Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-17
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New YOEK, Jan. l6.-The Hsralds
Washington telegram says that the dispatch
from Gortschakof about Minister CstacAzy,
has not yet been received at the State De-
pArtment.
Much iatereSt is felt as to the fleet Of the
CAIacszy matter upon our relations with
ku&Is. It's said that the President in
tends to sustain Secretary Fish, and accept
the fullest consequence, even to the point of
instantly recalling Minister Curtin, snd
suspendiDg sll relations with Russia, should
Gortschakof attempt to put any indignity
npon Fist. The department admits that
Russia feels some soreness, and the state
meut Is maCe that the warmth Of the dis
patch TO CurtiH, sbout which complsint
was made, is attributed TO Secretary Davis
for not having properly toned his message
WARRINGTON, Jan. lG.-The House For
elgn Affairs Committee today authorized
General Banks TO report q bill to carry into
eject the fishery clause under the Washing
ton Treaty. Several members of the com
mittee reserved thsir right TO oppose it when
It comes up iOr consider ation. General
Butler has accumulated quite An array Of
facts and figures, which he intends to use
in a speech when it is brought before the
House
A large delegation of steamboat men
were before the House Commerce Commit
tee to-day, for the purpose Of opposing the
use of the steGm-registeE gauge adopted by
the Steamboat Inspectors Able arguments
were submitted, showing its entire useless
ness.
The Ways aud Means Committee to-day
authorized its Chairman 10 report 10 the
House al the facts in their possession con
cerning the syndicAtes, without any recon-
incubation. A majority of the committee
approve of the Secretary's conduct in nego-
siA;ing the loan.
The House Postal Committee to-dsy
heard large delegation Of gentlemen, rep.
rssen.ing the leading envolOpe mRnufactur
ers Of the country, who are opposed to the
Government engaging in the manufacture
of envelopes. The committee intend to ex
anime into the whole question, and Tepor
such suggestions ss they deem proper undel
the circumstances.
The committee did not have time to ente
into their investigation concerning the pos
| tai contract system.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Finance Com
mittee. reported Tariff and Revenue bill
which reduces the duty on coal aud salt
and places 3 large number Of articles OF
the free list. de asked to have it printed
aud recOmmitted; whereupon Trumbul
protested against adding q Tariff bill TO tn
oil repseling the duty on salt and coAl
which has passed the House. He insiste,
that the two bills should be taken up an
passed. The bill was reoommitted.
The State Foreign Relations Committe
had up the Venezuei an question to-day, an
heard the argument on behalf Of the Amer
can claimants. An effort is to be made t
get final action on il at this session.
The Banking and Currency Committed
at it's meeting to-day, discussed the resumE
iion OF specie payments, but did not fnis
it. They have q special meeting on Frida!
to consider the whole question.
The Civil Service Reform is catching
on oil sides. General Butler, 10 reply
some remarks OF Mr.. Dawes, about our COL
suar service aud men holding those pos
tious, stated emphstically that he believe
that he was better able to decide the ques
ton rs to the competency of persons in b
district to discharge the duties to who
they might be assigned, than any broker
down schoolmaster in the land. This sent
men, was sPplauded-
DErRorT, January l6.-The United Stat
! Circuit Court, this morning. decided cas-
4 argued before it at the last term, involViE
the matter Of the collection Of the payne
OF the Railroad aid bonds, which were
validated by n decision of the State Su
: RENE Court in 1870. Opinions we're deli
e cred by District Judges Longyear al
whitley, and Circuit Judge Emmons, I
agreeing The court held that these bon
IT were Of the nature Of contracts, in the c.
! lection of which the United States CouI
), had Jurisdiction, and also took stro
ground in favor of enforcing their collecti,
!. Tor the municipalities by which they we
"a voted. The decision was a complete prac
Il cal reversal Of the decision of the Sta
At Supreme Court, and the United States Coz
held that railroad was Of such pub
character as made taxation in its aid By /
u y State perfectly legitimate. This case va
test one. aud involves at least two milliC
of bonds which Michigan had been co
PEELED to repGdiA!O By the dicisiOn of