The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-26
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xLvI CONGRESS.
SENATE,


WASHINGTON. Jan. 25.-Mr. Logar
renewed bis motion 20 take up the Grant
retirement bill.
Mr. Lamar favored it. saying he sup
posed no one would have objected tc
Grants retirement with proper rank al
any time when he was in the service, and
he ought not now be deprived of retire
ment because he had left his place az
General TO become President. The prin.
ciple ought even be extended
Mr.. Logan's motion was defeated -25
to %. Mr.. Lamar and Davis, of Illinois,
voted with the Republicans. Mr. Mo.
Pherson was absent.
The bill to pay additional expenses of
the census passed.
Mr.. Mcdonald. from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported the House bill
relating to titles of settlers on the Dss
purposes. Referred to the judiciary
Committee.
Mr.. Book, from the Finance Committee,
reported. with amendment, the bill to
am end section 1851 of the Revised Stat
utes, also TO amend section 1850 of the act
TO amend the statutes relative to the i'm
mediate transportation of dutisble goods
and for other purpeses,approved June 10.
1880.
Mr.. Edmunds; from the Judiciary
Committee, reported back the resolution
OF Jan. 27, 1880. instruoting the commit
tee to enquire whether any discrimi-
nation or difference of treatment had
been made in the settlement with
certain railway companies under the act of
Feb. 27. 1875, providing for settlement of
matters in dispute: He said the com nit
tee had not heard executive officers of the
government and counsel, nor the particu-
lar railway company interested in the
question. and were of the opinion that no
discrimination of differences OF treatment
under the law had been made with refer
enee to contracts by executive officers.
The committee vas discharged from fur
ther consideration.
Mr. Davis. of Illinois, introduced bill
in relation to the resignation of judges of
courts of the United States who may be
permanently disabled to discharge their
duty. 1t provides that upon tender of
their resignation. which shall state the
fact of permanent disability. which, with
the acceptance, are to be fled in the state
department, the president shall then nom
iuste q successor and the judge so resign
ing shall receive for life the salary payable
10 him at the time of his resignation. Re-
ferred TO the committee on Judiciary.
n1E. ou0i0LOu SpOA0 oo tA0 4uaibu
severalty land bill.
Mr. Pendleton argued against Mr..
Hoar's amendment comforting citizen
ship upon Indians receiving land in
severalty under the act and trusted that
no amendment comforting citizenship
on Indians would prevail. The purpose
of the committee which framed the bill
had been to strip it OF all extraneous
questions and direct attention solely to
she tenure by which the Indians should
hold their lands. He argued that the pro-
visions of the dill found their value and
strength in the idea it was intended to
encourage in the Indians. love OF home
and family and 6reside. making all ct
tractive and bene6cent by the value of
Individual property. The Indians must
change their mode of life or be exter
minated, and in order that they may
change their mode of life wa must change
our policy.
Mr. Vest opposed the amendment.
Without action the Senate went into
executive session and when the doors
raopapaa adiournnd