The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-11
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SENATE.

WASHINGTON, June l0.-The house bill
fixing the time for congressional elections
for Colorado passed.
Mr.. Hereford called up thu bill pro-
vidiug for congressional elections 10 West
Virginia. North Carolina and New Hamp-
shire. After a lengthy debate passed.
Mr.. Sargent, from the printing commit
tee, submitted an amendm ent to the sun
dry civil appropriation bill to appropriate
100000 to purchase back volumes and
stereotype plates of the Congressional
Globe Referred.
After Mr.. Window concluded the senate
reconsidered the vote excusing Messrs.
Davis, Whyte and Jones from the Mat.
thews committee.
Consideration of the river and harbor
bill was resumed and Mr., Cockrell favored
an appropriation for the Mississippi liver
im mprovement commission, and said a
thorough survey was first necessary.
Messrs. Blaine, Allison and Withers
were made the new conferees on the army
appropriation bill. and the senate resumed
the river and harbor bill.
Mr.. Spencer said it now appropriates
1852, 700. AS it came from the house II
appropriated $7,300,000.
Mr. Sargent called for the yeas and nay
on the amendment increasing the appro
priation for the harber of Charleston, S
c., from $4,000 to $200,0O0 Agreed tC
81 to s.
Committee amendments were agreed to
reducing the appropriation for Galveston
harbor from $l25,000 to $4,000; strikiGs
out the appropriation of $4,000 for im'
proving the White and Storm rivers
Arkansas; increasing the appropriation
for improving Red river, Louisiana, trOu
$50. 1000 to $l50,000.
Mr.. Thurman presented petition O
ladies of Lorraine county, Ohio. protesting
against legislation which shall deprive
them of their rights by establishing woman
suffrage,
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. June 10,-A debat,
sprung up on motion of Mr.. Gambler t
increase the appropriation for publ
| buildings at Atlanta.
| Mr.. Atkins approved 1t and MIR. Ellis
! worth thought that now, when everything
was cheap aud men were suffering through
want, was good time to complete publ
buildings over the country.
! Mr.. Atkins said the Secretary of tn
Treasury had insisted on reduction of tn
estimates. aud that from the falling off il
revenues the annual deficit w9uld b
$50, 100000 instead of 81, 100000.
Mr.. Foster advocated completing publ
buildings now.
MIR. Eden said the true way to reliev
labor was to make equal laws, to reduc
taxation and employ labor.
Mr.. 1ttDer said that unless Congress di
something for laborlng men beyon
tomfoolry or dernagoguery, God only kne
what would happen.
MIR. Harrison charged the Committe
on Appropriations with incapacity, Tt
members could not safely 60 before the
: constituents with mere pretensions
: economy.
, Mr.. Sparks twitted Mr.. Harrison fl
! saying he was business man. He hs
J supposed he was clarionet player in
marine band, The Chicago Custom Hou
! had in the deficiency bill aud this b
; $4,000 just laws were a remedy f
: suffering. Secretary Sherman had brougl
the noses of the people to the grindston
Mr.. Durham said the trouble came fro
the people crowding round cities viii
they should be in the country and earn {
honest living, as all could do, (cries
: that's so.'' They looked for cover
: ment aid when they should be tilling Il
$ soil on the western prairies, supportil
= their wives aud educating their childre
: Ewing said he would take Secreta
Sherman's sinking fund and put it on Il
public works, ani give back to the peopl
if necessary, the $4,000. COO taken fro
q them by stealthy resumption.
e Mr. Blount said the Secretary obey
8 the law.
n Mr.. Cannon said that in his count
b they cared for their own poor and tax
Y themselves for it. They didn't want to
taxed besides for poor in other states. l
every man root hog or die.
Mr., Gamblers amendment was adopt
J, -l09 to 81. and the committee rose.
y Messrs. Hewitt, Sparks and Foster we
It made the conference on the army approp
l. alton bill,
d Recess till evening.
ISL EVENING SESSION. bill introduc
II by Mr.. Butler to punish by 6ne and il
prisonment violations of the Revis
Statutes, which require preference to
given in appointments to disabled Uui
9 soldiers, passed.
E, Mr.. Stenger, from the Judiciary Go
10 mittee. reported adversely the bill givi
ii Nebraska an additional representa-
Made the special order for the seco
Wednesday 10 December.
Adjourned,
CANADA.