The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-12-19
Rock Island, Dec. IS. 1865.
construction.
1CbAbL.
ON monon OF Mr.. Demont II was

construction.
On motion OF Mr. Demout It was
Resolved, That the committee on judiciary be
instructed To inquire INTO the expedIency by Law
that person shall be appointed q clerk of dis
~ I circuit court OF the United States VINO
c kin or related TO the Judge thereof.
On motion of NJ. Sloan, of Wis the committee
on roads and canals instructed To enquire
whether persons visiting the national capitol
subject TO any unnecessary obligations IN passing
through the city of Baltimore to report TO this
house at an early day whether 1t should be Just
aud expedent to authorize the Northern Central
railroad company of Pennsylvania TO extend their
road TO this city.
Mr.. Hall, of Ind, introduced ths following
resolution:
Resolved, That the act OF July ID, 1862. pre-
scrbing oath to be taken subscribed 10 BY per
sons elected or appointed TO office under the gov
eminent OF the United States tefore entering upon
the duties of such Office Is as binding force and
effect IN all tie departments Of the public service
and should n instance G dispensed with.
A motion &c lay the resolution the table was
disagreed TO by yeas 80, and nays I26.
The resolution was then passed
Mr.. Hooper, from the committee o the war de-
partmentSt the loyal states reported resolution
which was adopted, calling upon the secretary of
to furnish to the house statement showing
the number OF men furnished by each state fiom
the LIST OF pril, 1862, the standard three months
men and the number credited TO each state on the
standard OF three wears. &c.
On motion of Mr.. Elliott the committee on
commerce was directed to inquire into the eIped-
Iency of reporting general bill providing sPpro-
prIatIons for the necessary improvements IN the
states OF lake coasts and IN nayigable rivers.
Mr.. Miller introduced a bull to inquire into the
practeabIiIty Vt having steamship navigation from
Chesapeake Bay, at the mouth of the Susquehan-
nah river, TO take on IN the state ofNsw York was
referred.
message was received from the senate sc-
companed by a report from hat body, proposing
appropriate action consequent upon the death
| ofPresident Lincoln.
The report unanimously coHcurred IN by
the house.
Mr. Washburne. OF Illinois. from the select
committee appointed TO take action the bill
Tor the relief of Mrs Lincoln reported the anne
with a substitute, namely, that the secretary OF
the treasury, II not otherw appropriated 10 Mrs.
Mary Lincoln wife of the late president OF the
United States, the event of her death before
payment. then her legal representatives. twenty
FIVE thousand dollars, provided always, that any
sum of money which shall have been paid to his
personal representatives since his death &C
count of his salary president of the United
States, shall be deducted from the said sum of
25 600.
The bill was passed.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. Is.
A fire at Ownesboro, ny, Friday, consumed a
block of buildings on ther corner of Second and
81. Ann streets, occupied as business houses by
Messrs Morris, Barr, RosenfeId, Rothschid, and
other.
Loss $3.50, 900.
OMAHA, Dec. 49,
The first forty miles Of the Union Pacific Rail
way, from Omaha west, was finished yesterday-
The track to Fremont, miles further west, will
be hnishee at the end of this week o.
SACRAMENTO, Cal Dec. Is.
Resolutions ratifying the constitutional amend
aoolshing slavery, finally passed the state legIsa
ture, to-day.