The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-09
GOT SOLDIERS ENOUGH.
IS THE DECISION OF THE STATES
MEN IN THE SENATE.

cursive Debate - warder and steaIey
Testify as to That Alleged Levee Cor
ruption--other Washington City News.
WASHINGTON CITY. April a-The army
efficiency bill was defeated in the senate,
Wednesday, after lively debate, which
was begin by Hawley, who, in the course OF
his remarks, said there was persistent impd-
tation put upon those who supported the
bill that they desired the army to be used
to euell labor mobs This he deniei, and in
the course of his dsnial criticised Ingalls,
severely, saying that Ingalls, never missed
an opportunity to make mischief. Laughter
He seldom made the mischief, hut he never
failed to Try. Ii there was a disturbing ele-
ment, doubtful question, a misapprehen-
sion, or dread anywhere, that senator
lowered over it. exaggerated it, made him
self the prophet and champion of it, AMI at
tackled the motives of every member of the
sonata
Whoever, in this country, had Just
cause, Senator Hawley continued, knew
where to find his remedy He believed that
the existing condition of affairs throughout
the civilized world was to result in an enor
nous advance t. the great mass Of laboring
men. Machinery had been displacing labor
by hand and many hs Eds had been dis
placed, still the laboring men of the United
States to-day could buy more with the
product of r days work than they could
twenty years ago With all the advantages
of progress, however, there was cause
enough for the enormous uproar and dis
turbance-the trembling of the whole in
y II IL
said the speaker, and ust to each other
Do not lie impatient with. the agitation of
striking laborers Wait God lives yet
Out of all this would cone he said, more
pro perity for the laboring man, and a
iuster, more peaceahle, and more honorable
relation between capital anu labor. For
hin self, lie would not work sixteen hours a
day for any mar with half an hour for
dinner lie would strike He would organ
ize Tut h. would not allow the thieves of
the city of New York to rush out and de-
stroy the property from which he got his
living Senator Hawley warned the labor
ing men that the very worst enemies they
hal were those who would indulge in the
sort Of r, marks heard in the senate
Senator Logan sail that it was not true
that Jay Gould had any connection, direct
or indirect with the measure 1t was for
the benefit of the people. rich and poor, black
and white He u ogan had always had the
nerve and hoped God had given him the
hon, sty, to advocate wi at he believed to be
right and oppose That he thought wrong
tie had never lived by drinking the soup
that fell from the lips of demagogues II
there was nything detestabIe in the sight
OF honest men il was the man that fioated
around the world as a demagog ue, who lived
| upon fattering those who did not under
stand him
Senator Gibson moved TO add an add
tional section repeating section l2ts of the
revised statutes which now prohibits any
person who served the confederate govern
ment from appointment h the army of the
| United Stats This gave rise TO a partisan
debate, in which Senators Gibson Morgan
and Call, on the one side, and enators
| Logan and Conger took part,
after which The amendment was
re ected 10y vote of yeas 81 to
nays y. After further debate the bill Was
put on its final passage and re .ected Sen
ator Payne was the only Democratic sena-
tor who voted for the bill The Republican
senators Bowen, Chace, Conger, Hale, In
| gals. Jones Nevada, Plumb, Sherman,
| Teller. Van Wyck, AMI Wilson Iowa,
voted with the democrats against the
| bin
| Thursday the senate passed the congress
| sional library bi |, recently PASSED by the
| house. and the bill granting right of way
through Indian territory for the Kansas &
Arkansas railway was taken up, debate
| following on Van Wyck's amendment to
| prevent watering stock. Plat offered an
amendment that the shares of the stock
sha not be transferable until 50 per cent
of its par value shall have heen paid in
| cash also, that the | onds outstanding shah
| never exceed one-half of the cost OF CON
struction and equipment
There was a long debate on the general
subject Of stock watering, but finally the
| Till was passed, the amendments being re
! iected. The Indian appropriation bill was
| th reported, and the Washington Territory
bill came up and debate on the question OF
consideration took place, Frye desiring to
| take up the fisheries resolution.
In the house the closing debate on the
silver bill was begun and Herbert of Ala
bama declared that in the presi lent, and in
| the success of his administration, lay the
! hope OF Democratic a>crndancy and he had
no sympathy with tho;e Democrats who
seemed to think that the hope
| of Democracy lay IN the destruction
| Of the present administration. He favored
the rehabilitation of silver, but did not think
that this government by itself was equal to
the task of rehabilitaIing it.
Bland asked leave to withdraw the motion
entered ny him Wednesday to recommit
the bill but objection was made. Bland
| hoped the house would do its duty and pass
| the bill