Roundup of News Items,
Domestic and Foreign,


to-day to invite Secretary Blaine to de-
liver the eulogy before both branches OF
congress in the hall of the house of re-
representatives. on some day yet to be de-
termined.
The president pro tenn was authorized
to fill vacancies occasioned by the re-
cent changes in committee membership
and other like vacancies previously ex-
isting.
Bills introduced and referred:
For the suppression and prevention
of pleuro.pneumonia in neat cattle;
To authorize the erection Of a statue
to Chief-Justice Marshall;
By Camden, for further appropria-
ton to continue the improvement of
the Little Kanawha river in West Yir-
ginia.
Hoar's resolutio n for a special com
mittee on woman's rights, was opposed
by Vest in the interest of economy.
The senate had forty-one committees
with idle messengers and clerks. This
committee would necessitate six more
messenger committees on territories
and elections. and were open to inquiry,
and the revolutionary claims commit
tee would do ample justice to the sub
ject.
On motion of Garland the bill legal
izing the electing Legislature Of New
Mexico, Dec. 2, 80, was passed.
Adjourned to Monday.
HOUSE.
Washington, Dec. 16.-The speaker
announced the following special com
mite on expenses attending the illness
and burial of President Garfield:
Taylor, Pound, Cox, IN. " Joyce,
Lefevre, Bedford, Blackburn, Page,
Springer, o'Neill and Spelley.
Robinson, IN. " rose to the ques-
ton of privilege. He stated that he
had a resolution to offer. During the
recess Of congress a officer Of this gov
eminent connected with the state de-
partment had usurped the privileges Of
the honse.
The speaker-The gentleman has al
ready disclosed his desires to proceed to
business.
Robinson: ''This is a question involy-
ing the privileges Of the house."
Speaker: sit is not a matter relating
to a member of the house."
Robinson: sit relates to the whole
house. 1t is %usurpatiou by a depart
ment of this government. 1t involves
the imprisonment of our citizens
abroad. We can get nothing into this
congress. The rights Of our citizens
cannot be heard. loud cries of order.)
1 will not press it now, but you will
hear from me again."
Under call of the states the following
bills were introduced:
]. Willets, to regulate suffrages III
the territories and to tx certain quail
lcation for office;
Also to provide for oaths in trials for
bigamy in the territories;
Also relative to bigamy and proof
thereof. ,
Also to provide for registration of
voters in Utah territory;
Also to reorganize the legislative
powers of Utah;
Also granting pension to the father
Of the late Gen. Custer.
By Chalmers, to pay the public debt
and stop the manufacture of money by
corportions.
Section n provides for the issue of
360, 000, 600 of U. s. treasury notes
which shall have the same legal tender
in qualities as are now given to national
bank notes.
The house adopted the resolution for
the holiday recess from Dec. 21st to
Jan. 9th, 1882.
BY Hazelton, for the payment of
debt in lawful money, and authorizing
non-inter est bearing treasury notes in
denominations of /, 2, 5, 10, 20. so and
100 dollsrs lawful money and legal ten
dor for taxes, and debts, which
may be necessary in addition to money
and revenues Of the government to pay
the interest bearing debt.
By Bland, for free coinage Of silver
dollars.
BY Buckner, to incorporate the Inter
Oceanic ship railroad.
By Townsend, appropriating $780,
900 for the relief Of Mrs. Garfield.
BY Miller, for the discharge in bank
ruptcy Of one or more innocent part
ners when another has been guilty OF
illegality.
By Shellenberger. to prevent biga-
mists from holding office in territories.
Also regulating marriages in territories.
Many other bills were presented.
One resolution calls for a correspond
ence Of the state department with En-
gland regarding arrests and imprison-
ment in Ireland. The call was moi
concluded, but the twelve states called
to-day contribute 867 bills.
Dibble announced the death of M. r.
O'Connor. The usual resolutions of re
greet were adopted, and the house ad'
journed till Monday.