The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-26

We copy the following article from
| the Washington a,stiusJ of March IS,
1889:
The senate has passed n bill appointing
d commission of seven, no more than four
of whom shall be republicans and prohibit
| tionists, and the other three democrats and
anti pTohibitionists. by a vote of 81 against
Il. OF the 34 6 are democrats and % re-
republicans. OF the II, Is are democrats
| and 4 (Van Wyck, of Nebrasfa,9 q repub-
lican. Mr.. Van Wyck is prohibitioAist
and his vote was not given from opposition
| Co fanaticism.
On the democratic side Senator Bayard
was most conspicuous in defense of perso-
nal liberty. He wanted more time for dis
cussien. and hence proposed to take up the
tariff commission bill: He was. however,
told by that great whisky destroyer, Ferry;
of Michigan: Il am more interested in
temperance Just now than / am in the
question of finance, and the republican
senator's evidently were SO too. Mr. Jones.
of Florida, also made some very good
points against the bill. John Sherman
warmly spoke in its favor.
But the best proof that the republican
senators did not want fair inyestiga-
ton of the liquor question is shown by
their vote against Senator Bayard's amend
ment:
+ And shall also inquire into and report
upon the extent of the use OF opium and
other substitutes for alcoholic stimulants,
and whether prohibition of the use of alcoT
holic beverages has been accompanied by
an increased consumption of opium and
o Their Intoxicating drugs. a IS. 8s.s
In spite of his able address, Mr.. Bayard'
amendment Was voted down by strict
party vote of % republicans against "a
democrats. That shows too, that the pro-
hibitionists are afraid to allow an investi7
CATION of the opiuni curse. because many of
them are victims of thataeyil, and that the
main object of the republican fanatics is
not true temperance and the welfare of the
people hui power and political and social
slavery. - < A@s-A=assss~ ,&A@
On the 9Th of February last, Mr. Joyce,
of Vermont, moved TO snsnend the rules 20
as to discharge the committee of the whole
on the state of the Union from the further
consideration of the laner traffic commits
sion bill and to pass the same. Upon motion
of General Bragg, of Wisconsin, the yeas
and nays were ordered. The result was
liz yeas and 80 gnays-not voting 81 as
follows fthose in stdlscs are democrats. and
those in. Roman capitals German irepubli-
cans): '4& sss2 -
Y Yeas slas. 81 tJ
Bayne. Bedford, BestsAoooes, Bowman.
Briggs, Browne, Buck, Barrows. j. c., i
Camp CaRdler, Cannon Carpenter, Cas-
well. Ghaee, Grape. CuEasrsaa. 3 Csillen, 1
Dawes, Deering, De Motto, Dingley, Dun
nell, Farwell, Fisher. Ford George, God
shalk Circuit. Hammond, Hazeliine, Has
kell, Hauk. Hazelton,a Hell MA N, Hender-
son, Hepburn Hiscock, Hoar. Heuk, Hub 1
bell. Hubbs, Humphrey, Jacobs, Jadwin, /
Jones, j. Il. Jones, P, Jorgenson, Joyce,
Kelley, Lacey, Ladd, Lindsay, Lord, MARSH,
Mckinley. Miller Moore, Neal, |
o'Niell, Orth, Pacheco, Page, Parker, Pay
son, Peelle, Pierce, Pettibone, Pound, Ran i
ney, Ray, Reed, Rice, w. w, Rich, Rich !
ardson, D., Ritchie, Robson. Robinson, /
]. S., Russell, Ryan, Scranton, Shallenber- 4
ger, Sherwin, sHULTZ, sspsonfoaa Skinner,
Smith, A. H., SMITH, D. C., Smith. J. H.,
Spaulding, Spooner, Steele. Strait, Taylor, 4
Thompson W. Tyler. Updegraf. j. T.,
Urner. Valentine, Fence Vans Aerman,
Van Voorhis, Wadsworth, Wait, Ward,
Washburn. Watson. Wehber, West, VIII 4
Jams, G. G., Willis, Wood w. A.
10 4 Nays-98.
(Those in italics are republicans.)