The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-01
Last Nights Dispatches.
XLVI CONGRESS.
SENATE.

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the internal exhibition in New York in
1883 was passed. 26 to 81.
Mr. Eaton offered an amendment for
$51 900 for dies, stamps. etc.
| Mr.. Beck advocated the amendment
and highly com plemented the Commission
er of Internal Revenue for his policy to>
ward distilers in suppressing Illicit stills,
encouraging the erection of new ones. and
the increased revenues from this source
Agreed to.
| The amendment striking out the clause
for the appointment of Special Deputy
Marshals of elections by the United States
District or Circuit Judges and providing
Circuit or District Courts shall appoint
them, was agreed to by party vote.
MIR. Allison moved to make the appro-
priation of 100000 for the expense of
the United States MarshaIs, to apply also
TO their deputies. and in coiloquy with
| Mr.. Eaton. claimed that there was no
clause in the revised statutes providing
for the general deputies which the bill
mentions. The amendment was defeated,
81 to 20.
Mr. Blaine offered an amendment giving
employees of the public printing office the
usual public holidays,
! Mr.. Whyte accused Mr.. Blaine of pro-
posing general legislation on an appropria-
ton bill which principle he (Whyte1 op-
posed.
| Mr.. Blaine said the Senator would soon
have a chance to prove his devotion to the
principle. For himself he refused to be
spoon fed by the House and accept all
their legislation without like privileges on
| the part of the Senate to originate, and
unless there was a definite rule adopted
not to engraft legislation on appropriation
bills he would maintain the equal right of
the Senate.
| Mr.. Edmunds made a point of order
against Mr.. Blaines amendment entirely
irrespective of its merits that it was con-
trary to the rules of the Senate as also to
| the principles OF the mover himself and
| therefore out of order.
Mr.. Blaine denied that this deficiency
bill was general appropriation bill, and
therefore the rule of the Senate need not
| here apply.
| Mr.. Collins presiding. ruled accordingly.
Mr.. Edmunds appealed.
Mr.. Carpenter applauded Mr.. Davis.
| IN. B. 1t was not Davis but Whyte
who objected to Blaine's amendment for
| his stand and had no doubt he would be
| consistent and move to strike all general
Legislation from this bill) He asked
| Mr., Davis if he stated his DO ition cor.
| rectly.
| Mr.. Davis said be did not propose 10 be
catechised now but would state his position
| when occasion presented in a tangible
| torn.
Mr.. Blaine said Mr. Edmuuds was noted
for loading down appropriation bills with
legislation, which charge Mr.. Eimunds
sarcastically denied.
| The chair here reversed his decision
!
MIR. Blaine regarded as improper, unless
change then occurred between Messrs.
| Blaine aud Carpenter as to the proprieties
of this point.
! Mr.. Edmunds moved to strike out the
clause relative to the pay of the Special
Deputy Marshals, leaving the appropria-
1 ton intact. Reiected-34 to %. The bill
was then read the third time.
| Mr. Coke, from the Committee on Iudiau
| Aff1irs. obtained leave to report q sub
stitute for the bill ratifying The Ute agree
meut Ordered printed and to lie on the
table.
Alter an executive session the Senate
adjourned
WASHINGTON, March 3l-Mr. Money,
aud post roads, reported brck the post
route bill aud it passed.
By Mr.. Price, from the banking com-
mittee, defining the veri6catious of re-
turns of national banks. Placed on the
calendar.
The house went into committee on the
Star service 6:iency bill.
Mr.. Blackburn said the provisions of
the house bill prohibited increased com
peDsation whereas an increase of $4,000
had been allowed and had been stricken
out by the senate, The house was fighting
a vicious principle.
The spectacle had been presented of a
subordinate mudsil clerk of the executive
department swapping his fingers in the
face of the American congress-
l Mr.. Haskell-What do you mean by
Imudsill?
Mr. Blackburn-I mean a man of about
the same proportions as the man OF whom
am speaking. He then proceeded Co
lquote from the testimony of the Second
Assistant Postmaster General to show
that that official claimed that he, in the
lexercise of his discretion. might expend
the whole amount appropriated for the
fiscal year in the first two or three months
Of that year. and then stop all the Star
service or call upon congress for a defoi
ency appropriation.
Mr. Haskell asserted that there was not
dollar of deficiency in the Star service
| to day.
Mr Black burn-I want the gentleman
TO uu lerstand that the amount of empha-
sis which he flames into his unwarranted
interruption is altogether gratuitous.
unnecessary and absolutely harmless. Any
man in this House who has one idea
above that of an idiot knows that there is
no deficiency to-day, but even a man with
as little wisdom as that one / have describ
ed will have sense enough to know that
if we carry forward the postal Star SER
vice on its present basis, the 30th of June
next will find us with a deficiency l say Of
less than 81 ,O0O.O but the Second AS
sistaut Postmaster Genernl says officially
and under oath that the deficiency win be
81, ,720 900. The contracts. however,
extend to lSs2..so that it is not for this
year alone that these increases of compen-
sation apply, but they will apply FOR the
next two fiscal years.
| Mr. Hoskall Suhacouanflu attamnkad