The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-03
Last Nights Dispatches.
XLVI CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SAID lC was question OF power, IN 0tne
words. that European governments
would, by force of arms, if necessary,
control this thoroughfare This, ht
thought, would be impossible. In cas-
of war we could by patriotic effort aru
FIVE million men. and by the use o
modern improvements in engineering
we could prevent any foreign war yes
sells from entering our harbOrs. 1t would
be impossible to transport and to land
men enough to overcome US. Although
the Monroe doctrine had never been pu
on the statute books, it was part of our un
written law. He showed that our greates
statesmen hcd declared its wisdom and ap
proved it's aim. We had put it into
practice with regard to foreign interfer-
ence in Mexico. Could it be possible thai
we would permit European power or any
company under European influences tC
construct canal across the Isthmus, which
would be so useful ia time of peace, and
im mportant in time of war. It's construc,
| ton in such a manner would be fatal tc
development and to American ideas, which
are founded on our future welfare. A
grave responsibility would rest upon Con.
gress should it now abandon to change OF
circumstances the maintenance of our
supremacy on this continent.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2-Mr. Ellis intro
duced the following joint resolution. which
was referred to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs.
WHEREAS, 4 project for constructing
an inter oceanic canal via Nicaragua is
recognized as g necessity for the pros
perity OF the commerce of the world,
and the development of the maritime and
commercial interest of the United States;
and
WHEREAS, Such an enterprise must of
necessity be considered as of internas
tional utility under the protection of the
government of the United States: there
fore
| Resolged, That the government of the
| United States pledges itself to accord full
and entire protection to the company to
which shall e grauted by the governments
OF Nicaragua the concession for the con
struc;ion ct said inter-oceaDic canal, and
will secure to said company the peaceful
employment OF the rights conceded by
such concessions
Mr.. Price offered the following preamble
and resolutions:
WHEREAS, Eleven moGths CT trial has
demonstrated conclusively that the resump-
ti0n of specie payments on the first OF Jan
uary, 1879, has been d success and equaI
to the hopes of the most sanguue friends
Of that measure, and
WHEREAS. It has been equally we'll and
fully established during the same period
that as nation We have the ability tC
keep in circulation at par with coin $780,.
1000 090 United States notes, commonly
called greenback, and
/ WHEREAS, Under the operation these
in connection with the coinage of silver
~ j II
ests of the country in the last eleven
months have attained d degree of pros
per1ty uDeqUailed in any similar period ci
the last twenty years; therefore be i;
Rcso5Ue3, That in the opinion al sEy
House, sound policy demands and sa!t
legislation requires tnat no change ic
made at this session of Congress in regard
to any of the measures referred to but
that in view of the present prosperous
condition of the country financially We
should let well enough alone.
: Mr.. Thompson, of Kentucky INTRODUCED
| a private cIaim bill which be desired tc
} have referred 10 the Committee on JuGi
ciary. This was objected TO by Mr.. Con
ger, who thought that as the bill was q
war claim it should go 10 the Committee
on War Claims and be made that motion
The motion was agreed to, yeas IA, nays
| I III Ia
mittee on War Claims. The following
members voted with the Republicans il
the afirmative Bicknell, Forsyth, Ladd
New. Stevenson, Tyler. Waddeli, Weaver
and Yokum.
| Mr.. Young offered resolution for the
appointment of committee TO consist o.
three Senators and five Representatives tt
: investigate the present system of paying
fees OF officers of the United States Circuit
and District Courts. Referred.
MIR. White introduced joint resolution
] proposing constitutional amendment
} providing that general appropriation bilil
5 shall contain nothing bat appropriation
and granting power TO the President to
: dis:pprove of any separate item of a bill
: without defeating the entire bill Re
ferred.
Mr.. Ford offered the following resolu-
ton:
: ReSo1ved, That any attempt to with
? draw or change the legal status and quality
of any of the paper money issued bv tht
7 United States, or reopen by legislation th(
currency question settled by decision of thc
Supreme Court and universally adopted
( and approved by the people would bt
t IUiudicIous and mischieyous. and could
: only result 10 disturbing business ant
r retardlDg returning prosperity, and this
T House is emphatically opposed to any
} such legislation. Referred,
J The following bills were introduced anc
{ referred; By Mr.. White, equalizing the
bounties of soldiers in the late war: b,
3 Mr.. Belford, to remove the Ute Indians
: from Colorado: by Mr.. Sapp, to regulate
s the commerce among the several states
t by Mr.. Young, relating to the crime o
S bigamy; by Mr.. Harris. revising th'
statutes so as to provide that deputy mar
e sbals shall be selected from the differen
8 political parties; by MIR Speer, prohibit
d ing dress parades of the army on Sabbath
: day; by Mr.. Buckner, for inquiring as t
e the advisability of imposing tax on tn
r consumption Of whisky, instead of on 1t
r production; Dy Mr. McCord. proposing
J, the following additional article to the con
e stitution; Congress, for the protection @
t of trade aud manufacture, and to carr
into effect international treaties. shall hav
power to grant. protect and regulate IN
:. exclusive right to use trade marks. Ad
= ioUrned.
O MAINh.