The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-24
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THE TENURE,OF-OFFICE
MUDDLE!
Result Of Elections in In.
diana !
Exciting Scene in the
House of Commons

MAsUISGTON, March El,--N repubhchn
| caucus this forenoon agreed to the report OF
the Judiciary Committee on the teuureot'
Office question. The main features are aS
follows: The President is to have power to
remove cabinet and other civil officers,
without giving reasons, providing the Sen
ate I'LL vacancies, and during the recess ofthe
Senate the President may suspend and ap.
point 10 Office until the end of the next ses'
sion. Within thirty days after the com.
mencement of the session he shall report
these suspensions TO the senate, and if that
body shall, by direct affirmative vote, re
fuse TO concur in them, the officers shall be
reinstated If the matter be simply passed
over the officers shall not be reustated.
IypnSApoLIs March 2i.-Fhe special
election for member of the legislature, held
in SO counties yesterday, resulted in return
OF all democratic members who bad resign
ed. There was no opposition in most Of the
counties, and the vote was light.
LONDON, March 24.-The debate on the
| bill for the dsestablishmeut Of the Irish
| church was resumed IN the House of Com
mons tonight. Mr.. Spencer II. Walpolc,
the member for the Cambridge university,
| opposed the bill, and the O'Donaghue mem.
| Der for IrObe made a speech in its favor.
! Mr.. Gathcrne Hardy followed. He said
the strength Of the liberals did not come
only from the ma ajoritios a, Hastings, but it
ia vested on frmcr bases. hIr. Gladstone
had pledged himself and his followers to the
destruction of all that was deemed not sa.
| cred The destruction Of the church was
urged by envy and jealousy. The speaker
maintained that the church had always ful
filled ils mission. Mr.. Gladstone then rose
to conclude the debate. He reviewed the
course of the Billing argument which had
been made for and against 1t; he de.
Clared thGl IA new policy was necessary
for Ireland, and that this was the FIRST step
demanded by q unanimous voice of the
majority. Mr. Gladstone resumed his seat
amid deRfening cheers, and the house divid
ed on motion that the bill be read the second
time with the following result; for motion
1863 against motion $50 majority for gov.
eminent lls. The announcement Of the re-
suit was greatly cheered ia the House.
Cheers were taken up by the people
in the lubbie5 and news
was thus conveyed to an immense crown out
side who Joined in the applause with widest
enthusiasm. The House at 3 o'clock in the
morning, adjourned over the holidays, to
the first day Of April.
New YORK, March 2l,--The sixth annual
commencement Of the New York Medical
College for women, took place last evening,
at which ten lady students graduated.
A movement is on foot to call an Irish
national convention for the purpose Of form
ing central bureau for the emigration
society.
All the ship carpenters employed on
Stevens Battery at HoOOken, have been dis
charged because they objected to reduc.
ton in their wages from So to $50 per day.
Gen. Mcclellan has charge of the compile,
ton Of the battery.
Advice from st. John, y. b. state that
snow there is six feet deep, on the level |
and that the inhabitants are deserving flats, |
rs they fear disasterous flood
Col. eShafter Cos. sugar refinery in
Franklin street, was burned last night. Loss
$4,000 on building much heavier on stock !
of sugar in the building.
SAN Francisco, March ~. y
Anothre section of twenty miles
of the Central Pacific Railroad was
completed yesterday, making $50 miles Of
track east from Sacramento. The White
Pine excitement is undminished, notwlfh
standing the bitter cold weather and heavy
snow storm which is prevailing there The
rush OF people IS unabated indeed, It ls in.
creasng. New and rich discoveries are
daily reported, and although a hundred CON.
panies are already Incorporated here to WORK
the White Pine mines, from > to > compa
MES per dav are stIlI being incorporated.
Late Alaska advices state that business is
dull The Indians are quiet. Heavy shocks
Of earthquake were felt on Cheaumargin
Island and the northeast harbor on Febru.
ary 9th. Rich gold diggings were discov.
cred 80 miles from Cariboo, British Colum.
bia. The government Intends ndlng an
exploring party so soon as the season will
permit. 1t ii rumored that there is a dis.
turbance on Queen Charlotte Island Of such
character as to compel the government to
send gun boat there to suppress it.
The residence Of Mr.. Stevenson, Of Eu
gene City, Oregon, WAS burned on March
18th. Mrs. Stevenson and three children
perished in the flames,
CHIcAGo, March 81. - The Tribune's
Washington special says the last civil appro'
pratiOn bill as signed contains an item for
REIN bursting the state Of Iowa for expenses
incurred and payments made during the re.
bellion as examined by the auditor and ap.
proved by Gen. Buchanan, the sum Of S229'
s6a, providing the proper accounting officers
of the trersury shall review the claim upon
its merits and allow only 30 much, not ex-
ceeding the amount named, az shall be just.
1t is expected that the nomination OF j.
Willisms, as postmaster at Dubuque, IN the |
place of Davids, whose commission expired
on the 10Th, will be sent to the senate tor |
confirmation within two or three days.