The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-15
CONGRESS SSIONAL

opened soon ana legislative business con-
| tinued
At 4:05 the doors were reopened and
Mr.. Sargent from tae conference on the
deficiency appropriation bill, made re.
port and said the committee had reduced
the appropriations for fuel and light to
the extent of $4,000 in the contingent ex-
penses; Treasury Department. $4,000;
for railway postal clerks, $l4, 800; for the
| Postal Congress, $4,000
The following amendments were strick-
en- out: Appropriat;ng $4,000 for the
publication of the records of the re beIlion,
81, 400 for legislative expenses in Wash
ington territory, $4,000 for the payment
of claims of Oregon aud Washington VOL
unteers in the Indian war of 1855 and
1856
The Senate amendment was retained
appropriating $4,000 for compensation
of various custom house and mint COM
mittees. The total appropriation as
agreed upon was $2,645,23
The report was agreed to and tie bill
passed
The Vice-President announced as the
committee to inquire into the practica
bllity of promoting commercial intercourse
With Mexico, maintaining peace on the
LtLo iASuGlCI3 E1CSSIS- ADnkIIE1
Hamlin, Howe, Jones of Nevada, Cam
eron of Pennsylvania, Eaton and Maxey
The post route bill was read, the am .
eudments agreed to and it was passed.
/ On motion Of Mr.. Mcmillan. it was or
dered that the testimony taken in investi-
eating the charges against Senator Grover,
of Oregon, be printed.
The bill relative to the officers and
others who perished by the wreck of the
Huron was read the third time and passed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IA number of
bills were introduced and referred.
Mr., Singleton presented the report of
the conference committee on the deficiency
appropriation bill. He explained that the
difference between the two houses was
$l7I 900, and the committee Of conference
Of the house had yielded $l02, 900 to the
demands OF the senate committee.
After long discussion the report Of the
conference committee was agreed to with
out the yeas and nays The bill now goes
to the president for his signature.
At the end of the morning hour the
: house proceeded to consider business on the
speakers table. When the Paris exposition
bill ives reached Mr.. Wood. of New York,
moved that the house concur in the senate
amendments. Agreed to-yeas l24, nays
80.
The senate amendments to the bill re.
latlve to reservoirs to promote navigation
OF the Mississippi river was taken up and
{ referred.
At four o'clock there was a movement on
. the republican side of the house for ad
Ilourument, and opposition tn 1t on the dem
{ ocratic side, growing out Of a desire tc
have reported and acted on to day tht
e resolution looking to a general iuvestiga
a ton Of departments. The motion to ad
Iiourn was voted down by strict party
e division.
d After several dilatory votes. and pro
e ceedipgs, led by Mr.. Butler, the house a
7:30 adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec 10 The demo
e cratic side, under lead Of Wood, has beer
{ endeavoring all day TO force vote on tht
e resolution for a wholesale investigation
y while the republican side has shown al
7 equal amount Of determination not to al
IS low a vote.
= WASHINGTON.
n. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE Presiden
Sc mas uGIlIdLCu " ktEN w GliSs Ol VA ISIS
/ issippi, to be consul at Hong Kong; D. II
A Bailey, of Ohio, now consul at Hong
IS Kong, to be consul general at Shanghai
ly John Oglesly. assistant appraiser of mer
~ chandise at New Orleans; Postmaster
n Alex Reed, Toledo
e. The President will probably to,morroy
be nomiate Gov. Mccormick COMMISSIONS
e. General to the Paris Exposition.
In cncciou fbn nor
tn frmed Dwight T. Reed, secretary of th
]; United States legation, and Alfred E
in Lee, consul general at Frankfort; I, J
h MacLain. consul at Nassau; Cyrus Fl
as Baldwin. collector Of customs at Charles
RS town; John Campbell surveyor Of Gus
.ir toms at Omaha; George Gisher, survevo
D of customs at Cairo, HIS; VIM. w ar
te Peck. OF New York, Associate Justice 0
Y, the Supreme Court OF the Territory {
Is, Wyoming; j. C. Bancroft Davis, Judg
e. of the Court of Claims; Henry L. Dodge
ce California. Superintendent of the Unite
of States Mint, Sac Francisco; VIM. Mt
US Macken, United States Surveyor, Wasl
nd ington Territory.
&c WASHINGTON, Dec 15-Butler sui
s, mitted a resolution for the investigation {
es the discharge OF the committee on election
from the consideration OF bis credentials 1
hs tthe extra session, but Cameron, OF Wis
d. objected on the ground that the resolutio
OF was in violation of an agreement to tran
OF sact no new business, and after an animate
he discussion the resolution went over. Mt
ton to go into executive session VI;
ed declared also to be against agreement, bu
be subsequently Thurman said ther
matter which he hs
been informed would be brought
ms the attention of the senate and he move
the doors be closed; under rule Ga it wa
agreed to unanimously. 1t was rUnore
'on about the streets he matter to be brougl
ID up in secret session was the difficult
e between Conklng and Gordon in execl
iao tive session yesterday.
~ - Senator Gordon has not lett the city
~ and friend says his difficulty with Ser
~ ator Conklipg was 10 fact settled to a
If practical ends and purposes last nigh
= ultimate friends of Senator Gordon d
arc cline to affirm or deny the truth of Il
- rumor that a message has been conveys
- to Senator Cooking that Senator Gordt
!, has left the city aud will ho
- trict oi Columbia, to receive any eommu
~ ication CoDkling may desire to make
-ad him, the message of course, to be unde
he stood as an invitation for challenge.
his
Conkling and oordon.-An Angry Senate
ial Tilt
CHICAGO. Dec Is. Specials have
nal account of a violent tilt in the sena
Dck executive session yesterday betwe
lor ConkIinp and Gordon in which the latt