The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-02-05
By Telegraph.
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! Drtsl Plan for TIC Res
Jora6on of the Union. :
Some Of the New York Insurance
Companies Closing Up.
The Impeach ment Fizzle
STORM in CHICAGO.

NV York, Feby 5.--The sprospeots ana
liabilities of the marine insurance Companies
were the s1nairi tepicsof conversation in Wail
street, Yesterday Scrip-holders of the Sun
insurance company have, it is stated, sent
their report to the insurance commissioner
at Albany. Several of the hire Insurance
companies are making arrangements to close
up business altogether.
1t is reported that the receiver OF the Col
umbia insurance company, which failed ayear
ago, have brought action at law against The
stockholders, who received dividend upon
their shares a few weeks before the collapse.
The New York Posts Washington special
of to-day intimates that the impeachment
movement is losing ground. 1t Is reported
that less than thirty members of the house
are in favor of any action by the present con-
gress.
The New York Times special says:
The following is the amendment to the
constitution which the sontherners in Wash
ington have agreed to and which the Presi-
dent agrees to
ARTICLE IA, SEe. /. No state has right
Is secede, nor has the federal government
the right to eject a state nor deprive it of
representation in congress. The debt of the
United States shall be held sacred and invi
olate; but the rebel debt shall never be paid
by the nation or any state.
SECTION 8. All persons born or natural
lied in the United States and subject to its
jurisdiction shall be citizens, and shall have
the rights and immunities of all the states, land
life, liberty and property are guaranteed.
F. SECTION A. Representation shall be based
upon numbers, counting all persons except
Indians not taxed, but when state excludes
any of its population on account Of race or
color from voting, then those excluded shall
not be counted in the basis of representa-,
ton. EsE ~ @--s t@ .F 49, -4-
Also the following, to be part of the con
stitution of each state
Every male citizen who has lived year in
the state and six months in the county, inn
mediately preceding an election, and who
can read the Declaration of independence
and the constitution of the United States in
the English language, and Is the owner OF
$3.50 worth of taxable property. shall be en-
titled to vote, provided that no person whi
has heretofore voted shall be excluded from
voting.
WAsHIsGToS, Feb'y 5.-The following is
the vote of the house, yesterday, on order
ing the main question ON Mr.. Grinnells resolu
tiouS d aiiASt AtouSAS tic ainouht vi out
standing United States legal tenders:
Yeas 81; nays 65, 7
The resolution was then adopted without
division. NJ
CHICAGO, Feb'y 5.-The snow storm
which prevailed yesterday and last night
ceased about midnight, and to-day the sky i
clear, with a cold north wind. The railroad
are not seriously DISTRACTED in this vicinity
WAsHINGroS, Feb'y 5.-The ice in til,
Potomac broke up this forenoon, carrying
everything before it. Railroad bridges wer'
swept away, and all railroad communication
with the south is suspended,
The n. 7. Times special says:
Stevens denies being in the conspiracy Il
impeach Gen. Grant. Stevens and Genera
Butler both deny having anything to do witt
Ashley's impeachment resolutions.
CINCINNATI, Feby 5.-The river has riser
feet one inch since yesterday; 80 feet in
in tbs. eha-nel, and rising about inches pc
hour, and full of floating ice. There was .
light tall of snow last night.