The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-28
WASHINGTON.
Tennessee Troubles--ThO st, Do.
mfmgo Treaty--No Chance
The Funding Bill.
n E " HOR X.
Chinese LabOTers TO be ImPOrted--
Brooklyn kIecti0n Frauds--Su-
iclde Of Cyprian--Arrival
OF ocean Steamers.
THE kE0kUk LABORERS' STRIKE.
Prince Bonaparte Acquitted.
THE KEOKUK LABoRERs' STRIKE.
Market Reports.

ate and House committees on reconstruction
are examining witnesses concerning affairs
in Tennessee, the refusal of the President
to end troops into that state increasing the
chances of the state being taken in hand by
Congress and reconstructed after the man
ner Of Georgia.
The friends of the st. Domingo treaty
| are in conference to day, with a view CT pre-
| venting its rejection by the Senate. The
proposition which has been suggested to
opponents of the treaty, Of allowing the Isl
and to be annexed by joint resolution, is not
| favorsbly received. Several Senators who
have all along maintained that it would be
ratified. to day informed the President that
| there was no chance for its ratification.
| Dispatches received by Government from
our Consul at Havana, make no mention OF
any negotiations between the Spanish su-
thorities and the insurgents, looking to the
| cessation of hostlities.
| There is no political news of importance.
Secretary Boutwell,, in speaking to day of
the clause in the Funding bill relating 10
national banks, stated that it was not true
that all the national banks were opposed to
| that measure. There were only few of the
| banks that objected to it. From all that
can be ascertained concerning the views Of
| the Ways and Means Committee on the
Funding bill, they will report it with the
foreign clause out, retaining the national
| bank clause. amending the four hundre
| million series, and authorizing the funding
of the greenbacks into four per cent. bonds.
| The latter, Secretary Boutwell, does not OBJ =
ject TO.
The refusal ofthe President to send troops
into Tennessee, to aid the Governor in en-
l u
Legislative action with reference to the
State. 1t is understood that the Recon
struction Committee was waiting for the
decision of the President before reporting
the bill to the House, and that the Republi-
| cans OF Tennessee are better pleased at the
action of the President than if he had
responded favcrably TO the request of the
Governor. Secretary Fletcher, of Tennes-
STE, was before the reconstruction Committee
again TO day, and finished his statement with
regard TO the condition of affairs IN that State.
New YORK, March 26.-The remaining
forty miles yet unfinished of the Midland
Railroad, in this State, have been let to con
tractors who have arranged with the CHI
nase Government for LOCO laborers They
are TO be sent over Immediately. Each man
is TO receive ten dollars month and rations.
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