The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-02-22
A STRANGE STORY.
That of Yesterday Told Over the
Wires From Various Points.
Shows, Floods, Fires, and Official
Doings at Washington.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Washington, Feb. 21-Commissioner
Allen, of st. Louis, is lying quite low
at the Arlington. DR.. Reyburn, while
pronouncing his condition critical, says
the patient will rally.
Congress adjourned until Thursday.
Gen. Rochester has been ordered to
Washington.
The president has nominated VIM. F.
Tucker, jr., of Illinois, major and pay
master.
The house committee have decided to
vote On the Campbell-C Cannon case Fri
day.
The apportionment bill is still up in
the senate. No amendments have been
offered.
The senate has confirmed John G.
New, Of Indiana, as assistant secretary
of the treasury.
The president has ~pardoned Frank
Denny, of Minnesota, convicted of
passing counterfeit coin.
The grand jury yesterday began the
examination of witnesses regarding the
Soteldo-Barton shooting.
Calls resolution looking to a congress
of nations excites much comment, as it
endorses Sec'y Blaine's action.
II. Hathaway was appointed captain
and assistant quartermaster to-day vice
Gen. Rucker, who entered upon his
duties to-day as paymaster.
The house committee on territories
will report favorably the substitute bill
for the admission of Dakota, which
was recommitted Saturday.
Sec'y Kirkwood has postponed for
sixty days the investigation of the sale
of swamp lands neal Toledo, without
prejudice to any party concered.
The court martial to try Sergeant
Mason, who shot at Guiteau, has ad-
journed to procure a diagram of the
Jail and surroundings. A plea of not
guilty was entered.
The president has signed the COM
missions of John w. Flynn, consul at
Chemnitz; J. w. Harper, Munich; w.
E. Moreland, Belisce, Honduras; and
E. L. Smitthers SIN yrna.
In the senate Dawes presented a Pc
tition on behalf of the Indians, and
said that congress should recognize the
universal demand of wealthy intelligent
citizens for a just treatment of the In
dians.
to repeal the statue authorizing a plu-
rality of wives; provides for the sup
port of destitute and homeless wives
and children, by erecting houses for
them, and to levy taxes to pay therefor;
also to compel the males to support
their children born in polygamy.
Senator Lapham introduced a bill
yesterday TO amend the act establishing
a territorial government in Utah, and
to change the name to Altomont. The
bill vests the executive power over the
territory in the governor appointed
for four years, and continues the pres
ent governor until the end of his term.
1t DISTINGUISHES all persons guilty
of bigamy and polygamy, and makes
them ineligible as jurors or to hold any
office. The bill requires the legislature
The Grant retirement bill which went
over as unfinished business from yester-
dayf had the right of way in the senate
after the pension resolution was dis
posed of this afternoon, and it will
come up in regular order at the end of
the morning hour Thursday. 1t is not,
however, expected to give rise to much
additional discussion. The Pacific
coast senators are hopeful that the de-
bate upon it will terminate at al early
hour Thursday, and that despite all
other obstruction the Chinese bill be
then brought before the senate.