The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-29
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Special to Daily AReUs.
SPR1NGFIELD, Ill, March 29.-HoUsE-
A bill was introduced and under suspension
of the rule. read first time providing for
people voting for removal Of State Capital
TO Peoria.
A bill to appoint commissioners to take
charge of the Illinois and Michigan Canal
passed.
All committee clerks were discharged.
The Senate joint resolution passed for
adjournment from Tuesday next, until
November 18th.
A bill providing for the inspection of
coal mines was passed.
The Senate aud House railroad commit.
tees agreed in favor of the House railroad
bill and Senate warehouse commissioners
bill.
LONDON, March 29.-The Times CORES
pondent at Versailles, telegraphs to his
paper concerning the extensive military
preparations at Versailles. The troops are
in q state of active preparation with view
Of immediate attack on Paris. The govern
ment is fully confident of its ability to crush
the insurgents.
Advices from Algeria state that the revolt
against the French authority is rapidly
spreading, and that the whole province is
now more or less affected
Morkrsn an Arab chief has headed the
revolt at Constantinople. An immense
number ofArAbs have focked to his stand
ard and placed themselves under his com
mRnd
VERSAILLES, March 29.-M. Theirs sum
moned 9 council of number of prominent
brokers and merchants for the purpose of
delberatinz on the proposal for the removal
of Course from Paris to Versailles. The
council after short deliberation, refused tc
agree to the proposal.
| HARRISBURG, Va, March 29.-The late
President Buchanan's friend, Hon. J
! Black, has had George Bergnsr arrested
and bound over in the sum of $8, 900 to sp
pear before the York comfy criminal court
| for q libel contained in an alleged defanato
ry article published in the Harrisburg Tele
graph on February 7th.
PARIS, March 29.-NotUithsta ndins ths
statements with reference to the recent elec
tons, limiting the number of votes cast Il
100000, the Reds insist that 250, 900 were
polled.
The new sub-eentral committe of revolu-
tionists is composed of II members. M
Assy is president of the committee.
The work of organizing troops with the
view of having ct their command an avail
able and effcien. field force, is being pushed
with much spirit by the insurgent commit
tee. To this end Gen. Duval has been Ap-
| pointed to the command of the artillery
| Gen. Henry of the infantry, and Gen. Bari
goteS of the cavalry. The results of the
elections were publicly proclaimed from the
hotel de vile.
NEWARK, N. j., March 29.-Y Yestsrday
p. m. shocking accident occurred on the
Morris l. Essex r. r. Theodore Hartman,
brakesman Of the train, while passing
from one car 10 the other, fell through
When the train was stopped, few minutes
after his head was picked up ten feet from
| the body. The latter was mutilated in q
horrible manner.
SING SING N. Y, March Yesterday
fire broke out in large frame building OF
Main ST., owned by Reynolds & Young
which was entirely destroyed, together with
two other frame buildings adjoining. Loss
/ 25, 900 to $4,000,
WASHINGTON, Marck 29.--After the read
ing of the Ku-Klux bill, reported to th'
House by the Special Committee yesterday
the leaders on both sides Of the House an
nounced the policy which would govern
themselves and friends in the debate JUS
beginning. The republicans disavcwiuI
any purpose to limit the debate or to cal
The previous question, SO long as there is
desire on the other side to continue the dis
oussion. Mr.. Shellabarger then opened thu
debate with an explanation ofthe bill, ,simils
to the one given in brief in these dispstche
printed on Monday, and an able and e1
ponsiVe argument proving the constitution
aiitv of each section of the bill.
the right conferred on congress by th
fourteenth amendment to the constitution
enact such a law. Mr.. Kerr, democrat, fol
= lowed Mr.. Shellabarger and made an ana
1915 OF the fourteenth amendment to prov
that it conferred no new powers on the FED
eral government. He also argued that Il
, provisions of the bin allowing the Preside
Z to suspend the writ Of habeas corpus in Il
constitutional new definition of the rebe
. ion inserted in the bill in no way obviatiI
. this differently. Mr.. Kerr then took up al
criticised the several sections of the bi
and characterizing as monstrous the pow
conferred upon the President by the thi
: section.
At 3 o'clock there seemed to be lit
disposition TO proceed, however, deneI
Stoughton, after some few minutes silen'
/. took up the debate and made strong arg
ment in favor of protective legislatit
after which the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 28.-SEEATE.-A
Sumner presented Q memorial asking
the adoption of such measures as will {
cure Court OF Nations, where all questie
may be decided without the arbitrament
the sword, and urging that in points at iss
between Great Britain and the Unit
States every effort should be made to avt
V war between Me two countries. Under
: rule of the Sense prohibiting general br
ness, the memorial, instead of being
ferred TO 9 comnitsee, was laid on the tal
- Mr.. Sumner offered the following:
WHEREAs, L is repassented that Fret
l. Douglas and his s.a were exclut
go. fro common privileges o. travellers OF
maiIyieamer between Acqes Creek ,
stt~ WaahE.s.~ - annnnaA NJ a. =.