The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-11
Last Nights Dispatches.
XLVI CONGRESS.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, June l0.-Mr. Harri
moved to increase from 100000 to $l64,
900 the appropriation to aid local quaran
tine stations and local and state boards O
health, to be used in case of epidemics.
Mr. Allison criticised the board for III
erection of quarantine buildings.
| MIR. Harris, Chairman OF the Committe,
on Epidemic diseases. said the act of 1875
gave the Board express power to put ~
buildings whenever necessary to preven
the importation of disease.
Mr.. Eaton declared that he had mol
much confidence for the National Board
OF Health.
Mr.. Allison objected to the large cleri
cal force employed by the Board and
alleged that they had violated the spirit
| of the law.
Dir. Harris defended the action of the
Board.
Messrs. Herman and Morgan spoke
against the National Board. saying they
had always been opposed to its establish.
ment.
Mr.. Harris amendment was rejected,
yeas 20, nays &c.
Mr.. Allison moved to strike the word
general and except for services of the
latter rendered at elections" out of the
following clauses-"for the payment of
marshals, etc. and their general deputies
except tor services of the latter rendered
at elections. $3.50, ,O0O,"
Mr.. kirkwood asked Mr.. Beck If it was
the intention of the majority not to pay
deputy marshals.
MIR. Beck said thele vas bill pending
in the House but he did not know what
disposition would be made of it. He
hoped there would be no political discus
sion on this bill. The matter was we'll
understood and had been often debated.
MIR. skirkwood thought it due to the
minority and the country for the majority
to say what their intention was.
Mr.. Kirkwood said that for one he
would regard the rejection of his coll
leagues amendment as an expression of
the intention of the majority not to pay
deputy marshals for services at elections
at all.
Mr.. Eaton and several other Democrats
said the senator could place his own con-
structlon upon the vote.
Mr.. Allison's amendment was rejacted
by party vote.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June l0.-Mr. lBicknell
said the joint rule now under consideration
was, SO far as it went. substantially the
same as the bill which the House Com NIT
tee on Electoral Count had reported, and
he would therefore vote for and support
it. He contended that the determination
of ell questions arising out of the disputed
electoral votes belonged of necessity TO the
two houses Of Congress.
Mr.. Robson denied the power of Con |
gress, by virtue OF = mere rule to govern |
their own proceedings to make laws and |
do acts which are to affect the government
for all future time
Mr.. Updegraff. of Iowa, opposed the |
measure because it sought to take away
from the states their rightful power to |
choose in their own manner their Presi- |
1ential Electors. He opposed it because |
It would at best onlysadd to the doubt and /
subject. 1t ruthlessly invaded the author.
ty of state because it conferred on Con-
gress power to appoint electors and /
deprive state Of it's constitutional right |
10 choose its own electors. The counting
IF the electoral vote is in no sense a !
legislative act. 1t is ministerial act on |
he part fot the President of the Senate
No more vicious principles. no more !
unconstitutional provisions. :pone more
Inconsistent with all the theories of our
government was ever submitted to this
House than the proposition of this meas
ure 10 confer this vast judicial power Oh
Congress.
Mr.. Lounsbury argued that the pre-
,ence OF two houses at the times of the |
opening OF the returns was not a mere |
lormality bat that counting and declaring
the vote was an act of sovereign power
delegated to the two houses OF Congress-
They were the two factors BY whom the
result was to be reached and declared
Mr.. Robson expressed the conviction
hat the constitution 10 authorizing Con-
yress to make laws to carry into effect its |
provisions meant only the laws. not the
'u!es. by which The vote Of state could |
De thrown out. lie therefore argued that
he proposed measures should be in the |
orm of law and not rule.