The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-24
90 MGR Il s SO n A L
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Nay "a -EdmunGs, from
the select committee 30 take into consider
alton the state Of the law respecting the
ascertaiDing and declaration OF the result
OF the election Of president aud vice pIesi-
dent. said he was directed by the commit
tee TO make report iu part iD the form at
bill to amend sundry provisions OF
chapter one, title three, revised statutes
of the United States. relating to presiden-
tial elections. and to provide for aud
regulate the counting Of votes for president
and vice president and the decision OF
questions thereon. Placed on calendar.
Edmunds gave notice ne would ask the
attention OF the senate to its consideration
some day next week, and he hoped the
senators would examine it carefully.
Thurman remarked the report was not
unanimous and he would take occasion TO
explain TO the senate why he diSseDted,
Burnside. from the committee on educa
ton, reported adversely the house joint
resolution to provide for the enforcement
OF the eight hour law; also adversely Oh
the senate bill to regulate hours ot labor.
Placed on calendar.
Davis called up the senate bill to pro-
vide for an additional circuit judge iu the
ID judicial circuit Passed.
A bill to provide for the free entry OF
articles imported for the exhibition by
societies established for the encouragement
of arts aud sciences also passed.
After the morning hour consideration
was resumed of the District Of Columbia
bill.
HOUSE
WASHINGTON, May 24.-The judiciary
committee appointed Representative
Butler sub committee ID report upon
articles of im peachment against Oliver 3
Bradford, late consular clerk to Shanghai
Claw, from the committee on Pacific L
Il. reported bill repeating section - o
the act Incorporating the Texas Pacific Il
| L. Co., declaring forfeited the rights
privileges and lands granted under tha
section 80 the New Orleans, Baton Rouge
& Vicksburg r, r. Co., and reenactiu,
that the section in favor Of the NeV
i Orleans Pacific Il. r. Co. be printed AM
recommitted.
/ Henkle introduced bill to aid the shi
canal company, giving the guarantee O
the Ulited States to the payment O
interest on four millions FIVE per cent
/ bonds; referred.
lllCCY Cb0lI L1db Va NHC Ou III
valid pensions, reported a bill providin
that persons deprived of their pension
from March 1865 to June 1866, by reaso
I OF being in civil service, shall be pal
their pensions for that time; passed. Al
so DILL repeating the section of the RI
vised statutues which provides that n
claim for pensions not presented to su'
cessful issue within FIVE years from dat
of filing the same shall be admitted with
out record evidence from the war or nav
e departme passed.
t Mackey from the same committee r,
ported bill increasing to tweuty-tw
dollars per month the pensions paid SO
!: diers or sailors who have lost both arm
!: both legs. or sight of both eyes; passe,
! Powers from the same committee r.
!, ported bill granting pension of $37, &
month to every pensioner who has
=, leg amputated at the hip joint, passed
j After the A. II, hour the house wei
t into committee of the whole on the arn
) appropriation bill.
; Foster moved TO strike out section pir
u reorganizing the bureau military iustic
!. The democrats having mustered in for,
!, and many republicans being absent til
was defeated, 99to 93; also by vote
8 90 to 90. they defeated motion to strik
q out section reorganiziDg the pay depar
; ment.
n Hale made the point on section twaIy
which provides for .as board of thr,
b major generals to examine into Il
L organization and efficiency of the sever
branches of service. that it was new legi
lation, therefore not in the order of d