The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-17

! SpRISGFIELD, March 1.-THE Convention
met at 10 o'clock.
| Mr.. Fox rose to a privileged question on
his action in the committee on foreign rels
tons. He entirely dissented from all the
provisions Of the article by it adopted
| MIR. Bronwell rose to correct an error re.
'asing to his opinion on the per cent. fund
of the Illinois Central railroad. He was
most emphatically opposed to releasing tha,
road from its obligations.
At lO:30, the Convention went into Com.
nitee Of the Whole on the Judiciary re-
port.
! Mr.. Skinner offered an additional section
| providing that after the adoption Of this
constitution, Judges of the Supreme Court
| shall be elected for nine years. Adopted.
| Mr.. Tincher offered two additional sections
| for systematic code of the statute laws of
| good moral character to practice law.
The committee then rose, reported the
Judiciary article back and asked the same
10 be printed. the report was concurred
IN.
The chair announced the death of Hon
A. g. Kirk patrick, of Warren county, mem
ber from the Thirty third district. Mr.. Craig
offered the usual resolutions of coincidence
and respect.
Feeling tributes to the memory of the
deceased we're offered by Messrs. Cameron,
Henry, Brouwell, Underwood and Skin
ner, and at L o'clock the Convention ad
journed.
New YORK, March l7.-At nine O'Clock
this morning a dispatch was received at the
Associated Press office, explicitly announc
ing the arrival of the City of Boston The
news created the most profound excitement
Business was almost entirely suspended in
the Stock Exchange aud general markets in
the eagerness to gather the particulars,
which we're entirely wanting. a dispatch
was also received announcing the arrival
out of the City of Antwerp, which was re-
garded as setting at rest the apprehensions
expressed in some quarters that the an
nouncement of the arrival of the Boston
was q mistake for the Antwerp.
At u, noon, q second dispatch was re-
ceived, as follows:
LONDON, March l6-2:30 D. m.
"An inquiry addressed by me to the
agents of the lnman Steamship Line. is an
swered at lao this afternoon, to the effect
that they have no information whatever of
the City Of Boston, and that the current ru
AiCa SA ASA oAAAf a. 40 NS0oticoc q AthIllcoe
hoax. A. Z. WILSON,
Agent Associated Press"
The sensation created in all circles upon
the receipt OF the above dispatch may be
imagined, uut cannot be described.
A mass meeting of tie cigar makers of
this city was held last evening, and a pro
vision made for the support of mem bers OF
the various Unions now on q strike. Reso,
mi NO plsn ussa1 pr1i -,
crease of the duties on im ported cigars.
y special correspondent says q matter of
very unusual character will be soon brought
to the attention Of Congress through CORES
pondence between Secretary Cox aud some
membe OF the House aud Senate. Ii sp-
pears that some weeks ago the Senate called
on the Secretary of the Interior for certain
papers relating to Indian matters, and
that they were subsequently ordered TO be
printed. Instead of this order being carried
out, they we're taken to the room of the
Committee on Indian Affairs, and there re
arranged, q large part left out entirely, and
important portions of others struck out,
when the documents were printed. A mem
Der of the House familiar with the case
wrote TO Secretary Cox complaining that
some Of the papers had been gRrbled, and
many had been suppressed entirely. The
Secretary had the matter investigated, and
found that all the papers were sent from the
Interior Department TO the Senate. This
led to the facts given above being ascer
tanned.
Much anxiety is now felt for the steamer
Samaria, now SIX days over due She has
an unusual large number of passengers on
board The captain of the Cunard, sailing
tomorrow, has instructions to keep a sharp
look out for the Samaria.
A bout the first of December the iron clad
Atlanta left Philadelphia for Port au Prince.
She had been purchased By the Salnavs
government of Hsyti, aud was otbcered by
young men, nearly all of whom had formerly
belonged to the United States Navy. She
had two Hay'ian Senators on board, the wife
OF the commanding officer. and crew OF
over hundred men, recruited in Philadel-
phis-ln all one hundred and twenty souls.
Since the day she sailed not a werd has
been heard from q soul on board of her
Some time since a report was published that
she had been wrecked off Fortune Island,
but it was subsequently, denied, and friends
of those on board, in the absence Of any in
telligence from her, have been reduced to
the last extremity of hope for their safety.
WASHINGTON, March l6.-Gen. Schenck
stated to-day that the ways and means com
mi,.ee would not oct on the funding bill
until the tariff bill was disposed of by the
House-that he intended to press the tariff
bill from day to day until it was finally dis
posed Of
The revenue bill will be ready to report
in about a week. The committee are en-
deavoring to arrange to meet the views OF
both the Secretary and Commissioner Della
no. The articles upon which reductions are
to be made have not yet been decided on.
Mr.. Boutwell, is decidedly opposed to the
reduction of the income tax. The committee
ere vigorously urged. from all parts of the
country, to repeal it outright. This they
will not do, but will amend it.
The reconstruction committee had five
different interests before them to day con
corning Tennessee, asd the matter is very
much muddied. Judging from the state
ment of each party, the committee will find
il very difficult to arrive at the truth.
At an early hour this morning the CALLER.
les of the Senate we're densely packed with
with colored people of both sexes. At the
expiration of the morning hour, Mr.. Revels
arose. and amid breathless silence, commen-
ced his speech on the Georgia question.
About fifty representatives of the other
House of Congress were on the floor, among
whom were Butler, Banks, etc. Not an
g, al ,r .n,~., -ae n ho Topnd :, tho oa llariea