The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-06
introduced by his colleague this morning as

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/ premature.
Senator Harris motion prevailed yeas
30. nays 25. The vote was party one,
except Senators Cameron, of Wisconsin
jones, of Nevada, and Miller, of California,
who voted aye with the democrats. Sena-
| tors Davis, of Illinois, and Malone voted
no with the republicans.
The Chinese bill was then taken UP
without opposition.
On the question "Shall the bill pass not
withstanding the objections of the Presi-
dent" the vote was, ayes 20, nays 81. So
| the bill failed, two-thirds not voting in the
! affirmative,
| Senator Cameron, of Pennsylvania, from
the Committee on Naval Affairs. reported
| without amendment the bill for the re
| lief of the officers and crew of the
! United States steamer Monitor, who par
! ticipated in the action with the rebel iron
| clad Merrimac in 1862. Placed on the cal
endar. &sN~s
The bill to. regulate the Presidential
count was restored to its place as unfinish-
ed business, and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House went into committee on tie
army appropriation bill.
The Chair decided that the clause trans
ferring to the Court of Claims all the claims
pending in the Quartermaster's Depart
ment must be eliminated.
The committee sustained the Chair on
| the appeal, and Mr.. Blackburn asserted he
had evidence of officials examining claims
in the department who were corrupt, and
| they commanded three per cent. commits
| sion before allowing claim. He would
move an investigation.
A long discussion ensued touching the
merits of the Court of Claims and the
| QuartermasterG Generals Department in the
| United States tribunal in which the claims
should be adiudicated, enlivened by brief
speech by Mr. Bragg, of Wisconsin, who
alluded to the rebel claims as bantling,
reared and fattened in the republican tent,
until the republican party had lost control
of the House, when it had driven the bant-
ling to a seat at the door of the democratic
tent, and said. 1--WE viii cry mad dog,
and when we come back to power we will
feed you again" He intimated the re-
ksult of transferring the claims to the Court
of Claims would be to admit disloyal claim
ants.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, in referring to
the opposition made by Mr.. Reed to the
transfer, remarked, probably some of these
fsted loyal claims have been bought up by
cunning, speculative Yankees, who had
advocates around the capitol. He wonld
not say in the capitol, because there might
be a breach of parliamentary decorum. u
Mr.. Reed-'fIf that came from respon-
sible source I would not resent it,
Mr.. Cox-'1 did not say anything against
you"
Mr.. Reed-t'You had better not. The
gentleman has no foundation for such talk
in the House, and l appeal to his own sense
of propriety to withdraw it
Mr.. Cox-''What is the language you
except to?'
Mr.. Reed-"If the gentleman is uneon-
scious of it, that is "a withdrawal
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, moved to strike
out the clause appropriating $4,000 for
army transportation over land grant rail
roads. Rejected
The amendment was adopted increasing
to $4,000 the appropriation for the army
and medical museum. The Committee then
rose and reported the bill.
Mr. Reed demanded a vote upon the
Hiscock amendment, providing that nc
money appropriated by this act shall be
expended in investigating claims by the
| Ouartermaster Generals office. Adopted
yeas 100, nays So.
| The bill then passed.
! Adjourned.