The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-04
Last NIGHTS Dispatches.
WASHINGTON.

, WASHINGTON. Dec. 3.-The House Ap
preparation Committee to-day were unani
nous in desiring an early completion o
the appropriation bills. The deficiency o
the appropriation for the pay of marshal,
and their deputies will doubtless be frs
provided for, as it was thoroughly discuss
ed.
The House Election committee this
morning found Is contested cases to be
disposed Of The only one acted on was
that of McCabe, Democrat. vs. Orth, Re
publican, Ninth Indiana district. in which
the decision of the question whether Mo
ICabe be allowed further time was post
poned until Friday. OF the sixteen con
tested cases before the com mittee, four are
ready to be heard These are the cases of
Bradley, Republican, VS.. Slemmans, Dem
ocrat, second Arkansas district Bisbee,
Republican. VS.. Hall, Democrat, second
| Florida district Donnelly, Democrat, VS.,
Wash burne. Republican, third Minnesota
district; aud Curtin, Democrat. VS.. Yocum
Republican, twentieth Pennsylvania dis
| trlct.
THE IOWA CASES.
In the case of Holmes, Democrat, vs.,
! Sapp. Republican, eighth Iowa district,
and Wilson, Democrat, VS.. Carpenter. Re-
|
report will be made that the sitting mem
bers are entitled to their seats. The min r
ity report will also be made that under the
constitution Of the state Of Iowa, no legal
election was held and that therefore neither
of the contestants are entitled to seats
These cases were decided by the committee
| just before the close of the last session of
Congress, but no report has yet been made.
| In the case of Harrison, Rapu blicau, VS.
| Shelley, Democrat, fourth Alabama dis
trict, Herbert and Merchant vs. Acklen
| Democrat, in the third Louisiana district,
and Mcdowell vs. Whitaker Democrat.
Oregon, no briefs or evidence of any kind
J have been furnished by the parties giving
notice of contest and they will probably be
dropped by the committee. The remain
Ing cases before the committee are in
allegiance. Extensions Of time are granted
to one or the other of the respective parties
10 interest for the purpose of obtaining
further evidence.
| The following is full text of the bill
introduced in the House by Mr.. Weaver:
| "A bill for the relief of soldiers and
sailors, who served in the army and navy
of the United States in the late war for
the suppression of the rebellion and restore
to them equal rights with holders of gov
ernmeUt bonds
WHEREAS, The soldiers and sailors who
served in the army and navy OF the United
States in the late war for the suppression
| Of the rebellion were from necessity of the
| case, compelled to receive for their servi-
ces deprecated currency greatly interior
in value at the the time gold coin of the
| United States; and,
| WHEREAS. The congress of the United
States has heretofore in a most solemn
afr cd hat fai4
that all government obligations shall be
| paid IN coin, or its equivalent; and,
WHEREAS. The obligation of the gov
ernment to soldiers. who hazaTded all,
including their lives, that this Nation
| might live, is of the most sacred and bind
ing character.
Therefore be it enacted, etc. that there
shall be paid each private soldier non
commissioned soldier. sailor, teamster or
| musician regularly mustered into the ser
vice Of the United States during the late
war for the suppression OF rebellion, or to
his or their legal representative IN case Of
death, as soon as his or their claim shall
be examined by the second auditor of the
Treasury, the sum found to be due him
or them, the amount thereof to be ascer
tanned as follows: The second auoitur
shall ascertain the amount Of currency
paid said soldier or sailor at each date OF
payment during his term of service, and
shall ascertain the gold value of said cur
reucy payment a. the time by reference
to quotations OF gold as compared to cur
rency in which SAID soldier or sailor was
paid at the city Of New 7 * at that date,
and said soldier, sailor or legal representa-
tive shall be allowed and paid the differ
ence IN value between the currency which
be received and the standard gold coin OF
the United States in which he should have
been paid, together with six per cent. per
aunum from the date that said soldier or
sailor was mustered out Of the service Of
the United States up to the date Of pay
meBt Of the sum found due by the pro-
vision Of this act
Section second to enable the government
to meet the payment required by the act
the Secretary OF a treasury should author
izs to cause to be issued $500 100000 of
United States notes, or so much thereof as
shall be found necessary of denominations
of 81, 50, SIS, so, $40 and $50, and said
notes when SO issued shall be legal tender
in payment of all debts, public and pri-
vate, and shall be kept in circulation in
the manner now provided by law for other
U uited States notes.
Section third, the SUN of $500,000, 900
or so much thereof as may be necessary to
make the payments required by the act is
as hereby appropriated out of the money
by this act authorized to be issued