The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-25
Last NIGHTS Dispatches.
XIV CONGRESS.
SENATE,

WASHINGTON, Jan, "a Senator Thur
man submitted a resolution that the confer
ences on the bill to establish Post Routes,
to be appointed on the be instructed to
agree to strike out the amendment of
the senate relating to the franking
privilege, added by way ofproyiso to the
llth seclOD of the bill
| Senator Blaine submitted the following:
| ResOtred, That amendment, of the
senate Of the pending bill, changing the
rate Of duties on imported books and af
tectlug the revenue of the government by
declaring certain matter free which now
pays postage, being in the judgment of the
| house an infringement OF the constitu-
tional rights OF the body, they are hereby
Withdrawn from the bill.
| Senator FerTy submitted a resolution
that the senate agree to the second report
of the committee on conference on the
resolution of the house, returning the
house bill with amendments made by
Senator Kirkwood June IS, 1878, and
insist upon its amendments to the bill, and
ask Tor conference on the dlsagreeiDQ
votes of the two houses.
/ After discussion, the motion Of Senator
Edmunds to refer the question to special
com mittee Of FIVE senators was agreed to
yeas 30, nays q.
Senator Edmunds moved to take up the
resolutions recently submitted by him de-
claring the validity OF the 18th, 14th and
18th amendments to the constitution.
Senator Thurman moved to adjourn
Rejected yeas "a, nays 25, as follows:
Yeas-Armsfrong, Davis of Illinois, Ea-
ton. Hereford, Herman, Mcpherson. Ran
som, Voorhees,, Beck. Davis of West Vlr-
dinia. Gordon, Hill, Lamar, Maxey, Sauls-
bury, Whyte, Cockrell, Dennis, Harman,
Jones of Florida, McCreery, Morgan, Thur
man, Whithers-24.
Nays--AliisoD, Booth, CoukIIng, Ferry,
Howe, Mitchell, Patterson, Saunders, Win
) dom, Anthony. Bruce, Dorsey, Garland,
Jones of Nevada, Morrill,, Plumb, Spencer,
Blaine, Burnside. Edmunds, Hoar, Nc
MILAN, Oglesby, Roliens, Wadleigh-25.
Pairs On politica! questions we're an
nounced as follows: Butler, Wallace,
Barnum, Garland Mcdonald, MerrimaD
Ransom, Coke and Grover with Conover,
Cameron of Pennsylvania, Cameron of Wis.
consin, Dawes, Kirkwood, Mathews, Ih,
gals, Paddock, Sergeant and Teller.
Before the vote was announced Senator
Garland said he had voted no, although he
8 was paired oD politcal questions with tht
:, Senator from Iowa, ,Kirkwood IT this ques
" tion to adjourn was political one. ant
}, the Vice President would so state it, ht
= would withdraw his vote.
i The Vice President replied that it wa
= 0ot IN his power to decide.
Seuator GaTlaud-Then let my vot
stand no.
!. Senator Edmunds renewed bis motion t
1t take UP The resolution.
:, Senator Eaton moved to go into execu
= tive session. Rejected By rising vote
70 yeas %, nays 25.
% Several dilatory motions followed, anon
them one to take up the bill for the relic
of Warren Mitchell, which was rejected
er Senator Edmunds renewed his motion I
a. take up his resolution.
Senator Whyte moved to adiour;
to Agreed to-yeas 25, nays 23 Senate
to Garland changing his vote to yea.
Il, Adjourned until Monday.
Id HOUSE.
s. WASHINGTON, D. c.. January "a.
at MIR. Fuller submitted a resolution drec
oy ing the committee on Ways and Means
erT consider the feasibility of enacting laws
90 equalize the internal revenue tax among 4
er the states Adopted.
Is The house went into committee OF Il
ut whole, Mr.. Bell in the chair, on the priva
calendar.
Almost all war claim bills were objects
=. to by Mr.. Bragg.
ast The committee arose and twelve priva
G 70 bills reported were passed by the house.
l. Mr.. Banning presented a substitute +
II the army appropriation bill, and asked
'y- have it printed. So ordered.
dy Mr.. Sayler introduced bill for the e
ne tension OF the privileges of Cincinnati as
nu port of entry. Referred
sn- The house then took a recess till 1880
ing H., the evening session to be for business
oI the Judiciary committee.
-, EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. Lynde, from the judiciary comm
tee, reported back the senate bill TO ame
rec section 5,497, OF the revised statutes,
rec providing a penalty for embeZzlement
led the part of officers in the internal reveD
me service. Passed.
I'M Adjourned.