The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-02-06
SPRINGFIELD.
LEGISLATIVE NEWS,
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Special to Dsily ARGUS.
SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 6.-ln the House
number of unim portant bills we're intro
duced.
! Various other bills were read for the first
time, which took up the morning hour, and
will consume all the afternoon session.
| Ia the Senate nothing of importance was
done, except making the state house bill the
special order for to- morrow. S.
LONDON, Feb. "A telegram from Bor-
| desuX says.
Gambetta has protested against the legal
ty of the electoral decree which has been
issued by the Paris government. The mem
bers OF the late government are held as
prisoners by the Prussians, and are incaps
pie of issuing such decree, and for this
reason the DEGREES rendered are Ineffective.
II is au.horitively stated that the govern
nents OF Austria, Spain and Italy have Zach
offered their services as medlators IN the
present controversy between the Paris GOV
ernment and the delegation at Bordeaux.
1t ls the opinion IN diplomatic circulars
tGot lAO Y IucStlOu "a BhFiSatlUu VI tue river
Bannbe has already been settled by the rep
resentatives Of the gre At powers assent bled
IN conference. and that the commission to
which all matters pspertaining to that sub
ject are referred, and will be continued in
force.
| The celebrated dramatic author Thomas
W.sRobertson Moore, whose plays attained
great popularity In this country and America
died yesterday.
| The despatch from Berlin announcing the
death of Gen. Bourbaki is now regarded as
ensnssing from doubtful source and until
confirmed by further kilograms will not
receive much credit.
| 1t is positively stated in this city thut the
! Brothers Ro.hschiid have advanced TO the
! French Republic the war contribution which
has been levied by the Germans upon Paris.
VERSAILLES, Feb Sin pursuance of a
decree issued by Count ION Bismarck the
officers of the French army now in Paris will
be permitted to become candidates for mem
oers Of the National Asse mbly, but if unsuo.
cessful they will be obliged to surrender
themselves as prisoners four days after elec-
zion.
LONDON, Feb. 5.-The Duke Daumal is
candidate for election to the National
Assembly, aud has issued q manifesto TO the
electors in which he declares that whether
the future government of France to be deci-
! ded BY that Assembly be = constitutional al
monarchy or liberal republic, France can
| only be regenerated and reconstructed
through the stricsest political integrity Of
entire harmony among the leaders of the
| people.
VERSAILLES, Feb. 6--The members of the
Paris Government will leave that city for
Bordeaux on Friday. They will appear
before tha national assembly and account
to it direct for their actions.
BRUssELs, Feb. 6-It is reported here
that attempt has been made in Paris
10 assassinate Trochu. TIE Generals
orderly was killed, but he himself was not
inj jured.
PARIS, Feb. 6.-Seventy thousand per
sous have asked for permission TO leave the
| city.
! The museums at Versailles and ST. Ger
main are unInj ured.
! The members OF the Paris government
will go to Bordeaux on the 10th to render
an account Of their administration before
| the Assembly.
burne is here with NJ. Favre.
! The WORKS at Mon.medy aud Rocrsy will
| be blown up.
! Several trains loaded provisions entered
| Paris today.
Trochu has declined 10 stand as O candi
date for the Assembly.
| Favre, while negotiating the armlssice,
was instructed by his colleague, General
| Vinoy, who also took part in the delibera-
| tions.
| Ia all 9l4 prisoners have so far been
exchanged.
| An official note from Bismarck, points
| Gambetta to a decree issued by him, de
claring inelgibility to the Assem- bly, OF tunc-
tionaries under the Empire, as oorrobora'
tive of the fears expressed to Fsvre that the
election is not to be tree, Sin consequence
of which," continues the Count, Il have
proposed the couveniug of the Corps Leg
islatif, which was refused by Favre." The
note concludes with . protest from Bismarck
against the decree, and the statement tha,
the Germans will only recognize an Assem-
bly, composed of freely elected Deputies.
LosDoN, Feb. 4-The official journal OF
Paris publishes q decree by Favre provid-
ing for the elections. 1t omits all the polit
ical disqualihcations prescribed in the Bor-
deaux decree.
> H. 10 iepotteu tnat fEUeSlhD troops, III SlO
s lation of the truce, have entered Fecanp.
The foreign office announces that an offe,
; has been made to Birmarck and Favre ts
: place English resources at their dispose
:, for the supply of Paris with food, th'
q arrangements to be under the superintend
ence of French and German agents.
Travellers who left Paris on Wednesda
:. and arrived at Brussels to-day, report th
city quiet.
}. There was some slight disorder upo
rsceips Of the news of the signing of tn
armistice, but the rioters were easily ap
/, peased.
There was great difficulty in procurin
:, food, and twenty-three thousand person
have already asked for permission to leav
|, the city.
A preliminary electoral meeting. whic
,, had been held in Paris decided in favor {
the following candidates for the Nations
n Assembly Victor Hugo, Gari5aldi, Quine
Q, Gam BETA, Guizot and Moreau.
The members of the Paris Bourse hsv
c, published a list Of ninety military, naval Ii
erary and legal elebrities tc be submitte
y, to the great electoral meeting.
BORDEAUX, Feb. 4 4-Bismarck. havin
protested against the electoral disqualihc'
o, tons of the decree of the Bordeaux COVER
ment, Gambetta has made q reply whie
o, warmly defends that document, and says
illustrates the plans of Bismarck and b
20, accompl,ces, concerning the fallen dynss
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