The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-03
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Constitutional Convention,
PRINCE OF WALES AND HIS
AM0URS.
Mr.Brady and The Chief Jurticeship.
NITRO GYCERiNE EXPLOSION.
Mr.Brady and The Chief JurticeshiI
NITRO GYCERINE EXPLOSION.

SPRINGFIELD, March 3.-The Conventio,
met at ten O'Clock
Mr.. Skinner moved to refer the additions
section offered yesterday by Mr.. Wall to th'
Committee on Municipal Corporations.
The previous question being called OF
striking out the word "tax payer" 1t wal
done.
! Mr.. Haiues, of Lake, offered substitute
that no city or other corporation shall have
power to tax its inhabitants In aid OF private
corporations, which was lost, and the
question recurring on the substitute d
amended, it was adopted by 46 ayes to II
| noes.
A motion to reconsider the ordering wa
sustained, and the report was taken up By
sections.
Section II was adopted.
| Mr.. Robinson moved to amend the third
section by inserting Il instead of IS year,
as the age of the Senators, which was lost
Also resolution providing three instead
/ of FIVE years residence, and he section was
adopted.
| Section was then taken up, and an
amendment, dividing the State into 35 In
stead of 81 Senatorial districts, was offered
and the section adopted.
! A dozen amendments to section ) were
offered and lost, and the section adopted.
Mr.. Wells moved to postpone the consid
Grafton of section six until March 5th. Lost
an the section adopted.
Section seven was taken up and adopted
altogether with sections eight to seventeen,
inclusive.
Mr.. Hayes offered An amendment to the
eighteeHth section, providing that any per
son IN the employ of, or in receipt of free
passes from any railroad corporation, shall
be ineligible to a seat in the Legislature or
on the bench, and made q strong logical
speech on it's adoption.
Mr.. Cody thought the 30sh section, pro
viding an oath, met the case fully.
Mr.. Benjamin was opposed to making in
vidious distinctions in persons holding office
He was in favor of corporations receiving
no more rights than were grained to in
dividuals
MIR Hay thought you might as well pro.
scribe lawyers and farmers as railroad EN-
ployes. He hoped the amendment would
not be adopted.
MIR. Buxton offered an amerdmen. that
any railroad offering pass to members of
the Legislature shall forfeit its charter
L aid on the table.
Mr.. Buxton moved to lay Mr.. Hayes's
amendment on the table. Lost by 46 noes
to 20 ayes.
Mr.. Medill moved to strike out "while in
the regular service of any railroad corpora
iion.'
Mr.. Church hoped when the question came
for measures, not Of annoyance of railroads,
but for the true relief of the people, the gen,
tlemen now presiding over this matter would
found on the RI yht side. He opposed the
amend nent, as it was trIhing in matters not
before the Convention.
Pending the motion TO strike out, the Con
ventiOn at once adjourned.
Late London pa pers contribute the coz
tinuatiOn Of the proceedings In the Nor
daunt divorce case. The evidence of Sir
Charles Mordaunt is interesting, is ind
eating the general feeling IN regard to the
character Of the Prince of Wales. Sir
Charles testified that before his marriage
TO Lady MOrdaunt, he knew of her init
macy with the Prince, and that after the
marriage, he warned her against contInu-
ing the acquaintance. He told her he had
heard in various quarters certain circum-
stances connected with her previous char
scter that caused him TO wish her TO break
off with him. Notwithstanding this wish
she continued TO receive the Prince without
the knowledge of her husband until the time
she made the voluntary confession that
criminal intimacy had been existing between
them. Sir Charles also testified to the dis
covery of batch of letters and valentine
from the Prince to his wife. The court
refused to permit the letters to be read.
Gen. Quessda will probably be rendered
q reception by the Cuban junta.
United States Marshal Harlow denies the
Ok Id from
here.
Mr. Sc ward has declined q banquet ten
dered him by the City Council of this
city.
Rev. Dr. McGlintock lies critically i'll
here, and it is not thought probable that he
will recover
Surrogate Hutchings has decided for the
validity of the will of Chas. Fox, bequeathing
100000 worth of property to the United
States. The matter will be contested by
relatives in the court.
ALBANY, March 2.-The Assembly to
night passed to a third reading of the bill TO
regulate the sale OF liquors. An amend
ment that the question of license or no
license be So omitted TO the people OF each
to wn having been previously rejected.
Among the bills introduced was one pro
viding that all policies OF life insurance be
declared non forfeiture after the fret pay
ment.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-The Senate goes
into executive session this afternoon at
o. clock, and will definitely decide the ques'
tion OF confirming Mr.. Bradley as Justice of
the Supreme Court before Adjournment.
1t is believed that the final vote will be very
close.
The Senate Judiciary committee, through
Mr.. Edmunds, made q report today in the
Georgia case.
They hold that many irregularities have
taken place in reorganizing the Legislature
under the reconstruction acts of last Decem
her but that it is not advisable for Congress
to take any further steps on that subject.
Incidentally, they declare against the night
of State officers TO hold Office for any longer
time than they were originally elected
The Senatorial question is not touched
upon.
The Senate held an executive session on
the nomination of Mr.. Bradley as Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court. Finally, on
m o,ion of Mr.. Rice it was postponed till the
2ls.-by 81 to 90.
The object of the possponement is stated
to be to afford time for it's passage.
A bill was reported from the Judiciary
Committee, embracing Mississippi, Tennes
see and Arkansas in one judicial district,
with an Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court, resident in territorial limit.
A movement is on foot by Mr.. White
mores friends in South Carolina for his re-
election to Congress.
| Among the nominations confirmed BY the
Senate are, John P. Rouett, Marshal South
ern district Illinois. Postmasters ]. L
Crane. Sprinfeld, H.; W. W Sellers, Pekinl
Ill: Jesse R Grant, Covington, KY.
Among others nominated and sent to the
Senate were Charles q. Lewis, of Virginia
Minis,er resident Portugal; Richard H
Whitney, Assessor Of Internal Reveue foi
the 5th district Illinois; j. C. c. Haskins
lPostmaste. Sioux City, Iowa.