The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-02


a statement accompanies the report, stat
ing that, as the bill passed the House it an
propriates 0,I79, 500 The senate increas
ed this amount $ll62,000 by means Of l3!
amendments. In conference the Senat;
receded from seven amendments, aggre
eating $66 600, leaving the amouat appro
priatcd By the bill $l1, ,l41, 300. Rspor
agreed to. Yeas. 16l; nays, "a.
The struggle over the funding bill
resumed.
Mr.. Price modified his motion and in
stead OF calling up the Apportionmen'
bill. merely called for the regular order
The Speaker declared the regular order
to be the Apportionm" m"nt bill and Gar Isle
again raised question of consideration.
Vote was then taken-yeas, 50; nays, l45,
80 the House refused to consider the Al.
por.ionment bill,
Mr. Conger then demanded the consid.
eraticn OF unfinished business. which tbs
Speaker announced to be the rolltica
assessment bill, which comes over from
the l0th of March, 1880.
Against this, MIR. Carlisle again raised
| the question of consideration, and the
House, yeas 81, nays l64. refused to con
slider it.
Several other matters being disposed OF
the funding bill was reached.
The bill having been read as passed
by the Senate, Mr.. Mcmillan moved to
concur IN the Senate amendments.
Mr., COnger raised a point that the bill
and Senate amendments must first be con
sldercd in Committee of the hole. The
point being uverruled, Mr.. Conger raised a
similar point upon the amendment increas-
Ing from to 4 of per cent the expense
which may be incurred in disposing OF
bonds and treasury notes. This point was
also overruled and Cougar appealed. The
appeal was laid on the table, yeas ia;
nays 20.
Mr.. Tucker moved for a recess, stating
that he would press the consideration OF
the bill to its final passage.
Reeess was then taken.
EVENING SESSION
Reassembling, the consideration of the
funding bill wassresumed.
Mr. fuckers demand for the previous
question upon concurrence in the Senate
amendments read by the Clerk. was sec
onded and carried, 100 to 60. The
amendments were then concurred in, and
include all except amendments rubered
l6, 81, "a and 29
Mr. Tucker demanded the previous
question on Senate amendment 81. The
main question was ordered, yeas, l2l
nays, 81,
Mr.. De La Matyr then moved to
recommit the bill to the Committee or
Ways and Means, with instructions TO
that committee to report it back with an
amendment which be had submitted
incorporated therein.
Mr.. Carlisle raised a point os order
against the motion anil it was sustained by
the Speaker.
Senate amendment 81 was then con
CURED iu.
Mr. Tucker moved 10 concur 10 Senate
amendment i6, with the amendments
which he said had been authorized by lhe
Committee Oh Ways a3d Means.
Then came struggle. The bulk of the
Democrats were opposed TO amending the
bill in any particular, as that would make
necessary return of the measure to the
Senate and render possible its defeat.
Several motions to concur without amend
ment were made On the Democratic side.
On Mr.. fuckers motion. only the fol
lowing Democrats voted in the sf1irma ative:
Beltzhoover. Carlisle. Gibson. Hutchi1 g.
Morse, Rose, Tucker and Warner,
The Repu 6iicsns voted sohdly in me
affirmative, but the motion was lost-yeas
l03, nays Ill.
Mr.. Springer moved to lay the motion
to reconsider Oh The table, and Mr.. Conger
demsnded the yeas and nays, mutteriug
something about beginning to see good
faith in the Ways and Means Committee,
Motion to reconsider tabled yeas ITO.
nays 90.
Recess was then taken until 10 o'clock
to morrow.