The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-28
CONGR E 3 > 10 n A L.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, March 27.-Mr. Hill
having concluded his remarks On the Pacific
railroad sinking fund bill he was followed
by Mr.. Thurman who said the senator
from George had INDUCED in some very
sweeping denunciations of the bill of the
Judiciary committee So sweeping that if
true and we'll founded the first duty of the
senate would be to disband its judiciary
committee. If the assertions of the SEN
| ator from Georgia were true the members
| of the judiciary committee were either
idiots or villains. Mr.. Thurman then
warmly defended the committee and spoke
of the standing of the members thereof as
! jurists. He said they ought to know the
law and if they had reported bill in plain
antagonism to the constitution. it was the
bounden duty of the senate to dismiss that
committee aud appoint another aud better
one in its stead He gave notice now that
he would ask the senate to come to vote
on the bill On Wednesday.
Mr.. Hill said he was not aware that he
made the slightest charge against the
Judiciary committee, or any member of it.
He believed the committee had made a
mistake aud reported a bill to exercise
powers which congress did not possess.
He had respect for the senator from Ohio,
J (Thurman) and for every member of the
judiciary committee, but it was his honest
} conviction that the committee had made a
J mistake, aud was he to follow his convic.
! ton, or had the judiciary committee power
not only to violate contracts but TO compel
: him to follow their views2
After some further discussion Mr.
Bailey took the floor to speak on the sink
ing fund bill tomorrow, and it was ther
laid over
, Mr.. Window called up the house bill
e making appropriations for the consular
a and diplomatic service of the government
S for the year ending June 80, 1879. ant
= explained its provisions. The amendment
. reported by the committee on appronria
tions were agreed to.
The bill having been considered in com
mittee of the whole, was reported to tn,
I senate, the amendments made in commit
9 tee concurred in, and the bill read tn
. third time and passed.
Mr.. Window submitted an amendmen
e e to the bill to provide for the organization
J of the Mississippi river improvement com
u mission, SO as to extend the jurisdiction o
the commission to the Falls of st. Anthony
and authorize them to make an examina
ton and survey of the head waters of tn
y Mississippi river, with view to construct
y ing reservoirs for regulating the supply c
> water during dry weather. Referred.
;; Adjourned.
q HOUSE.
q WASHINGTON, March 27.-Mr. Davi.
of North Carolina, introduced bill I
compensate the state of North Carolin
= for the use and occupation of certain builC
= ings and grounds by the United State
= troops. Referred.
y Mr., FELTON,, from the committee on con
- meree, reported back the bill to prever
X the introduction of contagious diseases ini
the United States, and explained the pr.
visions thereof. The present bill did d
disturb the quarantine regulations of an
a state, but state officials were made tt
~ agents of the national quarantine system
4 After debate the bill was amended al
passed.
The house then resumed considerable
Of the Massachusetts contested electlc
m case of Dean against Field, and after d
. bate vote was taken upon the miDOrll
-. resolution, declaring Field entitled to Il
=. seat, and resulted yeas 100, nays l
The speaker, on announcing the vote ca
his vote in the negative, thus tieing q
n. vote and defeating the resolution. III
"a was received with great applause on Il
b. democratic side.
B, Mr.. Butler voted with the democrats
n the negative, and the following democrs
ng with the republicans in the atfirmati7
Messrs. Hartridge, Herbert, Jones,