The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12
The DAILY ARGUS.
AT THE CAPITAL.
Willis Scheme for a National Edu-
ca:ional Appropriation.
Prece ediB1s in C0ngress---een. sher-
mans PresidentiaI Prospects,
FieurO Pneumonia The
whisky BiIl---N0tes.

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. Fin the
renats. the burden of the chaplain's prayer
was m tie behalf of tine sufferers by the
flood. The chair laid before the senate a
communication from the secretary of
war, giving response to the resolution in
tFoauced 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.
feniietcn presented the credentials of
Hon. Henry b, Payne, senator-elect from
Ohio, for the term beginning March 4, 1885
Read and ordered filed
PlCmb presented petition from the late
commission OF volunteer officers of the
Union army complaining of the discrimina~
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 ap-
pointiaent in the regular army secured a
great advantage over their fellows not so
fortunate. The petitioners pray that con-
gress remove the Discrimination.
Shelman'said he had dispatch from Rich
ard Smith, of Cincinnati, saving that con
gress should make On immediate appropria-
ton OF 500, 00C to relieve the sufferers by
thefieod in the towns between Pittsburg and
Cairo, adding that Cincinnati needs moth
ing. but the other places are almost helpless
Worries 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, deemng it
better to await the action Of the house of
representatives
Doph presented a petition from the board
OF trate IN Portland, Ore, praying congress
to Piao e.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
aoolishInS the electoral college; Stockslager
bll to ray totally disabled soldiers and
SSiAlSAo sIOp pei IiIOllu anu Tie PENSIONS now
paid. Poland, bill regulating the qualiti-
!eation 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 anv other
sect or organization teaching or upholding
bigamy, Polygamy, or any form of plural
marriage or unlawful cotabitation. Any
person elected to office shall, in addition to
the oath Of office, take the above oath. The
penalty for taking a false oath shall be a 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 eoocoanuts, bananas and pine apples.
Maybury for the erection of public build
ing at Detroit. to cost not to exceed 81.
So, 900