The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-25
Last Nights Dispatches.
xLVI CONGRESS.
SENATE.


moved to strike out the sixth section, lost
-35 to 25, strict party vote.
Senator Blaine then offered his amend
ment to exclude rifle clubs, or any body of
armed men,or armed man, from appearing
with concealed, or displayed, weapons
within mile of any polling place during
the election for Congressman under fne
of from $500 to $1,000, or Imprisonment
from six months to five years, or both.
Senator Vorhees opposed everything in
the shape Of supervisor with or without
authority.
After some discussion Senator Blaine's
amendment was rejected 35 to 25-party
vote
Senator Window offered substantially
the same amendment, and asked if the
Democrats would refuse to declare it
crime for armed men to appear at the polls
for the purpose of intimidation.
Senator Salisbury said the Democrats
proposed to frame their own bills, and SEN
ator Window might introduce all the
amendments he chose. The Democrats
knew the animus debating them. Senator
Window might save himself a deal Of
trouble by not obtruding upon the deter
| mination
Senator Window said he had discovered
to what limit caucus DEGREES had gone: to
the extent of refusing any amendment
| whatever.
Senator Salisbury safd the majority of
the Senate always shaped its legislation
He had seen many tyranical measures thus
forced on the people by the Republican
party, which, as a result, was now IN the
minority.
A long discussion between Senators
Window, ConklinR and Eaton ensued.
Senator Window asked: has the Govern
ment a right to punish armed men, who
come to the polls for the avowed purpose
of preventing the free exercise Of the
right of suffrage at the congressional cleo
ton.
Senator Eaton replied No, not until
the law was made to ALLOW it, and he would
never vote for that law. Congress had no
right to pass such law"
| Senator WINDOWS amendment was re-
Ijected BY 32 to "a party vote. Another
amendment of Senator Window to strike
out the word civil SO that the effect
shall be to avoid punishment of civil off
GERS for taking measures to preserve
peace, called forth a remark from Senator
Beck that he had no more respect for
, John Davenport than for John Sherman,
in controlling the army when the elections
are held. The amendment was rejected
| by 81 to %
Senator Paddock submitted an amend
ment IN the shape of a provision, that the
provision Of the 18th section of the act
adopted June 18th, 1878, making appro
priations for the support of the army foI
the year ending June 81. 1879, and foI
other purposes, shall not be construed Sc
D as to prevent the employment Of the army
= in the government and contr0l of the 1u
= dans and protecting life and property il
the States and Territories exposed to dan
o ger from Indian outbreaks.
/ Discussion arose upon the time to bt
r fixed for closing the debate on the sixth
D section. 1t was finally agreed that tht
7 vote on the section and pending amend
q ments should be taken al p. ~, to NOR
row. and with that understanding, tht
Senate adjourned. Senator Paddock beinl
e entitled to the floor on his amendment.
o HOUSE.
IL WASHINGTON, April 24.-At ten to-day
the House resuming Wednesdays session
went into Committee Of the Whole, an
continued the discussion Of the legislativ
appropriation bill.
Mr.. Davis. of North Carolina, SUP
q ported the Democratic position on repeal!
% Answering Mr.. Burrows, Mr.. Davis sal
that slavery would not be established unit
the Republican party found it to its intel
est to establish it, but then the Sout
y would stand up and say this us one of th
things you cannot do.
&. Mr.. Gillette said there was no pressin
Sc necessity for these amendments. and /
10 would therefore vote to strike them out b;
Sc if retained he would vote for the passage
r. the bill. Abiding to Louisiana be sal
L he thought hill much better governe,
y Judging from what ne heard from tn,
State. Before saying the Chinese mu
go he would say to every law on the st
tute books, which oppressed the !ahorir
* classes, that it must &C, the national banl
" must go, the land monopolist must 60, Il
US mountains Of idle money in the treasu
u must go cut into the channels of bushes
pt the millions absorbed by coin bonds mu
" 90 out once more to make glad the hea
~ of the toier. What the people want
III was bread, not blood.
,Se Mr.. Della Matyr spoke in the same We
ot down with the puerile cry of revolution
raised by those who had been towards
one side or catamounts on the other.
had no language to utter his contempt
Do, it. The country wanted peace, not !
ith opening Of sectional strife.
XIV At this point, the committee rose,
lie. session of Wednesday ended aud that
hot Thursday began.
md The House then went into Commit
me- of the Whole, Blackburn in the chair,
i'm the legislative appropriation bill. Mr..
sse La Matyr continued bis remarks and VII
his time expired, Mr.. Weaver moved Il
il be extended.
Mr. Hazelton objected.
has Mr.. Joyce said in this debate that
for had heard men who have been disloyal
ter their country prate about the constitut
aud free elections, while outrages agai
tn the ballot were gross and unchecked in
,ity South. Men of the North should res
ted the insult and bid defiance to treason g
modified rebellion Northern people /
no further concessions to make.
Mr.. O'Neil denied that single der
Tor crat had been deprived Of right to Y
'url in Philadelphia.
! or Mr.. Randall asked why then had
sm- Deputy Marshals been brought into Ph
,ar- deInhia whom M violenea was threaten
After further eolloquy on this point
De La Matyr again took thu floor /;
,o- charged that legislation, since the war,
been in the interest of wealth, and .
~ 'ars people have been oppressed very near
yond endurance.
Mr.. Hazleton reproved the Greenb
representatives for their apparent readir