The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-27
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xLvI CONGRESS.
HOUSE.

HOUSE. 2
WASHINGTON. Jan. 26. .-On motion oil
Mr.. Sapp the bill passed granting Counci
Bluffs Car Lake. near that city
A motion to dispense with the morning
hour was defeated. 80 to So, and tbs
Speaker directed tho Clerk to flush read.
iug the bills.
Pending the morning hour, MIR. Money
reported back the resolution directing the
Postal Committee to inquire into the ex,
pediency OF establishing teiegraphc
system under the government. aud also
Is TO the costof repredu ucine the existing
telegrsphic facilities Calendar.
Mr. Bickneil demanded the previous
question on the Morgan electoral reso
luton, aud the vote stood lie to Ito in
favor OF taking it up. Messrs. Stephens,
Speer and FELTON, voted with the Repub-
licaus.
A vote ON taking up the electral rsso-
luton was then taken, resulting l30
yeas, l24 nays Messrs. Speer. Stephens.
Fslten, Jones. Lowe. Russell of North
Carolina, Weaver. Murch. Gillette and
Yooum voted with the Republicans
and Lsdd and Stevenson with the Demo
Gratis.
Mr. Coug.r demanded the roll call tc
sus of the previous question. and the
Speaker ruled that there was quorum
present and such demand was unwar-
ranted.
Mr.. Conegr sarcastically said he desired
to compel the forty absent members to
return to their duties.
The Chair said he could not intertAiu
Mr. Conger's motion. and Mr.. Conger ap'
pealed.
MIR. Blount moved to table the appeal
leaving the House without q quorum
The vots stood yeas I4O, nays S, The
latter being Springer, Gillette. Lowe
Murch and Weaver.
Theressbsing NO quorum a call OF ths
House was ordered.
The call disclosed the presence of 25C
members, and proceedings under the call
having been dispensed with the question
recurred on the motion to table the appeal
| from the Speakers dicision and again no
quorum voted.
At o'clock, after half dozen roll
oalls, the House found itself in exactly
the same situation in which it had been
three hours prsvously,Eor as Mr., Eagan
expressed il, the House merely went up
bill and then came down again. The
tactics of Republican side were to answer
Co their names in the call of the House.
bat remained silent upon the motion to
appeal thus leaving the House without q
quorum and forcing call of the House.
A motion to adjourn was defeated. yeas
I27, nays l26, Another call of the House
was ordered and then the House adjourn
ed.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Mr. Ingalls,
submitted aresolution as follows:
That the senate bs ready to receive the
house of representatives in the senate
ehamber on Wednesday, Feb. 9. at l2 NJ.
for the purpose of being present at the
opening and counting of the votes for
president aud vice president of the United
States: that two persons ue appointed
gellers on the part of the senate to make
q list Of the votes for president and vice
president Of the United States as they
| shall be declared to the president of the
senate who shall announce the state OF the
vote. which shall be entered in the jour
mails. and IL il shall appear that a choice
has been made agreeable to the coDstitu-
ton, sucn entry on the journals shall be
deemed sufficient declaration thereof.
Mr.. White objected to its present con-
sideration and the resolution was laid
over. -,
Mr. Harris reported fsvorably the bill
relating to quartermaster stores furnished
the forces of Gen. Lew Wallace during
the Morgan raid through Indiana and
Ohio,
A Joint resolution ratifyiDg the settles
mept of taxes made by the district COM
missionsrs with the Baltimore Il Ohio
railroad company. was taken up.
Mr.. White explained that the District
Commissioners of the two houses had sue
cseded in sffecting an adjustment of the
dispute, which had lasted for ten years,
as to taxes on the company's properly in
the District. The compromise resulted
in reduction from $4,000 to $75, 900 IN
the amount payable.
After further debate the third reading
of the bill was ordered, ayes 81. nays 7.
The bill then passed finally,
MIR. Window said he had proposed to
call up the naval appropriation bill to-day
Int would defer it until tomorrow II the
Senator from Texas (CUke) believed the
psnding Indian land 10 severalty bill would
be disposed of to day.
MIR. Coke replied that in his opinion the
anal vote could be reached on the latter
to day.
Consideration OF the land iu sevsrsity
was then resumed, the question being
upon MIR. Morgan's amendment adding
nroyiso to ameudment of Mr.. Hoar con
fsrriug citizenship on Indians taking lands
10 severalty under the proviFions OF the
bill.
Mr.. Morgan withdrew the am~ndment
tenn porarily.
Mr.. Hoar's amendment was rejected,
ayes IL. nays 29.
Mr.. Plumb moved to amend the nth
section, which lrJvides for the issue OF
patents for land in the name OF all others
and that the lands shall be inalienabls and
free of taxation for twenty i've years. Dy
adding q proviso that the lands may be
leased for such time and on such condl-
tions as may be prescribed by the secre
sary of the interior.
MIR. Dawes opposed the amendment al
making an Indian landlord with tenant
~, and designed to utterly destroy thu
bill
Mr.. Plumb asserted that the object o
thu government was to make the lndian
self supporting and objected to the bill n'
lii stood So creating a land arlstocracl
among the Indians and enabling them II
their shiftlessness to lock up vast DOMAIN
against cultivation. thus making con
stant source of irritation between tnen
| - u. .o,ruo;t;es bv whom they wer