The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-19
Des Moines Legislative
Proceedings.
st Patrick's Day in Ireland
The Missing Samaria Heard From.
Railroad Strike in Connecticut.

W AsHINGToN, March lS.-Ihe Senate
| Committee on the Pacific Railroad agreed
| to day to report q bill to authorize the KsR.
sas Pacific Railway Company TO extend and
construct its railroad and telegraph line to
| Ell Paso, New Mexico. The committee also
heard an argument from General Fremont
! in favor Of the Memphis and Ell Paso Pacific
| Railroad.
| Jay Cooke and Henry d. Cooke argued
before the Public Lands Committee of the
! Senate in favor of grant Of LAND to the
| Northern Pacific Railway, in which tbev are
largely Interested.
| The Reconstruction Committee to dsy
heard the Speakers of the Tennessee Senate
and House concerning affaus IN that State
There are several other interests to be heard
before the committee determine their acton
IN the matter.
President Grant, Secretary Boutwell,, aud
the Republican members of the Ways and
Means Committee, had long conference ID
day at the White House, on the Funding
Bill. The committee heard what the Presi
dent and Secretary had to say on the sub
ect, but did not indicate to either what ac-
ton they intendad to take. 1t appears that
there is strong opposition to the foreign
com N ission clause in the bill, also to the
clause compelling banks to exchange their
bonds for new bonds.
large delegation Of steamship men
from New York, Boston, and other cities,
had an interview with the President to dsy,
on the subject of encouraging American
commerce, by giving the carrying OF ocean
mails to American steamers in preference tie
european steamers. The President said he
had prepared q message On this subject,
which he would send to Congress.
The Senate Pacific Railroad Committee to-
day agreed to report bill to authorize the
extension of the Kansas Pacific Railroad
and telegraph line, from ita present line of
road, via the Arkansas and Rio Grande riv-
ers, 10 q point on the northern boundary Of
Mexico. The bill gives the company land
subsidy Of twenty miles each side of the
road III alternate sections.
Jay Cook, Henry D. Cook and others had
q hearing to-day before the Senate Public
Land Committee in favor of the North Pa,
cifc Railroad. They ask Congress to allow
them to issue bond based on the franchise
and lands granted the company. 1t is un-
derstood that the committee favor the
scheme
The Banking and Currency Committee
had general talk on financial matters to
day, but came to no conclusion. Several
mem bers OF the committee favor an increase
of the national bank circulation to the
amount of one hundred million, which will
probably be hitched on as an amendment
to the Senate bill re-distributing forty FIVE
millions of national bank circulation.
PAR1s. March lS-The Marseillaise an
nounses that as all it's editors have gone to
Tours, to be present at the Prince Bonaparte
homicide trial. that journal will be edited
there for q time.
DEs MONIES, March l9.-The House held
an extra session yesterday afternoon to dis
cuss the Railroad bill. By a vote of Sc to
38, it refused to adopt the substitute, which
provides for taxing the property of railroads
on the assessed valuation
This morning, the bill to tax the gross
receipts of railroads, passed by an almost
unanimous vote.
The bill to resume the Des Moines Valley
land grant was then taken up. Mr.. Par
sons, of For. Dodge, occupied the entire
forenoon in q speech favorIng resumption,
and will continue this afternoon.
The Senate this morning passed the fol-
towing bill: A bill to encourage immigra-
tioa to abolish the medical department of
the State University, to provide for submit
ting of the question of calling a Constitu-
tioual Convention to u vote of the qualified
electors; resuming the land grant to the
Dubuque, Sabula and Bellevue railroad.
The special order, bill for the taxation of
railroads and to provide for the collection of
such taxes, occupied the greater part Of the
forenoon, and without coming to vote the
Senate adjourned.
The County Superintendent Convention
vv, RI u6inurp this afternoou
New YoRK, March lS.-The snow storm
is over and the weather modsrating consid
erably. There is but little snow on the
ground in the city.
hsppes.s that 25, 900 pounds of nitro
plycerine were stored in the building where
the explosion occurred yesterday, in Bergen
county, n. j., and which resulted In the
death of four persons.
Proceedings will be commenced to day IN
the United States Court against the Tour
Havana mail packets, More Castle, Mis-
souri,, Columbia and Eagle, for conveying
cigars and other goods without having the
same entered on the ships manifesto.
Navigation is opened in the CONNECTICUT
river.
The roads are again open and trains are
arriving from directions on time.
LONDON, March ls.-St. Patricks Day
was celebrated throughout Ireland yesterday
in the usual manner. So far as heard from,
no disorder occurred, and the extra precau-
,ions taken by the authorities to gnsrd
against rioting were needless.
LrvERpooL, March 18.-The ship Madge
Wid6-e, from Savannah, February 6, which
has arrived at this port, reports that on the
| 18th Instant, she signalled disabled Gu
nard, brig rugged steamer steering. 1t want
ed no assistance This was unguestionably
the missing steamer Samaria, which has put
back to a British port. She is expected to
arrive off Cape Clear, Ireland, to-day.
HARrroRD, March l8.-The laborers on
the Connecticut Western railroad, between
Wins.ed and Salisbury, have struck for LIS
| NOR dav Thev have been receiyinp LEO.