Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-10
Grant Driving Congress to
pass the Bayonet Act
Democrats and Liberal
Republicans will re-
sist it to the last.
Other Important News.

being President pro- ten. Resolutions of
thanks to Vice President Colfax for the
courtesy, dignity, ability and impartislity
exhibited BY him as presiding officer we're
unanimously passed. The bill rsfuuding
the duties on goods in bond on the lat Of
August, 1872, was passed.
The conference report on the river and
harbor appropriation bill was agreed to.
After some debate on the Anacosta rail
road bill, and without action thereon, the
Senate went into executive session and ad
journed to 9 o'clock Monday morning.
HoUsE.-The conference report or the
bill increasing pensions for disabilities was
agreed to-
A bill removing disabilities from several
prominent Virginlans was passed.
The amendments to the Senate sundry
civil appropriation bill having been sent to
the House, Mr.. Garfield moved their refer
ence to the com mittee on appropriations
This was opposed by Mr.. Brooks on the
ground thai il would be facilitating the pas
sage of the bill with the Objectionable
amendment known as the enforcement act.
The speaker in reply TO question stated
that the bill was now o1 the speakers table,
and could not be reached without two
q ma ority vote to pass it if it came from the
committee on appropriations
The morning hour having expired, Mr.
Garfield moved to proceed 10 the business
ON The speakers table. This motion which
required only q majority vote and which
you'd enable the House TO reach the sundry
civil appropriation bill, started . 6Iibus.ar-
ing movement on the part OF the Democrats,
commencing with motion BY Mr. Holman
shas the House take recess until I p. NJ,
and one by Mr.. Edridgs that the House ad-
iourn, 90 each of which the yeas aud NAYS
we're demanded. Alter wasting an hour
voting BY yeas and nays, Mr.. Garfield moved
90 non-eOncur in the Senate amendments
and refer them 10 q conference committee.
After further eolloquy the attempt to effect
an smIcable com promise failed, and the
wesry routine of calliog the yeas and nays
on dilatory motions was resumed. Finally
The motion to take q recess was agreed to.
EVENING SEssIoN.-The report of the
committee on investigation of Indian frauds
~as ordered printed.
The conference report on the fcrtifnation
appropriation bill was agreed TO. Flibus-
| seriug was then continued until ESQ P N i,
When Mr.. Garfield moved to suspend the
rules and adopt q motion BOB-concurring 10
the Senate amendments to the civil appro-
prlatiou bill and refer them to a conference
| committee, and then take a recess until
1'ciOck Monday norning. Agreed to.
Msssrs. Garfield, Palmer snd Niolack
we're appointed as conference committee
and g recess was then taken until O'Clock
Monday morning.
WASHINGTON, June 8.-The Democratic
Representatives, in the House are deter
mined to resist, by all psFIIams sntsry means
ste enforcement act engrsfied by the Sen
ate in the sundry civil appropriation bill,
even if the bill itself should fail.
GENEVA, Ill, June S-The Kane Coun-
| tY Democratic Convention to-day adopted
resolutions indorsing Greeley and Brown
and instructing delegates to the State Con-
vention to aid in the selection of State
ticket to bs supported BY the Democrats and
Liberal Republicans.
WASHINGTON, June The Liberal Re.
publIoans of the Senate knd House assem-
oled at the Greeley and Brown hesdquAr-
Eers on Saturday evening, and after some
consultation on matters of the political cam
psign, r. E Fenton was chosen chairman
| Of the Congressional campaign committee.
| Correspondence relating TO the canvass and
political documents Concerning the organi-
zation of clubs, &c, may be addressed to
Fenton at Washington, ID. c.
SAN FaANcIsCo, CAL, June 8.-Judge
Daniels to-day overrued the molten of Mr.
Fairs counsel for a change of venue, and
ordered q Uenirc of two hundred jurors and
she trial of the case on the oath inst.
! BALTIMORE, June 8-The investigating
committee In DR.. Huston's case, after an al
nigh session, declared the doctor not gull
,y. The committee is said to have stooC
three to FIVE.
New YoRk, June 9.-A Baltimore dis
patch says now that DR.. Huston has beer
acquitted, he will press his suit for libe
against the Baltimore American.
BoMBAY, } une "a steamer has arrived
from Zanzibar with news which puts tn,
safety of DR.. Livingstone beyond doubs
Cuuriers had reached Zanzibar from the in
terror with positive intelligence that Living
stone had arrived at Uuyamyembe Stanley
the HerAld's explorer, had left that plac
with letters from The great explorer and wa
near the coast.
CINCINNATI, June 8.-A special to th
= EDquiser from BellefOntsine SAYS tornad
passed over that vicinity last night, tearinj
up trees and unroofng houses in the town
of Quincy and DETROIT, Quincy is near
destroyed, and fifty persons are injured. A
DETROIT ten or twelve buildings we're blow
down and the Methodist Church destroyed
Mrs. RohI and two children we're killed.
Especial dispatch to the Chicago Tribuns.l
PRINCETON. Ill.,, June 6.-Governor Pa
mer arrived here this morning, and was es
corted from the depot to the American Hots
By the Princeton brass band and larg
procession of citizens, composed of bot
Republicans and Democrats At an earl
hour the streets we're filed with teams iron
be country, and long before the hour ap
pointed for the speakinR to commence
large crowd had assembled in the Com
House Square, where seats and platform
we're ready for them, anxiously waiting 10
the speaker to commence. At TIVE o'cioc
. the meeting was called tosurder by Hor
e John Bryant, and W NJ. WEippie Wa
II choseu chairman. The latter. in a neat an
II eppropriaie speech, introduced Governa
! Palmer to the audience. For over thre
hours the Governor arraigaed Grant and b.
! Admins ration 10 a very able snd eHectiv
manner He spoke OF bis nepotlsm an
rifs tsking, his>uiler disregard of the Is
and cons,itution, and bis attempt 70 over
ride the civil Law By military rule. he sal
he would not detraet single honor frot
General Gran, that he was entitled 10 d
spoke favorably of him as so!dler, br
l. sald as an executive officer he was = failur'
He spoke at length of Horacs Greeley
Il. record and ability, and said the GovernmsI