The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-12
HOUSE,

WASHINGTON, June ~ MF. SIetneDS,
from the Coinage Committee, reported a
bill for the adoption of the metric system Of
weights, measures and coinage. Printed
and rec0mmltted,
Mr.. Carlisle, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported the Senate bill
allowing vinegar factories, which we're es-
tablished and operated before the lst of
March, 1879, to continue their business by
the use of alcoholic vapor even when with
in 600 feet Of the distiilery or rectifying
house. The bill passed.
The morning hour was dispensed with,
the pending business in that hour being
the bill relative to the removal Of causes
from State TO Federal Courts having been
referred to the Committee Of the Whole.
not to be brought up at the present se5-
| sion
| MIR. Knott, from the Judiciary Commit
tee, submitted report Of that committee
| on the veto message OF the President.
Printed and recomu!ttcd.
| The House then proceeded 10 the consid-
Grafton Of the army appropriation bills.
Mr., Clymer explained the bill.
Mr. Whitthorne moved to reduce the
the army to $4,000.
Mr.. Weaver moved 70 strike out the sec
ton providing that each Der Of the
graduating classes OF 10 and SO Of the
Military Academy may, after graduation
elect TO receive $3.50 ir acceptance of that
sum rendering him Ineligible to the ap
pointment in the army, until two years
after graduation, except during war
The motion 20 strike out was rejected
aud the amendment Incorporating in sale
section the words, with consent of tht
Secretary of War" was adopted. Sections
8, regarding promotions in the army, wa
stricken out.
e The committee considered the 9th section
I prohibiting the use of troops at the poll
D as police force.
: Mr., Baker contended that the clause wa
S superHuous, as the President did not no7
D., have such power as indicated by tn
Z amendment. However, he would not op
: pose the bill because it contained idle thuu
der.
Mr.. Hawley said the Republicans be
gan to suspect the clause had a cover
o meaning, because as it stands it is simp
q an incumbrance at best. The Republican
: might assent 10 1t.
= Mr.. Garfield reviewed the attempts of tn
= Democrats to repeal the grievances. TIL
y Republicans had never insisted on the US
! of the army to run elections; had neve
o desired such practice, aud was ready to hel
4 prevent it.
- When the present session opened the nt
~ iority had brought in the army bill, whic
- had in il, not the repeal Of the offersiy
20 law, but proposition to modify the Law
y 1865, so as to enlarge its restrictions, al
4 which carried with it absolute Grimm
statutes against any civil officer who shoul
keep the peace at the polls by calling in a
J, armed force to help him. That bill hs
= been wrecked on the rock of the constitl
= ton, and had gone down, and no long
" lived on the face of the waters of the poll,
cal sea. Applause on the Republics
side. Then came the second chapte
A short bill had been introduced. decla
ing, in effect, that the army should not
used to enforce any of the Law
of the Union anywhere in the Uuio
if there happened to be an election hei'
That bill had also run against the rock
constitutional veto. and had gone dow
and not a bubble remained above the pla
where it had gone down. (Applause on &
republican side.) Now the present B
had been brought IN, and he particular
complimented the gentleman (Johnsto
upon whose motion the 9th section
been stricken out. The army would I
forget him and the country would not fl
get him for that act Section 6 did 7
- profess to repeal. and did not repeal a
law of the United States, and therefore
In was obnoxious in that respect. ln the
81 lof 1865 there occurred for the first time