The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-07

Jefferson's Ideas Waning and HamiIton's
Waxing business In House and Senate
Talk About Nanning's successor-The
Telephone Case-General Notes.
WASHINGTON CITY, April In the
morning hour Tuesday the house took up
the bill to secure an equitable classification
and comp snsation of government employee
Bennett of North Carolina criticised the
first section of the bill, which authorizes
the appointment OF an examining commits
| sion of five, not more than three to be ad-
herents of the same political party.
Why, he asked, should not
the whole commission be of the
same political party! Were not
Democrats the best opponents of Demo ratio
policy: Were not the secretary of the treasury
and the secretary OF state as well qualified
| TO deal with this subject as wen who were
half horse half alligator and the balance
swapping turtle:' Is it crime to be
Democrat! asked Bennett, and he was an
swered by an affirmative shout from the
Republican side. The individual withers
and the state grows more and more,
said Bennett. The doctrine of jefferson is
~.
The great average of the Democratic party
in 1884, who lifted up their voices in one
grand chorus and POINTED to the standard
hearer of their party as an ideal Democrat,
supposed that his election meant Demo
cratic victory, AMI that all the Legitimate
consequences would follow. The Demo
cratic party had Teen preaching
economy, said Benncts, but the
spectacle was daily presented here of that
party increasing the pubic burdens An
instance of this kind OF legislation was
found in the first section of the bill in which
it was proposed to increase salaries for the
purpose of giving some gentlemen who had
the advantage of icing of hermaphrodite
place in the publ service He had no
sympathy with The doctrine that
spells were 10 be divided among
the vanquished To the victor belong the
spots was as true to day when uttered
by Marcy, and the gent eman who thought
that that was not Gods gospel truth in the
south had set his 81 ;hts too high for the
game
Pending action the morning hour expired
and the house went into committee OF tho
whole on the postoAice appropriation
Early in the house proceedings a com
munication from the acting secretary OF the
treasury was laid before the house in which
he states, in response to q house
resolution, that the payment of
silver dollars is rot refused at the sub
treasury in Boston.
Miller of Texas, from the banking and
currency committee reported a bill provid-
ing for the issue OF silver certificates of
small denominations
Lawler of Illinois, from the committee or
labor, reported back the resolution provid.
ing for congressional investigation of Che
caus9 underlying the d fferenceS existing be
tween employers and employees on railroads.
A large number of PETITIONS from 10 al
assemblies of Knights of Labor in various
sections of the country were presented in
the senata Tuesday protesting against the
passage of the free ship bill Plumb
presented petition from au
association of colored citi ,ens of Kansas
praying for assistance to emigrate TO
Africa with a view to building up another
United States republic. Blair reported
favorably without amendment from the
committee on education and labor the arbi-
tration bill recently passed by
the house. Riddieberser moved that
Logan's resolution providing for open eve
cutive sessions lie taken up but at Iozan's
request withdrew his motion and the army
efficiency bill was taien up and Logan ad-
vocated its passage