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

of the Louisiana MeV eagh commission of
April, 1877. ($3, ,950) upon which separ>
ate vote had been requested by Mr..
Conkling. was considered.
After debate a resolution to table the
amendment was agreed without division
and without one dissenting voice. to the
| disappointment of the galleries, which
had rapidly become crowded with people.
expecting further oratoriael display,
PRIVATE PAPERS.
The next amendments of the committee
| upon which separate vote was taken was
one appropriating $4,000 for the pur
chase of the private papers of the late
Confederate General Braxton Bragg aud
| Leonidas Polk relative to the war of the
rebellion. Tabled.
The amendment appropriating $25. 900
| for the expenses of the embassy to Mexi-
co, to consist of two ambassadors in con.
| junction with the Minister Plenipotentary
| of the United States was agreed to.
Mr. Pendleton offered an amendment TO
appropriate $4,000 to enable the Presi-
dent to execute the provisions of the
Revised Statutues for the promotion OF
the civil service. Adopted.
A provision was inserted to prevent q
possible ,misconstruction of the pension
appropriation act. which would exclude
| pensioners of the war of 1912 from It's
provisions.
The bill was finally reported to the
senate as amended. read the third time
and passed.
The refundiug bill was received from
the house and signed by the Vice Presl-
dent.
At 1850 P. NJ. Dir. Herman moved an
executive session,
Adjourned. .
HOUSE.
| At / o'clock Mr.. McMahon's motion
was agreed to, the rules suspended and
the deficiency BILL the lest of the appro-
priation bills passed.
| Consideration of the funding bill was
Immediately resumed. the question be-
ing on ordering the previous qaee tion
on motion to concur in Senate amend
nent lS
| Mr.. Conger's amendment to the fifth
section was defeated-yeas III. nays l32.
All the Senate amendments to the fund
ing bill was then agreed to without change
and the bill passed.
Mr. Carlisle moved to
| SUSPEND THE RULES
and pass the bill amending the funding
bill Just passed, SO as to make it confor %
to the amendments recon msnded by ths
committee on Ways and Means. Among
the amendments is one providing that
nothing in the act shall be construed as to
repeal. modify or affect sections 502, q
I22, %, and "a of the Revised Statutes.
Mr., Keifer regarded the bill brought in
l. h1 Nor rlisla hat
Democratic party could not after ter
months consideration pass a fuHdirg bill
that was fit to go to the country. The
gentleman from Kentucky (Csrlisle) oon-
fessed and admitted that the bill just
7 agreed to was vile and was evil and that
the whole country would be ruined by it.
He (keifer) did not believe national banks
in their action of the past few days. had
been actuated by any great courage. bat
this was not question of bread and oi
prosperity. 1t was a question of cheap
money. Money had been cheap few
days. Now it was dear because the
Democratic party could not pass law that
would not ruin and unsettle any greal
Interests of the country. He went on tc
twit the Democrats upon surrendering al
the principle for which they had contended
in the early part of their term Of power.
DEBATE CLOSED.
Mr.. Carlisle took the floor to close the
debate,
The gentleman from Ohio had under
taken to put into his mouth confession!
which not only he had never made, bu
which he had never dreamed OF. H'
had not confessed that the funding bill
! would ruin the business of the country Of
ipjure them in any respect. In all thu
discussion no word had telien from BIZ
lips in denunciation of national banks
LIE had been locking only to the highos
and best interests of this great govern
ment and the American people, and hal
considered the interests Of banks as subor
dinate TO them. II the gentlemen from
Ohio thought it more important to pre-
serve he franchise of Dationai banks, thar
to place the credit of this great govern
ment on the basis of three per cent, le
him act accordingly.
\ He took this occasion to say that nation
al banks by their conduct, by their actions
of the past few days. by their abuse O
that power which the bill took away fIou
. them, and he hoped for ever. had d0nt
more to raiss the spirit OF Indignation II
the bosomsfo of the American people thar
all the words Of denunciation ever uttered
, by any democrat, He warned them wher
they had once satisfed Ehe American
, people that all values could kbs disturbed
and all business deranged ht their sover
eign will and pleasure. the days Of thei
/ lives we're numbered. Applause on th'
. Democratic side. He had taken the po
sition at the beginning OF this contest tha
Congress would be faiteless TO its duties
if it tailed to apply the remedy for thu
great evil, which was constantly threat
eniog the business interests OF the couu'
try and would continue 10 do so as long al
the banks had the power to contract th'
currency as they had done the last week
, In conclusion he said. In reply to al
the gentleman had said as to what th.
Democratic party had accom- plished.
have only this to say; | believe 1t ha
D had in view all the time what its member
believe to be the best interests OF tn
. country, and say will act with it so lonI
only as believe it TO be actuated by tha
spirit. | have not been q partisan on tn
floor of the House | have given attention
: here to the real public Interssts SO far al
G eould, and it i'll becomes tho gentleman
TO say. simply because We differ on
] 10 easure of great public Importance, tha
i our motives are not as pure as their own
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