The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-26
THE AMERICAN HOG.
PROPOSED RETALIATION ON THOSE
WHO MAliGN HIM.

Scene in the House Which Was
squeIched Before 1t Came to Crisis
I.andai's Alleged Beiligerence-Jones,
of Florida. and His Trecedents-Sugar.
WASHINGTON Cry, Feb 26.-in the SEN
ate, Thursday, Edmunds introduced bill
providing for the inspection of meats for
expiration; prohibiting The importation of
adulteratei articles of food and drink, and
authorizing the PRESIDENT TO make prociama-
tiun in certain cases
Fdmands, upon introducing the bill, said
il confirmed section giving tn president
authority whenever he was convinced
that IN Just dis Elimination was made
against the admission OF American
pro lucts into other countries to suspend
imI ortations from those countries of such
articles as he thought tit, for the protection
of the Just interests OF the United States.
Edmunds said further that he wa
prompted to introduce this bill by what he
saw in the newspapers about events in
foreign countries touching American pro
duets, on the the theory that they were
sup osel to be diseased, when the fact was
obvious that the object was t. exclude them
under any circumstan rs.
Bills were favora6ly reported as follows:
From thecommittee on judiciary, for the re-
lief Of the political disabilities of Robert H.
Anderson OF Georgia The bill was passed.
From privileges and elections, the bill fixing
u day for the meeting Of presidential
electors; placed ON the calendar
After further routine work the senate
took up the bill to provide land in seyeralty
to the Indians
Payson of Illinois, from public lands, re
ported bill which declares the forfeiture OF
lands granted to the state of Michigan TO
all in the construction of a railroad from
Untonagun to the Wisconsin, state line.
Hewitt of New York, from ways and
means submitted & report in regard to the
case OF L. Lehman of New York, and it
was referred to the house calendar. ['rho
report states that Lehman has informed
Secretary Manning that he is
prepared TO furnish proof OF
fraudulent conspiracy between the
merchant appraiser and certain custom
house officers in New York, by which his in
invoice wa, fraudll 'ntly rais,d, and recon-
mends the passa OF resolution request
ing the secretary of the treasury TO invtsi-
gate the charges and report the result to the
house
The house in the morning hour resumed
consideration of the Hennepin canal bill,
and Murphy Concluded his speech in advo-
cacy Of the mtasu'e Powell of Illinois also
supported tie bill Pending his remarks
the morning hour expired, and the house re-
solved Itself into the COMMITTEES Of the
whole on the pension Appropriation bill,
Crisp of Georgia in the chair.
Hewitt of New Norl pres 'ntel memo
rial to the house representing l,l6l 900 de
positors of the New York savings banks,
asking for the repeal Of BANDS silver act
Reagan, from committee on commerce, re-
ported bill 10 incorporate the Atlantic 4
Pacific Ship Railway company. Wheeler
| of Alabama, Ifrom committee on military
affairs, reported the military academy ap
preparation bill, which was referred to
the committee of the whole THE bill ap-
propriates S29i sos, or STA, 210 less than the
| estimates. The appropriation for the cur
| rent fiscal year aggregates S3l0,n2l, or
Sl3,2i6 more than Is recommended in the
bill for the fiscal year ending in 1851. Blount
OF Georgia, from rOstotlies and postroads
| reported the postofiice appropriation bill
Wednesday, when the house was in com
mittee on the half gallon tax bill, Wise OF
| Virginia got the floor, and as it was known
that he intended to make general attack
on the Malone men of Virginia, in answer
to Bradys speech ON the Norlc,,, navy
yard, he was speedily surrounded by group
| of members.
Teller offered an amendment providing
that the president may allow homestead
| l,r. = 81
in each alternate quarter section with the
Indians whoare holding lands under treat
les, upon payment to the Indians for the
same The amendment was discussed at
| some length and rejected, and The bill was
| til IN passed
Hale gave notice that he would move for
an executive session upon matters of i'm
| portauce after Georges remarks on the edu-
| Cational bill. 1t is understood that the i'm
| portant matters Hale referred TO are the
nominations of Pillsbury and Chase 10 be
collectors of internal revenue at Boston and
| Portland respectively, which are reported
| adversely.
| The discussion of the educational bill was
resumed, George continuing his remarks in
| favor OF the bill.
Wise begun by charging Brady with get
ting his spec h in by taking advantage OF
| the oonfdence OF the house. Brady had
taken a stand in an aisle on the
| Democratic side not far from
Wise, and excitedly interrupted with
declaration that what Wise said was not
true. He said he had been msrepresented
often enough on the floor and would submit
no longer, that his speech had been made
after consultation with the chairman of the
| committee of the whole, and by
his consent When Brady charged
| that Wise had not told the truth, Wise
flushed AMI took few hurried steps
down the aisle as if to 90 to
Brady, but he stopped, and was
about to resume his remarks when Nor
rison objected to irrevelant discussion on
the whisky bill There had been enough Of
it he said, and he wouldn't consent to any
more Wise having admitted that he did no
intend to speak to the bill he was ruled
out of order Then he wanted to make his
speech as matter Of personal privilege. but
was again ruled down, as that was not in
| order in committee of the who'll Wise
then expressed his determination to deliver
his speech on Saturday