The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-09
BOOMING HENNEPIN.
A SHOWER OF PETITIONS FALLS IN
THE SENATE,
which Makes a Scion Speak Crusti1y of
Illinois-Bowen and His Speech on the
Finance-Vance Tired of Civil Service
Reform-Death of Senator Miller.

Which hhRes SCION speak Srustiiy u
Iiiinois-Bowen and His Speech on the
Ffnance-Vance Tired of Civil Service
Reform-Death of Senator Miller.
WASHINGTON CITY, March 9.-When the
senate met at noon Monday the seats in the
gallery were comfortably filed and by !
O'Clock the galleries were crowded with peo-
pie anxiously awaiting the opening of the
discussion of the judiciary committee reSo-
buttons on the Duskin case.
During the morning hour there was quite
an influx of memorials from Knights of
Labor in different sections OF the country
praying for the construction OF the
Hennepin canal Plumb when presenting
several of these memorials from Kansas
Knights Of Labor remarked that they were
all elegantly printed and in the same form
This seemed To suggest to him that there
was strong private interest back of the
Hennepin canal. Senators Frye, Cameron
and MandersJn also presented similar
memorials coming from Knights Of Labor
of their. respective states. Henderson, in
presenting one from Knights of Labor of
Lincoln, Neh,, facetiously remarked that it
set forth that the RELENTLESS poverty of the
state of Illinois is SO graf that the govern
ment is urged to come to the relief OF the
state by the construction of needed public
works, among them the Hennepin canal
Vance offered a resolution which at his
own request was laid on the table, directing
the committee on civil service reform to re-
port forthwith the bill providing for the re-
peal of the civil service laws. Vance said
he would soon address the senate on the sub
ject matter of this resolution.
At o'clock Bowen obtained unanimous
consent to address the senate in support OF
his bill providing q new basis for national
bank circulation Bowen argued that a
new and different basis, made up
of gold, silver and bonds, must be pro
vided; pointed out what he considered
dangerous powers that the national banks
under existing laws have over finances, and
criticise Secretary Manning's argument in
his recent letter urging the suspension Of
silver coinage Bowen continued with
long argument in favor of continued coin
age of silver.
At ESQ Bowen, who was reading his
| speech came to the end of the last page of
roll of manuscript. 1t was the second in
| stailment of typewriter copy which he had
read, and every one supposed he had closed
his sp1ech, but as he deliberately lifted the
cover of his desk and produced third in
stallment, the people in the galleries broke
out with laughter and clapping of hands
| This, of course, was promptly suppressed by
the temporary cllairman-Miler of New
| York-and the usual threat of clear
ing the galleries was announced from
| the chair, and Hoar, who had not been
listening closely to the speech and who did
not comprehend clearly tho situation of
affairs, surprising Bowen had finished his
speech. created n little confusion and again
broke the decorum OF tho chamber BY
moving to lay aside informally The I'M
finished business and take up the electoral
| commission bill
But | am not through yet said Bowen.
| "Oh, said Hoar, and Withdrew his motion,
Bowen, when quiet was restored, pro
&c 'ded. The first words h. gave utterance
to We're: Il am confident Thi, was too
much for tie weary walters in the galleries,
many of whom had been seated for two
hours AMI half, and suppressed but
audible murmur of applause greeted the
| speaker
At $50 p. IN. the senate adjourned ont OF
respect W Nhe li'ulolJ u fStilaIet MIlleF Ol
| California.
Henley of California in the house offered
for reference, a resolution for the appoint
Elant of special committee to inquire into
alleged cyasious of the Thurman act by the
Union Pacific Railroad company, and te
dstermiGe whether by reason of any VIC
lation OF the provisions of that act the cor
porate rights, powers and franchises OF the
COMPANY have become forfeited.
Bills were introduced to reform the or
ganizaton, regulate the salaries, and in
crease the efficiency of the consular service
to limit the exaction of fees for the yerifica
ton of invoices, and to regulate the use OF
Official seals and the collection OF fee.
thereon in legations and consulates Of tn,
United States; repeating the civil service
law Bennett of North Carolina The
Reagan interstate commerce bill wa.
reported back. O'Nei will file
minority report A bill t. forfeit the land
granted the Central Pacific to aid in thu
constru ton of railway from Portland
Ore, to the Central Pacific WIS repOrtel
| fayorably The death of senator Miller o.
California was then announced, and aftel
euloe remarks by Morrow OF Califoni,
q resolution OF sorrow was adopted, and tbs
house adjourned.