The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-06
IN THE HOUSE.

The approsat of The River and Harbor
Iil Greeted with Applause.
WASHINGTON CITY, Aug. 1.-THE house
Wednesday debated the foreign affairs com
mittee's resolutions in the Cutting case, and
Hit advocated letting the matter rest in
Secretary Bayard hands, as Mexico was,
in his opinion, acting with perfect friendii-
ness regarding the matter Belmont advo-
Gated the adoption OF the resolutions, and
pending debate tho house adjourned.
Thursday the clerk of the house was en-
gagged in reading presidential veto on q
pension bill when the Presidents private
secretary arrived Upon his announce
ment that the president had approved the
deficiency, sundry civil and river and harbor
hills. there was round of applause, and
many members who were feeling gloomy
owing to the rumors that the river and bar
Dor bill would surely be vetoed, were, by
the announcement made happy.
Randall was given permission to have
printed in The Record, a speech on the
tariff bill introduced by him The confer
ence report on the bill protecting the in
terest of the United States on the Potomac
flats was adopted PERMISSION to sit during
the recess was granted TO tbs committee
appointed to investigate the labor troubles
in the west
Baker of New Y ork endeaYorsd TO have
printed in The Record, the preamble and
resolution arraignng the Democratic party
which was offered by him on Monday last,
but Caldwell OF Tennessee eblected.
The senate announced to the house the
appointment of a committee to wait upon
the president aud inform him that tougress
was ready 10 ad iourn. The speaker ap-
pointed Morrison, Randall and Hlscock as d
| similar committee on the part OF the house.
| The committee. however, were not to wait
| upon the president until after the ad joarn
ment resolution had been agreed to
Baker of New York then took the iiooI
on question OF privilege, and as part OF
| his remarks had his resolution read il
order toseeure its publication in The Record
Several efforts were made ny Democrat:
10 indnce the speaker to rule the paper GU;
Of order, but he declined to do so on the
ground that the question of disrespeci
which had been made against the paper wa,
one which must lie decided by the house.
| and that before the house could decide upon
it, the reading must be concluded
Bland appealed from this decision.
BlouGt moved to table the appeal, ant
Bland raised the point of no quorum,
After an hour had elapsed, quorum wa
obtained and the appeal was laid on tht
table Unanimous consent was then giver
to the printing of Mr. Bakers resolution il
| The Record. This action restored harmony
the Republicans having insisted that they
would not give way until the printing o
the resolution should have been agreed to
and on motion of Springer the adjournment
| resolution, with the senate amendment, fix
ing the hour of adjournment at p. m. wa
taken up and concurred in.
Senate bill was passed appropriating al
additional sum of So, 900 for the site TO
the congressional library.
At 2::25 tho committee appointed to wal
upon the president, announced that tn
duty had been performed, and that til
president had nothing further to eommuni
cate to congress.
] Senate bill was passed, accepting tn