Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-03
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WASHINGTON June l.-SEEATE.-The |
motion to rssCind the resolution for final
adjournment on the Sd, elicted long and Bit !
ter debate, participated in by majority Of the
Senators. Messrs. Conkliug and Logan
we're particularly severe upon Messrs.
Sumner and Schurz, charging them with
en- barrsssing and delaying public business.
HoUsE.-On motion Of Mr. Garfield a
| concurrent ssolUtion was passed extending
the session until Tuesday evening next at
| 7 O'Clock.
A recess was taken until Pm
EVENING SESSION motion of Mr.
Shanks the investigation into the Indian
frauds was ordered continued during the
vacation.
| A message was received from the Senate
announcing that it had rescinded the con-
current resolution for an adjournment on the
third of June.
| Mr.. Butler moved to concur, stating that
this course wss rendered necessary because
speech four ho1rs' long, intending to de-
stroy the Republican party, had been in
jected into the public business.
Mr.. Dawes offered q resolution to adjourn
June 10th, expressing his belief that the
Senate would agree to it. Adopted.
At $40 recess was taken nntil Monday
moruing.
New YoRK, June IA special dispatch
from London says that on Thursday the
Alabama negotiations we're ended, and all
efforts to secure an agreement of the two
governments on the supplementary article
we're defnaiely reinquished. Yesterday
negotiations were re opened on the part of
the British government, which gives color
20 the suppositiou that it has reconsidered
tts determination not to accept the Senste's
amendments to the supplementary article
The point of the present difficulty is the
absence from the article Of any words which
can be held As defining the indirect claims.
The failure to declare what clAss of claims
is designated by the term ''indirect," it is
; thought would be likely TO lead to the in
trod uction under the title of "direct claims"
Of claims which England would deem mad
missible.
; James Gordon Bennett, Sr., expired
, shortly after 5 o'clock this afternoon. For
several days he had been unconscious and
was sustained only by stimuants. He
passed last night TRANQUILITY and was thought
to be better this morning; but this afternoon
sunk rapidly. His end Was painless. The
flags on the Herald office and Astor House
. are at half-mssi tonight, the office re-
naming open for business as usual. Mr..
Bennstt's funeral will be deferred until the
> arrival of his children from Europe. If his
family consent, the Catholics will make his
J. obseou uies imposing in the extreme.
- The Herald, in announcing the death Of
Mr. Bennett, says; Five years ago Mr.
Bennett entirely withdrew from the active
10 management of the Herald, but, although
infrm, his general health had been remarka
blv rood, while his fine intellect remained
unim paired, and his interest in events of tn,
= day continued unabated up to the momen
* of his fatal illness. On Tuesday last, a. th'
request of Mr. Bennett, Archbishop Nc
Closkey visited his bedside, and administered
10 him the sscraments Of the church. Whel
his last hour arrived he sank to sleep II
death calmly and peacesbly, and his sou
OF passed away without q struggle Mr.. Ben
nd nest was in the 77th year of bis age.
SS Ata meeting Of the Irish Demoorati
Uuion last evening, resolutions we're adopte
iudorsin n the nomination Of Horace Greele
- and commanding his nomination OF the Bs
timore convention.
N The Tribune publishes dispatch from
g Washington Mclean, of Cincinnati, statln
ns that Mr.. Pendleton was msrepresented IN tt
telegram sent from Reading to the Phils
10 delphia Age, and that the gentleman
- decidedly in favor of the CincnnatI pia
/! form and its nominee.
PHILADELPHIA, June 2.-But a few de
90 se ates to the National Republican Conve
y tion have arrived, and they are the advan
cd guard of differen. delegations. Anon
those in town tonight are Governor Hs'
ley, of Conn; Gov. Noyes, of Ohio; W.
! Dugan and VIM. Vandiver, Of Iowa.
large number of newspaner men are alreac
,o gathered here.
New YoRK, June 2-Ths TIM e. Phil
j delphis special says "fhere appears sou
division Of sent msnt among the New
delegation as to candidate for Vice Pre-,
~ dent Mr.. CoIfsx will probably receive u
vote of nearly half the delegation on hr
10 ballot. Henry Wilson viii also have
largo vote. Wm d. Bipckham, of the Oh
= delegation has arrived and announces 10
Gov. Dennison has written q letter OF VII
drawal and that Mr.. Coifax will recel
nearly the whole vote of this delegation. /
contes, is between Colfax and Wilson, n
l. it is difficulty to say who will be chose
The Connecticut delegation is determined
bring out Gen. Hawley and ne may be
compromise candidate