The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-21
Other Items Of Interest.

OF the senate Ireult MOnlileI CpulHllltee
to day Henry c. Crane, of New York, tes-
tilted that while confidential clerk Of Dr.
Durant on the 22d of December, 1865, he
drew a check for $1,000 in favor of Harlan
on the Corn Exchange bank, New York.
The check was payable to the order of
Harlan. The check was drawn against the |
funds Of DIR. Durant in that bank. Wit /
ness knew Of no other check had heard /
it said that Durant gave one searched for
the check said to have been given by Du- I
rant in 1866, but could not find any.
The report on the Credit Moblier by
Hon. jeremiah NJ. Wilson says there are
many persons connected with Credit Mo
biHer who held their stock without conceal
ment from the beginning and who seem to
have had no share in its management and
no knowledge of the wrongful use of it.
Some Of these persons are of eminent char
acter. holding high public position and it
is difficult to believe that they had any con
ciousness that they were doing wrong
/ The presence as witness of Gen. Granville
NJ. Dodge. Chief Engineer under whose
supervision the principal part Of the work
was done. could not be procured, although
diligent efforts were made to that end
The committee think the facts shown
would furnish ground for a judgment Of
forfeiture of all franchizes of the corpora
ton. but it would he harsh and unjust to
forfeit the rights of the present stOckh0l-
ders. Upon the most simple principle Of
equity suit can be maintained to compel
the collection of these assets, and that the
trustees shall hold them hereafter as part
Of the trust property.
The committee close their report by sub
mitting a bill directing the Attorney Gen
eral to cause suit of inquiry to be lnstl-
tuted in the name Of the United States
against the Union Pacific railway company
and all persons who may have subscribed
or received capital stock in said road, which
stock has not been paid for in full, the
money or what they may have thus re
: ceived as dividends or otherwise, portions
of the capital stock
The committee on ways and means re
sumed consideration Of the New \ Ork
Stock Exchange subject, and in secret
session decided that the testimony before
= them as effecting Judge Sherman be sent
n to the committee on Judiciary Tor then
f consideration and such action as may be
: considered proper in the premises. In q
letter to Legrand Lockwood in February
: of last year Judge Sherman wrote that
$ the action Of the Board of Brokers last
/ summer prevented the order doing away
q with the tax from going into operation
# caused General Pleasanton to lose hi;
V position and reused Boutwell, to become
II stubborn in his opposition, so now it ma!
i cause the tax to be retained, while ther,
/ is almost certainty that it viii be repeal
n ed by Congress. Sherman says;
v have been to Washington onc'
X this winter and will go again
Ie in the course of ten days and have ever,
Ie reason to be confident of success in put
:. ting an end to the tax,
r Fernando Wood has prepared a resolu
m ton which he will offer to-day referring t
;. the committee of the Judiciary the evi
rs dence taken by the Poland committee witt
4 instructions to report articles of impeach
of ment against Schuyler Colfax if in thei
al Judgment the evidence is sufficient TO war
lg rant impeachment.
1r Senator Morton wishes to recognize tn
of Kellogg government in Louisiana beeaus
5 the Supreme Court Of Louisiana recoe
I'd nized it also because it is strong gov
" ernment. Senator Trumbull alone favor
of the recognition of the McEnry government
of 1t is generally understood that the Pres
s dent and his administration coincide wit
IS Morton.
u Senator Carpenter. from the Committe
tn on Elections, made a report ON the Louis
rd lana case, providing for a new election
nd Trumbull and Morton presented a stat,
et meach, dissenting from the views Of tn
d. committee The several reports were lai
p over
The bill reported by Mr.. Carpente
~ from the committee ON Louisiana matter
nd declares the election in that State, held c
+ the 4th of November last, to be null an
void, and reinstates in Office the State of
GERS and legislators who held position
+ that time 1t further requires new ele
- ton to be held for State officers and men
bers of the legislature, on the second Tue
I dav of next May, and directs William
Woods, United States Circuit Judge f
Louisiana to proceed to Louisiana and a
point two citizens of different politics to
State registers, who shall cause new re
I, < istration to be made of all legally qualifi'
ant ant voters of the State
HousE. Mr.. Wood introduced res
md. luton looking TO the impeachment OF VI
tt President Colfax. The vote thereon W
iOo yeas to 100 nays, Mr. Butler vot'
yea.
.,t The Democrats all voted for the Golf
slis. Impeachment resolution and the Repub
r cans against il, except Messrs. Beat
e EN- IL Butler, Of Massachusetts, Farnswort
'ng ths Porter, of Virginia, Stevenson and SIN;
med of Vermont There was a great deal
y excitement as the vote progressed a
=. = groups gathered around Mr. Ranks
Massachusetts, whose vote against cons
ering the resolution seemed to disappo
the the members on the Democratic side 4
Tyner then offered resolution, which '
ank adopted, referring the testimony taken
de, fore Poland Committee TO the Judici;
Pos, Post Committee, with instructions to inqu
FIRST arst whether further investigation should
exp & 2 ordered in his case
the GALEsBuRG, Feb. 20-Judge SIN
ands this morning refused motion for I
un'S trial In the case of Osborne, convicted
ee. week OF the murder of Mr.. Mathews