The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-05
VALE FORTY-ElGHTH CONGRESS.
An Extra Session Averted-P Passage of tn,
Grant Retirement Bill,

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tai for Bartholdf3 statue of liberty, $50, 900 |
for continuing the Mississippi river commits |
sion and increasing the amount for conpsn |
sation Of postmastars who's salaries have
been readjusted under the act of 1888 to |
S37S,o10 AMI passed the bill. The !
lamp sum for rivers and harbors was III |
creased to $40 010,0j0 Resolutions colnrl |
mentary Of Chairman Edlnunds were
adopted The bill for the return of the
Chinese indemnity fund was passed and a
number of pension bills also. The Joint
resolution reque ting the president to open
negotiations with foreign nations on the ST
yer question wa adopted.
The senate finally agreed to the last az
preparation bill, being the sunlry civil
bili, at II a. NJ. Wednesday, and tabled the
river and haroor appropriation and this
ended the difficulty anI also fears of an
extra session
The PRECEDENT arrived at tine capitol at
II so a. IN. Wednesday, and signed the bills
as they were laid before him, the senate
having takon a recess from 7 a. IN. until
9;39
At ll:S5 the clerk OF the house announced
that the house had passed the bill TO au
thorize the president to appoint ono general
on the retired list of the army. ingalls,
asked that the bill be read at length. Ii was
read by the clerk
ingalls, said:
Mn PRESIDENT: The nation knows who
that one person means. | ask unanimous
consent that the reference of this bill to the
committee be waived and that it now be con
sidered by the senate
The chair lGarland) informed Ingalls, thai
this was a senate bill, and therefore NJ
action by the senate was necessary. At this
moment 1t was Iii covered that the bill had
been brought over by the clerk, already en-
rolled, and signed by the speaker, and as
Edmunds affixed his signature loud applause
aro7e.
Mr.. Prnden, assistant secretary OF the
president was announced with a message
from the president, which the chair Sd
mundsl stated he was authorizsd to read in
open session, although ii related toexecutive
business The massage was then read I;
announced Ulysses $ Grant to be general
of the army with full pay. The nomination
was at once confirmed il open session, AMI
was greeted with ringing applause.
Ednunls, with n grim but pleasant Smiie.
notified the galleries that manifestations OF
The arrivals OF distinguished spectators
continued throughout the morning, and very
title business was dona, in fact all the basi-
ness of the senate was completed At
noon the ceremonies o. .iuaugurating
the vice president Thomas A
Hendricks. were performed, and he
took the senate gavel AMI made Il short ad
dress, after which the proclamation an
4 y,
read, and he added: The senate is now in
session by virtue Of proclamation of the
presidon Of the United States"
The vice presilen taen called on the
newly elected senators, Whose credentials
were on file to advance four at a time and
take the oath.
The first callei was Allison, who was e,-
corted by his colleague, Wilson, to the desk,
ard sworn in without any reference to his
duplicate credentials.
Next came the new senator from Ken
lucky, J. G s. Blackburn escorted by his
colleague, Beck Al the other new senators
were rre.ent, and III their turns were
escorted to the desk by their respective
colleagues ani sworn in. They were MessrS
James &. EustiS of Louisiana, W NJ Evarts
of New York, james Jones Of Arkansas,
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