The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-23
Last NIGHTS Dispatches.


| 00uF GXDfTeU dUu tnt was COU
sidered again.
Mr.. Wlthers said the bill as it cam
from the House did not suit the commit
tee exactly, yet the session being far ad
vanced and only one appropriation bill
being passed the committee didn't ament
or alter it. The bill was read.
Mr.. Blaine moved to strike out the sec
ond section, providing that no money appro
priated is to be paid for subsistence o.
transportat:@1 of troops at the polls fo
police force on election day. but only t.
protect against domestic violence on appli
cation of Legislature or Governor. he
iected-2S to 20, party vote.
| Mr.. Blaine moved to add q section I'm
ing from $500 to $1,000 and punishment
| by Imprisonment for SIX months to hVt
years whoever carries deadly weapons tt
the polls as Congressional election.
Mr.. Witbers claimed it was out OF order
being new legislation.
| The chairman ruled that it was general
legislation.
Mr.. Blaine held it was germane and
that last yesr it had been so declared by
| the chair, He made constitutional and
| legal argument in favor of the admission
of his amendment, claiming that the chair
in bis ruling swould virtually say to the
Senate that it must pass bills precisely al
they came from the House or not at all.
The chair held to this ruling because of
the rule being imperative.
MIR. Edmunds sustained the ruling oil
the chair and in conformity Herewith Of
fered the following amendment:
Nor shall this section be held to apply to
any case in which the employment of the
military power of the United States is
authorized by the constitution and laws.
made in pursuance thereof. Rejected
yeas l9 nays 27.
Mr., Kirkwood offered the folio wing
amendment:
Provided, further, that nothing in this
provision shall be construed so as to pre-
vent the use of troops when necessary to
enforce the lawful execution of any law of
the United States by the executive there
of in any state or territory against forci-
BILE or violent resistance thereto, or to
prevent the use Of troops when necessary
to protect the property Of the United
States, or to protect any civil officer of the
United States when engaged 10 the lawful
performance OF his official duty against
forcible or violent attack or resistance,
although application for such use of
troops shall not be made by the legislature
or executive of said state.
Mr.. Withers raised the same point of
order against this as against MIR. Blaine s
amendment.
The vice president overruled the point
of order, ruling that the amendment was
sim ply explanatory and defnitive.
MIR. Kirkwood supported his amendment
protesting against the assumption of the
bill that the president could use troops in
a state only on application of its governor.
He said the Democrats we're trying to get
control of the entire government. 10 the
better days of the party 1t was not afraid
to say what it meant. The country wants
to know now what they were doing. 1t
they meant to say the question of whether
the laws of the United States shall be
executed 10 the United States shall de-
pend on the will of governors when
violence resists th,ir execution, that the
property of the UniIed States will depend
of the will of a Governor when violence
threatens it: that the safety of the Off
GERS of the United States depend on the
will of Governor, then have the courage
to say so, and ii not say so.
Mr.. Conkling made a speech ln the same
direction. showing the injustice OF tlelng
the hands of the government on one i'm
nortaDt day out OF 365. The amendment
was relected-29 to Is.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to amend so as not
to prevent the use Of the land or naval
forces to enforce the civil rights act and
suppress insurrection
Mr.. Edmrnds asked for the yeas and
uays on the amendment, which resulted
nays 27. yeas l9.
Mr.. Ednunds offered o'her amend
ment so as to leave no possible loop hole
for criticism or evasion, which provides
that this section shall not apply to any
right which this President has under the
constitution to employ the military forces.
Rejected,
Mr. Eduupds offered another, which
be said, if rejected would have the Dem
ocrats indicted by public opinion. 1t was
of similar intent as the proceeding. Re-
jected.
Mr.. Blaine offered amendment making
it unlawful for any person to carry deadly
weapons at the polls under penalty. Rnied
to IS. a party vote.
up.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-The House
went into committee on the naval appro-
The bill was read by sections for amend
meut.
On motion of Mr.. Atkins an amenG-
ment was adopted increasing the appro
priation for contingent expenses of the
navy from $50. 900 to. 100000.
Mr.. Hawley called attention to the way
in which the bill had been speedily aud
satisfactorily agreed to. and appealed
to his Democratic friends TO allow a limit
ed discussion on the special deficiency bill
and not indulge in these apparently un-
seemly disputes on matter of of vital
necessity.
The committee rose and the naval APP
preparation bill passed.
Mr., Baker. from the Appropriation
Committee, reported the forti6cation bill
with Senate appointments.
The House then went into Committee
OF the Whole op the state Of the Union.
when the special deficiency bill unexpect
edIy confronted them. Mr.. McMahon's
provision was accepted that the Repub-
llcans have an hour for debate and the
Democrats twenty five minutes.
Mr.. Reen opened the debate, pending
whichGa recess was taken till evening.
EVENING SESSION, The House went
into committee on the migration bill
Er, Morton favored the bill.
Mr.. Rice pronounced The bill uucou.