The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-03
Last Nights Dispatches.
XIV CONGRESS.
SENATE.

/ 900 was added for continuing the work on |
the iron-clads Terror, Puritan, Monadnock |
and Amphritrite.
The vote was reconsidered by which was
struck from the bill the appropriation of |
$4,000 tor the purchase of Mrs. Fassett's |
| painting OF the electoral commission. The |
bill was little later reported to the SEN
ate, when few unimportaut amendments |
were added, and at midnight the bill |
passed.
The senate refused to take up the river
ana naroor bill and on suggestion of Sen |
ator Window, took up the bill making an
preparations tor the legislative, executive |
and Judicial expenses for the fiscal wear
ending June 81, 1880. and for other pur-
poses.
/ Senator Window said knowing there |
would not be time to consider the changes |
proposed by the house in the civil seryiee |
features OF this bill, the committee on an
preparations unanimously decided to re-en- |
act the legislative features Of the bill
passed last year with a few unimportant
exceptions.
Senator Howe proposed brief execu
tive session, which he was sure would
facilitate business, and an executive ses-
sion was held
When the doors were re-opened the leg
islative bill was considered The amend
ments Of the committee on appropriations
related in greater part to the salaries of
clerks in departments and were agreed to
without formal vote.
The senate also agreed to the amend
ment approDriating $4,000 to pay tie sal
aries and travelling and other necessary ex
penses of Inspectors at different shipping
ports, and elsewhere, and for controlling
: or eradicating infectious and contagious
diseases among domesticated animals. The
hDuse had made an appropriation of 81
100000 for deiraying the expenses of the
Supreme Court and Circuit and District
Courts of the United States.
The amendment of the CONT mittee strik
ing out that part Of the bill as it came
from the house, fixing the pay of jurors 10
the federal courts at $40 per diem, and re
pealing the test oath of Jurors, was stricken
out--yeas 81, nays q.
The senate also struck out--yeas 29, nays
l26-tbe remaining clause repeshng that
part of the revised statutes providing for
) supervisors and deputy marshals of cleo
tion.
Q The amendment paying the Southern
; claims commissioners at the rate of S. 900
0 per anuum, and other less important
e amendments were agreed to.
d At four O'Clock the bill passed, and the
0 senate took up the river and harbor bill,
a but without action took recess till two
o'clock p. N.
e Senators Window, Beck and Allison
were made conferees IN tle legislative ap
g preparation hill. and Senators Window,
Dorsey ard Davis Oh the sundry civil bill
- WASHINGTON, March 2.-The senate
Il re; ssemblei this afternoon at2 p, u.
10 The credentials OF Wade Hampton were
d placed on file.
rd The river and harbor bill was considered
40 under the FIVE minute rule.
IL Senator Spencer showed that the senate
eo had increased it from $5,S00,000 to 81,
33S. 900.
er The committee on commerce amend
re ments were agreed to, making small addj
d tiOnal appropriations.
Other amendments 9era agreed to,mak
ing the appropriation for Charleston,
ny Co., $250.000; making appropriations TO
ac the survey Of the Missouri river from tn
k mouth to Fort Benton, Montana. $50 600
:, for improving the Missouri above tn
~ mouth of the Yellowstone $4,000 instea
of S25 900; increasing the appropriate
= for improving the Missouri river at has
"a Port, Iowa, and at Nebraska City tror
$25 900 to $4,000; that for improving tn
- same river at Council Bluffs md Onah
rtr ~ from $4,000 to $4,000; for the remov'
~ ~ of the bar in the Mississippi river opposit
tn- Dubuque, Iowa, from $4,000 to $4,000
roc increasing the appropriation tor the Mi
vas sissippi river at Quincy, III, from $1,000
to $4,000.
In the second section Of the bill, provC
ing tor surveys, amendments were agree
!n ne to, inserting Illinois ,river, ,Kankakee rive
e tne Ildlaua and Illinois aud Yellowstone rive
w3uiA w among those to be surveyed.
Us Us A large number of amendments we
Tue a then offered and agreed to. among the
LOT the following by Senator Davis; Provi
Wy py ing for the survey of Alton harbor on 4
1"i- Illinois and Mississippi rivers opposity Il
mouth OF the Missouri.
'he Senator Beck at p, N. moved that Il
Senate take recess until 10 o'clock p. L
u'y Reiected-yeas %, nays %.
An Senator Cameron of Wisconsin, offert
ieI- an additional section to the river and hs
1a'e Dor bill for the relief of Jas. B. Eads al
Is on his associates. After debate the SeDs
an agreed to the amendment 81, ma
@p 10.
sors All amendments made in Committee
the Whole we're conourred in by the Sena
loan Senator Dorsey reported that the Comm
tee of conference on the post0ffice app
Our- priatiops bill was unable to agree on tC
in- or five important points. He moved
'S 10 Senate insist on its amendments and +;
the Gl-ttS- 49,. Fororoo Arreea m
d in /" - o,,roir7od Senators n
Su' sey, Ferry and Wallace a second CONN
tee of conference on the postolfice app
priation bill.
The Senate then passed the billy
pueV 90, nays Is.
dis The Senate took up the motion here
elght fore made to reconsider the vote by VII
60 IL the bill making appropriations to pay
tion' rears Of pensions was passed The ,
thH ate by a vote of yeas Is. nays q, recon
mtn cred the vote by which the bill was pass
Vered and then reconsidered the vote By vi
Senator Shield amendment was agreed
yeas q, nays "a.
The question recurring on Sem
nGPs Shields amendment Senator Mite
Knott moved to amend SO that no person
eport served in the Confederate army or O.
mt OF pied civil Office under the Confederate
char erpment shall De entitled TO pen
alton, under this act.
i'll re- The amendment was disagreed to-!
table. "a, nays &c, party vote. with the
ception that Senators CoDoyer and
terson voted with the Democrats IN
fessor negative.
2 the Senator Hoar offered an amendn
COM namely: Provided that no pension |
foot ever be paid under this act to Jeffe