The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-05
Last Nights Dispatches.
XLVI CONGRESS.
SENATE.

| SENATE.
| WASHINGTON, Eeb 4.-At | o'cIock tn
calendar OF uuoojscted bills came as tn
order of business, when DIR. logan move;
its postn to take up the Gran
retirement bill Rejected yeas 26, nav,
80, party vote, excep: tia. Of Mr. Hill
of Georgia. with Davis, of Illinois, yotct
| yea with the Republicans.
| Mr. Logan moved to take up his frank.
| ing privilege resolution. which was ais,
voted down by party vote-yeas 20,n
"a
Mr. Ein,a,is was proceeding to speak
WIDEN Mr.. Thurman interpossd point oil
order that as the vote was being takcI
upon the resolution before adjourn ment or
the previous evening, ard as the roll cal
| had not been finished. the Senator fron
| Vermont (Elmuads) could not proceed
without unanimous cousent
MIR. Edmuuds replied that 10 point o
fact the roll call had been concluded
and having shown the absence of quo
| rum it was not now pending, and the call
when made must begiu anew.
The chair (Mr. Hoarl submitted the
question to the Senate but at a subse-
quent point conceded 10 the view express
ed by Mr.. Edmuuds. Meanwhile Mr.
Thurman withdrew his poiat Of order tc
save time.
MIR. Edmunds then moved an amend
msnt to make the resolution read That
in the opinion of the Senate aud House
OF Representatives the President of the
Senate Is not invited, eic.
Mr.. Morgan defended ths resolution as
distinct and clear in its meaning. He had
intended it as simple expression of opin-
ion. and while moi 10 its terms obligatory
upon the present Senate he failed to see
that an efficsr could evads 1t as an order
OF the Senate
After some further discussion, Mr.
Edmunds' amendment was rejected. ayes
2S, nays 50 party vote, except Messrs
Hampton, Jones of Florida and Whyts,
and Davis of Illinois voted aye with the
Republicans,
Mr.. Hoar moved an amendment adding
to the resolution the words land that it is
the duty of Congress without delay to in
stitute measures to execute due and order
| ly performances of said duty in the
future" Adopted on viva yooe vote.
Mr.. Morgan's resolution as thus amend
ed was then agreed to. yeas AZ. with one
vote (Whyte) IN the negative.
The Indian land in severalty bill, the
regular order, was then informally laid
aside a1d the Senate resumed considefs
ton OF the pension appropriation bill, the
question being On Mr.. Wither's amend
ment inserting the provisions OF the sixty
surgeons bill.
Mr.. Logan occupied the intervening
tins until adjournment in opposition to
the amendment In the course of his
remarks be read an extract from the
" ashiugton correspondence of New
VorL IF HafS a. al Sha4
Mr. Logan had distinguished himself as
the euemy of reform in the pension
office, and as the superservieeabls friend
and representative of the Washington
claim agents ring. He said that such
assaults upon him By correspondents OF
that paper had become common of late
years and that as he could not in the
Senate Chamber ftly characterize this
last attack, he would content himself by
saying that the author of this low, base
falSehood was wanting in all the charac-
teristios of gentleman. and he LogaD)
now made an enduring record for the
benefit of that person that he might have
it for reference hereafter. AS it is said
that the correspondent is on the floor
during the session. Mr.. Logan desired TO
call the attention of the senator upon
whose card that individual had been
admitted. Mr.. Logan then went on to
argue that the change of machinery pro-
posed by the amendment would result in
an increased expense to the government
without any result and benefit; that the
character of the surgical service would be
the same and that the pension Office had
now all the power essential to the proper
execution of the law. During his remarks
Mr. Logan was interrogated by Messre.
Burnside. Cameron of Wisconsin,, Blair
and Booth.
Duriug the discussion a message was
received from the presidsn: transmitting
letter from the secretary of the navy in
reference to the dispatch of vessel for
the relief of the Jeaunettee polar expedi-
ton. Tabled
Without aotion On the pending amend
ment the senate adjourned,