The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-04
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WASHINGTON, Dec, 3,-The senate at
10 o'clock this morning met and went into
executive session, and when the doors we're
reopened, at ll;l0. adjourned.
At noon the regular session was begun.
Messrs. Anthony and Whyte were ap-
pointed q committee to join similar
committee on the part of the house
to wait on the president and inform
him that quorum of both houses were
ready to receive any communication he
might be pleased to make. The senate
then took recess. Upon reassembling
the vice president presented the annual
report of the secretary of war. Also the
annual report of the secretary Of the senate
and sergeant-at-arms Ordered printed.
Soon thereafter Mr.. Rogers, private
secretary of the president. appeared with
the message and it was Immediately read
and ordered printed.
The department and other reports were
then presented and the senate adjourned
till Thursday next,
HOUSE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3-The senate
resolution to adjourn at 1870 was con
Cured in,
The motion to suspend the rules aud
pass the bill authorizing producers of
tobacco to sell 500 worth without paying
tax was rejected.
Mr.. Throckmorton moved to suspend
the rules and pass resolution instructing
the military committee to inquire as to
the expediency of mastering into the
service two regiments of Texan rangers
for the protection of the Texan frontier.
Rejected.
/ Mr. Knapp moved to suspend the rules
and adopt resolution declaring that the
president, by refusing the use of the army
10 support of the pretended governments
in South Carolina and Louisiana, and
thereby according to their people the right
lot local self government, in accordance
with the constitution, has faithfully per-
formed his duty 10 that behalf. and is
Justly entitled to the respect and confidence
OF the American people.
The yeas and nays being ordered, Mr.
Conger moved that the house adjourn.
Mr.. Garfield hope we will not have
dilatory motion, but vote the resolution
dowu. The yeas and nays being taker
upon Mr.. CoDger's motion, the time wa.
consumed until the hour fixed upon fol
hBal adjournment.
At noon the speaker called the house t,
order aud the for'y-6fth congress wa
begun. The roll call showed 22l member
present The usual committee was ap
pointed to inform the president tha
congress was in session, and short reces
taken, when the message was handed i
aud read, occupying one hour and twenty
FIVE minutes. Referred to the committe
of the whole on the state of the Union.
MIR. Springer offered resolution callini
3 for the correspondence with the Venezuei
government since the first session of th
forty-fourth congress in relation to tn
; Venezuelan mixed commission. Adopted
o Adjourned.
= PRICES COLD TEA FOR CoNGREssMEN.
o WASHINGTON. Dec MIR. Price aske
4 leave to offer a resolution recitiug tn
a alleged charges that the 10Th joint rul
s which prohibits the sale of intoxicatiu
! liquors in the capital building was bein
4 violated and Instructed the officers of til
q house to enforce the joint rule. The speal
= er said that as be believed the joint rult
. we're still in force he had endeavored
have the sale of liquor stopped and thi
? the keeper of the house restaurant ha
a been notified If it were not stopped
a, would violate bis contract. He was entire
A IL in accord with this resolution, thoug
m the officers of the house were in no vii
= to blame for the violation of the rule. III
n resolution was adopted. Durham offere
70 concurrent resolution that when the hou'
- adjourn on the 10Th, it be to meet Janual
Il 10th Referred