The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-07-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
In the House England is
De6ed.
And Vest il the Senate talks
to the Doctors.
He Calls Things by Their
Right Names,
And Would Ourtail the Bill.
Other News Items, General
Matter.
And Would Ourtail the Bill.
CONGRESS-.
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, July 3.-House bills in
troduced and referred;
Robinson, of New York, introduced a
resolution of enquiry. It recites the con
stitutional provision which prohibits any
senator or representative being questioned
for any remarks spoken in debate, and
states that on the 25th of January Lionel
SackvilIe, the accredited minister OF the
British monarchy in this city, called upon
Secretary Frelinghuysen and questioned
him about remarks delivered in the house
the day before by Robinson, and expressed
his disapproval of the resolution of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs; it closes
with the following resolution:
ResoEged, That the Secretary of State is
directed to inform the house, without ref
erence to it's incompatibility with public
interest, whether said british minister sug-
gested any punishment for those who had
spoken in that debate of January 3D. with
out his leave, and whether he suggested
the appains1zz<5xE af British censor to re-
wise, before pnbheation, the speeches de
hvered in the house and senate; whether
he suggested the person who was best
fitted to administer soothing syrup to the
British lion when disturbed by the eagles
wing; whether he suggested official recog-
nizal of the New York Tribune, founded
by Horace Greeley, Ca member of the Irish
Directory of '4S) as British organ in the
United States, in manifest injustice to the
equal claims Of the Times, and whether the
said British minister suggested that as we
had saluted the British flag at Yorktown
he though we had permanently pulled
down our own together, with as full re
port as possible of the conversation that
passed between said Minister and the Sec
retary of State on the 25th of January.
The senate bill passed for a public
building at Terre Haute. Ind.
Kelly, of Pennsylvania, moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass the bill to correct
error in the revised statutes relative to the
duty on knit goods
Morrison, of Illinois, said the bill was
presented under suspension OF the rules in
order to prevent any amendment being
adopted which would modify the hardships
of the present tariff system. Motion to
suspend the rules and pass the bill was
agreed to; yeas 134, nays 4S.
Conferees of legislative apportionment
bill-Cannon, Hiscock and Atkins
The senate bill ratifying the agreement
with the Grow Indians for the sale of por-
tions of their reservations in Montana, re-
quired for the Northern Pacific railway,
passed.
The senate amendment to the house bill
to pay mileage seven cents, and per diem
So. so, to witnesses in the star route cases
from beyond the Mississippi river, was
agreed to.
Hiscock, from the appropriation com
mittee, reported substitute for the sundry
civil appropriation bill, and gave notice
that he would ask to have 1t taken up as
soon as the naval bill was disposed of.
Adjourned to Wednesday.
SENATE.
A bill was passed constituting Robert
Garrett, VIM. Burks, VIM. f. Frank, Md,
and associates company to lay al ocean
cable from any point on the American side
to some point on the European coast,
work to commence within two years. The
bill passed was intended to correct the
abuse growing out of the filing of fraudu-
lent protests against grants on remaining
claims and general deficiency appropra
ton bills proceeded with committee amend
ments. Agreed to as read.
The senate committee reported an
amendment constituting the first and
second comptrollers of the treasury, and
treasurer of the United States board of
audit, and to hear and determine all ques
tions arising out of claims and proposed
allowances growing out of the illness and
burial of President Garfield; providing "a
method of auditing them, appointing $75,
900 for payInent of awards and limiting
the amount to be certified and paid for
medical services to $52. 500. 1t is farther
provided that all claims shall be considered
and allowances made before January 1st,
1888, and that aggregate of awards shall not
exceed the amount appropriated.
Vest raised several points of order
against the amendment, but the senate by
strictly party uote of twenty tosixteen
held that it could be entertained under the
rules
Davis, of Illinois, voted no with the demo
Gratis
Vest then opposed the proposition with
much heat. lie said that it was well
known that the ate president If not butch
cred was unqa.stionably victim of mal
practice In lis last illness oreighty days
He was physicilcl leeched prcbcd and
'anced while the bullet that was eating
away his life away never for moment
came under the attention of the physicians.
rom medical or scientific standpoint
aiohe the fees were enormous and would
A0' oe allowed by u court in any ordinary
,"Se' Ii Garfield had lived there would
-'Ve been some reason for liberal outlay
" 'he part of the government for medical
services. but none existed Vest then re-