The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-12-08
HE PROPOSES TO REPEAL 1T.
PETITIONS FOR THE REMOVAL OF
THE CAPITAL.
CONGRESSMEN TO BE PROTECTED
FROM UFFiCE-SEEkERs.
INSIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF THE
CUBAN ARMY.
4 TERRIFIC BOILER EXPLOSION,

! caucus tHIs mcrHlue lor the purpose OF re
organizing the standing committees. The
only changes of importance that were made
were Morrill,, Of Maine, in place of FessenGer
ss Chairman of Appropriations; Cragin, Of
New Hampshire, in place of Grimes, Chair
man of Naval Affairs; and Schurz, of Mis-
souri,, on Foreign Relations, in place Of
Fessenden Terry, of Connecticut, takes thu
| place OF fCrsgin, as Chairman Of the Commit
tee on Contingent Express.
The Committee on Elections has agreed
to report bill providing for the uniform
election Of Congressman throughout the
United States. The idea is to have the elec,
,ions take place in all the States on
the same day. The bill fixes the first Tues
day in November, 1872, as the time when the
law shall take effect. The committee
appointed Messrs. Stevenson, Burdette nnd
| Kerr as sub committe to examine the
| Louisiana election cases.
1t is expected that the nominations for the
nine United States District Judges, and a
Judge of the Supreme Court, will be sent 10
| the Senate TO morrow.
Mr. Blstchford, implicated in the draw.
back frauds at the New York Custom House,
promises to make full confession to Judge
Pierrepont. He says he will involve some of
the most prominent merchants and politician
of New York.
G. W. Dent, brother-in-law of the Presi-
dent is here applying for the Office Of Sur
veyer of the Port Of San Francisco. Dent
claims to be resident of California.
District Attorney Pierrepont, of New
York who is now here, says there is no test
mony in his possession to wsrrent the deten-
tion Of the Spanish gunboats. He has
repeatedly called upon the Peruvian Minister
for evidence to sustain his charges, but has
not received any. The case will come up in
the United States Court at New York, on the
10th.
The frat business in the House of Repre-.
senatves this mOrHing was the distribution
of the Presidents Message to the different
committees having charge Of the matters of
which the Message treats. The resolution
was offered by Mr.. Schenck, with the consent
of the committee on Wavs and Means, and
some discussion ensued as to the proper
committee to which certain subjects should
be referred. The reference of that portion
Of the Message relating to the Darlen Inter
Oceanic Canal, particularly sexcted discus,
sion, the committee Oh Commerce, Foreign
Affairs and Navigation, all claiming it, The
resolution proposed to leave it with the Com.
mttee on Commerce, and it was 60 left. The
resolution AZ offered by Mr.. Schenck was
then adopted.
Mr.. Butler, Of Massachusetts,, has intro.
duced bill to repeal the Tenure-of-O o hce
act. Referred to the committee on Judi.
,isry.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.--Immediately after
the sssP bling of the the two Houses, they
went into the committee Of the whole on the
Presidents message, and referred the differ.
ent portions Of II to appropriate committees.
The State Department has reliable iutor
nation that the largest force of Cuban in
surgents in any one body will not exceed
300 men and that they do not hold q single
town or citv.
Both houses are flooded this morning with
documents in favor of he removal of the
capital to the West and the friends Of the
project are here in force.
In the Senate, Mr.. Morton introduced a
joint resolution declaring the state of Vir-
ginia restored to it's relations with the Union
and entitled to representation.
Mr.. Trumbull introduced bill making it |
a misdemeanor for any Congressman or
Senator TO recommend any person for ap |
pontment except in answer to letter of
inquiry from the President or the Depart |
ment officers
NEW York, Dec. IA letter received
last night from Havana gives the details Of |
barbaristes prscticed on negroes suspected !
of being engaged in the conspiracy to burn
plantations near Sagua, Several were shot
in the presence of all the negroes of eight
estates. About dozen we're whipped with
from eight hundred to one thousand lasbes.
Arms for the Cubans have been landed at
Mayaris.
General Jordan was marching on Gibara.
A heavy column of Spanish troops has been
sent to the neighborhood Of Sagua. |
LA SALE ILL, Dec. I AT about O.
clock yesterday afternoon, the rotary bleach.
er in Black Brothers paper mills, at Mar
sei!les, exploded with terrific violence, com
pleiely demolishing the building and burying
the operatives in the ruins, Mrs. John
Mcdonald and Mrs James Wilson were
killed. Mrs. Towle, J. N. Behen and
James c. Bolton, superintendent, are re.
ported dangerooslv injured; W. S. Sharp,
carpenter, severely injured; Mrs. Thompson,
suffering greatly; Lewis Engler, scalded;
two Misses Kellogg, two Misses Loran, Mr..
Thurbur and Mr.. Felch, slightly injured;
aud the engineer, J. II Lewis, is also re.
ported badly injured. There we're ten wo.
men at work 10 the building, and five or SIX
men. The building was of brick, four sto
ries high, and is complete wreck. The
mills were very recently completed, and the
manufacture Of paper was only just com.
rnapoaH Maasra plank estimata tha;~ L..