The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-15
WASHINGTON NEWS.
The House Gets On to the Edge OF
the Sectional Issue,
But the Speaker Manages TO Hold
Things Level Wanted, An
other RO,iday---An Objec-
ton from HOrr.

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. i5.-In the house,
Speaker Carlisle, although hoarse, was SUI
ficic t,y recovered to occupy the chair
Townsend offered a resolution for the re-
m jy..l of the desks in the hall and the rear
rangcment of the Seats; referred to commit
tee on rules.
HoIHtzen, Of Maryland, offered q resolu-
ton requesting the president to issue procla
mati.q inviting the observance of Monday,
Dee. n. rs a public holiday, in commemora-
ton of.the centennial anniversary of the sur
render Of his commission by George Wash
inyton, at Annapolis, Md, Dec. "a, 1873.
Mason, OF Iowa, objected TO the phraseology
of the resolution, and on his motion it was
referred to a select committee of five
Horr, of Michigan, asked leave to in
troduce a resolution requesting the
presids mt TO inquire into the alleged
killing and wounding of persons claiming to
be citizens of the United States at Danville,
Va, in hopes that the president may ascer-
tain whether the persons so murdered were
citizens of the United States, whether such
murders were in conflict with the NUM-
cipal laws of the state of Virginia or of any
law of the United States.
Several members objected to the considera-
of the resolution. Cabell, of Virginia,
as q representative of a maligned and sland
cred people, without admitting the right of
congress to interfere in the matter, would
not object, but objection having been made
by others
He was interrupted by the speaker, who
said the resolution was not before the house.
Cabel continued somewhat excitedly, but his
remarks were lost in the confusion.
Cox, of New York, asked leave to intro
duce for immediate action Il resolution re-
pealing the ironclad oath.
Horn, of Michigan -emphatically-I OBJ
ject.
The speaker announced the comaittee on
rules as follows: The speaker, Messrs. Black
burn, of Kentucky; Randall of Pennsyl-
yania; kcifer, of Ohio and Reed, of Maine.
A number Of executive communications were
laid before the house, and appropriately re-
terred, and then the house adjourned to
Monday.
Among the leaves of absence granted was
one to Mr. George D. Robinson of Massachu-
sets, who was granted indefinite leave
The attorney in fact for the Florida par
iShes in Louisiana has presented to the secre-
tary Of the interior protest from these par
ishos against the granting of lands within
their limits to the New Orleans Pacific Rail
way company, or to any other corporation.
The attorney protests against the granting of
the lands now claimed by the descendants Of
its former conQuerors, and for which action
is now pending before congress, and says
that he grounds his protest more particu-
larly against the assignee of he Back
bone railroad grant as he understands
the secretary, as the guardian of the rights Of
said parishes. obtained waiver of al
franchises granted the New Orleans Pacific
railroad in the territory east of the Missis-
sipri river, and such waiver is recorded in the
archives of the interior department.
A meeting Of Kentucky congressman has
peen held, at which ex-Internal Revenue
Commissioner Raum was present A com
mittee was appointed to await upon Secretary
Folger and ask that he suspend the collection
of tax on all whisky now in bond upon which
the tax will become due on Dec. l. They
will represent that a bill will be passed by
congress extending the period two years on
whisky now in bond, and that the collection
of further tax on whisky now in bond shall
be suspended.
caucus of the Democratic members of the
house will be held early next week for the
purpose of electing permanent caucus officers
and determining the order of business.
Speaker Carlisle said that he would bt
rnodgnu;t H,y npxC 'TlflrsttR9 ""''''''i't""" =
Capt. l. H. Warder, of Jacksonville, Ind
has been appointed assistant d7orkeeper OF
the house of representatives