The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-10
CONGR re s $40 N AL
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, April 9.-The general
deficiency bill was put on the calendar.
MIR. Ferry introduced bill regulating the
portation. Referred.
The senate passed bill providing code
OF army regulations.
The bill for the relief of W. c. Snyder,
of Illinois. Passed,
On motion of Mr.. Teller the bill for
railroad from Bismark to the Black Hills
was considered, amended and went over,
The chair presented the house bill placing
Gen. Shields on the retired list
Mr.. Gordon wanted present action.
Mr.. Edmunds objected to helping the
house out of its scrape by singing out one
individual to aid.
Mr., Allison advocated Mr.. Blaine's
amendment.
A motion to adjourn made by Mr..
Patterson was resisted by Mr.. Thurman,
and the yeas and nays resulted-nays SO,
yeas 90.
Mr.. Thurman closed the debate and Mr..
Btalne's amendment was voted on-yeas
%, nays 35.
Mr.. Thurman's amendment providing
for the Endorsement of sinking fund bonds
by the secretary of the treasury was then
adopted.
q Messrs Sargent and Chaffee stating that
it was evident that all amendments to the
bill were to be voted down, withdrew their
respective amendments. The question
then REQUIRED upon the passage of the bill,
upon which the vote was: ayes 40,nays l9
On motion Mr.. McCreery, the senate
took up the bill repeating the bankrupt
act, and pending its consideration the sen
ate adjourned
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-Mr. Durham,
from the conference committee, on the bill
for the employment of temporary clerks in
the treasury, reported that the committee
disagreed on the item inserted by the SEN
ate, e,appropriating $40, 900 for postal clerks.
MIR. Blount, one of the conferees, de-
Tended the action sof the house conferees,
and argued that the deficiencies in the
postofhce department grew out of the
postal car system, which was one of the
hobbies of the postoffce department., and
that the house should not yield. The re,
port was agreed to and new conference
committee ordered.
On motion of Mr.. Ewing the report oi
the conference between the committee or
banking and currency and the secretary o.
the treasury was ordered printed.
Mr.. Wood moved that the house go int
committee of the whole for consideration
of the tariff bill, and asked unanimous
consent that the time be fixed for termin
ating the general debate upon the bill,
Mr.. Kelly objected to limited debat
upon one of the most intricate and vitall
important bills.
MIR. O'Neill suggested that there shoult
be night sessions of the house every even
ing for the purpose of allowing member
to make speeches on the bill.
Mr. Wood withdrew his request limit:n
the time for debate.
The house went into committee of To
whole upon the tariff Till.
Mr. Conger raised the point that bills o
calendar must be considered in order.
The chair overrulUd the motion on th
ground that the house had voted to go int
! committee on the tariff bill specially.
Mr.. Wood, chair nan of the committe
on ways and means, made long speech
explanation and aivocacy of the bill.
Mr.. Wood, having read letter from
l. manufacturer of hay forks at jackson
a saying his industry feared DO competio
: but could protect itself, Mr.. Conger sa
the reason was they used convict labur,
thirty-two cents per day.
Mr.. Wood refused to yield to Mr.. Coz
ger, who called time on him, but Il
: speaker ruled that Mr.. Wood might go o
and he spoke second hour, warning Il
people that a sterner measure might
adopted if this failed.
The committee then rose and the hou
adjourned