The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-02-09
An INSURRECTiON IMMINENT AT
THE FRENCH CAPITAL.


ton met at 10 o'clock this morning.
Mr.. Billings resignation from member
ship Of committees was presented.
Alexander Starne reported his manage
nent of the Joel A. Matterson estate. Tn,
report is voluninous, and accounts for a.
of said funds and lands. There is balanc,
due the State of ST., 100, which is now il
Ridgely National Bank, and will be paiC
over when due in March. Ordered printed
Petitions we're presented by Messrs Cool
bsugh, Wall, and Haines, of Lake, and re
te rred. No committees reported.
Mr.. Cross offered a resolution TO ascertain
the cost of committees. Adopted.
At half past 10 the Convention went intt
Committee of the Whole on the Legislative
report, Mr. Bromwell in the chair. Sector
/ / was taken up, and Mr.. Cross again NOV
ed to provide for annual sessions, on which
Mr.. Anderson took the floor. He was bite,
against the gag law passed yesterday, limit
ing debate to 10 minutes. He was of the
opinion that if the people had no Legisls
ture for ten years they would be better off
The people were legislsted to death. He
was fearful that the people had already put
their seal Of condemnation on this Conver.
ton, its long stay al the Capitol without do
ing anything. He is Democrat, from
Jefferson county.
Mr.. Pierce favored annual sessions, and
spoke his ten minutes. At any rate, be
thought that biennial sessions should not be
intiexible, and offered al amendment to tha,
effect.
MIR. Scho6eld was opposed TO any change
IN the report. He thought the Convention
would do well to confne itself to such
changes as the popular voice demanded,
Certainly there had been no claim set up
tor sunual sessions.
Mr.. Underwood agreed with Mr.. Pierce,
and thought 1t would be too stringent to ssy
that only biennial sessions should be held.
Occasions might arise in the future de
manding annual sessions. The clause
authorizing the Governor TO call special
sessions could not cover all emergencies, as
the session could transact no other business
except that for which they were called
Mr.. Wells wanted to know what right this
Convention had to say how often the Legis-
ature shou d meet He believed the Legis-
iature was ,he only proper authority in the
case.
Mr.. Tincher opposed annual sessions, and
devoted most of his time TO q discussion OF
special legislation.
Mr. Wall followed in defence of the report
of the committee and in favor of biennial
sessions.
Mr.. English offered a substitute, which
only shortened the phraseology.
The discussion was continued by MessrS.
Goodhue and Carey agains, annual sessions,
followed by Mr.. Church, in the same view.
Mr.. HAYS was desirous of sdhering to the
old castom.
Messrs. Vandeventer, SNYDER and Spring.
er also used up their ten minutes.
Mr.. Wright, of Mason, made his maiden
speech against annual sessions and lsgisls-
tive extravagance, which was well received,
when, st Il:3O the Convention adj journed.
The Woman's Suffrage State Convention
assembled this morning in the Opera House
IN this city, and was permanently organized
by the selection Of Judge j. B. Bradwell, OF
Chicago, as President; Rev. Edwd. Beecher
of Gaesburg, Vice President; Mrs. Myrs
Bradwell, of Chicago, Recording Secretary;
Mrs. Jennie Willing, of Rockford, Cores
ponding Secratary, and Mrs. L. J. LOOMS.
of ChiIago, Treasurer. There was fair
audience IN attendance. who were addressed
by Mrs. Lucy Stone after the usual manner
Of female suffrage orators. Her speech was
dressed the Convention. He said that this
organization meant business. Among the
duties for.it to discharge was to beat the
Constitution now being made by the Constr
tutional Convention, if it did not confer upon
woman the right to vote. To do this, they
meant to visit every township in the State
and organize those who were in favor Of
woman's suffrage into q solid phalanA
against 1t. The Convention adjourned
An afternoon and evening session will be
addressed by Mrs Livermere, of Chicago
and Hon. E NJ. Haines, of Lake county
a large audience listened to Mrs. Willard
last night, in the Hall of Representatives.
The weather is raw, cold and indicative o
snow.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-The Senate For
eign Relations Committee to day agreed
nearly unanimously, to report the nomna
ton of General Sickles as Minister to Spain
rhey also agreed to report supplemental ar
ueles to the Reciprocity Treaty with th'
Sandwich Islands. The San Domingo ant
St. Thomas treaties were postponed unit
the next meeting
The Senate Appropriation Committee to
day amended the bill which passed In
House last week, appropriating mllIio'
and half of dollars for the use Of the Sec
retary of tie Navy, for the different nav
yards, by increasing the amount to tnre
millions.
Both the nominations of Judge Stroni
and Bradley will meet with considerable OF
position in the Senate. II is understoo
that the Judiciary Committee will make tn
same objections to Bradley that was raise
against Hoar; one that he does not resid
in the Southern District, others that he !
too conservative.
The House Reconstruction Committee tc
day approved Gen. Buffers report on tn
bill to carry into effect the fourteenth an
fifteenth amendments, and the geners
disability bill. Itprovides for all persons :
20 before the District Courts in the district
whore they reside. and for said courts t
remove the disabilities of parties applyin
who are entitled to it
The Banking and Currency Committe
have decided, after protracted discussioE