The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-02-07
WASHINGTON.
Session Of the Banking
and Currency Commit
tee---Distillers in
Trouble---Supreme
Bench.
BOILER EXPLOSION---TERRlBLE
EXPLoSION---kIT BURNS---ST.
LOUIS CASHIERS-I5th AMEND
MENT IN THE KANSAS
SENATE.
Special to the Argus.

Special to the ARGUs.
CHIoAGo, Feb. Three rufiaus attack
ed an old man near the west city limits last
night, knocked him down, cut his throat,
and robbed him of sixty dollars. They
fed, and up to the present time have escaped
detection. The man crswled 20 the Empire
House, and was found insensible this morn
ing, with his hands and feet frozen. His
recovery is doubtful.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Feb. 5.-The Couveu.
tion met at 10 o'clock.
The following, among other petitions, we're
presented and referred:
To secure the right Of suffrage to wone n
IN the State.
To obtain q more proper observance OF
the Sabbath.
On motion of Mr.. Hay, the report of the
Revenue Committee was recommitted for
amendment.
Mr.. Church, from the Judiciary Com
mIttee, stated that the resolutions referred
to it regulating rates and tariffs of railroads
has been acted upon. He emphatically de.
MED the statement In the Chicago Times OF
yesterday that he Was acting as an attorney
for railroad corporations. The confidence
of his friends cannot be shaken BY such
unfounded charges. So long as he could be
instrumental in defeating . scheme Of such
questionable character as the canal article
he Was perfectly content TO receive all the
abuse the Times could pour on his head.
Mr.. Buxton, from the Committee on rail-
road corporations, offered the report of the
Committee. The following amendments
we're offered and referred.
To permit owners of lands to maintain
drains and bitches for the purpose Of sgri
culture, and no special law shall be passed
in reference thereto.
To provide for the permanent location of
the State capital at Springfield.
A resolution allowing members addition a.
postage stamps, WAS psased with two dis,
senting votes.
A motion to postpone the consideration
of tn canal report for - weeks, brought
Mr.. Snyder to his feet. He was strongly
opposed to the motion. He hoped the
qestion would be disposed of now. he did
not wish TO stay here forever and q day, AMI
wished TO act honestly 10 the people, and
work and not talk forever. The resolution
was lost.
A resolution to keep the doors of the hall
closed on Sunday WAS offered. 4 resolution
to lay on the table WAS lost and the resolu-
ton adopted
Mr.. Hayes, of Cook, appeared in his seat
this morning.
At II o'clock, the Convention. on motion
of Mr.. Browning, took up the report of the
Committee of the Whole, on the canal arti
Gle. and on motion of Mr.. HAY, the first
clause. providing that the canal shall never
be leased or sold until the people, at gen
eral convention, shall so decide, was
adopted.
Mr. Hayes moved a further division Of
the question, and the vote was taken on
following:
The General Assembly shall never sppro-
pirate, from the treasury, in aid of railroads
or canals prorided, that any surplus earn
ings of the canal may be appropriated for
it's enlargement and extension. This was
adopted by Sc to &c.
Mr.. Hanna moved that the article adopted
be referred to the Convention.
Mr.. Hsines. of Lake. moved TO adjourn,
which was adopted at 1890 p. m.
The session this morning was very excit-
ing and interesting. The galleries were
thronged from early in the morning until the
discussion on the canal question was an
nounced. The friends of the article adopted
are jubilant. while its opponents are pretty
sore over the whole matter.
The Railroad Committee has made its
report. The first three sections are ~
follows:
Section /. No railroad or other corpora
ton shall issue any stock, bonds, or other
evidence of Indebtedness, except for money
taken or property actually received and ap
piled to the purposes for which such corpo-
ration was created, and all stock, dividends
and other fictitious increase of the capita
stock or indebtedness of any such corpora
| ton shall be void.
| SEC. 2. No railroad corporation shall con
solidate its stock property or franchise with
any other railroad corporation, running on q
parallel, or competing line, and in no case
shall any consolidation take place, eycep
upon public notice being given of at leas
60 days, TO all stockholders, in such manne
az may be provided by law.
SEC. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the Gener
al Assembly to pass such laws Is will cor
| rect abuses and prevent eXtortion in the rate
of freight and passenger tariffs on the differ
ent railroads of this State. and to enforc'
such laws by adequate penalties to The ex
tent, if necessary for that purpose, of tn
forfeiture Of their property and franchises
Section similar to that now in in force
Section 5 provides that ali roads shal
keep their principal Offices in the State, an
shall keep books of stock end transfers opel
to public inspection.
WASHINGTON, Feb. AT the session c
Banking and Currency Com mittees on Sat
urday. the Democrats on the committe
malntain that the President, Mrs Grant, an
Mrs. Corbin ought to be summoned. Th
majority Of the committee think otherwise
and hold that there is nothing in the ev
dence thus far elected duplicating the per
sons name. There is very little probabilit
that the Democrats will succeed in thei
efforts.
Large numbers Of distillers from Ne,
York and the West. who have had their dil
tilleries seized within the last few days, ar
here endeavoring to have the matter adj jus
ed with the Revenue Department. Tn
amount involved is very large.
President Grant is decidly opposed to sT
pointing . man from the Southern Circuit .
the Supreme Bench-so, also, is Mr.. Hosl
An effort 10 being made To secure the OF