The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-17
TELEGRAPHIC.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Death of Col. Dent.
The House on the Bankrupt
Bill.
Foo1ing about the Salary
Grab.
Death of Prof. Agassiz.
Cages Defalcation.
California Con the Senator
ship.
Constitutional Election in
Pa.
Constitutional Election in
Pa.
Great Storm in England.
Gen. Howard's Defalcation
in The Ereedmen's
Bureau.
He is Notified to Appear.

WASHINGTON, Dec, 16-Owing to the ,
death, at late hour last night, of Colonel
Frederick Dent, father of Mrs. Grant, there
was no formal meeting of the Cabinet, nor
were visitors received by the President.
| The deceased was in his eighty eighth
year. He complained of being unwell yes
terday, but no alarming symptoms were an
parent until short time before his death,
which occurred without struggle. The
remains will be deposited in the family lot
in the st. Louis cemetery They will be
accompanied West probably tomorrow by
President Grant General Dent, Marshal
Sharpe, Col S. A Casey and other MEM
bers of the family, together with General
Babcock.
The funeral services of Mr.. Dent take
place at the Executive Mansion, conducted
by Rev. ID. Tiffany, and the remains, with
an escort. leave for st. Louis at IL 80 to-
morrow morning. Among the pall-bear-
ers to be are Secretary Fish, General
Sherman, Senator Bogy, Representatives
Stannard, Wells and Stone, of Missouri
Lowndes, of Maryland and Negley, of
Pennsylvania.
The House Committee on Military At
fairs to- day had under consideration the
matter of the alleged defalcation of Gener-
al Howard, in connection with the Freed
mans Bureau They issued notices to
General Howard, Secretary Belknap, and
General Vincent to appear before them to-
t morrow.
The House has passed bill to repeal
! the bankruptcy law in the shape of sim
pie repeal, and an additional section re-
quiring all pending suits and proceedings
? to be wound up under the present law, but
Al. H. e LII Il. !
: charges
t Mr. Hale, of Maine, from the Select
e Committee on Salaries, reported back a
: bill, which repeals all the provisions of the
Y act of March Sd last increasing salaries,
{ except so far as relates to the President of
0 the United States during his present term.
+ The second section fixes the pay of
: Senators and Representative at fifty
. five hundred dollars per annum, and the
actual necessary travelling expenses in COM
ing to, and returning from the National
tCapital once every session, and no other
allowances whatever. The salaries of all
the officers and employees of the Govern
ment, with the exceptions named in the
first section, shall be hereafter the same
as they were prior to the passage of the act
of 73.
The third section requires the Secretary
of the Treasury to cover into the Treasury
all sums that may remain undrawn, or thai
have been received as increased compensa
ton, which shall or may have come int
his possession by the return thereof
Mr. Hall stated that the Committee haC
arrived at the figures S., 500 for the pay O
Congressman by adding to the sum O
- $500, the average mileage, the stationary
ii allowance of the members of the last Con
ir gress, less about $40, the exact amount o
such allowance being $54l.S0 to each mem
Der.
s Mr.. Kasson offered an amendment whicl
IN IN would make the bill so far as it applies T.
Sc Congressman operative from the beginning
y of this session.
Mr.. Hurlbut offered facetious amend
ment, providing for the grading of tn
members in $500 $4,000 and $500
classes, leaving each member to fix his ow1
status. He expressed an opinion that tn
House did not intend to pass any practica
measure.
After further debate, in which Mr.. Ell
bridge defended his action on the salar
bill, Mr.. Kasson moved the previous ques
\ ton on his amendment, refusing to with
draw his motion to allow Mr. Butler to o.
q fer an amendment for deducting th
amount of back pay received by the men
bers of the present Congress from thei
pay during this session.
Several motions to adjourn were mad
and rejected, and Mr.. kasson's amendmer
was then adopted yeas l72, nays II, an
, without further vote on the measure th
j. House adjourned.
Boston, Dec. l6.-The Board of Trad
has adopted resolution declaring again:
Ii ,f l.
money, and recommending that Congres
take measures to improve the currency an
prepare the way fora return to specie pay
ments.
The funeral of the late Prof Agassiz wi
bridge, at p o'clock on Thursday, and vi
be public.
The last hours of Prof Agassiz were a
parently passed in Inconsistencies At
P. M. Sunday, he had an attack similar
err one experienced before the suspension
respiration, which continued halfa minut
accompanied by other indications of a
preaching dissolution These were su
ceeded by unnaturally rapid breathing, tn
,e. continued to grow fainter with departil
vigor. The patient lay upon his side, an
beyond an occasional convulslve moveme
,s. of the limbs, there were no signs that
suffered pain, and the finale was scarce
preceptible.
cks, The flags in Cambridge are at half ma
CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-The report of q
fcit in the accoants of ex-City Treasur
Gage was confirmed upon full examir
New tion by City Treasurer o. Hara, who to
possession of the Office to-day. The exs
r. amount Of the deficit isS352, 703.25. II