The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-20

the additional sum asked for by the river
commission. and especially endorsed the
suggestion that 1t would be equitable foI
the Government to return by this method
to the population of the lower Mississippi
valley, engaged in the production of cotton,
portion of the $68, 100000 collected as
| tax on that product. He would make a
sufficient appropriation and leave its dis
bursement, whether for levees or outlets,
to the Commission.
The bill then went over till tomorrow.
Senator Miller, of California, from the
Committee on Foreign Relations, reported
with amendment the House bill to execute
the treaty stipulations relating to the Chi
nese He asked for its consideration to-
morrow.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Taylor, chairman of the committee
to audit the expense of the illness and
death of President Garfield, Submitted a
bill and report. Mr.. Blackburn presented
the report of the minority. Both were re-
ferred to the committee on the whole The
bill appropriates for the relief of Lucretia
r. Garfield, 5000 less any sum paid to
the late Garfield on account of his salary
as President. 1t pays Dr. Bliss S35, 900,
Drs. Agnew and Hamilton $4,000 each,
Dr., Reyburn $4,000, William J. Crump
$4,000, the Secretary of the Navy SO, 0,S82,
William R. Spear (undertaker) 1885; to
Jones, OF Elberon, 81, 902, and to various
merchants and others, sums varying from
fifty cents to $1,000. Itprovides that when
Surgeon General J. K. Barnes be retired
from active service that he be placed on
the retired list with the pay of Major
General it further provides that there shall
be added to the medical corps of the army
one surgeon with the rank, pay and emolu-
ments of Lieutenant Colonel, and author
ICES the President to promote Joseph J.
Woodward to that position.
Messrs. Blackburn and Springer, of the
minority, do not object to the payment for
services, but oppose the exhorbitant fig
ares set. They say the amounts paid should
come from the unused salary of Garfield.
The amounts named are far beyond what
would have been earned by ordinary prac-
tice-there was no extraordinary skill in
the case, and there should be no wanton
or excessive expense. The minority also
oppose the retirements and promotions
recommended by the minority. They will
move reconsideration.
The House then resumed the considera-
tion of the Utah contested election case,
The discussion lasted until four o'clock,
when the previous question was ordered,
and then the hour was accorded to George
Q. Cannon to present his claims. He said
if one-twentieth part of what had been
said in the debate relative to the people of
Utah were true, their representative would
deserve to be driven, from the halls of
Congress; but while this flood of false
statements had been pouring over the coun-
try concerning Utalr not voice had been
heard in defense of his people. He denied
he was here to represent any church or any
sect, but as the representative of the peo-
pie of Utah. He then proceeded with his
argument in defense of the institution of
polygamy, denying that the institution was
attributable to the licentiousness of the
people.
The vote was taken on the resolution of
the minority of the Elections Committee,
declaring Cannon entitled to seat, and it
was rejected-yeas 70, nays 1913. This
was a party vote, excepting Messrs- Bit
hauser, Colerick, Cobb, Cassidy, Holman,
Mosgrave, Muach, Rice, of Missouri, Wat
son and Turner, of Kentucky, who voted
in the negative with the republicans, and
Mr.. Campbell, of Pennsylvania, who voted
in the affirmative with the democrats.
The majority resolutions, declaring that
neither Cannon nor Campbell is entitled to
seat, was adopted without division. Ad-
journed.