The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-02-26
w ASHlNGION.
FOUR MILLION DEFICIENCY BILL
TAX PAYERS FURNISH LVXURIEs
FER GRANT AND His RELA-
TlVES---DAWES In NEW.
MISUNDERSTANDING
APPROPRIATION BILL
PAsSED---BILL FOR
THE ADMISSION OF
GEORGIA.
Constitutional Convention.
The Judiciary Report the Special
order fer Next Tuesday,
Two Reports from The
Suffrage Committee.
ERIE RAILROAD PR0JECTS---AR-
REST OF COUNTER
FEITERS,
Constitutional Convention.

Bill agreed upon BY the House Committee,
foots up TO $4,000, 900, and includes the
following items: For preliminary expenses
for taking the ninth census, 100000 re
pairing and furnishing the Presidents house
$50 900 asked for, S25, 900 allowed $4,000
Were asked for, for lsmplighters, plumbers,
gas fitting, etc, for the Presidents house,
and s 900 allowed $4,000 were asked for
the care and improvement of the grounds
south of the Presidents house, and none a.
lowed ; 5 1000 was asked for the purchase OF
plants for the Presidents greenhouse, and
not allowed also, : 900 asked for the pur-
chase of trees, etc.; for roofing the Custom
House at Detroit, 81 500; continuing the
work on the branch mint at San Francisco,
100000 roofing the Custom House at
Cairo, 100000; repairs of Custom House
Ssndusky, $4,000; construction of Custom
House, 5 900; roofing Court House at
Madison, Wis, $4,000; furniture for Court
House at Des Moines, $4,000; furniture
for Court House at Springfield, No, SIS
600.
Barely quorum is present in the House,
as SO many memb have not returned from
Annapolis where they went yesterday TO see
the British war steamer Monarch.
Mr. Dswer left last night for New Hanp-
shire to speak for the Republican ticket.
The House has finally passed the Execu.
tive Appropriation bill, which has been un-
der consideration for the last two weeks.
and will next take up the Indian Appropria.
ton bill.
General Logan has not been able to get
IN his bill for the reduction of the regular
army.
General Butler reported from the Recon
construction Committee bill for the sd mis-,
sion of Georgia, similar TO the Virginia and
Mississippi bills, and said he would call il
up for action next Tuesdsy. Mr.. Beck,
of Kentucky, also offered bill simply de
claring Georgia entitled to admission, which
he would ask the House to substitute for
Buffers bill. The lattar will, however, be
passed by party vote.
sBRINGFIELD, FEB. 25.-The Convention
met at ten o clock.
Mr.. Comeron presented p.t.tion from
the citizens of W heeling, Cook Co., praying
that it remain part OF that county.
Mr.. Anthony reported the following oath,
to De administered to all State executive
and judlcial officers, and mem bers of the
Legislature:
Il do soemnly swear Tor affirm, as the
case may be- that will support the Consti-
tuition OF the United States and the Consti-
tuition of the State OF Illinois, and that | will
faithfully discharge the duties of the office
according to the best Of my ability
Laid on the table and ordered printed.
The resolution of Mr.. Washburne, proyid
ing for the assembling of the Convention at
10 o'clock each day, was then taken up.
Mr.. Stephenson moved substitute pro
viding for evening sessions, which was voted
down. and the original resolution was lost,
by noes SO, to ayes %.
Mr.. Skinner offered the report of the Judi
ciary Committee. Laid on the table.
Mr.. Cary moved that 500 copies be print
ed, which was agreed to, and the yeport
made the special order for Thursday, March
the 3rd.
Mr.. Dement,, from the Committee on Right
of Suffrage, presented an article as q MAJOR
lty report. The report is the same as the
one offered before, with the exception of the
following new section:
SEC. l. Every person who was an elector in
this State on the FIRST of April, AID. 1866 land
every male citizen of the United above the
age of twenty one years who shall have re-
sided in the State one year, and in the elec
ton district sixty days next preceding any
election, shall be entitled to vote at such
election.
Mr.. Haines, from the same committee,
offered minority report, which provides
that, at the next election, ballots shall be
prepared reading "For female suffrage" or,
against female suffrage" and if major
/ ity Of votes cast shall De for the suffrage,
then the word male shall be stricken out oI
the Constitution. This report is signed by
Haines of the Lake, Buxton, Pillsoury, aud
| Truesdale.
Mr.. Mcdowell from the same com mmittee
offered q minority report, which is the same
as formily reported by the majority of the
committee. Ii provides that the wore
"whte" shall be retained in the first section
providing the qualification of voters. This
report is signed by c. Mcdowell, J. NJ
Sharpe, and A. W. Bowman.
The reception of these reports prod duced q
long discussion relative to making then
special orders, and the whole subject wa.
indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Atkins offered resolution that here
after no leave Of absence shall be granite,
to allow members to 90 home to attend t
their own private business. Laid on th
table by "a ayes to 29 noes,
A resolution providing for recess unit
Wednesday next was laid on the table.
, A resolution was offered providing tha
r the Committee report on Military A fairs
made the special order for two O'Clock.
At 1890 the Convention adjourned unit
: two o'clock.
New YoRK, Feb. 26.-The Spanish nav
man-of-wsr Katalps, was taken into th
" Brooklyn navy yard yesterday.
3 Assistant Treasurer Folger, of New \ ori
, wrote to q member of the House Committe
on Appropriations, saying that the Legisl'
t tive bill only appropriated $4,000 for II
It next fiscal year for clerks, porters, dete,
tives, ETC., for his office, and that $l5s,OC
we're needed to keep the office going vii
{ its present force. If the necessary appr
u priation is not made, number of employ
in the sub treasury will soon be discharge
It 1t is stated that the Erie Railway Cor
= pany has offered 100000 for the ground {
n which the Protestant episcopal Theologic
o Seminary stands, on Ninth Avenue, with
lie view to create q monster railroad depot {
st the property. The Erie cars, it is stat
d also, are intended to cross the river fro
sr Jersey by running under the bed Of the rir