The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-02-04
KANSAS SENATE AND THE 18TH
AMENDMENT--HAVANA CARNAGE
FOREIGN NEWS--MiRkETS.
MARkETS--GOLD I.2O 3-S.

! SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 3.-The canal excite
ment is still unsba,ed, in view of the vote
to be taken to d4-. The Convention met a
! 10 o'clock.
| Mr.. Brown, of Masssc, made a third re
| port from the Com mmittee on Future Amend
nents. MIR. Bryan argued IN favor of the
majority report submitted yesterday.
| BY Mr.. Sedgwick, a resolu ion that private
property shall never be taken for public use
| without the consent of the owner. Referred
By Mr.. Nsndeventer, q resolution 10 draw
! one hundred dollars more for delegates
Adopted. Two members voted no.
By Mr.. Poage, q resolution to let the hall
TO night to DR.. Wallace for lecture on
education. Adopted.
By Ar. Carey, asking the Auditor for a
statement OF the stationery issued to mem.
oers of Twenty fifth and Twenty sixth Gen
rral Asse N blies, and also the record OF the
votes on the Lake front md other ring bulls.
motion to lay on the ia ole was lost by a yes,
u: nays, II. Mr.. Henry moved 10 amend
oy asking members 10 so into the Secreta
ry Office aud find out for themselves. Mr..
Goodhue moved that committee be ap-
pointed 10 prepare a biograpny Of the Leg
slators.
Pending consideration, the Convention
vent into Committee of the Whole on the
Canal question.
Mr. Washburne resumed the discussion.
ae was glad that the subject was about
being closed, for it had involved the State in
Al expense OF from ten to twenty thousand
dollars. He was II favor ofthe State retain
ing the cana, but was strongly opposed to
any system of internal improvements ever
being again entered into BY the State.
Mr.. Ross followed in reply to Mr.. Wash
ourne, and all those who had spoken sgainst
the canal. There Is no question but that
Mr.. Ross speech WAS the ablest ye, de
Ivered on either side. He denied that the
reports of the co nmittees contemplated an
appropriation by the State to complete or
-ulsrge the canal. 10 reply 10 Mr.. Allen. of
Ora awtord, " ho lad reviewed the disastrous
mprovem ent schemes Of 1886, he said that
he canal was all that was left of that vast
AMOUNT Of money expended. He WAS In
the Legislature when the proposition was
made to give up the canal and repudIate
the improvement debt, and opposed it then.
he thought the Legislature had done a
ioolish thing IN charteriug railroad com
isny to run along the banks of the canal.
Mr.. Ross charged Mr.. Allen, as Chairman
II the Legislative Committee, with having
tied up the hands of the people, so that they
could not vote dollar for railroads. Who
made this Convention the masters of the
people?
The galleries and lobbies are again
crowded to sufocatiou. There are only
sixty-on members present.
Mr.. Wells followed in support of the
canal, when, at l2;35 o'clock, the Conren-
ton adjourned till o'clock
WAsH1ssros, Feb. 4.-The Senate Fl
aauce Committee have completed the Fund
ng bill. 1t provides that for three classes
IF bonds, of four hundred million dollars
ach, bearing a rate OF interest OF four,
four and half and 5 per cent, running
twenty, thirty and forty years. II requires
National Banks TO exchange their present
bonds, and to take of the new bonds one
third of each, one year after passage of bill.
Another section requires further increase
Of the capital of the National Banks to
one million dollars, and to retire one hun
ired million dollars greenbscks.
The Ways and Means Committee have
ixed the time for the consideration of the
amendment of the Revenue bill in the House,
March /.
General Butler Yesterday reported, and
the House passed, the bill for the admission
Of Mississippi. T. conditions are the
same as those of the Virginia bill
ST. LoUIs, Feb. An the Kansas Sem
ate, Yesterday, the memorial asking Con
gress to submit the Sixteenth Amendment
30 various States, was tabled by the casting
vote of the Lieu,enan. Governor.
New YoKE, Feb. 4.-The stonemasons
are still on a strike, and are quite resolved
not TO give in to the reduction proposed by
Commodore Vanderbil. The strikers mum
bar one hundred and ten men, and were all
emploved on the Hudson River Railroad de.
NOT The Commodore wants the men to
sork for 81 instead of $3.50 per day
The iury in the Glasson divorce case could
not ep zee. and were discharged yesterday.
They stood seven for the plaintiff and hve
for tine defendant.
There were 65 immigrants landed at this
port since January Sc, making total OF
2s4 who have arrived since the LIST ultImo.
Richmond information is received that
Charles Thomas, living some eight or ten
miles from Floyd Court House, was foreioiy
taken from mis- home last night, and unmsr
cifully whipped by party of disguised men.
Il appears that Thomas had been in the
service of the int ernsl revenue authorities rs
an informer, and upon his reports several
parties engaged in the illicit distillGtion OF
whisky were arrested and their property
seized. in that neighborhood. 1t is supposed
that friends of his victims administered to
Thomas the castigation. He was stripped
bound. and received several hundred
lashes.
ALEXANDRIA, Feb. Alt has been fairly
demonstrated that vessels drawing more
than seventeen and . half feet of water are
able 10 pas, through the Suez canal with
safety.
KEY WEST, Feb. Mr.. Ramos, agent
of tbs Cuban Junta. has received Q dispatch
confirming the report that $50 persons had