The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-01-30

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A. H. Whitney ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100000
And two Doorkecpers, ,,... $4,000
$1lO,jOQ
But most of these were evidently mere 90
betwccns, and to whom they paid the mon
cy is still the conundrum.
IIENNErIN CANAL.
Mr.. IIawley, of the Rock Island district
has succeeded IN getting the Hcanepin
Canal project set for consideration on Febru.
AIRY Sd. The committee having it in charge
have reported in favor of Its construction, but
on a plan which makes neither Dixon or
Rock Island absolutely points on TIE canal
The bill appropriates 100000 to the work.
THE LITTLE TARIFF BILL.
\ thieysh bill under this name had been
hanging about congress tor "A year and half,
and finally a few days ago passed the house,
having previously passed the senate. While
it lcvies tax of about FIVE millions on the
people IN the interest Of certain monopolics,
it is estimated it will put about one million
into the treasury. The chief benefic,ares by
the steal are said to be The silk manufacturers
Of New Jersey, but IN every item of the bill
the existing tax is increased, and increased
for some special interest, frequently for the
benefit of single firm or maker of a paf;icu-
lar article. |: is a contemplate robbery of
the public
CIVIL RIGHT4 Bill.
In spite Of the manifest aversion of many
republicans to the measure, the republican
caucus last week decided thatthc civi. rights
bill, which was defeated at the last session of
congress, must be passed 10 quiet the negroes
and the more fiery elements of the radical
party, So on Monday evening Butler, as the
caucus leader moved to take the bill from the
Speakers table and pass 1t. This required
two-thirds vote, and therefore needed every
republican vote IN the affirmative Unhapplly,
however, ten republicans refused to be bound
by the caucus and voted no, so that the vote
stood l4O to 90, and the bill went under for
that day. Another caucus was held and il
was decided to make another desperate effort
to force the bill through. So on Wednesday
the bill was brought directly before the house
rs committee report, and the attempt nov
was to force it through by the gag rule
Luckily the republicans lack the twOthifls
vote they used to have, and the democrats
were able to defeat the scheme hy diia,orv
motions, or filbuSterng, as il is called Tie
circus opened on Wednesday afternoon, and
continued all that afternoon and night, and
was still in progress to last accounts
Thursday night, the republicans declaring
they will continue The uninterrupted session
until Monday, when the rules Will let them
out, and the democrat, expressing their de.
termination 20 set il out until doomsGay, if
necessary.
\ Gao PEuJE,I
Previously TO yenturing upon Til, desperate
scheme TO force through the civil rights bill,
the majority in the house connected a scheme
IN caucus to gag the opposition by repeating
the rule requiring a twolthiIds vote to take
mp any bill out of the regular order When
Mr.. Cessna, however, presented his resolution
emhodying this scheme ii wa. met b. such
storm OF opposition that the republicans
were glad to back down and the vilainous
scheme was defeated
NAVY BUILDING o. FIHI
| On Monday evening the fire alarm was
sounded, and it was discovered that the navy
building was on trc. the hrc was Suodued
before it had extended beyond a room or two
II happened, however, that The rooms con
taiaed exactly those documents which tn,
opposition have for six years been trying to
\ get hold of, and further that this i, the second
time fire has started in the same room. Ar
| examination of the cellar of the building lief
no room To doubt that the fire had been Kin
died by an incendiary. Trains of tsrrcd rop,
and waste paper vert laid abeu, The floor
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