The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-08
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HOARE and Stew art
TO RESIGN.
GRANTS CABINET GO
Ing TO PIECES.
New Cabinet Appointments
to be Made.
Congressional Changes

NFw YoRk, March S.-The Tribunei
| Washington special says: IL is understood
that Mr.. Stewart fully appreciates the pecu
liar situation in which he has been placed
and will formally offer his resignation 10
morrow of the portetolio Of the Treasury
thus relieving all concerned from the EN-
barrRssing and delicate position which The
force Of circumstances has placed them in
Gov. Boutwell, will be offered the Treasury
Department, and will undoubtedly accept
This turn Of affairs has been communi
Gated to Judge Hoare, and it is expected
that he will tender his resignation to Prs
! dent Grant tomorrow aud the Attorney
! GenerRlship will then be offered TO Judge
Perpont, Of New York. The President 70.
morrow will send 10 the senate a message
Withdrawing his message Of Saturday, and
some time soon will send in the new nomi.
nations.
The Tribune says of the new House com.
mittees, Gen. Schenck remains at the head
Of waysand means; Gen. Garfield is ex.
pected to take Judge Wilson's place as
chairman Of the Judiciary, and Gen. Logan
takes his place at the head of the military
| committee; the chairmAnship of the com.
mittee on appropriations, held by Wash.
burne, is to be offered to II. l.. Dawes, Of
the Springfield Mass district Banks is
expected TO remain at the head of the for.
eign relations in the Senate Gov Fenton
takes the place on finance committee and
Pacific railroad committee, which Gov.
Morgan vacates Fessenden takes Morrilps
old place at the head of the committee on
appropriations, and young Bayard that of
his father on foreign relations.
CHICAGO, March S.--An immense crowd
Of people are on the streets to view the fun
eral procession Of the four fremen killed on
Friday. The procession is one of the lar.
gest and most imposing ever witnessed here.
| 1t is composed of the board Of fire commits
sioners and heads of the police department
! in carriages, four men from each fire com.
pany in the city, board of underwriters
Turner society, he Ellsworth zouaves,t the I'D
infantry and other organizations, the mayor
Of the common council and. other officials
A beautiful catafalco contains the four
cofiins.
CHICAGO, March 8.~-The Minnesota leg.
islRture did not act on the 18th constitution
at amendment, the official copy not hav,
lug arrived in season.
The Times Washington special says the
Missouri delegation in congress called in n
body on the President, Saturday, with Sen.
ators Schurz and Drake at their head, TO see
about the Missouri appointments Gen.
Grant informed them that he had about
made up his mind AS to most Of them that
he bad selected George W. Ford to bo col
ector of internal revenue in St. Louis; that
be intended making Col. D. r. EastOn, an
old friend who helped him years ago to get
the Office Of county surveyor in s.. Louis,
assessor As tor the St. Louis post Office he
intended to make his old friend Gen. A. j.
Smith post master.
ROME, March 8.--The reported death OF
the pope is false.
WASHINGTON, March 8.-Senate e--The re-
publican caucus agreed this morning upon
standing committees.
The subject of the secretary Of the treasu
ry was mentioned in caucus but lsId over, it
being understood that the president will
withdraw his message on the subject.
a canvass showed that if brough: TO vote
congress would overwhelmingly refuse to re.
peal the law.
1t is rumored that the expected resgna.
tion of Hoare, is to make way for the
appointment of Boutwell, to the treasury.
Lyman Tremain, Of New fork will be ap.
poiRted attorney general.
CHICAGO, March E.--TAe Republicans
Washington special says Senator Fowler
being considered ss no longe a member Of
the republican party, the committee have
agreed to recommend that he be request.
ed to stay away from the republican eau.
cuses in future. The chsirmanship Of bis
committee on enrolled bills has been given
to another. He is no longer recognized AS
a republican senator by his associates.
An informal conference has been held by
prominent members Of both houses in ret.
erence to the probable duration Of the pres
ent session ofcongress. Where the committee
Of the two houses are announced, an effort
will be made for caucus which will arrange
the tme for adjournment. There ls no
doubt that the session will continue until
the end of this month at least, many believe
it will last two months. The special com
mittee OF the senate on the reorganization Of
senate committees have completed their
task and will report the result to the repgbli-
can senate caucus called for tomorrow NOR
ming.
The more important changes are as fol.
lows: TIE committee, on foreign relations
remains unchanged with the exception of
young Bsyard, who takes the place of bis
father; ON finance Fenton takes the place Of
Morgan and Morrill, will be put in the place |
vacated by Henderson; the committee will
stand Sherman, Williams, Csttell, Morrill,,
and Fenton Fessenden succeeds Morrill,, of
Maine, as chairman of the appropriation |
committee with Grimes, Howe, Watson, |
Cole, Conklin and democrat associate; on
judiciary Trumbull remains chairman; Car
penter succeeds Frelinghuyseu and Thur
man Henderlcks the chBrInanship Of the |
committee on Territories a given 70 Nye, in |
the place Of Yates and Fowler il thrown |
of and Howard put in his place the other
members are Craigh, Mcdonald NoCrery, |
and Nerto8; on the Pacific railroad Howard !
is retained as chairman; Fenton takes the |
place Of Morgan; Scott the place of Conn |
ess, the other members being Sherman, |
Ramsey, Stewart, Wilson, Harlan, and Drake; |
on revolutionary pensions, Yates is made |
chairman, vice Nye, transferred to the com.
nittee on Territories.
New Yoag. March 5.--Gibson's stable in |
Washington street burned last night with |