The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-28
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SENATE.

the committee oD post attlces, reported
with amendments the house bill to regu
late advertising mail lettings. Placed on
calendar.
Teller, from the committee on railroads,
reported with amendment the senate bill
to incorporate the National Pacific r. R.
and Telegraph Co., the object of which is
to construct and operate railroad and
telegraph line from Cheyenne to Fort
Laramie, thence 70 Deadwood, and from
Fort Laramie to Fort Fetterman, thence in
a northerly or northwesterly direction to
the Yellowstone river, near the mouth Of
Big Horn river. thence to Helena, Mon
tana, and thence to the Pacific ocean. 1t
gives the right of way through the public
lands, including all necessary grounds for
stations, building shops, &C.. not to exceed
100 acres for each station. Placed on cal
endar.
Eaton, by request, introduced a bill to
allow American registry to foreign built
vessels: referred.
A number Of bills granting pensions
we're passed during A. NJ. hour, including
| pension of fifty dollars a month to Gen.
Jas. Shields of Missouri.
| After the A. NJ. hour, consideration was
resumed of the Pacific r. r. sinking fund
bill, and Bailey spoke iu favor of the bill
reported by the committee on judiciary.
| HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. March 2S.-There being
a number of empty seats upon the demo
on the republican side, moved to adjourn.
and the yeas and nays were ordered.
Consideration was resumed OF the
| Massachusetts contested election case, the
question being upon the resolution of a
majority of the election committee declar-
ing Dean entitled to seat
The motion was rejected by large ma
jority. The question then re-occured on
the resolution declaring Dean entitled to a
seat and it was adopted yeas l24, nays 1873
Before the announcement the speaker claim
ed the right to cast a vote and voted in the
affirmative; the announcement was granted
with applause on the democratic side Of
the house.
Butler Of Massachusetts, voted in the
affirmative with the democrats: following
democrats voted in the negative with the
republicans, Cutler, Hartridge. Herbert
Henry, Potter, Rea, Springer, Walsh, and
Williams of Del, Chandler, democrat, who
would have voted in the negative wa.
absent and Paired. Jones of Alabama,
who yesterday voted in favor OF seating
Field, said he did so because he thought
that according to Massachusetts law Field
was entitled to seat, but the house having
decided against that view the law on thi:
resolution seatings Dean, he would vote
aye; applause on democratic side.
NEW YORK.
New YORK, March 2S.-The United
States ship Constellation with about six
hundred tons of goods for the Paris expo
sition sailed from the navy yard yesterday
and expects to reach Havre, April the
Goth. There still remains about 600 ton,
of exhibits to be sent by the French lin,
OF steamers; the steam sloop of war
/ Wyoming went into dry dock Tuesday
aud ship carpenters were employed upor
her; the copper was stripped off her abou
six feet below the water line, and tn,
seams were found to need re caulking; tn,
plankipg in several places was found to b.
quite rotten and the pieces were taken ou
and replaced,
The Ecenjng Post says engagement
have been made for the shipment Of golt
COlU III StSdDSTS TUT
The Steamer Celtic which sailed TO
England to day took three hundred thou
sand dollars in double eagles.
As early as o'clock this morning
, crowd began assembling in front of tn
Six Penny Saving bank, and by Doon i
had sweIed to about 1000. Every ap
, proach was strongly guarded, and onl
stock holders and officers were admitted
! 1t was learned that quite large number
, of those keeping stores.on 3dlaud 4th ave
nue. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS i'm mediate Eeigf
! borhood had discount and interest busine.
/ with the bank. and drew out their moue
. when needed on checks and without pre-
E sentiug their books. The secretary of th
j neighboring savings bank said it Wa
known for some time past that the 81
Penny bank did that sort Of bushes
, knowing it was contrary to the spirit
u the law regarding saving institutions: b
. impression was they would pay about
9 cents on the dollar. Much indignation vi
v expressed by the crowd at the rumor th
the bank continued payments yesterday
= favored depositors for nearly three hou
l. after the injunction to close had bee
y served. The officers will be held respor
y sible by the depositors if the facts, as r
u u ported, are true.