The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate PASSES the Naval Appro.
priati0n Bill.
SENATE


on the Des Moines river lands.
Senator Dawes submitted the confer
ence report on the Indian appropriation.
Agreed to.
The senate resumed consideration of the
naval appropriation bill.
On motion by Senator Hale the para
graph providing that the secretary of the
navy shall invite proposals for the con
struction of three steel cruisers and dis
patch boat was amended so as to exclude
The armament of vessels from the pro
posals. The appropriation for the bureau
parks and docks was increased S64 600.
On motion of Senator Caphan the pro
vision shall be employed on any shore
duty, unless the secretary of the navy
shall determine that such employment is
required by public interests, was modified
by adding Except in cases specially pro
vided by law"
On motion by Senator Miller. of Cali
fornia, the appropriation for the bureau
of construction and repair was increased
100000.
The bill then passed.
TIE Utah bill, being in the regular or
der, was then temporarily laid aside and
the senate took up the bill making an ap-
preparation for the District of Columbia
which was considered; amended, and
passed.
Senator Allison from the c.;muittee on
appropriations reported the legislative
executive and Judicial appropriation bill
and gave notice that he would ask the
senate to dispose of it Tomorrow
The committee amended the bill by
striking out the provision which contem-
plated the consolidation of the internal
revenue collection districts and reduced
the aggregate number from 126 to eighty
two, and also the provision requiring
eight hours labor in the departments
The amount appropriated in the BILL as
passed by the House, was $40. $40 1856.
The senate added S216, 129.
Senator Allison submitted the report of
the committee in conference on the consu
lar and diplomatic appropriation bill.
Agreed to.
The senate resumed consideration of the
Titan bill The pending question was
Senator Blair's amendment making the
prohibition of voting apply only to per
sons tried and convicted of polvgamy or
bigamvn instead of to all females" in
the bill.-Lost to 81.
Senator Logan believer polygamv to be
q cancer in the body of politics, which
should be cut out by the roots.
Senator Call said this bill was a direct
attack on the constitution of the United
States. and fragrant insult to the Chris
tan religion. I1S dI9uCu L1Idt II COHSISSS
was authorized to deprive citizen of the
right to vote, because of any opinion he
might entertain of the propriety of having
more than one wife, it would have an equal
right to prosecute the possession of "a dozen
wives on the practice of strict celibiacy, as
a necessary Qualification for the exercise of
the right of suffrage.
Senator ingalls, moved TO amend section
7 of the bill, so as to prohibit the voting
of women in any territory Of the United
States.
Senator Edmunds opposed the amend
ment He did not desire To touch the gen
eraI question of female suffrage.
After discussion vote was taken on
Senator Ingalls, amendment, resulting
ayes, Ii nays, 20
No Quorum voting, Senator Pendleton
moved to adjourn
Senator Edmunds demanded vote which
resulted-ayes, 13: nays, 10.
On call of the senate, thirty-six answer
ed, three less than quorum.
Senator Edmunds moved TO instruct the
sergeant alarms to request the immediate
attendance of the senators.
After another motion to adjournment
was voted down, Senator Edmunds motion
was agreed to-19 to IL.
Ats o'clock the roll was again called
and thirty two answered.
Senator Edmunds offered an order direct
ing absentees to be brought in from this
Till 10 O'Clock, which time the senate con-
sumed in roll-calls and motions to adjourn
Finally. on motion by Senator Edmunds,
the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr. McCook moved to strike out the |
proviso authorizing the secretary of the |
interior to lease the Yellowstone Park and |
insert a proviso annulling any lease already I
made The motion was lost. Mr.. Willets |
offered an amendment providing that the |
clerk of the supreme court will hereafter |
retain the fees and emolument of his Office |
for his personal compensation over and |
above his necessary clerk hire incidental.
and that the expenses Of his office shall be |
a sum not exceeding 5000 year, repeal
ing so much of the act of Feb. H. 1879, as
relates to the compensation of the clerk
from attendance in court and authorizing
the supreme court to prepare table OF
fees to be charged by the clerk, and pro-
viding that until that is done the fee
charged for recording or copying any paper
or record shall not exceed IA cents per
folio Adopted.
A long discussion arose over the item of
an appropriation for the benefit of the
families of deceased Representatives, and
two additional clauses were added appro