The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-30
Last Nights Dispatches.
xLvI CONGRESS-.
SENATE.

| WASHINGTON, June Ex-senator Win
dom showed that by section 202l the Mar
shall, on request of citizens, is obliged to
appoint several deputies to aid the super
Visors. The bill makes it penal offense
for the marshal to obey the law In view
Of these facts he said there was not a
parallel in all our history tor such meas
ure. 1t was villifcatian of the basest
possible nature.
| Senator Logan wished to enter his pro-
test against the BILL He had been taught
that to obey the law was the first duty of a
citizen. 1t was not proposed to declare
his first duty to disobey the laws The
President Is required to see the laws are
faithfully executed-not a part of the
laws, but all of them. Under this bill
the President is prevented from executing
what the constitution says shall be
the supreme law of the land
The constitution says these electionl was
shall be obeyed until repealed. A
Judge disobeying them does not
become impeach able under the
constitution, but he will be fined
and imprisoned if he obeys them
after this bill is passed. No such legisla-
ton was ever presented to an intelligent
people by their representatives. 10
further remarks Senator Logan argued
that the appointment of Supervisors
would be cut off by this bill regardless of
permanent appropriation for their nav
lie reviewed the provisions of the election
law. Deputies were not appointed to
interfere with the casting of ballots but to
preserve peace for both parties, in the
interest of all. Never before had it been
declared penal offense to keep the peace.
Continuing, he said, the bill antagonized
the theory of our government which was
that the law should be obeyed. The logical
result would be that the people would learn
to obey only the laws that pleased them
and disobey all others. The country
would thus become mexicanized.
After further debate Senator Allison
moved to strike out the clause making it q
penal offense to violate any of the provis-
ions OF the bill or of various sections of the
Revised Statutes He objected on princi-
pie TO attaching such clauses to bills of
this character, Rejected: Yeas, IA;
nays 27.
Senator Mcmillan moved 10 strike out
all of the bill after the words that the
sum of 100000 is hereby appropriated,
etc, for the payment during the fiscal
year ending June so. 1880. of fees of I'm
tied States marshals and their general
deputies" An extra session was called
for the purpose of passing the appropria-
ton bills, In this bill which was the last
ditch of the democratic party the appropri-
atoms made were so hampered by restric
tions as to make necessary violations OF
law on the part of the government His
amendment would make it q genuine ap-
preparation bill and vote upon tue amend.
ment would test the willingness of the
democrats to vote necessary appronria-
tion in such a shape that the bill would
become law and the money devoted to
proper use, Rejected-yeas, Is; nays, 81
The bill was read the third time and
passed Yeas, 25. nays IS. In all the
votes above mentioned, which were strict
party votes, it was necessary for several
) senators to break their pairs in order tc
make quorum.
J Senator Allison moved to amend the
5 title of the bill by adding the words, land
for other purposes. Lost.
Senator Chandler moved to adjourn.
; Senator Beck said the bill just passed
t had already gone to the house and woulC
? be back in twenty minutes. He hoped tht
; motion to adjourn would be withdrawn
Senator Chandler withdrew the motion
: A short executive session was thel
3 held, and when the doors were reopened
the senate adjourned.
: HOUSE.
: WASHINGTON, June 29.-Mr. Atkins
chairman of the Appropriation Commit
O tee. reported bill amending the sundr
civil act, approved March 5, 1879, so as t
authorize the Superintendent of Geologlca
Surveys TO extend his examinations int
4 the States.
= Mr. Wilson, from the Committee o
. Foreign Affairs, reported back the Joint rC
4 solution providing for further treaty wit
~ Mexico. Passed yeas, 79; nays &c. Tn
resolution authorizes the President to az
4 point one Or more commissioners, not t
20 exceed three, at salary OF $1,000 each, (
~ take steps with views of entering into tul
! ther treaty with Mexico.
~ An effort to 60 to the business on ii
- Speakers table was defeated by the failuI
of quorum,
Mr.. Blackburn from the Committee q
Appropriations reported back the Senai
1s Joint resolution in reference to committt
VI clerks, etc, with amendments which
u said we're substantial rejection of ever
~ feature of the joint resolution. The repo
III was agreed to and committee of confe
al ence ordered,
Mr.. Stephens made an effort to have a
ton taken on the bill in reference to
settlement between the War Departmel
or and Georgia on account of purchases MAJ
'st from the Western q Atlantic Railroad q
by but objection was made Similar ineffectu
efforts were made by the brewers to ha
action on the bill to create commission
alcoholic liquor traffic.