The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-07
HOUSE

hOOSE
With Mr.. Springer in the chair the leg
islative day of Saturday begun
Mr.. Love moved to strike out the sixth
section Of the bill and instruct the commit
tee to report it to the House with the re-
commentator that it be introduced, as a
separate bill.
After some discussion vote was taken
on Mr.. News amendment and it was
agreed to-yeas IS, nays 4-thc Republi
cans retraning from voting.
Mr.. Gillet offered an amendment pro
viding that no appropriation made by this
or any other bill and no deficiency occa.
stoned thereby shall be deemed by the Sc
cretary of the Treasury as ground for an
increase in the interest bearing debt of the
| United States Ruled out on point of
order.
Mr.. Love moved to strike out section 6
of the bill, which contains the proposed
repeal.
| Mr.. Conger suggested that the Demo-
Gratis should agree 70 strike cut the section
and then the c9Dmittee recommend to the
house the passage Of the bill repeating en-
tireiy the two sections Of the statutes. He
thought he was authorized to say that if
on the committee rising and recommend
ing to the House the introduction of sep
crate bill repeating those two sections of
the revised statutes,s 80 far as his side of the
House vas concerned, it could be passed
without delay, leaving the army appropria-
ton bill without any ohjectional features.
Mr.. Mcmahon said in 1865 the party
which was represented by his friend from
Michigan had claimed almost unlimited
hn u ~ Opir IA.
MED that unlimited power but put the sea
of crime on officers who voted it, and be
wanted to keep that law there and for tha
reason, speaking for himself alone, repud
/ lated the proposition.
) A discussion followed, iu which Messr:
} Haskell, Cox, CoDger and Price participa
/ ted.
Mr.. Cannon moved to strike out wore
Civil where it occurs in the sixth section
: and spoke in favor of the proposition.
Mr.. Finley opposed the amendment.
Soon afterwards the debate on the bill
. and amendments closed and voting wa
g resumed. Mr.. Cannon's amendment
were rejected-yeas l22, nays l37.
, Mr.. Baker submitted au amendmen
D making it a penal offense for any persol
o By menaces or threats to disturb aD.
o meeting, assemblage for lawful purpose
!, in a campaign for the election OF member
n of Congress. or to endeavor to procure b.
e menaces a diversion of the time on speak
e ing. Ruled out on point Of order.
Il Mr.. Brewer submitted an amendmen
It providing that nothing contained in tn
e bill shall in any way limit the right 0
l. power of civil officers of the government
= to keep peace at the polls at such time
y as are prescribed by the election of member
II of Congress Rejected-yeas l16, nay
10 1876.
4, Mr.. CoDger moved to substitute fc
d section 6 The following: That section
1f 2O02 and 5,52S OF the Revised Statute
,r be and the same are hereby repealed.
Rejected-yeas log, nays l36.
10 Mr.. Caswell moved to strike out th
,e portion of the section providing for pena
D. ties. Rejected.
D. The question recurred on the motto
made by Mr.. Lowe to strike out I'll
whole of section 6. Rejeeted-yeas II
nays 1876.
The committee rose and reported tt
y bill. The amendments to the bill, whic
~ ~ we're all unimportant,w were agreed to witt
1' out division.
G Mr.. Cannon asked Mr.. Sparks to allo
/, the House au opportunity to have a u
. and nay vote on the repeating section.
=, Mr.. McMahoo objected.
~ The bill was then passed-yeas IA
nays 122. strictly partisan vote. III
Greenbackers voted as follows: Affirm
tive DE La Matyr. Forde, Gillett, Jone
as Ladd, Mower. Murch, Stevenson, Weav,
a and Yoknm; negative-Barlow and Fo
le- syth. The result was received with a
n pIause on the democratic side.
re Mr.. Olymer moved that when the Hou
IT. adjourned it be to Tuesday next. Adop
as ed-yeas 154, nays 100. The Gree
packers, with the exception Of Barlo1