The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-13
A Minority Report which is
Opposed
To Promiscuous Subsidies.
Text of the Retirement Bill.
The Labor Situation Improv-
ing.
Sporting News, Criminal
ltems,- General.
CONGRESS-.
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June 12.-Mr. Butterworth
from the appropriation committee, reported
back the army appropriation bill with sen
ate amendments, recommending concur
renee in some; non-concurrence is recon-
mended on the amendment making army
retirement compulsory at 81 instead of g.,
After debate the senate amendment was
agreed to-yeas 10; nays rs; consequently
the retirement age is "a. Other recommen-
dations Of the committee were agreed to
without division.
Mr.. Townsend, from the committee on
commerce, reported a bill creating
board of commissioners of interstate com
merce as a bureau of the interior depart
ment.
The house then took up District of Co
lumbia business.
The bill introduced by Phelps, of Conn,
to-day, authorizing the construction of the
northern branch of the Union Pacific rail
road and telegraph line is the same as that
introduced in the senate last December by
Window. 1t authorizes the Missouri &
Nebraska valley road to operate the north
ern branch of the Union Pacific fl ON SionX
City to a most direct route so as to con
meet with the Union Pacific westward of
Cheyenne, and gives ten years to do it
upon terms and conditions of the act of
July 1864. 1t prohibits the company from
receiving any .. S. bonds
Senate bill to increase the water supply
of the District of Columbia at the expense
of the national government, was amended,
the District to pay half the expense.
SENATE.
House bills passed dividing Iowa into
two judicial districts, and authorizing the
Sioux City & Pacific railroad company to
construct a bridge over the Missouri.
In the executive session the senate
fused to consider the tariff commission
nominations in open session, according to
Senetor Van Wyck's resolution
When the doors were reopened Pendle-
ton presented a petition from 10000 citi-
zens of Cincinnati and Covington asking
passage of the civil service reform bill.
IlOAA ~ EOAN
ed a substitute for relief of Sidney Sebbs
and similar measures on original bill which
amended Sec 1890, revised statutes. 1t
referred to disqualification from appoint
ment to any position of the Army of the
u. s., and for other purposes. 1t amends
the section to read. No person who held
a commission in the army or navy of the
e. s. at the beginning of the late REBEL
ion. and resigned his position and after
wards served in any capacity in the mill
tary, naval or civil service of the So
called confederate states other states in
insurrection during the rebellion, shall be
appointed to any position in the Army of
the L. S. Sec 2. That Sec. 1856, revised
statutesbe, and the same hereby is repealed,
and hereafter oath to be taken by any per-
son elected or appointed to any office of
honor or profit, either in the civil, military
or naval service except President of the
u s., shall be as prescribed in Sec 1851
revised statutes, but this appeal is not to
effect oaths, as prescribed in existing
statutes respecting special or subordinate
officers and employees.
Section 3-that section $50 revised
statutes imposing certain disqualifications
upon grand and petit jurors of the United
States, and section 821 revised statutes
prescribing oath for grand and petit jurors
in courts of the United States be, and is
hereby repeated. Senate took up Browns s
resolution to provide clerk for each sena-
tor. The resolution went over without
action.
Japenese indemnity bill came up as un-
finished, the question being upon Morrills
amendment to pay back in legal coin the
exact amount received from the Japanese
government, namely, 1885, 900. After dis
cussion the amendment prevailed
90; nays, 20.
Morrill, moved to further amend by direct
ing destruction of bonds under control Of the
state department known as Japanese in
demnity bonds. After long debate the
bill was laid over as unfinished business.
Sherman intimating either bonded spir-
its bill or bank charter extension bill wonld
oust present bin from its position if pend
ing debate were resumed, on motion of
Logan the senate insisted upon its amend
ments to army appropriation bill, and Lo-
gan, Plumb and Ransom we're appointed
conferees. The clause in relation to com
pulsory retirement of army officers will not
go to the committee The house having
concurred in the senate amendment desig-
mating "a as the age instead of 62 as orig
inaily proposed in the house bill. The
proposition to the senate to make retire
nlent optional instead of compulsory after
~ years of service. win receive the con-
Siueration of the conference committee as
s'n aiso the amendments exempting from
'ne fetifement provision, professors in the
inin'afy academy, and providing that the
general OF the army shall be retired without
reduction of pay. Adjourned.