26 Feb 1879
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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1879
Page
1
The article notes a tense political hour as Congress nears adjournment with debate over the anti Chinese bill looming. It mentions a Russian plague district commune burning houses and Californians urging Hayes to veto the measure. Also reports a Sonora revolt crackdown and a New Orleans Mardi Gras procession.
Senate rejects seated claim for South Carolina seat as Corbin and Butler battle. Deficiency and internal revenue bills advance with rail mail and widow allocations. House passes elections supervision repeal amid broad debate. West petitions against Chinese policy cited as president weighs sign or veto. White House reception for cabinet, Supreme Court justices, and congressional members held in Washington.
A congressional delegation including Bargunt Booth Mitchell Jones Williams of Oregon Wren Nevada Page Davis and ex Representative Phelpa met the President to press for action on the bill restricting Chinese immigration. Sargent led the argument citing moral commercial and national harms and warned veto could hurt California Republican forests and labor.
A Lewiston message reports three weeks earlier settlers in Lower Weiser organized to intercept a returning band of Indians in the Salmon river mountains. The attack killed thirty six scattered the camp and left only a few escapes, hailed as a God send to nearby miners and settlers.
At a February meeting in New York City the Greenback central club executive committee led by Richard Schell adopted a resolution denouncing Chinese immigration. It claims the arrival harms American workers by driving down wages and degrading citizens, and thanks those in Congress who voted to close ports to the alleged Asiatic influx.
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In Virginia City on February 25 a mass meeting with about three thousand people demanded action on the anti-railroad bill. Speakers urged resignations and even contemplated a Carson march to pressure legislators. A 23-member committee urged restraint to avoid threats of hanging or bloodshed and prepared resolutions for delegation to Carson.
Severe shocks rocked Stome and Sienna with churches toppled in Sienna. Two priests and several villagers are reported killed, highlighting a deadly quake impact on local communities.
A main meeting is set in Chicago tonight to pass resolutions urging the president to sign the bill restricting Chinese immigration. The Puebi coast delegation after interviews with President Mayes and Secretary Evarts reported little hope that the president would approve the measure.
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