The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-13
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON. May 12. Bills we're in
troduced as follows:
BY Mr.. Cox abolishing the.iurors test
oath; by Mr.. Townsend, of Ohio, making
an appropriation for the support of the
army for the fiscal year ending June 50,
1880; by Mr.. Wells, providing for the de-
ficiency in appropriation for the transpor-
tation of mails, also appropriating 81, 600.
900 for the improvement of the Missippi
river below the mouth of the Illinois and
Ohio rivers; by Mr.. Buckner, proposing
constitutional amendment fixing the presi-
Dental term at 6 years, also amending the
law providing for the compensation of the
president; by Mr.. Dunnell, appropriating
100000 for the Improvement of the
Mississippi river between the mouth of
the Illinois river and the falls OF St. An
thony.
At 2:16 p. N, the veto message from
the president was received. Mr.. Warner
moved to proceed with the consideration
of the silver bill. Defeated without di.
vision.
Mr.. T. Wood hoped the president S mes
sage would be read at once.
Mr.. Dibrell moved to suspend rules and
pass the bill imposing an income tax. Re
jected, yeas, l04, nays, "a; not the neces-
sary two-thirds.
The speaker then laid before the house
the presidents veto Of the military inter
ference bill. There was considerable ap
plause on the republican side when the
sentence was read which insists that the
power of the federal authority to employ
troops when necessary should not be inter
tered with, and there was an incredulous
| sneer on the democratic side at the presi-
dents assurance that he desired to act in
harmony with congress. The republican
applause was repeated at the reading of the
sentences relating to President Jackson's
crushing notification and to President
Llncoln issuing his call for troops to save
the Union 10 1861. Also to the allusiou to
a hostility of state governments, and again
to the suggestion that the bill was an
intrusion Eof state supervision, amount
ing, ID spirit, to tendency of state supre.
macy.
On conclusion of the reading. Mr.. Knott
offered a resolusion directing the message
to be entered on the journals, and that the
House will proceed tomorrow to consider
the same. Agreed to. On motion of Mr..
+. Wood, resolution for the final ad-
Ijournment of this session on the-day oi
May (date not fxed) was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
MIR. Deerlng moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill making appropria-
tions for the support of the army.
Mr.. Knott moved to adjourn. Defeated
yeas, 81; nays, ia. The Democrats
voting against the adjournment were
Messrs. Blackburn, Bliss. Blount, Clymer
Conrolk, Culberson, FELTON,. Geddes, Mar
tin wv, Va.1 Martin IN, G. Person, Poeh.
ler, Robertson and Wellborn. The Green
hackers voting no were Messrs. De Ii
Matyr, Ford, Jones, Lowe, Murch Steven.
sod, and Weaver. Mr.. Ladd voted aye
The House then proceeded to vote on the
: Army Appropriation bill. being the same
introduced to-day by Messrs Young anc
Townsend (O.,) same as the regular Hous,
bill with the 9th and 9th sections out,
The motion was rejected-yeas, I0l
nays. 100. AS between the Democrat
and Republicans it was strictly part,
: vote, the Democrats all voting no, and th
Republicans all voting hye. The Green
hackers, Messrs- De La Matyr, Ford
Gillette, Jones, Lowe Murch, Stevenson
and Weaver, voted yea, and Ladd nay
The result of the vote was greeted Wit
ciapping of hands on the Democratic side
and with counter demonstration on tn
Republican side. The House, at 43C
adjourned.