The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-29
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SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May 2S.-The bill to
forbid the further retirement OF u. ).
legal tender notes being under consider
alton:
Mr.. Ferry supported the bill as it came
from the house,
Mr., Hill spoke in favor of gold and
silver as the only legal tender, and said
that he was opposed to that part of the
amendment of the senator from Delaware
which accepted greenbacks 10 payment 0!
custom duties. However, as the money
was 10 circulation be would not vote
against the bill,
Mr. Morrill, opposed the bill.
Mr.. Blaine announced that he would
vote for the bill because he saw no harm
in it.
After further discussion the amendment
Of Mr.. Bayard was rejected-yeas Is,
nays AZ.
Mr., Matthews submitted the following
as substitute for the house bill:
That whenever any United States legal
tender notes are returned to the treasury,
they shall be re issued from time to time as
the exlgeucies of the public service may re-
shall not cancel or retire any Of the same;
provided that nothing herein shall prohibit
the cancellation of mutilated notes aud the
issue of other similar notes of like demon
ination in their stead, as now provided by
law. All acts and parts of acts in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
After brief discussion the substitute
was rejected-yeas 10, nays sc.
bn haU in
mittee of the whole it vas reported to the
senate, read the third time and passed =
Yeas Al, nays 49, Messrs. Allison. Davis.
kirkwood, Oglesby, Paddock and Saunders
voted aye
The senate insisted on its amendments
to the house bill providing a permanent
| form of government for the District OF
| Columbia and committee of conference
was ordered.
Mr.. Window called up the legislative
appropriation bill, that it might be un-
Gni>hed business for tomorrow.
Mr.. Bayard, at his own request, was
excused from service ou the board of Wis
itors to West Point enc Mr., Morgan was
appointed to fill the vacancy.
Adjourned.
ROUSE.
| WASHINGTON, May 28,-The amend
ment to the army bill fixing the number of
cavalry regiments at eight and of infantry
at eighteen, was concurred in.
! Also the amendment for fixing the
maximum of priyates in cavalry companies
at l25.
The amendment striking out the sections
re organizing the adjutaat general 5 de-
partment aud inspector generals depart
mant were non concurred in, nor were any
of these sections restored to The bill. The
new section after No. Is. in regard to the
retirement of officers. which was substi-
tuted last Saturday for other sections that
were struck out on points of order, was
retained. The amendments transferring g
the control Of the Indians to the war de-
partment were agreed to- yeas 1870, nays
Is.
The next amendment was that offered
in committee, prohib;ting under penalty OF
fine aud Imprisonment the employment of
any part OF the army as a posse c0nlitdtuS
The amendment was adopted-yeas l3U,
nays ll7-aud the bill lesSed without
division.
The main features OF the bin as passed
are fixing the strength of the army at 20,
900 men. fixing the number OF cavalry
regiments at eight, with companies Of not
exceeding l25 privates, and of infantry
regiments at eighteen, with con- pauies ot
not less than sixty five privates; reducing
the force of the various staff departments
and providing for board to re7organiZt
, those departments; providing tor ;
board to recommend the nusterins
out of officers; fixing the number
of major generals at one and o
Brigadier Generals at three. after thos'
figures shall have been reached; reduciD!
the number and rank of aides de camp
reducing the pay and emoluments 0
officer s; transferring the ludian BUREAU
TO the War Department, and prohibiting
the employment OF troops for civil purpose
= unless specially authorized by the action 0
Congress.
: Mr.. Reagan called up his bill to regulat
the interstate communication of railroads
, A question of consideration being raised
the House refused to consider the bill! 10,
yeas 103, nays l25
Mr. w addell. Chairman of the ostofhc
. Committee, reported adversely on TIE bi
to facilitate better correspondence and t
: establish a liue of steamers between tn
United States and Liberia. Tabled.
: Also favorably the bill to establish
postal savings depository and to aid i
t refuuding the interest bearing Indebted
: ness of the United States Referred.
i Also the bill providing for an ocean ma
< steamship service ketween the Unite
States and Brazil. Referred to the cou
S mittee of the Whole.
: Mr.. Caldwell, from the same com mmittet
: reported bill amending the Revise
Statutes, so as to provide that ever
e postmaster except those appointed by tn
/ President shall make quarterly reports {
e the money received or charged by hun fC
e postage. etc, and that every postmaste
K appointed by the President shall rende
r monthly accounts of all such monies S
e received.
The House proceeded to the considers
q ton of business on the Speakers table
4 The first was that for the repeal of tn
l. bankrupt law, with the Senate amend
e meuts.
: On motion of Mr.. Knott the amendment
e were concurred 10 without division. Th
u bill now goes to the President for b
signature.
The Senate amendments to the DistriC
of Columbia government bill were nol
L concurred in.
q WASHINGTON.