The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-01
TELEGRAPHIC.
The Civil Rights Bill goes
to the President for
his Signature.
The Force Bill Passes the
House.

WASHINGTON, ID. q. Feb. 27.-The sen.
ate to-day passed the Civil Rights bill in
the form in which it was passed BY the
house, without amendment, and now it
goes to the president for his signature.
The first amendment voted on was submit
ted by MIR. Thurman. 1t provided that the
fourth section in relation to the selection OF
jurors shall not apply to the state courts,
but it was defeated by a vote OF 26 to 4O.
Messrs. Carpenter, Ferry Comm. Ham
iiton TEX. J, Sprague, Schurz. and Upton
voted with the Democrats in the afirma-
tive. Then followed three amendments
offered by Messrs. Thurman and Bayard,
one of which proposes to reduce the penal
ty for violation of the act. Another pro
posed to repeal the existing law in regard
to challenges of jurors for participating in
or aiding the rebellion, and prescribing the
form Of oath to be taken by jurors. They
we're all voted down, and Mr.. .Edmunds was
allowed an hour to. close the debate, The
vote upon the bill was 38 yeas to 26 nays.
Carpenter. Ferry tUonn. J, Hamilton TEX. J.
Schurz. Sprague, and Upton voted in the
negative with the Democrats. -
WAsHINGToN. D. c.. Feb. 27,-The de-
bate upon the Force bill, 10 the house. TO-
day, and the diiatory motions connected
with 1t, lasted from l O'Clock in the morn
ing until midnight. At the latter hour it
seemed that the dilatory motions still pos
sible under the new rule might continue
tor aD almost indefinite period. The de-
bate throughout the day was very aninsA-
ted and bitter. The Republicans were
not united. The most brilliant speech in
favor of the bill was made by Burroughs,
of Michigan, who took the extreme Rad.
ical view. The votes in the course
of the evening Indicated that the
bill, if passed at all. would be passed by a
small majority. The only amendment
that was adopted was the modification OF
Butler amendment, proposed by George
+. Hoar, which restricts the territory
within which the habeas corpus may be
suspended to the states of Arkansas, Lou
lsiana, Alabama, and Mississippi. The
bill has been so modified that the suspen
sion shall not continue for greater period
than two years and one session of congress
The occasion of the dilatory motions is
the fact that, at every stage of the bill
the new rules permits two motions to ad
journ and one to reconsider on each oi
them. There are always furty Democrats
present, which is enough to compel ruI
call upon each of these dilatory motions
so that at every stage of the bill, from ths
ordering of the main question to the fna
passage, from two to three hours are oc
cupled in roll calls. The Democrats to
wards midnight, repeatedly offered com
PROMISE, aud to agree to Immediate vot'
upon the bill upun condition that tn,
house should immediately adjourn, bu
the Republicans, conscious Of the few re
naming hours of the session, were anxiou
to bring up the Louisiana report, to which
the Democrats would not agree.
| Alta little past midnight the cemnrom
ise indicated was agreed to, and the Fore
bill,as amended, passed-yeas, 1876 !; nays
ia. @
COLUMBUS. o., Feb. s27.-At o 'clac
this morning. FIRE broke out in Wolcott'
building, on High street, and rapid
spread to the adjoining buildings. Th
fire department were promptly on hand
and while they put out the ERE very e
teciually, much damage was done by Wa
ter.
The estimated losses are as fnllows: I
WIlcntt, loss on building. $1,000; furn
ture, from $lO,000 to $l5,UO0. fully insure
in "a large number ot eastern cnmpanic
Barker's loss ON building, 1920; the dau
! age was settled this morning. Prestnl
sh. store, damage to stock by water. SO
lOW; insured In the Knox Mutual ar
Home, of New York, and the Westcheste
Walter Mahony. luss in adj lining buildin
$1,000; insured in the National, of Phil
delphia, and the Penple's of Newar
Parties rooming in the three damage
buildings will run the amnunt of damag
up to about $2O,UUO. Two deaf and duu
!. men sleeping IN the building in which Il
!. fire originated were not aroused till Il
j furniture of their room took fire. Tn
then became nearly wild with fright, a
:. could hardly be restrained from jumpi
to the pavement. They were fna
= saved by the 6remen, by means of 10
: ladders
Is SCRANTON, Pa, Feb. 27.-The Cliff
re comotive Works, south OF the Lackawa
TX passenger depot, owned by the Dicks
manufacturing company, were this MOI
ing completely burned. The buildi
&c contained very valuable machinery. thl
ld new locomotives completed, and mater
=" to put together eleven Others. Loss $50
900, on which there is $iS5, 900 insuran
principally in New York companys, I
m; hundred and fifty men are thrown out
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