The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-10

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| at elections was then passed 10 the precise
form in which it came from the House,
yeas 33, nays %, party vote, Senator
| Davis voting with the Democrats.
On motion of Senator Beck the Senate
took up the legislative appropriation, and
then adjourned until Tomorrow.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May ga bill reported
from the Judiciary Committee to remove
the political disabilities of J C. Pember
ton, Of Philadelphia, gave rise to an
amusing colloquy between Messrs. Conger
and Cox, which Mr.. Knott cut short by
moving the previous question, and the bill
passed.
Mr. Cook, Chairman Of the Committee
on Public Building and Grounds, reported
a resolution testifying to the high qualities
Of the late Rush Clark, Of Iowa, who had
been a member of that committee, and di-
recting the Committee on Appropriations
to appropriate to the family Of the de-
ceased his salary to the close of the Forty
sixth Congress. Adopted.
Mr. Boyd, from the committee on ac-
counts, reported bill directing the pay
ment of committee clerks and pages be
computed from the first day of the session.
Some objected to the bill because this
would double their salaries.
| Mr. Sparks denounced it as an outrage
on the treasury. The bill went over. The
| house went into committee OF the whole on
the private calendar and refused to adjourn
to Monday by l28 to 84 The bill passed for
additional help in the Library of Congress.
The Senate amendment to the Eads Jetties
bill was concurred in.
Mr.. Weaver continued his argument
against the national bank system which,
ne SAID, was moustrosity in the history of
legislation. lie related an incident that
happened when he first saw piece of
india rubber, when boy told him to hold
one end of the rubber in his mouth. while
he Che big boy) pulled the other. It was
all very nice when the rubber was stretch
ing, but it was the contraction, that hurt
(laughter), and the national banking sys-
TEN was a proposition to put rubber to the
lips Of the American people, and allow
bankers to draw it out, whenever they
pleased, and let it snap whenever they
pleased. He then passed on to considera-
ton of the resumption act, which he char
acterized as another step in that trinity of
infamies that had been fastened on the
American people. As to the silver remos-
tzatjun act, passed year or two ago, he
said a conspiracy had been entered into by
the New York Clearing House that silver
should not be received, unless it was to be
paid back in kind That had been done
after a certain man who was now travelling
abroad (aliuding to General Grant, had
written letter from Smyrna advising
the business men Of the country, in case Of
the passage of the Bland silver bill to com
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been a great deal of talk in this House
about revolution, but as an ex-soldier who
fought under that man Grant, be must say
that that advice to the American people to
resist constitutionally passed law by COM
biDing to defeat it, amounted to revolution,
and revolution of the highest order. (Ap-
plause on the Democratic siGe.) Not only
that, but the secretary of the treasury had
struck hands with Wall street and Lom-
bard street, and said that he would not nav
: out silver He (Weaver) would offer at a
proper time an amendment directing the
secretary Of the treasury to cause to be
paid out, without Discrimination, the stand
ard silver coin in liquidation of the coin
obligations Of the govt rnment, He denied
| that the greenback party was an imitation
party, it was In favor Of gold, silver and
n lcSdA tCbuSA paper bIUlCHs al iSSuSu UA
} the government and not by banking asso
Citations, and all OF full legal tender quail,
ties. The workmen may fall, but the worI
will go Oh. There is no doubt about that
: He quoted from the Philadelphia TelegrapI
a criticism on the speech delivered by Mr.
? Gillette, iu which that paper stated that il
. it were not for wasting powder and lead
his (Gilette's) constituents would do vel
to take him out and shoot him.
A controversy arose as to whether tn
Philadelphia telegraph was republican
or democratic paper, which called forth
: remark from Mr.. Weaver that it woul,
take 10000 power magnifying glass t
tell the difference between the hard none
democrats and hard money republicans
Mr.. Haskell inquired what was the diff
le ference between soft money democrats an
J greenbackers, to which Mr.. Weaver re
or piled that there was no difference exeep
$. that Of organization
/ MIR. Heitman opposed the bill. The bes
1r thing congress conld DO was to do nothiD
/ and 90 home. The world was governe,
q too much, and papering the country wit
ie bills and resolutions might as well sto
lie for while.
IT Mr.. Warner stated he would deman
N the previous question Tuesday next.
O. The house committee on claims decide
" to transact DO general business during tn
is present session.