The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-21
GERMANY.
XIV CONGRESS. .

SENATE.
Mr.. Morrill, from the committee on
finance reported, without amendment, the
house bill passed by the house on the 10th
inst, to facilitate the refuuding of the
national debt. On the call Of the calen
dar, resolutions were submitted as follows:
Mr.. Matthews presented bill to prevent
the introduction of contagious or infeo
tious diseases In the United States and to
establish a bureau of public health.
Referred.
By Mr.. Chaffee. a joint resolution di-
recting the cancellation of the one and two
dollar U. S. notes. Laid on the table to
be called up by MIR. Chaffee hereafter.
At the conclusion of morning business
the bills on the calendar were considered.
The senate bill to authorize the secretary
of the interior to deposit certain funds
held by him as trustee for the Indian
tribes, in the treasury of the United States
in lieu of investment. This led to a. long
discussion into both sides OF the question.
~ HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2I.--Immediately
after the reading OF the journals Potter
called up tor action the resolution direct
the election frauds to inquire into the
cipher dispatches, and appr0priating $l5,-
600 dollars to defray the expenses of such
inquiry.
Butler opposed the resolution on the
ground that congress had De jurisdiction
over the private correspondence OF any
body, andTil enwas a private man who held
no public position. Besides congress should
not take part in the slaDGer of any public
man to satisfy the curiosity Of anybody in
the house or out OF it.
The result of appropriatiDg money Tor
| investigation would be to show something
which had better not be seen or felt or
smelt. 1t would be far better to give ten
| thousand dollars to the poor workingman'
family. He had spoken against the res0-
luton in order that it might be said here
after that it was an act of congress
unbiased by party prejudice daughter
| He had been averse to stirrl0g up the
private affairs of private persons,
| Mr. Hale followed in support of the res
olutiOn. He said now that the machine had
| been started and set IN motion let it r0l
and make an investigation. He had some
sympathy for that simple-hearted old gen
tleman in New York who had been taker
| from his privacy and thrust upon The
IcOuntry as a presidential candidate, whC
| had become the apostle OF reform and WHIT
had remained in his closet awaiting the yer
diet OF the American people, taking NJ
hand or part in the notable campaign. H
had beeu surrounded by coniederates anC
col partners and Bephaws, Qaughter) VII
had attempted to purchase electoral col
1 J l.. L. 4 l,N.l ,ia,,
should have an opportunity 10 eom'
before congress and protect his characte
trom men close around hiGl, VIII
: had attempted to besmirch it. Mr. Con
ger followed with short speech, maxim
sorcastic allasions TO cipher dispatches a
= scriptural teleerams signed by Moses.
Il Hewitt, of New York, supported th
: resolution, be called the attention q
: Butler TO the fact that there were occasion
| iu this life when there was something hig he
than Judge or member of congress
lit was when the sense of man
hood struck into the human heart, h
stood here in that spirit Of naDhoo'
to invite the fullest investigation Of til
teIegrams, those which had been pubhShe
and those which had not Justice TO san
y uel j. Tilden demanded that the invest
! CATION should be made; justice to the grei
y democratic party demanded 1t; justice
= the American people who had elected biz
to the highest office in their gift demandc
it. Let Tilden have an anopportunity to co
: front his accusers and traducers, and sho
the world that at least oGe of the candidate
at the late presidential election was not
miserable trickster, and willing to barga
=, for the highest office in the gift of Il
n, people. $3.50 -t1