The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-22

remaining days Of the session to go into
this complicated question of army reor-
ganIZatlon. The committee had directed
him to suggest to the Senate that the ques-
tlon OF the army reorganization be post
poned until next session.
Pending discussion Senator Ferry called
up the House resolution in memory of the
late General Alpheus S. Williams, mem
Der of the House from Michigan.
Appropriation remarks upon the life
and character of the deceased were made
by Senators Ferry, Danes, Cockrell,
Plumb, and Mayer. Suitable resolutions
were adopted, and the Senate adjourned
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2I.-After the
morning hour contest arose as to the or
der of business, Mr.. Cox. New York, pres
sing his Ct nsus bill, Mr.. Hale the appropri-
alton bill and Mr. Bright the private cal
endar. Messrs. Tucker and Wood antagon-
lied all these appropriations with motion
to proceed to the consideration of business
on the speakers table. The house finally
went into Committee of the Whole on the
private calendar. The pending bill was
that for the relief Of John 2. Armstrong,
of Virginia, on account of wharf property
occupied by the United States army 10
Alexandria during the war. Mr.. Hunton
stated that the loyalty of the claimant had
been fully proved, the only question was
whether congress was going to pay any
claim Of that character. The vote on the
present case would be decisive one as to
all similar cases.
Mr.. Eden expressed himself in favor of
a constitutional amendment forbidding the
payment of all claims originating in the
war.
| Mr.. Hayes said although claims might
come IN under plea of loyalty they were
presented and advocated by disloyal men.
Ine constitutional amendment which he
favored would close the door against all
war claims, whether coming from the north
or south.
Mr.. Banning thought it would have been
best at the conclusion of the war to have
adopted constitutional amendment pro
hibiting the payment of all war claims.
I Mr., Conger opposed the Land severa
sharp passes occurred between him anC
MIR. Eden.
Finally Mr.. White of Pennsylvania
moved to strike out the enacting clause
Agreed to without division.
In advocating the next bill on the calen.
dar for the payment Of Sc, 1000 to A. A. II
Richards, for supplies furnished the arm!
during the war, Mr.. Shelly stated he ha(
no sympathy with that class of claims
Mr.. Bragg opposed the bill. There hat
been little or no loyalty in Virginia excep
such as had been enforced by a Gordon o.
soldiers with bayonets, and then it haC
thrlved most Justify upon the supplies tht
, commissaries of the army had furnished.
Mr.. White moved to strike out the en-
acting clause, Agreed to-yeas l0l, nayt
As. A number of Democrats voted in the
affirmative, while eight or ten Republican,
voted in the negative.
The next bill was one for the payment
to John Zumstein of $4,000 for supplies
: furnished by MIN as sutler of tie army a
the conclusion of the battle at Shiloh
Mr.. Keifer supported the bill.
Mr.. Bragg said that the chief merit il
the bill was that the claimant came frou
r Ohio. He moved to strike out the enact
/ ing clause of the bill Agreed to withou
: division.
e Mr.. Caldwell supported the next bill o.
e the calendar for the relief of Hiram John
;, son and others of Tennessee, saying thre
+ Republicans had previously reported it fa
vorably, but now the Republican commit
tee were making political capital OF hi
support of it.
y On mofion of Mr.. White the enactin
y clause IVES stricken out, and the only bi
agreed to by the committee was the OF
. . for the relief of Gibbs / Co. Charleston
T SC.
The committee then rose and the Htu
adjourned.