The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06
CONG RE ssIoNAL.
SENATE.

the report OF their committee, appointed
yesterday to revise the membership OF the
standing committees of the senate. After
considerable interchange of views, arrange
ments were perfected by which the demo-
Gratis will be accorded full minority repre-
sentation on all important committees ex-
cept two, namely, privileges and elections
and railroads. To effect this purpose
Howe will retire from the finance commit
tee. Teller from military affairs, KirkWood
from naval affairs, and Saunders from the
committee on the District of Columbia,
leaving the vacancies TO be filed by the
appointments OF such additional democratic
members as caucus of the minority may
designate. The caucus assigned Kellogg
to three committee positions, viz: on pen
sions, on transportation routes to the sea-
board. and on the Mississippi levees com,
mittee. 1t was also arranged that Window
and Matthews snail succeed Howe and
Ferry. who retire from the committee on
railroads.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-During the
morning hour number of petitions were
presented. Burnside submitted resolu
tion calling upon the president TO transmit
to the senate the correspondence had with
our late minister to France regarding the
Franco-Prussian war; also correspondence
on the same subject with our ministers to
England and Germany. Agreed to.
Blaine has relinquished the chairman
ship of the civil service aud retrenchment
committee 10 favor of Teller and taken the
chairmansnip of the committee on rules
Democratic caucus senators, this morn
ing, assigned Voorhees, to the finance com
mittee; Jones. of Florida, to the commit
tee on naval affairs; Butler to the commit
tee on military affairs; Harris of the dis
trict Of Columbia and Mcdonald to the
committee on Indian affairs. with the
understanding that he will give way to
Eu.tis should the latter be seated.
Allison, who has charge Of the house
bill to authorize tree coinage of standard
silver dollar aud to restore its legal tender
character, moved to make it the special
order for Monday next, after the expira-
ton of the morning hour and be continued
from day to day until disposed of. After
long discussion Allison changed his motion
so as to take the bill up Tuesday next in
stead of Monday. Morrill, moved as an
amendment t. make 1t the special order foI
January llth Rejected, yeas l7,nays 40
Allison's motion was then agreed to, Al
to Is.
Matthews submitted concurrent resolu
ton reciting various acts of congress au
thoriZing the issue of bonds, &c, and de-
claring that all bonds of the United States
under said acts are payable, principal anC
interest at option of the government of th,
United States in silver dollars of 4I2.
grains standard silver and such paymen
is not in violation of public faith or tht
rights of public creditors. Laid on tabl,
aud ordered printed.
HOUSE.
Mr. Williams offered resolution for ad
| iournment from the 10th OF Decembe
until the 10th of January. Referred.
The question whether business referring
to internal improvements should be con
sidered by the committee on commerce o
the committee on railways and canals, afte
: further discussion, was referred to tn
, committee on rules.
5 Mr.. Townsend, of Illinois, from the CON
3. mittee on patents, reported bill to repes
the existing statutes for the renewal c
patents, and declaring it unlawful here
after for the commissioner of patents t
i renew or extend any patent for any desig
whatever. He stated that the object c
: the bill was to take away from the statut
II book law which was dead and inopera
0 tive, the commissioner of patents nj
having now the right TO make the renewals
After some discussion, the bill was passed
: Resolutions allowing clerks to ceItai
0 committees and for extra payment of di'
: charged employees who had been borne Q
e the soldiers roll, were adopted. Adjourned
s The bill introduced 10 the house to da,
Il by Harrison, of Illinois. TO provide for a
n income tax, proposes to levy upon the il
:. comes OF all United States oitizeus whic
d may be over $1,000 and under 500
il annually, tax of one per cent; over 80
Al 900 aid under $4,000, II per cent. and
e graduating scale up 10 anG including $23
] 600; over S23, 900 and under $4,000, ts
2, of per cent: over $4,000 and undt
d $50, 900, per cent, and $5 per cent. {
all incomes in excess of $4,000.
s A democratic caucus was held IN Il
3. house of representatives to-day imm,
diately after adjournment, for the purpo
s. of taking action upon the proposed indors
meat of the new democratic paper to
t, issued daily in this city After hearlI
er statements concerning the matter abo
ID two-thirds of the members present vott
o. in favor of giving the journal their par
e Endorsement and Individual support. ii
caucus also appointed committee of f.
10 lembers to assist in arranging pairs f
tie representatives who are unavoidably al
Do sent. There was very slim attendaDe
WASHINGTON. Dec. g. Election commi
tee to day took final vote on Colorado cas-
The report seating Patterson was autho
al lied by Harris, Springer, Chandler, Cob
* Williams. Turney and Ellis, all democrat
er Thornburg, Wait and Hiscock, repub
O. cans, will present minority report
favor of BeHord, republican, aud st
lg another report will be submitted to d
ly house by Gen. Cox, taking the groul
al that there was no valid election.
Majority and minority reports we
made from committee On elections in G.
On orado Case ordered printed. The pc
route bill has passed. Adjourned.
x Failures
., CHICAGO, Dec. 5,-The directors of t
Z. German national bank decided after b
ry siness hours this evening to go into liq'
10 1nk.n- and anaar11cotxy :ae.,nd n aaxd