The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-18

individuals, with the usual discounts, such
rates to be ascertained from sworn
statements to be furnished by the
proprietors or publishers OF newspapers
proposing SO to advertise: provided, the
heads of the several departments may
secure lower terms by special rates
whenever public interest requires it, The
other amendments of the committee were
agreed to,
The Committee on Appropriations re-
ported the following amendment: For the
expenses and compensation of the commits
sion appointed by the President to go to
Louisiana, $4,000, or so much thereof as
may be necessary.
Mr.. Spencer said he was astonished and
surprised that the Committee on Appro-
priations should recommend an approprla-
ton of this sort. The object of this
commission was to turn out the legal
government of Louisiana.
Mr.. Window said the appropriation was
recommended by the President and also
by the Secretary of the Treasury. 1t was
also stated that there were precedents for
such appropria alton. The committee had
therefore agreed to report 1t to the Senate
for such light as Spencer or any other
| Senator could throw upon it.
Mr. Spencer then sent to the Clerk s
| desk and had read the published statement
of the expenses of the Louisiana Commis
sion.
| Mr.. Hereford inquired of the Chairman
| {Windom) if he approved of this item,
Mr.. Window replied that be never saw
the statement. The committee could not
examine ali lithese documents in the'twenty
four hours it had for consideration of the
bill.
Mr.. Hereford inquired if Senator Win
| dom was willing 10 pay that amount for
putting Packard out and Nichols in.
| Mr.. Window replied that he would not
pay cent 1t was very worthless job.
Did not Spencer heretofore consider re-
suits accomplished were of some value to
the Democratic party?
Mr. Hereford-Not in that way.
Mr. Conkling inquired if the committee
knew of any law under which this socaled
CO mmission went out.
Mr.. Window replied that there were a
good many appropriations in the bill not
expressly authorized by law.
Mr., Conkling demanded the yeas and
nays on the amendment and said he
would vote no. Iu Louisiana a condition
constitution and statutes, passed in
President of the United States to an
swer one question and that was, whether
Packard was or was not the legal gov
ernor Of that commonwealth. BE
(Conkling) would not stop now to argue
whether the President could avail
himself Of tourists or visitors to answer
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Louisiana was told to investigate the only
question which was addressed to the pres
ident. 1t was told to proceed upon other
grounds and in other ways. This SO
called commission was without warrant Of
law and its dOiDgs were in violation oil
law. If anybody borrowed from a nationa
bank or other bank money to embark il
this enterprise it was not the business o.
the senate to insert a provision IN an ap-
preparation bill to do that which wouiC
= hereafter be claimed to legaIize it. III
hoped the brevity with which he hac
spoken would not lead any one to imply
that he questioned the uudoubted right o
should be employed in Louisiana or not
but lie did say to ,he senate that the send
ing of FIVE tourists and visitors to Louis
II
2 consumate that W ich they did was in hi
. Judgment not Gully behind the Law, bu
i beside the law aud IN violation of law.
:. After diseuss n Mr. Sargent moved t
y table the amen !ment and 1t was agreed L
yeas 81, uay- %.
o The amend ents of the committee Oh
IS appropriations was agreed to appropriatin
}. $50 600 for constructing a military tele
graph from Bismarck to Fort Ellis, vi
the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers
z SIS, ,0UU for the completion OF the develop
e ment of the water power at Rock. Islam
Arsenal: $500 600 for the north wing {
the new state, war and navy departmen
: building; appropriatiug S250000 to Ii
J. demniy various states for enroiing, equiv
ping aud transporting troops; appropri
atipg the necessary amount 10 pay Cap
Ie Fades Tor work at South Pass, in ACCORD
aDce with contract; apprOpriating $465
le 900 to aid In the construction OF the birds
E. across the Mississippi river at or he;
Fort Smelling; to pay the Pacific Mail G.
le $S4,333; appropriatiDg $l50,000 for d.
5. ficiency N postmasters salaries; $4,000
&C for the deficiency 10 postal revenues Il
20 past year; $4,000 for investigating he
as diseases. etc, aud the same amount f
Sc the investigation OF erass-hoppers.
It, Mr. Withers' amendment to pay ant
2n belum southern mail contractors W;
T. ruled out.
so WASHINGTON, June l7.-Mr. Philli
!, offered au amendment abolishi0g the ta
I3 - on matches after the lst of January, 1877
~ Adopted-yeas us. nays 66.
Ie The last section Of the bill having be,
ne read, Mr. Banning offered substitute
the amendment providing that the wo
gallon" when used in regard to lag
=. beer, ale, ETC. shall be held to mean wi
gallon, the liquid measures containing 2
cubic inches. Adopted.
an Consideration Of the bill having be
to completed Mr. Tucker demanded t
al previous question on the passage of
ey bill.
The previous question having be
er seconded, Mr.. Tucker yielded to Mr.. II
he ter, who opposed the bill. He believed I
condition of the revenues would not peri
it the passage. 1t was claimed that the /
lie duction of the tax would increase the re
rk nue., in answer to which the statist
es, showed constantly increasing reven
he under the present tax. Congress had
he cressed the appropriations this year
The least Sl0,000.O00 beyond what they b
The been last year. The revenue was fall
e6- and yet from that falling revenue it v
.ts proposed to take $l5,000.000 more
to one would be benefited by the bill,
md he would tell the manufacturers v
ind were in the galleries and who had lobb
The it through that if the tax were reduC
he now it would be restored next year.
ock Amid a great deal of noise apd confus
nts Mr.. Saylor stated that when the tax '