The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-01
Last NIGHTS Dispatches.
XIV CONGRESS-.
SENATE.


resolution to the finance committee, The /
motion was agreed to-yeas %. nays %,
Senator Eaton reported faVorAbly the |
house joint resolution to adjourn sine die /
at p, N. to-day.
Senator Window objected to the present
| consideration and the resolution goes over
until tomorrow.
Senator Window stated that ne regret
ted to be obliged to object, but as it was
| 10 his power to prevent the majority from
| adjourning to-day without passing the
appropriation bills for which congress was
convened he thought it his duty to give
them night to think over their resolu-
ton and come to better one
| Senator Chandler arraigned the demo.
cratic party for its course in the present
session. He said we have now been three
months and a half 10 this capitol, not
without certain results. We have shown
to the people of this nation just what the
democratic party means. The people have
been informed as to your party's ends and
faims by fraud aud violence, by shot guns
and tissue ballots. You hold the present
majority in both houses Of congress and
you have taken early opportunity to show
what you intend to do with that majority
thus obtained. You are within sight of
the promised land but like Moses OF old,
we propose to send you up into the noun
tains to die (Great laughter) Mr..
President, we are approaching the end of
this extra session and its record will soon
become history. The acts of the demo.
cratic party, as manifested in this con-
gress, justify me in arraignlng before the
loyal people of the United States on po.
litical issues which it has presented as the
enemy of the nation and as the author and
abettor of the rebellion, Senator Chand-
Ter proceeded to arraign the democratic
party as follows: First, Tor having resor
ted to revolutionary measures to carry out
their partisan projects, by attempting to
coerce the executive by Withholding sup
plies and thus accomplishing By starvation
the destruction of the government which
they had failed to overthrow by arms;
second, for having injured the business
interests of the country by forcing the
present extra session after liberal COM
promises were rendered to them prior to
the close OF the last session. Third, for
having attempted to throw away the
results Of the recent war by again elevat-
ing the state over national sovereignty. 1t
sacrificed more than three hundred thous.
: and lives and expended five thousand mill
p lions OF dollars to put down this heresy and
TO perpetuate the national life. But now
: they attempt to renew this pretcnsior.
e Fourth, for having attempted There
d are honorable exceptions and long
: may they be rememberedl to dam.
age the business interests of the
,f country by forcing silver coin into circula,
}. ton OF less value than it represents
e thus swindling the laboring man and pro
l. duces by compelling him to accept IS cent:
st for dollar and thus enrich the buIlior
}. owners at the expense of the laborer
Twelve hundred million dollars is pait
J. yearly to labor alone 10 this couatry, anG
q by forcing So cent dollars on the working
a men you swinde them out $lS0,000000
ar Fifth, t0r having removed without cause
experienced officers and employees OF thi
body, some of whom served aud wer
wounded in the Union army, and with ap
~ pointing men who had in the rebel arm
- attempted to destroy the government
d" Sixth, for having instituted & secret an
u illegitimate tribuna, the edicts of whic
have been made the supreme governiD
power of Congress in defiance of the fur
Mt dameutal principles of the constitution
is The DEGREES OF. this iunta are known. a
of though its motives are hidden. Seventh
he that arch rebel jefferson Davis tGre'
laughter On the Democratic side), decla
sling be was inspired by motives as sacre
L.. and noble as animated Washington and 1
having rendered services in attempting
destroy the Union which would equal
in history Grecian fame and Roman glor
for (Laughter.) You may laugh; the Poop
url of the North will make you laugh Il
ing other side of your face, Eighth, for ha
Ter, ing undertaken to blot from tho statu
the book of the nation, the wise laws renders
ms, necessary by war aud its results and InsU
ling life, liberty and pursuit OF happine
to the emancipated freedmea who a
now so bgIldo4ed that they are geeki
NAL peace in exile, although urged to rema
mi by shot guns. Ninth, for having attemI
the cd to repeal the wise legislation which G
nd cIudes those who served under the rel
lree flag from holding commissions in the arr
cent and navy of the United States. Tenth, |
having introduced a large amount of leg
lation for the exclusive benefit Of I
-. States recently in rebellion which,
icy enacted, would bankrupt the natioi
G SGn treasury. Eleventh, for having oonspir
NY. ny to destroy all that the Republican pal
so' @ has accomplished, many of them breakl
oo'' their oath of allegiance to the Unit
States, and pledglng their lives, their +
tunes and their sacred honers to overthr
:, the government. They failed and Il
ell . having lost all they pledged. Gel, g n
nree Days of vaporing age over. The 10
tons North is aroused and their doom is seal
,e ln accept the issue on these arraignmc
ID OF distinctly and specifically before the c
zens of this great Republic. As sena
of the United States, and as citizen
the Unitad States, | appeal to the peol
reat- II i for those aitizans Id say Who is ri
gted. and Who 4 wrong. / 90 before that tri
per nal confident that the Republican party
lrers r;ght ana the democratic marty is wrc
They have made these issues, not we,
by them they must stand or fall on
Iater ~, e. o7o I,. far lg3a They car
Iauce change it, for We win hold them to
Tney have made their bed, aaa we
sen TO il that they lie thereon.
Consideration was resumed OF the
ms ate bill rotating to vessels not prope
. wholly by sail or internal motive powei
their own, exempting such craft fros2
rollnlent or lceuse. The question was
40 lcanonrring In the .ollowipg House am
Ill ment: Nar.k hall this Or any exis
law be construed to require tho enrol
registering. or licensing Of any Ilat I
barge, or Ike craft for carriage CT fre
IS not propelled by sail or byinterual m'
- s., power of its own on the rivers at tho I
y ''t ed States.
Senator Baton again asked eonsen
: - consider the adjournment resolution
Eastern Senator Window objected.
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