The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-30
Last Nights Dispatches.
XLvT CONGRESS.
HOUSE.

| WASHINGTON, March 29-By Mr
Hawley, proposing rule that each bill Of
resolution shall properly express its pur
port in the title aud shall treat of only one
sui ject, and bill amending the Revised
Statutes shall recite the statute to bt
am ended,
By Mr.. Morton. to secure a uniform
standard of value. It recites that double
standard exists and that the standard sill
yer dollar ought to have equality with the
unit OF value, and enacts that gold ano
| silver legal tender coins shall hereafter be
interchangeable at their full value in the
New York Sub-Treaeury in sums OF $l0C
or multiples thereof, and directing the
Secretary of the Treasury to have the
necessary amount of standard silver dol
lars coined to meet the demand thereof
and repeating the law fixing or limiting the
amount OF coinage OF silver.
BY Mr.. arner, to revise the revenue
law.
By Mr.. Ward, for commission to
consider the promotion of inter state COM
merce.
BY Mr.. DibreIl regulating the compen-
sation of Congressman.
By Mr.. Uouney giving the territories
one member each in the House of Repre-
sentatives.
By Mr.. Davis of California, a bill organ
izing Alaska and providing civil govern
ment thereof
BY MIR, Price. e.prohibitiDg the Chairman
of the Committee of the Whole from
entertaining pro .fornao amendments.
The House went into committee on the
consular appropriation bill. The amend
ment striking out the clause appropria
ting $4,000 for Charge d dAffairs and
diplomatic officers abroad was defeated.
Mr.. Blackburn offered an amendment
deducting half of the annual salary of any
year from his post Rejected-55 to 20.
Also a resolution deducting pay for the
time any, Minister is absent from his post.
Rejected. Also decreasing the salary of
the Secretary Of Legation at China from
$4,000 to $2,5O0 Rejected. Also pre-
venting payment of salary to any diploma
tic officer not mentioned 10 this bill.
Mr.. Neal withdrew his defense in Forty
6fth Congress of Bailey, Consul General
at Shanghai, because be then believed
false the charges he now knew were true,
Adjourned
SENATE,
WASHINGTON, March 29.-Mr. Thur
man moved to strike from Mr. Hoar's
substitute the clause instructing the Court
OF Com mlsslonerS to allow second class
claims for payment oe premiums fo- war
risks. Discussion ensued as to the excu-
sion of war premiums, in the course of
of which Mr.. Thurman said there was
likely to be several millions left in the
Treasury OF the Geneva award after all
claims made by the tribunal are paid. He
did not believe We were under moral
obligations to return the remainder to
Great Britain. He thought it should be
distributed to first class owners. then if a
surplus remained, to those whose property
was destroyed by exculpated cruisers.
Mr. Blaine defended the cruisers who
risked everything in defense
Of the flag.
Mr.. Thurman retorted that it was not
but bu mess to sail their ships
even at loss rather than let them rot In
harbor.
During the extended colloquy between
Messrs Blaine and Thurman the latter
suddenly raised his hand to his forehead
and seemed about to fall He was helped
into the CLOAK room. Thereupon the sub
iect was dropped and the resolutions for a
board of survey Oh double turreted moni-
tors was amended and passed.
Adjourned.