The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-28
Last Nights Dispatches.
XLvI CONGRESS.
SENATE.

up. Mr.. Voorhees, hoped it would pass
Mr.. Bailey moved an amendment that
such goods should be transported free by
the government and that the act expire
June. 81. 1881, He knew designing men
would be apt to hoodwink the colored peo-
pie into thinking that foreign government It's
sym pathised with the exodus movemen
and it was we'll that the negroes should
understand the act was limited. He sub
sequently withdrew the amendment and
the bill passed.
On motion of Mr.. Bailey the bill to es-
| tablish an educational fund, etc.. was made
the order for Monday.
| The five per cent. bill was resumed, the
question being on Mr.. Edmunds' motion
TO reconsider the vote indefinitely postpon-
ing.
| Mr.. McDonald. moved that consideration
be postponed till April |, to allow time to
prepare arguments in rebuttal of those
offered against it.
Messrs. Kirkwood and Garland con-
CURED.
Mr.. Jones hoped the bill would come up
again and he would favor an amendment
providing that the money should be devot-
ed to educational purposes
Mr.. Teller said he had prepared an
amendment. He thought it unfair for Mr.
Edmunds, it's chief opponent, to recon
slider Immediately after its indefinite post
ponement.
Mr.. Kirkwood thought it singular and
unfair to move when the bill was first taken
up to indefinitely postpone it, as Senator
| Edmunds had done, thus under the rules
preventing any amendment being proposed
| by its friends, which might make it more
cceptable to the majority.
! Mr.. Hoar asked why the claims of these
states were not properly referable to the
Court of Claims.
| Mr. Thurman thought these claims
rested on broader grounds that the strict
| legal contracts, and were therefore more
proper subjects for Congressional action
than for adjudication by the Court of
| Claims. He did not understand this to
be logroling bill, as might be implied
from the remarks of Mr.. Hoar,
Mr. Plumb disclained the idea of log
rolling on the part OF the supporters of
the bill. 10 the course of bis remarks
be referred TO the charges that this was
a pot or divide and said the Senate to-
day lad made the special order for Mon
day next Of bill (the national education
| billy which proposed to divide up not Eve
per cent but the whole proceeds of the
sales of public lunds.-
Mr. Allison advocated the postponement
of further consideration until next Decem-
| bcr. 1t had been charged that the bill
would take $4,000. 900 out of the treas
ury. He thought an investigation would
shcw ii would rot take that amount, The
discussion in March on the national educa-
ton bill might materially modify the views
of the supporters of this bill. Yet MIR.
| Edmunds proposed to allow no time for
Investigation. After further discussion
| Mr. Edmunds moved to lay his motion to
reconsider on the table. Lost-yeas 10,
nays "a.
Mr.. Edmuuds then moved to Indefinite
| iy postpone his motion 10 reconsider. Lost
yeas 20. nays 80.
Mr.. Mcdonald then moved to postpone
The motion to reconsider until the second
Monday in December next. Agreed 10 by
viva voco vote.
Amendments to the Star route defcien-
cy appropriation bill we're introduced by
Messrs Maxey, Teller, Saunders and
Garland and referred TO the committee of
appropriations.
After an executive session adjourned
till Monday.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 81 After dispos
ing of some miscellaneous business pri-
vate bills were considered.
At the expiration of the morning hour
the Honse went into Com of the
w hole on revision OF the rules.
4 resolution was adopted, directing an
investigation of the charges of the United
States Treasurer against tho District of
Colum bia Commissioners.
MIR. Dunnell. from the Ways and Means
Com mittee, reported bill amending the
revised statutes relative to the expectation
of canned goods and the drawback there
on. Passed.
BIr. Frye, from the Revision Committee
reported an amendment to the 2Sth rule
that on the first and third Mondays only it
shall be in order 70 suspend the rules,
preference being given on the first Mon
day to individuals, and on the third Mon
day to com mmittees. Adopted.
Mr.. Harris offered an amendment de-
signed, he said to prevent buncombe or
clap trap resolutions, like Mr.. Weaver's.
Let Mr.. Weaver offer bill which could
be voted upon.
MIR. Weaver said it was well under
stood that it was not a bill which was
wanted on the finance question. A
number of such bills had been referred
TO committees, bat those committees
were SO chaperoned that they smothered
bills and refused 20 let them see the
iights of day When he sought to offer re-
| solution embodying the principles contain
ed 10 the bills .it was clap trap. The
clap trap was used before the people on
the stump to make them believe that a
particular member was iu favor Of GER
tain measure which be opposed in the
House. Ninety niae out of every one
hundred Democrats west OF the Alleghen
| les were in favor of the resolutions which
he would send to the clerks desk and have
read.
The resolutions are those which declare
it to be the sense of the House that all
currency, whether metal or paper, should
be issued and controlled By 1.-THE govern
and that the mints should be operated to
their full capacity in the coinage of silver
pollars, 1t was well understood, Mr..
Weaver continued, why Democrats in the
Eas: were hard money men, In the West
| soft money men did not want to be put on
record on the financial question on the eve
of a Presidential election. Laughter
He gave notice that he would be found
standing here inserting his horn into the
flesh every Monday until he was recogniz
ed.
| s. Mr. Harris inquired whether Mr.. Wea-
yer would vote to place the provisions of
his resolutions upon an appropriation billf
| Mr.. Weaver expressed himself oppos.