Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-13
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WASHINGTON, Dee. l2.-The Senate TO-
day confirmed the following nominations ::
John W. Douglass Commissioner of Internal
Revenue; Chester A. Arthur, Collector of
Customs for New York; Geo. Bancroft.
Envoy extrsorG nary and Minister Plenipo-
teutiAry to the German Empire; Fhos Il. K.
Smith, Surveyor Of Customs for Omaha.
Neb.; Jno. (. Rault, Of Illinois, Second
Assistant Postmaster General.
In the House resolution By Mr.. Town
send, of n. Y, was adopted, instructing the
Secretary of the Treasury to ascertain and
report whether any national banks in New
York are interested or concerned in promot-
ing an artificial scarcity of money.
The House committee on banks and cur
rency to-day talked over ,he subject of the
resum ption Of specie payments. It IS not
probable that any definite action will be
taken on the subject by the entire committee
until after the holidays
The Election COMMITTEES has decided that
Mr.. Clark, Republican, and Mr.. Herndon,
Democrat, are entitled to be sworn as mem
bers from Texas, pending any contest for
their seats.
The Republican Senators held csucus
this afternoon or the subjec! Of the revival
of the committee on retrenchment and
civil service reform. The debate was
free and uncJnstrained, both in a national
and party view. The question was not dis
posed of.
The entire expense OF the census was
$3,2S7, 900.
The committee on Foreign Affairs will
not act on Gen. Banks bill to carry into
effect thar part Of the treaty of Washington
relative to the fisheries until after the holi-
days, but an effort will be made previously
to pass an appropriation of quarter of a
million for the expenses of the tribunal ot
arbitration at Geneva.
Delegate Hooper returns to Utah mex,
week. He is in favor of the formation of q
State constitution acceptable to Congress sf
a preliminary to the admission of Utah.
New YORK, Dec. l2.-ChAs. 0'Connoi
was incorrectly reported at Albany. What
be did say was that be had found nothing
in mis- investigation to Indicate that Mayor
Hall was q regular thief.
The Ocean bank, of which Tweed Is q
director, was thrown out of the clearing
hOuse to day, the bank having failed.
a dispatch from Raleigh states that botf
debate upon the recent arrests tor alleged
kuhluxism. The general assembly hat
authorized the Attorney Of the State TO ap
! ply to the supreme court OF the United
States for wri, Of hGbeas corpus to test th'
legality of the military arrests.
An Atlanta dispatch states that q conflio
has arisen between the legislature and Gov
Conley, the latter declining to recognize tn
right Of the former TO extend the session be
yond the legal forty days. Yesterday tn
| GOverncr instructed the Treasurer not 1
pay the members. 1t is rumored at mid
night that the President supports the Cover
uor against the legislature. Both house
met to day.
HALIFAX, Dec. l2.-The ship LAugOle
with cargo Of wheat was wrecked.
All hands lost.
TORoEro, Dec. l2.-The excitement ii
regard to the Prince Of Wales is intense
The papers are issuing extras every ha
hour.
LONDON, Dec. l2.-Privase and unofici:
advices from Sendtingham and Windsol
recently by the Central Press News agency
hold out some shght hopes OF q favorRbl
turn in the Princes disease. The patient
voice remains strong, 8 proof that nature
not completely exhausted.
The preparations which were maxim
against an unfsvorable result are relaxin,
The kilograms sent from Ssndringhsm
Windsor are more reassuring. and the hope
Of the royal household at the castle hay
been raised this afternoon BY q private di
patch from Col. Ponsonby.
The Princess Alexandra is almost CO
stastly by the bedside of her husbsn
, When she is compelled to retire for rest b
place is supplied by the Princess Alice. H
majesty, the Queen, remains ct Sandriu
ham.
u Itappears from the London Times tn
the Prince contracted his illness at Lol
Londsborough's house, near Scsrboroug
). Yorkshire. Several guests who visited q
70 house the same time we're attacked by feve
: among then the Earl of Chesterfield, sin
= dead.
- Another English Journal speaking of q
Princes disease, says there seems to be