The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-21
By Telegraph.
WASHINGTON.
The Legal Tender Case--Income
Tax--The INV Army Bill.
SPRINGFIELD.
Constitutional Convention.
Compensation of County Officers
The Executive Department
death Of Another Member.
~ Il " HoR X.
The Mcfarland Trial.
SENTENCE OF A MURDERER.
Market Reports.
II Il w Y XoR *.
The Mcfarland Trial.
SENTENCE OF A MURDERER.
Market Reports.

the legal tender case of Latham asked tina,
the Court dismiss the case. The motion was
opposed by the Attorney General. The
court granted the request, which seemed tc
astopish ali parties present. They also
directed the other case on the docket to be
dismissed, so that the former decision
stands.
Several gentlemen from the West and
East called on Secretary Boutwell, to day,
and demonstrated with him against a re
newsl of the iscome tax. He assured them
that he intended to do all he could for Its
continuance.
No decision was reached to-day by the
WAYS and Means Committee with the Fund
ing bill.
| Secretary Boutwell, had conference this
afternoon with the Ways and Means Com
mittee on the Funding bill, for the purpose
os securing early action on the measure
They informed him that it would be bad
policy to antagonist it with the Tariff bill.
The Senate investigation concerning the
use of i'm proper influence to pass the Geor.
eis bill without the Bingham amendment is
likely to prove failure.
A canvass of the House made by those
opposed to the Pomeroy amendment to the
Georgia bill shows there is . clear majority
for the bill as it passed the Senate.
The Senate Military Committee had a
special meeting to-day, 10 consider the
Army bill. The Secretary OF War WAS
present during its consideration. They
nearly finished it, and expect TO have it
ready to report on Monday next. 1t is
virtually as originally reported by Mr.. vii
son.
SPRINGFIELD, April 2l.-Ths Convention
yesterday morning resumed the consideration
of the seventh section of the article on
counties, which relates to the salary or com
pensation of county officers. 1t puts the
essa ablishment of the compensation of the
county officers in the hands of the county
boards, under certain limitations, commenc-
ing with counties OF 10000 population,
whose salaries cannot be over 81 500. The
compensation is regularly Increased with
increased population, up to counties of
100000 population and over, in which case
the salary may be $1,000 clerk hire, sta
lionery and fuel being allowed extra all
fees TO be paid into the county
treasury. The section was somewhat
amended and adopted. Section six,
was also adopted, as were section eight and
the substitute Of Mr.. Hay. An additional
section, offered by Mr.. Cameron, providing
that the county affairs Of Cook county
shall hereafter be managed by a
Board of Supervisors of fifteen members.
ten of whom shall be chosen from the city
of Chicago, and five from the townships of
Cook county whi.h was adopted. The article
Was then reported to the Convention and
ordered printed.
After the adoption of rule requiring q
quorum to vote upon all questions, the Con
vention proceeded to concur in the article
on the Executive Department. The fourth
section. declaring State officers ineligible to
q second term, was stricken out. and sub
s.ituse, declaring them ineligible to any 9th
er office during their term, was adopted
whereupon the convention adjourned.
| /. il reported this morning that Hon
| Henry Billings member OF the Constitutions
! Convention from the Sixteenth District, il
dead.
The number of United States pensioner'
paid at the office in this city, up to the pres
ent time, is about $500, and the amount
disbursed about s250,000.
! Several prominent members of the Con-
ventiou have gone to Bloomington to attend
the Farmers Transportation Convention
which meets there to day.
| New YORK, April 2l.-The defense ii
the Mcfarland trial will finish to day, AM
among other witnesses will be Mr.. Edwin
! Booth and Mr.. Stuart, manager of the WIN
ter Garden.
| The first witness called this morning wa
Frank B. Mealsager, an artist. he kne'
Richardson and Mrs. Mcfarland. Witnes
saw Mrs Mcfarland and Richardson to,
gesher at his studio. Witness invite
| Richardson. This meeting was previous tt
February 22d, 1867. There were othe
parties in the studio. When Richardso
and Mrs. Mcfarland were in the studio
was public exhibition.
Mr.. Gerry offered numerous document
and letters showing the high character {
the prisoner, and the recommendations b
receiyed from men of integrity, such a
Horace Greeley, to obtain the position tbs
he held in Government employ.
Robert Dagget., Deputy Collector OF tn
Fonrtb District, testified that he WAS &C
ouainted with Edwin NJ. Stanton. He ide,
tilted a letter in Mr.. Gerry's hand as Nj
Stan,ou's writing, which made Mcfarian
Com missioner of Enrolments.
The court excluded this a. testimony.
I Mr. Gerry. 9I offer q letter from Horac
Greeley"
The Court also excluded this.
Mr.. Grsham. 1--WE offer to show that NJ
Mcfarland was sent letter Of recomme
dation.' =,
Mr.. Gerry. 81 offer the diploma of NJ
Mcfarland as attorney in this State.
The Court admitted this. :,
Mr.. Gerry. Il offer letter from nj
. Samuel Sinclair dated l4,h of January. s6
f to Mr. Mcfarland, recommending MeFs
land to position; also = letter to ssimt :
P. Chase, from Mr. Sinclair, relating 70
Farland. Excluded by the court.
Much documentary evidence was on err
and q witnes named Flint. physician'
examined in regard to the health OF Mcr
q land; when both the counsel for the prison
q and the prosecution united in the sugR'
/. tion to Judge Hackett that they adjourn !
court on account of his own indispositio
. Acceded to, and the court adjourned till