The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-06
Last Nights Dispatches.
XLvI CONGRESS.
HOUSE.


| WASHINGTON, March 5.-Mr. Hender
son. from the committee on commerce
reported resolution calling on the secre-
tary of war for information as to the i'm
provement of the Rock Island Rapids oi
the Mississippi river. Adopted.
By Mr.. Ellis, to make rape 10 the
District of Columbia punishable with
death.
MIR. De la Matyr offered resolution
directing the census com mlttee to inquire
into the advisability of taking the census
in Alaska. Adopted.
MIR. Vance. from the coinage com mmittee,
submitted report respecting a decimal
system of weights and measures for the
English speaking people, Ordered print
ed
A bill allowing the heirs of Albert Fuller
to apply for an extension of his faucet
patent was defeated. l49 to 40
Mr.. Morrison, from the ways aud means
committee, reported an immediate trans
portatIon bill. Printed and recommitted.
After the morning hour the house went
lnto committee on the private calendar,
but finding no quorum rose.
Hir Mcmahon, from the appropriation
ommitteee, reported deficiency bill
appropriatiDg $685., 600, OF which $4O0, 600
we're for public printing
Mr.. HaZelton rising TO correct the rec
ord said that Mr.. Warner IN a speech to
which he Hazelton had replied yester-
day used the words Hospital pimps,"
which words we're not in the record. His
speech would not be appreciated by his
constituents if Mr.. Warmers was lnangled
as 1t ordinarily was 10 the record.
Mr.. Warner retorted that MIR. Halle
tons speech had also been revised, which
Mr.. Hazleton denied.
Mr.. Warner said he was inclined to
believe it would be better not to have
revised bis speech. 1t was best as origi
naily written However all the members
of the house altered their speeches.
Mr.. Hazleton said it was an old trick of
Mr.. Warmers to strike out Objectionable
words when answers were made to his
speeches which he didn't like.
MIR. Warner excitedy denounced this as
falsehood, for which Mr.. HazeIton said
he would hold him responsible, Mr.. War
ner denied having applied the words Hos
pital pimps" to the governments pension
ers, but to certain claimants. He reproach-
ed MIR. Hazeltou with having not been in
the army but keeping close to Canada dur
ing the war
Mr. HazsIton rejoiued asserting that
Mr.. Warner was wounded early in the war,
sought pension early aud his wound was
in the back.
SENATE,
WASHINGTON, March 5-The Fitz John
Porter bill was resumed and Mr.. Logan
discussed the two points, whether there
was battle at Groveton Aug. 20. 1862,
and whether there was any force IN front
of Porter shat day. He declared that
5000 to 5000 men were killed and wound
ed on the 29Ih of August and not moro
than two pieces of artillery and small
force Of cavalry faced Porter. Mr.. Logan
believed he had stated the case fairly and
proved that Porter's disloya!ity to bis
officer in command had led TO the disaster
OF the 29th aud defeat of the 30th,in which
We lost $4,000 men and forty large guns
He quoted testimony TO prove that Porter
said to the court martial stenogrepher,
swell, was not loyal to Pope There's
20 denying that" Mcclellan had written
three days after the ba tie to Porter.
For my cake and for the country's sake
be faithful to Pope 1t was bad taste tor
Southern Congressman who had fought US
openly and bravely to restore the men
whom we had kicked out of our own army
for misconduct. He protested against the
rehabiitating of Porter as a great crime
add extravaganza and an illegal proceed
ing.
Mr. Carpenter got the q nor
Adjourned.