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The Cheyenne Daily Leader
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming
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U.S. Senate proceedings in Washington on Dec. 20: bills introduced and passed on Nebraska representation and Huron territory; South Pass report tabled; Union Pacific discussion scheduled; debate on Oregon elector Cronin.
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Washington, Dec. 20.- Hitchcock introduced a bill supplementing the act for the apportionment of state representation according to the ninth census. Referred. It provides for additional congressional representatives from Nebraska. The Senate reconsidered the bill of last session, establishing the territory of Pembina from a portion of Dakota. The name was then changed to Huron, and the bill passed. The chair presented a communication from the Secretary of War enclosing the report of Major Comstock, of the engineer corps, on the South Pass improvements. Tabled. Wright said he would immediately after the morning hour on Friday, move to consider the Senate bill declaring the true intent and meaning of the Union Pacific act. The Senate then discussed the resolution in regard to the appointment of Cronin as Presidential elector in Oregon until 4 o'clock, and after a brief executive session adjourned.
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Washington
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Dec. 20
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bill for additional congressional representatives from nebraska referred; bill establishing territory of huron from portion of dakota passed; report on south pass improvements tabled; discussion on union pacific act scheduled; resolution on cronin as presidential elector in oregon discussed; senate adjourned after executive session.
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In the Senate, Hitchcock introduced a bill supplementing the apportionment act for additional representatives from Nebraska, which was referred. The Senate reconsidered and passed a bill changing the territory name from Pembina to Huron from Dakota. A communication from the Secretary of War with Major Comstock's report on South Pass improvements was tabled. Wright announced intent to consider the Union Pacific act bill on Friday. The Senate discussed the resolution regarding Cronin as Presidential elector in Oregon until 4 o'clock, followed by a brief executive session and adjournment.