The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-02-25
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SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 25.--In the House
number of bills were introG uced and ordered
to 6rst reading, the most important being
the one known as the Meyers bill.
The Senate ordered the dog bill to third
reading also bill for womeA to act as
pardon commissioners. S.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 24.-SENArE.-
The Senate took up the regular order of
business, being the House bill to amend the
act to enforce the rights of citizens
Mr.. Vickers took the floor in a speech
against the bill.
The credentials OF Senator-elect Window,
from Minnesota, were presented and laid on
The table.
Mr.. Stewart, from the Committee on Pa
| cifc Railroads, and Mr.. Carpenter from the
/ Judiciary Committee, reported favorably in
regard to the Pacific Road.
| Mr. Edmunds, in behalf Of the Minority
of the Committee, stated he had not had
time to see about a minority report and de
sired the Senate to understand he did not
concur in the views Of the majority report.
! Mr.. Trumbull from Judiciary Com.
mittee reported favorably on the bill repeal
! ing the test oath, and asked to be discharged
| from further consideration of the Presidents
| Message.
| The bill relating to bridges across the
Mississippi river was considered and passed
Mr.. Howard called up the Texas Pacific
Railroad bill, and moved for the appoint
nent Of committee of conference on the
subject.
Mr.. Warner moved to concur in the House
amendments.
Mr.. Pomeroy favored the recommittal.
Mr.. Pool preferred no bill at all to that
which had come from the House.
Mr.. Conkling thought the bill could no
be disposed of without debate, and there
fore insisted on the regular order.
Mr. Trumbull favored the motion, but i
vas rejected, Ross, Upton and Trumbul
voting with the democrats.
Various other amendments offered b,
} johnson, Thurman, Casserly, and others
were discussed and voted down.
At 1870 final vote was reached wheI
the bill was passed By party vote as fol-
lows
Yeas 80, nays 10.
At l:45 4. NJ. the Senate RdJ dJourned.
HoUsE-Mr. Cox appealed TO the Hous'
to let him off the resolution abolishing III,
duty on coal.
The House then took up the bill making
an appropriation for the Sunday Civil Ex
penses of the government.
NJ. Hall dem moved as amendment 81
item of $25, 900 for the expenses of the join
High Commission to settle the n alters o
:. difference between the United States ant
}. Great Britain.
Various propositions were submitted b
f Wood, Brooks, Cox and Fox for the repes
e of the duty on coal, but all were ruled out c
. order.
An item of $4,000 to compensate Jas S
Wilson, late Commissioner of the Lam
! Office, for the collection of valuable scier
, tifc museum at the land Office gave rise +
I an excited discussion, but the motion t
strike it out was rejected.
On motion of Mr. Banks the item of fv
thousand dollars due Winnie Resm for th'
statue of Abraham Lincoln was increase
to ten thousand making Sl5. 900 in all fo
the work.
The House having disposed of twent
pages out of ffty-fve of the bill, adjourned