The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-22
Last Nights Dispatches.
XLvI CONGRESS.
HOUSE.


intimated that Messrs. Belford and Has.
kell had acted in bad faith with him when
they had secured the setting aside oi
Wednesday night for the Ute ratification
bill in place of his Choctaw bill. He
moved that the journal be changed Lost
He suggested that Mr.. Belford would
have a sweet time getting the Ute bill
through.
The bill making an appropriation for
certain claimssallowed kby officers of the
treasury passed. Also the senate bill for
the relief of Public Printer DeFrees.
Mr.. Cox. chairman of the committee on
foreign affairs. reported back the resolu-
ton calling on the president for Informs.
ton in regard to the expulsion of Israelite
citizens of the United States from st.
Petersburg By the Russian government.
Adopted.
The house then considered the bills
reported yesterday from the com mittee of
the whole relative to public lands.
The bills agreed to in committee OF the
whole were passed and private reports
called for.
Mr.. Colerick, from the committee on
elections. reported resolution declaring
Twenty ninth district, entitled to the seat
Adopted.
The house went into the committee on
the private calendar During the discuss
sion of the pension bill. Messrs. White
and Bayne were involved in a heated
dispute and personal f1ings on account of
an accusation by Mr.. Bayne that MIR.
White neglected the pension claims of his
constituents.
Mr.. Bayne said Mr.. Reagan's hostility
to the tariff was explained by the fact
that protective tariff permitted the man
ufacture of munitions of war, which en-
abled the stamping out of the rebel
lion.
The committee rose The sundry dry
civil bill was ordered printed and recon-
mitted.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON. May 2I.-Mr. Cockrell,
from the Committee on Claims. reported
the House bill making an appropriation for
claims allowed by the Claims Commission
ers. Calendar.
At the request OF Mr.. BaYard, who
desires to leave the city to-day. the Mar
shals' bill was taken up. and Mr.. Conk-
hng's amendment, making the bill refer to
Deputy Marshals appointed only to serve
in connection and with elections, was
rejected by party vote.
Mr.. Hoar moved to 10 axe the appoint
ments solely with reference to their 6t-
ness for their duties and without regard to
political references. Rejected by party
vote.
Mr.. Bayard accepted Mr.. McMllan's s
amendment that Marshals should not be
liable for any acts of their Deputies.
Agreed to. The bill then passed-28 to
II, party vote.
The Committee on Commerce was al
lowed to sit during the sessions of the
Senate.
The Joint rule for counting tie electoral
vote was considered, but Informally laid
aside in order 10 CONSIDER the legislative
bill.
The amendment for increasing the ap-
propriaticp for Senate employees from
$5I,7IO to S93. .327. aud various minor
amendments we're eonCurred ID, When
the appropriation for postage stamps for
the Sergeant-st Arms of the Senate was
reached, MIR. Edmunds took occasion to
express bis condemnation of the law pre-
venting Congressman u from trankine letters
while department officials all bad the right
The law seemed to regard Representatives
and Senators too dishonest to be trusted.
Mr.. Davis of West Firg.ois, agreed 10
this view.
The committee amendments strikin &
out the provision that the salary of gus
gers the storekeepers at distilleries mash
ing lcss than sixty bushels daily shall not
exceed $50 monthly, eto., were agreed to.
The amendmeut striking out the clause
that land 10 states where there is no land
ofice may be entered at the general land
Office and sfEdavits be made before some
competent officer, was agreed 10.
The bill was then reported 10 the Sen
ate. the amendments coreurred 10 and the
bill passed.
The Senate decided to consider the
electoral vote bill.
After an executive session adjourned.