The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-28
xLvI CONGRESS.
SENATE.

| this session to mature measure vitally
affecting the whole financial system, and
indirectly the industries OF the country.
| Hence the silver bills had been postponed,
| but not indefinitely. The committee was
pledged to act on them early 10 December.
Senator Vest called attention to the fact
that the resolution was solely an express
sion Of opinion to show the country how
the Senate stood. 1t required 10 present
action.
Senator Houston advocated the resolu-
| ton
Senator Allison moved to refer the res
olution to the Finance Committee.
Senator Maxey opposed the motion.
This was mere expression Of abstract
opinion. The Finance Committee had
nothing to do with it, and could not report
on it.
Senator Allison further objected that
the resolution looked to unI mted coinage,
which woulGdrive gold out of the country
and food the United States with European
bullion.
After further debate Senator Vest Of
tered the following as substitute for his
first resolution, to obViate any criticism as
to its wording:
ResoIDed, That complete remonetization of ell
yer and its restoration to perfect equality with
gold both as coin and bullion, are demanded alike
by the dictates OF justice and wise staesma uship
The morning hour .expiring, the resolu-
ton goes ove= until Tomorrow.
The resolution providing additional pay
for Congressional employees passed
Senator Eaton reported from the Com
mitteo on Appropriations, without amend =
meDts, the judicial expenses appropriation
bill passed yesterday by the House He
said there would be no attempt by the
uai Dri.y TO shorten debate, and night
session would not be forced.
The bill was then considered
Senator Conkiing moved to strike out
the second section, the jury clause. Re
!, ljected-yeas l6, nays so
Senator Mcmillan moved to strike out
, the words requiring the commissioner to
be a we'll known member of the principal
political party in the district in which the
court is held, opposing that to which the
clerk may belong Rejected-yeas Is,
. nays so.
The bill was reported to the Senate from
: the committee of the whole.
Senator Window moved to add for fees
of United States marshals and deputies
5000, 900.
. Senator Eaton-That is provided for in
! another bill.
/ Senator Windom-If we add it to this
We will not need to consider any other bill
= and can adjourn tomorrow.
l Senator Eaton--We can dothat by pass
;; ing the other bill to day
u Senator Windom-It is impossible. t.
e pass the other bill to-day.
a The amendment was rel ected yeas, Is
u nays, 50.
y The bill vas read a th;rl time an
= passed-yeas, 90; nays, l6.
The House bill making appropriation
= to pay fees of United States marshais aB'
=! their geuerai deputies was read twice ant
!. referred to the G ,m nittee oa Approprla
70 tions.
: The House ,int resolution fixing VI N
~ day, June 30, at 4 P, NJ, as the time o
= fual ADJOURNMENT, was laid bafore III
=, Senate.
Il Senator Davis Nv. Va.l in connection
with the resolution, said: We are ii
- without hope that We may agree with I'll
IL House, but at this time it is best not to
&c so. Therefore ask its reference to th
nv Committee on Appropriations,
% It was so ordered.
The resolution heretofore submitte
. providing for JOINT Committee compose
of three members of each House and Sci
ate Committe oa Mines and Mining,
act in aid of the Commission appointed u
1er the sundrv civil act of 1879, to c)di
the laws relating to tho survey aud dlsp
4 sition of public lands, etc, vas adopted
Senator Allison submitted res0iatI
] that ell testimony takeu hy the select Coz
nittee Investigating Treasury accounts,
reported to the Senate and printed tUr f
use of the Senate.
E Senator Beck objected to the product
Of fragmentary testimony now before t
in committee. lie had regarded any ref'
ence to what the committee was doing
,srv iodecorous.
i"'' Senator Ingalls, said he had never 7
ferred to it until the chairman Davis
b 3. W. Va had set the example. Then
80 refuted some statements which were |
4S borne out By that The only discrepan
developed was a duplicate warrant OF i
are than $250.OU0. paid by mistake. This V
Ba- the foundation Of all the charges OF ht
siup dreds of millions of dollars of irregula
ties.
Senator Beck said that the examinatit
omi- made by himself showed that Ings
statement was wholly unwarranted.
would be glad if all Irregularities disc
just cred by the committee could be explain
as errors In bookkeeping, but until
investigation was completed it would
0'N unwise to publish the testimony.
might either shake the confidence
p the world in our government, or glve3
- world undue confidence in it. There
been no unnecessary delay BY the CO
mittee.
\ Senator Davis wv. Va.l said he had
yg1 quoted testimony before the commits
but only published statements Ct the
partment He reiterated his preVl
- statements of discrepancies between
~ Ipublic debt statements and the eVide
later before the committee.
Senator Davis yielded to Senator V
hees, on whose motion the House
- authorizing tho construction OF o railr
= bridge across the Wabash River was ia
e up and passed,
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The morning hour business was dis
sed with aud the House went into Com
tee of the whole on the bill appropria
ST. six hundred Thousand dollars to pay fe'
United States Marahais aad their gen
deputies. General debate on the bill
=7-- limited to one hour.
The debate was opened by Mr. Cart
al He grouped some of the leading Pc
a made the present session on the DEM
"A tic side. The propositions were that
lV are no national elections. taat the UI
States have no voters, that the States
telusively have the right to control the
ton of members of Congress, that Sem
and Representatives are State OH