The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-02-04
F0RTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
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Special to Daily ARsUs.
SPRIssVIELp, Feb. 4-The House morn
ing session was takeu up with a senseless
discussion in regard to printing bills. The
Senate bill to regulate the practice in courts
of record was read at length. Bills were
introduced in each House for the partial
completion of the new State Houee. S.
New YORK, Feb. 1.-The French papers
Of this city are warning the French public
against what they suspect TO be swindle.
The diamond concert in the aid of victims
of the war, which is announced TO come
otfin Washington this month, when it is rep
resented $s00,000 worth of diamonds and
jewelry will be disposed of in premiums.
The French Consul General of this city,
whose name has been used in connection
with the alleged philan,hropic enterprise,
has denied the authorized use of the same
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. The members of
tie Japanese embassy visited the capitol,
and we're presented to the Speaker, Mr..
Blaine, and many other members of Con
gress in the Speakers room, and were sub
sequently escorted 70 the floor of the House
and afterwards to the Congress Library and
Senate, attracting universal attention.
JERSEY CRY, Feb 4-Last night the sus-
picious movements of man in Grand
street carrying a large bundle attracted the
attention of a police officer who arrested
him and discovered the bundle to contain
over $4,000 worth of silks and laces which
it is supposed had been smuggled. The
man gave his name as Duncan McCohen Of
Scotland, and refused to give any infor-
nation concerning the articles, further than
be was employed to take the bundle from
board of ship in New Y York, to house in Jer.
sey City. McCohen has been detained TO
await developments.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 4-Governor Stevenson
of Kentucky gave Banquet to members OF
the Legislature at Frakfort last night
The colored people of Frankfort express
| great fear of the K. K. K, and are gather
| ing in the towns.
RICHMOND, IND, Feb. The trial of Mrs
Shaw for beating boy developed nothing
Court closes to day.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-SENArE. - The
Vice President announces as the Conference
| Committee on the bill abolishing the Offices
| of Admiral and Vice Admiral, Cragin, Viii
| son and Stockton.
On motion of Dir. Harlan a bill confer
| ring to the Senate of Iowa, the title to Ger
tain lands granted i. by the act of July,
1862, was passed and amended.
MIR. Pomeroy, of committee on post off ces
reported su ubstitute for the bill providing
that the bridge now building across the
Missouri River at Omaha, may be mort
gagged.
Mr.. Earland, introduced Q bill relative
to the bridge across the Mississippi River
Referred.
Mr.. Thayer, of committee on Milisia
Affairs, reported adversely on the House
Joint resolution, making the 30th of May
decoration day, a national holiday.
Mr.. Williams, moved to take up the reso-
luton for q special committee On ocean tele
graph legislation. A vote Was prevented by
Mr.. Sumner, who occupied the floor during
| the remainder of the morning hour.
Mr.. Williams asked leave to move to
extend the morning hour until the subiec,
was disposed Of.
Mr.. Sumner objected, and the resolution
went over.
Unfinished business came up IN order,
when Mr.. Davis moved to take up the House
bill granting pensions to soldiers and sailors
Of the war of 1912 and the widows of
deceased soldiers.
Mr.. Davis motion prevailed-yess 2S,
nays "a, and the pension bill referred to was
considered.
Several amendments were offered and
agreed to, among them one making provis-
ions of the bill spply to the widows of revo-
lutionsry soldiers, and the bill passed.
Adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Kelley, of New York, pre-
sented petition from the members of the
Ontario and Yates County, New York,
Homeopathic Medical Society, and l79 citi
zens of Ontario county, asking that one o.
more professorships of the Homeopathic sys
| tenn be provided for in the bill nov pending
before Congress to establish National Uni
versity at Washington.
The House, at half past one, fwent into
Committe of the Whole on the naval appro
pristion bill. The debate in the Committee
went through the usual range, touching the
coast surveys, League Island and New Lon
don navy yards, secretaries TO naval officers
etc. Without disposing of the bill, the Com
mittee rose.
| On motion of Mr.. Banks, the Senate con-
current resolution for the relief of the suf
ferers by the war in Europe was taken fro n
the Speakers table and adopted.
Adjourned