The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12
The DAILY ARGUS.
Tuesday February -. 1884.
AT THE CAPITAL.
Willis Scheme for a National Edu-
ca:ional Appropriation.
Proceedings in Congress---GeB. sher-
mans Presidential Prospects,
F;eurO Pneumonia The
whisky Bill---N0tes.

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. l2.-In the
Eenat". the burden of the chaplains prayer
was m the behalf of the sufferers by the
flood. The chair laid before the senate
communication from the secretary of
war, giving a response to the resolution in
troduce1 by Voorhees, as to the number of
soldiers who served one, two or three years,
during the late war, the amount of counties
paid each class and an approximation of the
amount needed to equalize those counties
Pendletcn presented the credentials of
Hon. Henry B, Payne, senator elect from
Ohio for tine term beginning March 4, 1886
Read aud ordered fled
Plumb presented petition from the late
commission Of volunteer officers of the
Union army complaining of the diserimina-
ton against them in the difference between
the amount of their pension and the pay
of officers on the retired list. The latter
class, the petitioners say, were ia many in
stances disabled by the same class of wounds
and in the same action, but having had the
good fortune or influence to obtain the APP
pointuent in the regular army secured a
great advantage over their fellows not so
fortunate. The petitioners pray that con-
Sress remove the discrimination.
sherman said he had dispatch from Rich
ard Smith, Of Cincinnati, saying that con
grCsS should make en immediate appropria-
ton OF 100000 to relieve the sufferers by
the flood in the towns between Pittsburg and
Cairo, adding that Cincinnati needs moth
ing, but the other places are almost helpless.
VOORHEES, stated that himself and col
league had similar kilograms from other
places. Sherman said he would not ask I'M
mediate action on the subject, deeming it
better to await the action of the house of
representatives.
Do!ph presented petition from the board
of trade in Portland, Ore, praying congress
toPlaoe thenavy in a conditions of strength
commensurate with the naval power of other
nations, and the commanding position of the
United States
In the house, after reading the journal, the
call Of states and territories for the in
PRODUCTION of bills for reference proceeded
without delay. Among the more important
bills were: BY Townshend, of Illinois pro-
posing to amend the constitution by provid-
Ing for the election of president and vice
president by direct vote of the people, and
Gbolishing the electoral college; Stockslager
a bill to ray totally disabled soldiers and
sailors 800 per month and the pensions now
paid. Poland, bin regulating the qualifi-
ication OF officers and soldiers in Utah and
Idaho 1t provides that no Mormon shall be
eligible to election or appointment as an
officer under the United States territorial
government; that no one shall be registered
as voter until he shall have taken and
subscribed TO an oath That he is not an ad-
herent of the Mormon church, or any other
sect or organization teaching or unfolding
bigamy, polygamy. or any form of plural
marriage or unlawful cohabtation. ANY
person elected to office shall, in addition to
the oath of office, take the above oath The
penalty for taking false oath shall be fine
Of not exceeding $4,000 and Imprisonment
not exceeding five years. Oates, restoring to
pension rolls the names of those dropped on
account of disloyalty. Bisbee, to impose du-
ties On coocoanuts, bananas and pine apples.
Maybury for the erection of a public build
ing at Detroit, to cost not to exceed 81 =
500 go