The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-01-25
Constitutional Convention.
Railroad Questien---Cencerning
Mines---Slim Attendance
Educational "A Recess
Proposed--They want
to 60 to Chicago
State Penitentiary
Expenditures.
Excise Law and tho New
York Germans---Wau
Street Speculations--
GhOuls at Work.
Portuguese Mis-
sion.
MORMONISM---R. r. STRIkERS---
ME1HODIsM vs.. CATHOLICISM.
MARKETS--GOLD I.2O 81.

met at ten o'clock. The chair announced
the appointment of Mr.. Bayne on the com
mittes on schedule, vics Patterson, deceased
committee, vice Billings.
| A communication from the Auditor
relative to the expense Of the State penIten
| tlsry since 1867, was received and ordered
! printed.
! The following, among other resolutions
were offered and referred
! By Mr.. Church, to permit the Legislature
to take aud control the franchise of any
railroad in the State, when it has ceased tc
/ be deemed of public benefit and use, and .tc
sion elected under this constitution, shall
| pass just laws subjecting railroad corpora
| lions to the power and control of the courts
in respect to exorbitAns rates charged by
railroad companies, which made them
oppressive to the people.
BY Mr.. Turner, to provide that an amend,
ment to the federal constitution, before being
adopted by the Legislature, shall Re submit,
| ted to the people for approval.
By Mr.. Allen, to subject telegraph lines,
resolution, calling on the State Auditor
for detailed statement of the amounts paid
by him for expenses of the General Assembly
of 1869, not inclnded in former report,
was passed.
The Convention resolved itself into
committee Of the whole on the special order,
viz, the report of the committee on mines
and mining interests, Mr.. Pierce being in
the chair.
Mr Snyder, in q brief and very forcible
manner. argued the adoption of the report
Mr. Cameron offered, as a substitute, that
the Legislature shall provide for the use of
escapement shafts in sll Illinois mines, and
shall provide proper penalties for violation
of the law, and supported it in speech of
considerable length.
An amendment providing that the Legis
lature shall pass, from time 20 time, such
laws as may be necessary for the health and
lives of miners, was offered BY Mr.. Goodell
Mr.. Carey said the adoption of this
amendment would stop lead mining forever.
and that interest would at once be crushed
out by the adoption Of the report of the
ommittee.
Mr.. Eldrid ge desired to see very stringent
laws passed in protection of the Vas. indus
trial mining interests.
Mr.. Benjamin fully conceded in these
views on this subject.
Mr.. Cameron was opposed to Gil amend
meuts and substitutes offered.
Considerable complaint was made this
morniug by the working members of this
Convention at the absence of those who are
not detained by sickness from the city. The
attendance on the floor to day was decidedly
slim.
A strong opposition will be made to the
adoption of any article providing for the
establishment of any institution of learning
TO be supported out of the Illinois Central
railroad Fund. If the committee report
article to that effect it will not pass, as many
members sey it is an effort made to benefit
some particular locality.
A resolution will be introduced, this
week, providing after Friday next for q recess
of i've days a. the expiration of which the
Convention is TO reassemble in Chicngo.
A resolution to prefix the word Almighty
before God in the proposed pream bic to the
Constitution was offered this morning, to
indicate that ell power Was not confined to
this body, an idea which is seriously enter
tanned by many sensible people.
The Auditors statement of expenditures
for the State penitentiary is very lengthy
and full IN its details. Ii shows that the
total amount paid siuoe January /, 1867, is
S75 633 40. 1t gives the pay of the Com
missioners at $4,000 per year, the warden
and deputy each the same, the clerk and
physician each s 900 per year, the steward
$l.S00 and that the other employees have
their pay determined by the Commissioners.
ST.. PAUL, Jan. 24.-On the 10th of Jan
usry laborers wages on the Superior railroad
we're reduced from Sl,75 to $l.40. There
Is riot among the Swedes and 700 hundred
are reported as rioting at Hinekley. They
have stopped all work on the road and
threaten to stop trains. A telegram reported
that they burned one hundred and fifty
shapties, last night, which has been contra
dicted. A special train with officers of the
road and q police force leaves Hinckley at
IL m.
New YoRK, Jan. 25.-A number of Ger.
mans in Brooklyn met aud adopted
resolutions Yesterday afternoon, demanding
the total repea. of the Excise law by the
Legislature Many of the lager beer estab-
hshments in this city and Brooklyn were
open yesterday, and the beverage probably
! sold as au inducement to sign.
| The Herald says that the feature OF the
ensuing week promises to be struggle In
Northwestern, of which Daniel Drew is re-
/ ported largely short, while Commodore Van
/ derbit is said to have been buying 1t ever
since September.
| As an inducement to the employees OF the
Erie railroad along the line not to join then
Jersey City brethren in the strike, they have
been given full working time at increased
wages.
A sermon, in exposition Of the greatness
power and progress of the Methodist church
was preached by the kew. c G. McCabe, oi
Chicago, ct St. Luke's Methodist Episcopal
Church yesterday morning. Mr.. McCabe
ridiculed the position of Father Hecker
that in 1900 this country would be wholly
Papist.
The Mormon Bishops and Elders are max
| ing exertions to extend their faith in Long
Island. A Conference was begun there on
Friday last, and closed yesterday. The bus
mess sessions of the Conference have been
conducted with closed doors, but public
meetings for instruction in doctrine have
been held daily The Conference wss at
tended BY . delegation from Salt Lake City,
! headed by Bishop Burton. As result Of
A.. R,shor .<.<;ooo1 - that