The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-01-24
Constitutional Convention,
Tried to Adjourn--Still Quarrel
ling about the Printing--A
Disorderly Assembly.
Italian Parliament--Lo.
PEE heard fr0m--The
Nile Explorers
Alarm in Geor-
gia---Prize
Fight.
THE WINNIPEG REBELLION ORGAN
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
WASHED ASHORE NEAR
MACKINAW.
MARKETs--GOLD l.2l 3-S.
MARKETs--GOLD l.2l 3-S.

SpRrSar1ELD, H., Jan. 24.-The Conven
met at 10 this morning
Mr.. Brown, of Massac, introduced a pre-
amble and resolution to ad journ sine di.
Lost.
Mr. Church, from the Committee on Rules
reported to amend Rule Forty ninth, shat
motion TO lay an amendment on the tAbl
does not carry with it the original proposition
Adopted.
The Convention then resumed unfinished
business on the report Of the Printing Com
mittee. The question was on Mr.. Buxton
amendment to strike out Secretary of tn,
Convention" and insert Secretary of State.
| Mr.. Cameron made q strong speech il
defense of the committee. Mr.. Truesdale, t.
avoid further discussion, moved 10 lay MIR
Buxton's amendment on the table. Adop
ted. On division of the question, the frs
resolution, to give the Journal office a COPY
of the Convention journal, and to authorize
the Secretary of the Convention to trans
cribe the proceedings, was adopted - ayes
| 34 noes, %. The second resolution, to f.
the price for copying the Journal at eight
cents q hundred words, was lost-ayes, IL
noes, 40. The third resolution, to have the
Public Printer TO return clean and undefsced
the Journals after, printing, WAS adopted
ayes, 40 noes, l3.
Mr.. Turner moved to reconsider the vote
on the second resolution, snd made . heat
ed speech.
Mr. Carey said the contract for copy
ing was hxed by the Secretary of State al
| four and half cents per one hundred
words.
Messers. Cameron, Anderson and Buxton
spoke at length on the question, and there
was much excitement.
Mr.. Turner's motion was adopted. Eight
was then stricken out, and -four and half
inserted.
The fourth resolution, to print 10000
copies of the Constitution and Address in
German and French, was adopted
The fifth resolution, to furnish members
with bound copies of the convention journal
was adopted, as also to print the laws in
newspapers.
Mr. Whiting, from the committee on
internal improvements, reported against any
sale of the Illinois and Michigan canal.
Made the special order for Thursday next.
The committee on roads reported in favor
Of condemning private property for road
purposes. Messrs. Sedgewick, Wright and
Harrison submitted q minority report against
the propriety of the suggestion made by the
majority of the committee. Both reports
were made the special order tor Saturday
next
On proposition to have the Convention
consider reports in committee of the whole,
and that subject shall be considered until
completed, there was al extended and excit-
ed debate The President was compelled,
time and again, to enforce order with vigor
Gus blows of the gavel. The proposition was
adopted.
On call of the roll, several resolutions
were read and referred.
By Mr.. Ross, restricting the amount Of
stationery to twenty dollars . delegate.
Adopted.
By NJ. j. c. Allen, resolution to hold
afternoon sessions. Adopted.
At lao o'clock the Convention ad; d;ourned
{ Il Monday.
WAsHISGToN, Jan. 24.-The Ways and
Means Committee will bring the Tariff bill
into the House this week, and continue it
from day to day till disposed of. The com
mite, on Friday morning, decided to report
in favor of reducing the duty on molasses
from eight to five cents. They will also re
duce the duty on sugar, tea and coffee, leav'
ing the bulk of the duty on manufactures
generally.
The Senate snsnce Committee, now con-
sidering the Funding bill, find it difficult to
agree as to the rate of interest the bonds
shall bear.
The House Census Committee will insist
on their bill, and will not consent that the
census shall be taken in the old manner.
There will be sharp contest between the
Senate and the House on this question.
The House Committee on Elections, on
Friday, took preliminary vote on the con-
tested case from Pennsylvania, of Covode VS.
Foster, and the result indicates q report
strongely favorable to Covode.
Several Senators, in presenting petitions
for an abolition of the tranking privilege,
on Friday, took occasion to criticise severely
the Postmaster General, for stating that the
franking privilege cost $5,000,000.
The decision of Commissioner Delano
some time since, to the effect that farmers
are produce brokers, and should be COM
PEELED to pay q special tax as such, has
caused q great deal of classification
throughout the country. In New York the
farmers had made arrangements to test the
question in court. These objections were
presented to the Commissions through the
Assessor at Brooklyn, N: T., hence the
modification of the original opinion.
The amount of fractional currency re-
deemed at the Treasury Department during
the past three months was $b,0oo,ooo,
| while for three months previous to OCTOBER,
1869, it was only $3,OO0,00O.
New YORK, Jan. 24.-Reporss have reach
ed this city that several citizens have Deen
arrested by the military authorities IN war
rem county, Georgia, for alleged offences
com no itted several months since. Consider
able alarm exists, and many persons are re-
ported fleeing from the district where mar
| tisl law prevails.
Billy Edwards is in training for bis hgh'
with Sam. Collyer for the light weight
championship. Dooner Harris ia Edward
trainer. The fight is to come of on the "a
of March, and within 400 miles of this city
LONDON, Jan. 22.-Advices received from
Bakers expedition of discovery. Upto the
| lst of July they we're at the head waters Of
| of the Nile. All we'll.
Sr. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 24.-Copies Of the
frst New Nation, the insurgent organ, pub
lished at Fort Garry, have been received.
Tho leading article very significantly says
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