The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-01
The Arsenal All Right.
The Pope says excessive
Riches Corrupt the
Heart.
Accidents, Fires, Crimes,
ETC., Etc.
Other Items Of Interest.

toll0Wlng Is Jne continuation OF the senate |
proceedings from the report sent last
night
At clock A. NJ, Mr. Flanagan, who |
was on the floor, gave way to Mr.. Morton,
who made motion to adjourn.
Mr. Ferry, of Michigan, was sound
asleep, and had to be awakened by the
Clerk to put the motion, which was lost
Discussion of the Louisiana matter was
then resumed
The question was then taken on the sub
stitute offered by Mr. Hill, when it was
lost by ayes l6, noes %.
Mr.. Howe then renewed, in different
terms, the amendment that until a new
election the Kellogg government shall be
considered the de tidcto government.
1t was then agreed to by ayes 20, noes
Is.
Mr. West then moved an amendment,
which he said was for the purpose Of con
forming the lines of election precincts to
the lines fixed by the State laws.
| Mr. Carpenter opposed the amendment,
and said it would put the whole control of
the election in the hands of Kellogg what
was wanted was fair election, and, so that
was the OBJECT, it did not matter whether it
was Democratic or Republican.
/ The amendment was then rejected.
The bill having been considered in Com
mittee of the Whole was reported to the
Senate, the question being upon concurr-
ing in the amendment which had been
made relating TO the Kellogg Government
remaining in power until new election.
1t was concurred in as follows:
/ Yeas-Messrs. Boreman, Carpenter,
Chandler, Clayton, Conkling, Corbett,
Cragin, Ferry, of Michigan, Flanagan,
Frelinghuysen, Gilbert, Hamlin, Harlin,
Howe, Morton, Osborne, Ramsey, Sawyer,
Stewart West, Wilson, %.
Nays-Messrs Bavard Casserly Cooper,
Davis, Edmunds, Goldthwaite, Hamilton,
of Maryland, Hill, johnson, Kelly,
Machin, Norwood, Ransom, Salisbury,
Schurz Sprague, Stephenson, Stockton,
Thurman, Trumhull, 20.
Mr.. Morton moved to lay the bill on the
table. Lost by ayes 10, nays - The bill
was then rejected by ayes IS, nays 20
Messrs. Boreman, Clayton, Conkling,
FlaniBgan, Harlan, Lewis, Morton, Trum-
bull and West, and all the Democratic
!. Senators present with the exception of
Machen, voted in the affirmative
J Mr. Trumbull gave notice that at the
! first opportunity he would move to take up
, the credentials of Mcmillan, of Louisiana,
| At 7;40 a. m, Friday morning the Senate
adjourned until 10 o'clock.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The report Of
the Senate Committee in the case of Har-
Ian, in alluding to the $4,000 received
from Durant says the transaction discloses
! an evil upon which the committee cannot
too severely animadvert, but the evidence
, fails to prove that the Senator was infu.
enced by the gift thus made
, The House Committee on Appropria
{ tons this morning considered the Senate
amendments to the postoffice appropria
n ton bill, and agreed to non-concur in tht
: amendment forbidding the transmission o
all free matter so far as the same affect
y exchanges among newspapers
: The Vice President laid before the Sen
u ate the resolution of the Missouri Legisla
ture exonerating Senator elect Bogy from
the charges of bribery made against him
The reduction of the appropriation fo
n Rock Island Arsenal was not agreed to.
! ST. Louis, Feb. 2S.-The Republican
+ members of the Legislature have signe,
!. a memorial to the United States Senate
/ charging that money was used in the Sen
atorial contest and asking the Senate +
order an investigation into the manner c
the election of Louis '. Bogy
NEW York, Feb. 2S.- Attorney Gen
: eral Williams has directed United State
n District Attorney Bliss to enter a Rou
II pr0segui in the case of James A. Tolha
: mus and Eugene j. jackson, brokers in
dicted for alleged completely with the de
= faulting Paymaster Hodge, on the groun
IS that the statutes of the United States rela
/ tive to embezZlements do not cover tn
g offence of persons not United States off
II GERS.
y Mrs Putnam, wife of Avery D. Put
1t nam. who was killed by Foster, now unde
/ sentence of death, has written a letter t
l. Gov. Dix, asking a communication of F0s
N ter's sentence
y A Scranton dispatch says yesterda
y morning the caving in of a portion of tn
lie surface over Mount Pleasant coal mint
le caused a temporary stoppage of work i
<, the mine, the crevice swallowing up sevel
r al houses in the neighborhood The ca,
m ing has caused quite sensation.
s, A gasoline explosion yesterday nef
as Philadelphia resulted in the complete d,
a. struction by FIRE of the residence of r.
u u Iilyhaman. Loss, $4,000.
~ A flre this evening completely destroye
or VI Olit
% Newman Il Capron, No I57 West Twel
t's hiith street. Loss, $4,000.
nd - LOUISVILLE, Feb 2S.--A fire occurrt
DIV tnls evening at No. 81 East Market stree
Of oe.nhEsg oIfhlig out a. Trandall & Co.'S gasolil
of estaphshlhent Loss about $4,000.
as BOSTON, Feb. 2S.-The remains of L;
e's zle Hanks and another girl sunposed IN
M Anna McDonough, were taken So fro,,, ~ .,
~ IN ruins of the Hanover street fire I'm - 10 !.
,rd ,rT The body of Miss Bebb is not vet reco .o
nd cred. Several fremen working as spbs,
~ tutes, whose names are unknown, are n
81 ad' missing. So far three fremen and thr
y; girls are dead, and two injured frem
- are in pecarious condition. The othe
are doing well.
rid The investigation into the affairs Of t
liza Lechmere National Bank at East Cal
, e, ,m bridge shows a deficiency of $12, ,5U