The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-12-12
WASHINGTON.
A Bill Regarding Contagious
Cattle Diseases.
Senator Anthony Visits the
Upper Chamber.
News and Notes of Various
Matters.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

AldTlch announced the presence or
Colleague Anthony, and asked that he
be sworn in Immediately. All the SEN
aters remained standing while Ed
munds administered the oath.
Plumb presented a petition from the
colored citizens of Kansas setting the
disadvantages of their position in view
of the condition of legislation, decis-
ions of courts, etc, and praying for
additional legislation for the protection
of civil. rights.
HOUSE.
Washington, December H. Bills
were introduced as follows:
. Curry, to transfer Indian bureau
from the interior to the war depart
ment. Also for the election of terri
torial governors and the admission of
Arizona as a state.
Hatch, to establish a bureau of ami
NAL industry, to prevent the importa-
tion of diseased cattle and the spread
of contagious diseases among domestic
animals.
Burns, to admit of free duty on all
grades of sugar; also to relieve land
owners whose land Is destroyed by any
navigable rivers.
Valentine, to compel the payment by
the Union Pacific railroad of the cost
Of surveying and selecting certain lands
granted it.
Robinson, for information, calling
upon the secretary of the interior In
regard to the purchase Of certain pub
lie lands by foreign noblemen, so called,
and titled aliens with their names and
amount of acres purchased; also, for
information to enable the house to
formulate a law AMI prevent the estsb-
lishment Of land monopolies and land
lord systems In our country.
Cassidy. to reorganize the legislative
power in Utah; alIc, to authorize the
secretary and treasurer to adjust and
settle expenses incurred in the Indian
wars in Nevada.
Keifer, proposing a constitutional
amendment providing that congress
have the power for appropriate legisla-
tion In order to secur all citizens equal
privileges in immunities and equal pro-
lection 10y the laws; also, to prevent
being deprived Of life, liberty or prop
erty without q due process Of law.
George, for the forfeiture Of the land
grant of the Oregon Central railroad.
Van Alstyne, for the retirement Of
the trade dollar, and for its recoinage.
Miller, to amend the immigration
act.
Stevens, to establish the United
States courts In the Indian Territory.
CAPITOL NOTES.
Sherman's bill for the encourage
ment of commercial relations with the
South American states, provides that
the president be authorized and re
quested to invite the republics Of Mex
leo, Central America, South America,
and the Empire Of Brazil, to send dele
gates to a convention to be held at
Washington, during 1884, to consider
the best mode OF establishing on a firm
and lasting basis peaceful, reciprocal
commercial relations. and adopt meas
ures considered the most practical for
promoting the construction of an inter
national railroad to connect the coun'
tries named with the United States
Fifty thousand dollars has been appro
priated to defray the expenses of the
convention.
The case-ef O'Dornell was consider
ed at a cabinet meeting to-day. 1t wa'
learned that Secretary Frelinghuyser
some days ago instructed Minister Low
ell to recogniz, o'Donnell's citizenship
and to-day further instructions wer'
telegraphed him.
Senator Anthony, accompanied b.
his physician, visited the capitol to-day
He required the assistance of friendl,
arms to reach the elevator, and passing
/. thence to the senate chamber. HI sp
pearance, however, was more encour
aging to his friends than the publishes
press accounts bad led them to expect
The committee of Mexican veteran
submit to Speaker Carlisle the name
of Townshend, Illinois; Lefevle, Ohio