The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-02-02
WASHINGTON.
NEW YORK EPIDEMIC--WIFE MUIR
DER NUISANCES--SCANDAL CASE.
FOREIGN NEWS.

SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 1.-The Convention
met at 10.
The President submitted a communica
ton from the Auditor, containing a state
ment of standing appropriations now IL
force BY law. 1t shows that the total OF
probable amount that will be paid from
the Treasury on standing appropriation:
from the sd ournment Of the Twentieth to
the adjournment of the Twenty seventh
General Assembly is $477,0
A petition to prohibit inscriptions, by
secret societies, on corner stones, was re
ceived and referred; also q half dozen re
quiring railroad corporations to keep thei,
offices for transfer of stock within the
State.
Mr. Anthony presented a communication
from Hon. G. Edwards, containing statistics
OF the cost and receipts of the canal since
its inception, which was read.
Mr.. Dement, WAS astonished and deeply
trou bled that we were compelled TO take the
showing of private citizen as to this i'm por.
tant matter. Unless he could be furnished
better argument than this to vote for the
article proposed by the committee, he would
never vote for it. Four hundred copies
were ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Haines offered an amendment to q
resolution of Mr.. Washburne, offered yester
day. On motion Of Mr. Allen both were
laid on the table. The amendment provides
that members shall return at the close of the
session, all stationery IN their possession.
Resolutions that fees shah be uniform,
and that eli fees for any Office exceeding
81, 600 per year shall be paid into the State
treasury, and that Sheriffs shall be elected
for two years. and not to be eligible for more
than two terms, were introduced and re.
ferred.
A resolution giving : is additional postage
stamps to the Secretary passed.
The hour having arrived, the Convention
went into Committee of the Whole on the
canal question-Mr Goedhue in the chair
Mr.. Turner said that the canals should no,
be leased or sold until the people had SO
voted at an election. The Almighty has
marked line for q canal as plain as the
sun a. noon. He was friend and proud
of Chicago. He glorisd in her success. He
was entirely opposed to this articls going in
to the Constitution in its present form. He
was willing that the canal should be widened
If the people SO desired. The statement Of
Hon. Gideon Edwards of the cost and re-
ceipts of the canal shows that the total cost
of construction was $685., ,66S,42. The re-
ceipts up to December, 1868, we're
$40, sol l,595,66; the expenditures to
December. 1865, were slO.229,
345.I9. He was in favor Of the amendment
of Mr.. Cameron, and would 60 no further
than they proposed. He favored keeping
the canal as it is. aud is opposed to the
State building the canal, in order to regu.
r -
and keep the canal TO protec. the people
against excessive monopolies and e1tortion.
He was unutterably opposed to anything
that committed the State to any system of
public improvement.
Mr.. Archer obtained the floor and spoke
for thirty minutes. At the conclusion of
Mr.. Archers re marks, the committee rose,
asked leave to sit agaiu, and the convention
to o'clock this afternoon.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The line and staff
question was discussed at length to day by
House Naval Committee, but no decision
was arrived at.
Mr.. Schenck has just reported the tariff
bill, and explained its provisions.
Mr.. Allison desired that action should be
deferred on it until the House and country
had an opportunity to give it a careful con-
sideration. The bill, he said, was drawn in
the interest of protection, and would effect
the interests of the country Fifty millions of
dollars. There was an entire change in the
classification of iron, steel, sugar and other
leading articles.
The House Commerce Committee to day
decided to make Omaha port of delivery
The House Foreign Affairs Committee to,
day decided to report against raising the
mission to China TO full mission.
The China and Japan indemnity fund in
the State Department, amounting to ST.
268,0G0, was ordered, by order of the House
Appropriation Committee to-day, to be
transferred into the Treasury.
Secretary Boutwell, was before the Bank
ing and Currency Committee TO day, and
made long statement concerning the
gold psufe. Respecting the movement tc
advance the premium he knew nothing, ex
cept what he saw in the papers at the time
He had frequent conversations with gentle
men as to the propriety of selling gold. BE
knew nothing, nor did any of his assocI
ates, as he has always managed to steel
clear of the Wall street operators, and keeI
his own secrets.
New YORK. Feb. 2.-Seventy six new
cases Of the new epidemic, the relapsine
fever, were reported tn the Board OF health
Yesterday. No deaths from the disease have
been up to this time reported.
Michael Welch, aged forty five, NATIVE
of Ireland, was arrested last night, charged
with having kicked his wife to death.
The Grand Jury yesterday presented a
nuis ances the Tombs in Center street ane
the frightful tar pavement in Fifth avenue
One of the most extraordinary dlvorc'
cases ever brought before New York cour
is now being tried by Judge Barnard IN th
Supreme Court. The plaintiff is Commodor
John T. Gleason, . veteran officer OF tn
United States navy, aged Ga years. Th
defendant, his wife, is an old lady OF So, an
the mother of two grown sons, and her com
psnion in an alleged adultery is anothe
elderly person, John B. Howell, who is ais
the parent Of grown children. The witness
e. against Mrs Gleason, who were examines
Yesterday, were the wife and daughter G
Mr.. Howell. The alleged criminality va
| committed in Providence, Rhode Island
The unusual character of the evidence pro
| duced for the prosecution, and the larg
| wealth of one, and the high social standin
| r A. ashar of tho fa m ,l,o. xotoroatoA 4r