The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-20
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| 10 pension case greater sum than SlO
and provides that no fee contract shall
| hereafter be filed with the commi ssioner of
pensions in any case.
The concurrent resolution extending the
session to 10 o'clock P. NJ was agreed to.
Mr.. Mitchell, from the conference COM
mittee on the bill in regard to the election
| 10 West Virginia, North Carolina and the
election of United States senators in New
Hampshire, submitted report. Agreed
to. The election for representatives In
congress uuder the new law will be held 10
West Virginia on the second Tuesday in
October aud in North Carolina the second
Tuesday in November.
i Mr.. Voorhees, said that the house bill to
authorize the payment OF custom duties in
legal tender notes from and after the lst
of October had just been received from
the house. He moved that the calendar
be laid aside temporarily for the purpose
Of considering that bill
Mr. Conklug made a point that the bill
must be laid before the senate 10 the morn
ing hour.
The president sustained the point
Mr.. Voorhees, appealed from the de-
cisioa of the chair, bu, subsequently with
drew the appeal.
The president pro tenn said that since
examining it. he found that this bill had
come to the senate since the expiration of
the morning hour. Therefore it would be
in order to submit it to the senate now.
after discussion as to the rules of the
senate. Mr. Voorhees, moved to lay aside
the pending order, being the calendar, and
all prior orders. for the purpose of taking
up the house bill to provide for the pay
! ment of custom duties in legal tender
! notes. Agreed to-yeas 33, nays 49,
, Mr. Conkling reised point of order
that it could not be laid before the senate
: without violation Of the rule
The president pro ten decided that the
bill could be laid before the senate.
MIR. Conkling appealed from the decision
and the senate sustained the chair-yeas
43, nays IL.
The house bill to provide for the pay
ment Of custom duties in legal tender note q
: having been read by title, Mr. White and
= several other senators objected to the sec
: oud reading of the bill! to day.
The senate went into executive session
:, :, and when the doors reopened took recess.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr. Allison submitted the following:
: Resolued, That the select committee
" appointed und. r tie resolution Of the 5tt
II inst. uske lIIulry concerning the alleged
!, connection al Senator Matthews with
- matters relative TO the late presidential
= election in Louisiana in the sxercise Of tht
. powers granted te sit during the recess o.
congress. may hold It's sessions at such
. place or places as it shall deem most con
~ venient for the purposes of investigation
Agreed to.
= Mr.. Saunders called up the senate bill {,
= establish the territory Of LINCOLN, to pro
- vide a temporary government therefor
- which was discussed at some length ant
further consideration postponed until De
cember next.
, The senate then went into executiv
=, session.
y At l2:35 message was received frOI
> the house OF repr> seDtatlves auD0uncD
the concurrence of that body in the repor
of the conference committee on the sundr
- civil appropriations bill and the report c
the committee of conference was agreed t
and the bill passed.
le HOUSE.
=, - WASHINGTON, June l9-Mr. Atkins
or from the conference on the sundry civ
N bill reported that the committee had dill
ri fered very widely on great many points
ic As yet there was very little probability {
- an agreement. The report was the
n agreed to. and Messrs. Atkins, Hewitt an
40 90 Hale appointed conferees
bo Mr.. Crittenden moved to suspend th
q rules and pass the pro rata bill to establs
=, =, board OF Pacific r. r. commissioner
w Rejected-yeas l05, nays l03. Not two
" thirds.
., The house then took recess.
,s. EVENING SESSION.
The attendance OF members was rath,
nd sliG:. many having already left the city.
n Mr.. Cox Of Nrw York. moved to susper
" the rules and pass the bill to fix the pay
h letter carriers. Agreed to-yeas Ia
nd nays 54. The bill provides that in q
,er cities containing a population of $4,000
" over there shall be two classes of lett
of carriers, the first class to have a salary
$1,000 ard the second salary of $50
Is that in cities of less than $4,000 the
on shall be but one class of letter carrier
me whose salary shall be $3.50; that thi
h class may be established on the applicati,
zee of the postmaster, to be called auxiia
of letter carriers, and to receive $400 yea
aw and that the letter carrier system may
Nv established in cities of 10000 inhabitant
wol Mr.. Conger moved to suspend the rul
in and pass joint resolution proposing
E a constitutional amendment forever prohi
90 itipg the payment of any claim for proper
ion ion taken, used, injured or destroyed
ted United States troops during the war of 4
for war of the rebellion unless the owner W
xt loyal to the government and gave Meth
hat aid nor encouragement to the enem
ere Agreed to yeas l44, nsys61
ear A message was received from the Sens
nes that that body had adopted a resoluti
will for the further extension OF the session
in one clock Thursday morning. Concur
hat in.
the The sundry civil appropriation bill
agreed upon by the Committee of Conf'
and ence, and contains the Senate provision
by the payment of fisheries award of |
ota Halifax Com mission. The Senate amer
Al: ment providing for the ante>bellr
ow- Southern claims is stricken out. The lite
for continuing work on public buildings
nile Boston, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Chici
was and st. Louis. are compromised by
ton Conference Committee. at $3.50, 600 ca