The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-02-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

post route bill. Passed.
The conference report on the army
appropriation bill was read and adopted.
After the morning hour the legisla-
tive appropriation bill was taken up.
Davis stated that the amount esti-
mated for 'S2 was ST., 1902 COS, as it was
reported to the senate it was 81, ,S75,-
600, an excess over last year of $780,
600, due chiefly to the increase of the
pension force.
The commissioner believed that the
internal revenue receipts would exceed
those of the preceding year nearly
$50, 900, 600. The committee set the
figures at s12, 900, 900.
In the committee of the whole the
reading of the bill began and the
amendments were acted on.
The committee amendment increas-
ing the force Of the pension bureau
largely for the sake of clearing up the
pension claims as soon as possible,
caused a long discussion.
Plumb held that 1t was the only
thing necessary to prevent pension
frauds. He believed there was some-
thing wrong in the pension Office, and
intimated that the fault was with the
commissioner.
Pending the debate recess was
taken.
At the evening session a bill for
congressional library building was
considered and somewhat amended but
not acted on.
Adjourned.
Washington, Feb. 81. - Mcmahon
offered a resolution asking the secre-
tary for full particularys of the refund
ing of the 10-40 bonds in 10; to whom
sold; in what amount; cost; market
value and all correspondence With syndi-
Gates and banks relating thereto.
Adopted.
Bills introduced:
By Warner-To create a board Of
fiscal inspectors to watch over the COL
lections and expenditure of the trea-
sury, to consist of three members. not
more than two to be from one political
party, appointed by the president for
life or good behavior qualified, ineligible
for any other Office under the govern
ment, "A to So years old, to be retired
at the age of 20 on full pay. The salary
is left blank in the bill.
BY Turner-For a commission OF
three, one being railroad expert, one
a lawyer and one interested in CONNER
cial pursuits, whose duty it shall be to
inquire whether any railroads or CON-
mon carriers of the United States in
their freight charges discriminate un-
justly against communities or indivi-
duals, and if so what railroads and
how.
Second-To inquire whether tho
freight charges for interstate commerce
are oppressive and unjust.
Third-To report to the next congress
the result of the inquiry and recon-
mendations to prevent injustice.
The house-134 to 105-refused to
concur in the senate amendments
continuing in existence the Indian COM
mission, and new conference COM
mittee was appointed.
Stevenson, under the direction of the
committee on mines and mining, moved
to suspend the rules and pass the bill
amending section 1926 of the revised
statutes, relating to suits and laws af-
fecting the title to mining claims. 1t
provides that if action is brought pur-
suant to section 1926 the title to the
ground in controversy shall not be
established by either party, but a jury
shall SO find and judgment shall be
entered according to the verdict. In
such cases the cost shall not be allowed
to either party and neither party shall
be entitled to patent for the land until
he has perfected his title. The motion
was agreed to and the bill passed.
McLane, under the instructions of
the committee on Pacific railroads,
moved to suspend the rules and pass
the bill altering and amending the
Pacific railway sinking fund act, ap-
proved May 7th, 1878. The bill, which
is long, authorizes the secretary of the
treasury to invest the sinking fund of
the Union Pacific and the Central Pa
cilic companies in United States bonds
other than per cents or in first mort
gage bonds of the companies, and the
extension of the funding law to all the
Pacific railroads. The scope seemed
misunderstood and majority refused
to second the motion to suspend the
rules, the vote standing 40 to AZ, so the
bill did not pass.
Geddes, under the direction of the
committee on education and labor,
moved to suspend the rules and pass
the senate bill to establish an educa-
tional fund to apply a portion of the
proceeds from the sale Of public lands
to public education and to provide for
a more complete endowment Of colleges
for the advancement Of industrial and
agricultural education, with an amend.
ment in the nature Of a substitute. The
substitute is bill previously reported
from the committee on education and
labor and was recommitted.
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