The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-29

ment Ol dHtHuuicHtS W tHc SnintSo IT,
stIiction acts.
March 31-Presented petition of citi-
zens of Rock Island, ILL.,, relative to the
Chinese restriction acts.
April HE introduced bill (H X
8517) to empower the secretary of war to
promote the establishment under certain
| conditions of horse railway upon and
over the island of Rock Island, and con-
| Meeting the cities of Rock Island and
| Davenport herewith.
April 9-He introduced The following:
Resolved, by the house of representatives
| Ohe senate concurring) that the enroll
ing clerk of the house in the enrolment
of the bill ID Il 1888 making it u felony
for person to falsely and fraudulenty
| assume or pretend to I've an officer or en-
ploye acting under the authority of the
United States, or any department there's
of.
April II He presented affidavits of
employees OF the Rock Island arsenal, re-
a,ive TO the eight hour law.
April 2l-Mr. Neece introduced bill
| Oh II 67i2) granting pension to Wil>
liam Condor; bill (H K 6743) granting a
| pension to r. NJ. Merritt.
| April 2S-Mr. Neece introduced bill
I'll Il 6S54) granting pension to Mar
shall Willard
May MIR Neece delivered a most ex-
celleut speech on the tariff. He handled
the high war tariff without gloves. The
speech was published in the ARGUS at the
| time.
May 13-fie presented memorial of
the Moline Water Power company, Mo
line. Ill D. asking for an appropriation for
| the completion of the water power canal
at the Rock Island arsenal.
Nav l0-Mr. Ncece introduced a bill
I'll II 1866 to rerale the pension of Adam
| Curry, of Company b, Tenth Missouri
volunteers.
June 9-Mr. Ncece introduced bill
| (H Il 12S5) granting a pension to vii
liam T. Smith; bill (H II 1856 grant ,
Ing pension to Mary Parker; a bill Oh
II ESQ granting pension to George W.
| Shanks.
| Mr. Neecc speech on this dav in favor
Of the Hcnnepin canal, was one OF the
strongest and most forcible arguments
ever made 10 its behalf in congress
| June l9-The importation OF foreign
contract labor was under discussion,
when Mt Neece made the following rs>
marks: Mr. Speaker, | am in favor of
protecting American labor in the true.
and in every sense of the word Here Is
an opportunity to accomplish that end.
In this bill you protect the lahorer, and
do not give bonus TO the employer 10
be taken out Of the earnings of the
masses of the people. A vicious prac-
| tice OF persons operating mines and other
| kinds of works, going to foreign lands
and bringing 10 this country from the
slums of vice and The dumps of creation
| foreigH laborcrs 10 crush our own. and
| after accomplishing the purpose of their
| importation To turn them loose on society
to breed aud grow communism, should
aud must he prohibited. Now. here we
have chance 10 give 10 the laboring
classes of America full and actual protcc-
tiou. We have heard much in this house
| of protecting the laborCT, aud now, gen
| tlemen, we have chance to- test your
| sincerity
| June 26-Iie introduced bull I'll Il
| 7437l for the relief of John W Saunders
| July 1-Mr. NeeCe had running and
! warm debate with Mr.. Hoar. Of Michi-
gan, in regard to the appropriation for
| the Dnstotfice department. He showed
over>draftS upon the treasury to the
amount of S15, 5S2 80 10 less than two
years, more than enough to run the de-
partment in the dsbursiug officers &C
counts. Mr.. Neece went on to quote fig
ures from the official reports, which
| placed the republican administration in a
bad light. Although Mr. Hoar is an able
| speaker, Mr.. Neece got decidedly the
best of him in the argument
| During the session Mr.. Niece worked
hard TO secure the passage Of the pension
bills he introduced. and in almost every
in stance succeeded.
| 4STH CONGRESS. 2ND SESSION.
Feb. IS. 1885 Mr.. Neece made eff
fective remarks in relation to petitions
for Hennepin the canal
The same day he introduced a res9lu-
ton TO donate telescope TO Carthage
college.
Feb. 17.-lIe offered an amendment
to the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill TO reduce expenses
Feb. Isle offered an amendmen Mt
to the liver and harbor bill for an APP.
preparation 10 close Niota river chute,
in Hancock county, opposite TT. Maids
SON
In this congress he was the first to
offer bill retaining, by the general
government, the lands forfeited by the
| government
Mr., Niece should receive the unstiuted
praise of the working men for compell-
ing Col Flagler to obey the eight-hour
law on Rock Island arsenal The law
had been dead letter for years, Col.
Flagler having persistently refused to
obey it. Mr.. Neece made him obey
the law. however, to the great gratifica-
ton of the laboring men engaged there
FORTY NINTH CONGRESS.
Mr.. Neece introduced house bill to
forfeit all unearned land granted to rail :
road corporations and to restore these
lands to the public dom ain, in all cases
where the railroad co mpanies Ind not
complied with the terms OF the grant and
to protect settlers thereon.
lie introduced house bill No 400,
granting pensions to the widows and
children of deceased officers, soldiers
and sailors of the Mexicnn war and the
late war of the rebellion
He introduced house bill No. AIS. TO
pay government employees where they
had been compelled to work in excess of
the eight-hour law.
This bill was referred TO the committee
on accounts and similar bill was favor.
ably reported by that committee and is
now pending on the calender.
He introduced in the house 81 private
pension bills, IA of which passed the
house and senate, as Understanding
pension-to George SCheafer, Daniel g.
Clarke, Giles G. Hawley, Mrs Elizabeth
Robbins. Harry Mcllherpey, Samuel
Frost, Mrs. Harriet NJ Rider. Stevens