Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-06
.ALittle Behind Hand,
But Gives Hope to Those Des
Moines River Settlers.
A RELIEF BILL RUSHED THROUGH

Tho House Passes Measure to Qniet the
Tities-Senators Get to Work on tho
Iarin-An Iron-Ciad Immigration Law
Proposed Graded Income Taxa Vote
To Be Taken on the Direct Tax Bill
Ten Millions Proposed for Rivers and
Harbors -Ofioial Items.
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 6.-The horss
put Des Moines river lands bill through
yesterday in rather short order, the speaker
assisting by a favorable ruling. Paysop.
from the COMMITTEES on public lands, re-
ported as privileged matter the bill to quiet
the title of the settlers on the Des Moines
river lands in Iowa. Rowell of Illinois made
the point Of order that the report was not
privileged one. During last session a SIM
liar point OF order was made against the bill
and sustained by Cox of New York. who
was acting as speaker pro teml
Adams OF Illinois hoped that the speaker
whether he sustained or overruled the point
OF ORDER would reverse the position taken
by the gentleman from New York that n
decision nee rendered was res ad iudicata.
In making his ruling the speaker said
that the present occupant of the chair had
not hesitated to override his own decisions
when convinced that they were wrong
After discussing the character of the bill
the speaker concluded: "With great respect
TO the opinion of the gentleman from New
York (Mr Cox, the chair feels constrained
to hold that the bill presents matter of
privilege, and before the house for consid
GRAFTON.
Payson then spoke in favor of the bill. and
Wheeler of Alabama said be had intended to
file minority report, but tie bill had been
sprung on the house unexpectedly. thereby
shutting him out. The bill was then passed.
There were a number OF amendments of
fered in the senate TO the tariff bill but only
one was adopted. Some of those rejected
were 10 leave to the discretion of the court
the mieimum penalty for violating internal
revenue laws; that an affilavit by col.
lector, deputy, or agent shall be necessary to
secure warrant in similar cases, and the
fee shall be dependent on conviction. or an
provai of prosecution by the district attor-
ney; striking out all sections relating to al
cohoi used in manufactures. The only debate
OF interest was on the schedule of chemical
products
9e'iu thtt Tue rates OIL duty reported
made no allowance for remittance of the tax on
spirits used in medicines This he said wouId
Simply operate as an additional bounty to the
manufacturers of chemical products These
provisions were the first step toward the total
abrogation of the whisky tan.
AIhson said that he was willing to have tina
issue made. The senator from New Jersey was
iaoorlng under misapprehension If he supposed
there was no corresponding reduction of duties
on chemicals. He tAllisonl did not believe there
would be any difficulty in executing the pro.
visions OF the bill relating to free alcohol in the
arts and manufactures. The same provision
mad existed as TO imported chemicals since 1886.
lie denied that the proposed legislation was a
step In the elimination of the tax on distilled
spirits II would rather lead to its perpetuation,
as II eliminated from the problem one great in
terest that WAS now suffering because of the tax