The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-27
Last NIGHTS Dispatches.
XIV CONGR ESS.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Senator Bay
ard, from the conference on the bill to
amend the internal revenue laws, submit
ted report, which was agreed to and the
bill passed.
Senator Allison sent to the clerks desk
and had read letter from the attorney
general, to the effect that the deficiency iu
his department would have been but $780,
900 but for two clauses In the election law,
under which $4,000 was required for
deputy marshals to attend elections and
SI25, 900 for the prosecution Of persons
charged with crime. 4 great part of she
expense, under the latter clause, was in
CURED III the states OF Louisiana, Ala
bama and South Carolina.
Senator Thurman asked what new cir
cumstance Lad arisen that the department
Of justice had expended quarter OF a
million dollars without authority TO pay a
set of men ostenslbly eyed 10 prove
| the purity Of elections, but really to cor
rupt elections Last year SUPERVISORS and
| deputies were more corrupt than ever were
! the buldozaFs. The money had not been
spent to protect the poor negro, but in
New York and elsewhere. OF the $3.50, 900
| $4,000 was spent 10 New York, $4,000
in Pennsylvania. $4,000 in New Jersey,
5000 To $4,000 in single County, IN view
OF watch IA or Is members of the house Of
Representatives were elected by DAyen-
ports reign of terror. By the appointment
Of 200 deputy marsbaIs IN St. Louis the
Democratic majority Of that city was ever.
come Money being thus squandered Il
corrupt voters, he was willing to stay here
until these offices were abolished
Senator Allison argued tnaL the attorney
general was merely dischsrRing his dut!
u0dtr the law. He was prosecuting frauds
and all he asked was money to aid him il
doing SO. Should the senate refuse to Civ
E him the money he could still pay the eX
penses, as all the funds of his depaI tmen
were applicable t. the execution of tn
: election law as well as any other law,
Senator Voorhees, said he had been toll
Of forty or fifty reponsible Baltimorean
: now imprisoned under orders Of Judg
= Bond tor making what the supervisors cor
> strued as a menace. He denounced th
{ law as despotic in tendency and the viles
: sort OF legislation. The test oath claus
! ostracised virtue and integrity from th
6 southern jury box
- u Senator klrkwood read from a Missi
> Federal Judge Hill of that state.
o Senator Voorhees, and Lamar admitte
= Hill integrity.
u Senator Bayard said the election la
6 which was intended to purify and mai
= peaceful their actions was mean, corrul
and gross intimidation in the interests
one party, and not of justice. he did n
believe congress would adjourn until Il
test oath law was repealed.
q, On motion of Senator Allison the fl
ls minute rule was adopted-yeas 81, mays 8
So Senator Conkling voted nay with the der
" ocrats, and Senator Davis, of illinois, wi
d the republicans.
IS Senator Beck moved to make the amou
J, !" for defrayiDg expenses of the United Stat
II courts, keeping prisoners, etc, $500
instead OF 100000. Rejected-yeas
De nays 35
va Senator Davis of Illinois, and Jones
u Florida, voted aye.
Senator Beck exclaimed: Within O
of it. thank God.
Senator Klrkwood submitted an amen
nd mens authorizing the Postmaster Genel
u to readiusted the salaries Of postmaste
fo- of the Sd, 4ih and 5th classes not herei
re, fore adjusted under tie late act of CC
o grees. Agreed to.
The bill was then reported to the Sens
%, and the amendments made in Commits
4s of the Whole concurred iu. except Il
'en appropriatiBg $24, $50 for detecting q
Furnishing violators of the internal reven
laws. This was stricken out.
The Senate by vote OF % to 81 refus
1ns to strike out the amendment appropriate
$15O,OO0 for the department of justice.