The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-12-14
THE CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION.
A Political Pandemonium.
The Fell Spirit of Party
at Work.
FUNDING THE NATIONAL DEBT
A BILL TO REPEAL THE TENURE,
OF-oFFICE ACT.
U. s. SENATOR FROM KENTUCKY
A HEAVY LAW SIT SETTLED.

a HEAVY Law btlT SETTLED.
LouIsyILLE, KY, Dec. I3.--The election
for United States Senator takes place a,
Frankfort to morrow. All the accounts are
to the effect that McCreery, the presen. in
cumbent, will surely be returned, probably
on the first ballot.
DUBUQUE, Dec. l3..-A heavy suit, in
volVing some ninety thousand dollars has
just been settled here. In the winter OF
lS64-j, Cobb, Blaisdel, & Co., contractors
at Cairo and Cincinnati, purchased large
quantities of oats at this city, whieh were
delivered to the Illinois Central Railroad
Company, but the road could not furnish
rolling stock to take them away in time to
meet the contract with the government
Cobb Baisdel Il Co. threw up their con.
tract with the sellers. Suits were brought
against them and judgement obtained 10 the
United States Circuit Court at Indianapolis
and in tn, Superior Court at tCincinnati They
have just compromised the suit and paid
damages to the amount of sixty thousand
dollars. They will q. once institute suit
against the Illinois Central Railroad Com.
pany for damages to the amount of 240
thousand dollars, covering not only their
losses on the Dubuque contracts, bat other
contracts they held at the same time with
other parties along the line OF the road. A
case parallel to this has recently been de.
cided in the Supreme Court of Illinois in
which the railroad was held for damages.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l3.--The Ways and
Means Committee have agreed upon q bill
to day relieving pork packers from paying
tax as manufacturers 1t cannot be brought
forward until the general bill is reported,
but the committee deemed it important to
agree upon the proposition, in order that the
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue might
not collect the tax.
Senator Corbet will introduce bill for
funding the national debt which provides
for graduating the rate of interest so that
the first three years one thousand millions
shall bear sid per cent, the next six years
FIVE per cent. the following six years, four
and one-half per cent ; and for twenty
years following four per cent; the whole
loan to run thirty five years 1t gives the
holders of five twenty bonds the option to
exchange them for these.
The Judiciary Committee of the House
has amended Buffers bill repeating the
Civil Tenure act, 80 that it shall not affect
the status of officers now under suspension
II is only to apply to the future. The Com.
mittee also had the McGarragan case up,
but no action was taken.
The Democrats of Georgia had hearing
to-day before the Senate Committee about
the proposed action by the Senate, but failed
to accomplish their object. Senator Trum
bull reported the bill in accordance with the
Presidents recommendation.
The President sent the following nom ina
tions to the Senate to-day: Mahlon Chouce,
Consul at Nassau, N. p. Edgar Stanton, Of
Illinois, Consul at Bristol, England; Albert
Grau, Consul at Bergen.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Dec. 13.-The Con.
vention is all at sea. There is great confu.
sion and excitement. The Democrats last
night united on Mr.. Hitchcock, of Chicago,
for President, with the promise of full di-
vision of the Offices, though they claim
Harman for Secretary, and the Register for
Printer. Both parties are in caeus. Messrs.
Medill and John c. Haines are in the Re-
publican caucus, urging the acceptance Of
Hitchcock. If it is not done. they will
withdraw.
SECOND DIsPATCH.-The Democratic
caucus has adjourned without agreement.
The independents made demands which
we're rejected Mr.. Medill, who was nomi-
mated for President on Saturday evening by
the Republican caucus, but declined, was
again renominsted this forenoon, and he
has agreed to accept. The Republicans will
present straight ticket. The nomination
of MIR. Medill unnerves the Democrats, who
don't know what to do The Democrats
are to caucus again at o'clock.
THIRD D1sPArCH.-l. ? MIR. Medill
is now in consultation with Governors Palm
er, Oglesby ond Koerner He says his
figures will nsrre his election.
FOURTH DISPATCH. -- Secretary Rummell
has fixed clock as the hour Of assembling
the Convention. The Delegates are crowd
ing the rotuuda, but the doors are locked
Hayes, Allen and the Democrats are ln great
excitement, fearicg some trick
FIFTH DIsPATCH.-Church, of McHenry,
called the Convention to order, and nonina.
ted Carey, of Gelena temporary Chairman.
the motion and declared it carried. Dement,
and Carey both took the chair. Both parties
claimed the office. The confusion is uupar-
alleld
SIXTH DIsPTCH -230 P. MI. G. AL.
len refused to let the roll be called. He
said no one had been authorized TO prepare
a roll. Ross objected to Colonel Harlow,
Assistant Secretary ofS'ate, calling the roll;
but Harlow persisted. None Of the mem
bers answered to their names. Cody's name
being left off, Allen II. c. moved the sub.
ssitution of Cody for Bryan. Church moved
call and declared it carried. The Demo.
Gratis yelled the proposition down. Harris,
of Lake, said that it was hard to tell who
were members of the Convention Judge
Skinner denied the authority of the Secre-
tary of State to prepare any roll. He made
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