The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-18
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WASHINGTON, June lS -Kirkwood,
from the conference on the post
master bill, reported a disagreement:
LAID on the table for the present: the
disagreement is on the senate amendment
allowing foreign books through the mails
duty free according to the terms of the
International postal treaty.
The senate then went into executive
session.
Morrill, submitted an amendment an.
proprlating for the additional purchase of
land for the naval monument.
Beck opposed it and advocated the re.
mGVai OF the monument as it was per-
petual breeder OF ill-feeling and remind.
er of civil war; the amendment was
agreed to.
| An amendment was agreed to in the
sundry civil appropriation bill appfopriat
ing So,5OO.OOO to pay the award Cf the
halifax fishery commission in pursuance
OF the treaty of Washington if after cor
respoDdence with the British government
on the subject, conformity of the award of
requirements of the treaty and to the
terms OF the question thereby submitted
TO the commission, the president shall
deem 1t his duty to make payment with
out further communication with congress
When the doors were reopened a
| resolution was passed to extend the session
till six O'Clock Wednesday evening.
The sundry civil bill was then considered.
A bill was received from the house and
laid over till to morrow.
The amendment to the sundry civil bill
to pay Gnte-bellun1 southern mail contrac
tors was discussed, aud the amendment of
T Spencer applying the surplus of the
) S3O5, 900 appropriated for such purpose to
the Brazilian steam mail service was ruled
out and the original amendment agreed to,
/ With a proviso that the recipients
E shall give bond for the return of the money
! to the United States, if it subsequently
$ appears the claims we're paid by the
, confederacy, and shall be punished by fine
: and imprisonment.
l WASHINGTON, June lS.-Danford from
the naval committee reported a bill to
promote the knowledge Of steam engineer
ing and ship building 10 scientific colleges;
passed.
n The house concurred in the senate reso.
{ luton to modify the treaty with China
i which allows unrestricted immigration.
r Stuart from the military com mittee re
- pbI tSu tAO DOUAly blIIs ISISIIcu
S A bill authorizing the appointment of
delegate to the house of representatives b.
the council Of Indian tribes was referred
The senate amendments to the bill tt
!. carry into effect the provisions of tn
J. treaty of 1858 between the United State
+ and China were agreed to,
ID Fort moved to concur in the senat
N amendments to the substitute for the re
Hill. Eu;n~ cI;ao+a1
c. consideration; amid cries OF TO order
= the senate amendments were nonconcurre
J. in for want of the necessary vote, l40 I
is los So the bill fails The amendment
kwere to make the greer backs iedeemabl
I'd for 4.per cent bonds and custom duties; III
"a vote was mixed politically aud sectiona,ly
Il Tuesdays session began at nine. tn
We senate resolution extending the tiue {
q adjournment TO Wednesday evening wa
- cOncurred ln.
% % motion OF Potter the house, by
vote of l65 to "A, moved to suspend th
Sc rules and passed the bill providing tc
es judicial ascertainmeut by the court
to claims of the validity of the claims again:
OF the government of which that court la
oh not now jurisdiction. but which are founde
ef on Justice and equality; after the court
~, ~ to congress. The claims not pTesente
-, within years of the passage of this AZ
he shall be barred by limitation.
,s- The house refused to renew last night
ed motion to 90 to speakers table, and DaI
ed ford moved to suspend the rules ard pa
he the bill TO equip the Polar expedition; dt
ect tcated
ed Waddell moved conference on The po
ms route bill with power to consider tt
as senate amendments, rejected, aad the COZ
nd ference report agreed to as presented
'p- Cannon.
he Cannon moved to suspend the rules ar
IN. pass the pest route bill after havil
m eliminated from it all the senate legisI
es- ton. but subsequently withdrew it.
nd Butler submitted his views on the Xii
ere NELL bill Ordered printed
On motion of Stenger the bill passed
pay Eads for opening the South Pass.