The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-29

Senator Starne wants to bar
the Ring Senators.
Prospect that Idiots may be
relieved from serving
on Juries.
Proposition to Stop Work
on Public Buildings.
Incendiary Fires in New
York.
Kansas trying to choose a.
Senator.
Texas Succeeds in Getting
one.
The Quincy Herald makes
an Assignment.
Accidents, Suicides, Crime.
etc., etc.
The Quincy Herald makes
an Assignment.
Accidents, Suicides, Crime,
etc.. etc.
Accidents, Crime, etc., etc.

troduced Senate rule providing that no
Senator shall be appointed upon an appro-
priation committee who shall represent a
district in which State institution is loca-
ton and supported in whole or in part by
the State The fact is and has been that
these committees are composed in majority
of such persons, and each helps the other
to a favorable recommendation upon all
bills in their original amounts The rule
was laid over under the rules, but Mr.
Starne, though he represents the district
in which the new State House is located,
intends to press the rule to a final adop-
ton.
The Jury bill, over which there has been
much eloquence expended, was taken up
on second reading on the motion Of Arm
strong, of Grundy, whose mission in this
life seems to be to get a jury law passed.
Moore of Adams, moved to strike out the
section providing that reading an account
of the crime in newspapers shall not dis
qualify men as jurors. The motion was
tabled, and ignorance will be no quali6ca-
ton for jury service.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-The House
Committee on Appropriations has reported
its very important bill concerning public
buildings. The following are the promi-
nent provisions of the bill The Secretary
of the Treasury is directed, until otherwise
ordered, to make no payments from the
unexpended balances Of the appropriations
for the erection of public buildings not be-
gun to make no contracts for the sale or
eXtention of the site, where condemnation
proceedings have not been completed; to
pay for no work or material for any work
not begun; to make no demolition of any
site where work is not begun; that no con-
tract shall be made for a new site; to sus-
pend work on any building commenced,
whenever, in his Judgment, such work may
be suspended consistent with the public
service Mr. Garfield made motion tC
recommit the Public Building bill to the
Appropriation Committee. An amend
ment was offered to send the bill to the
Committee on Public Buildings, which is
notably a nurse that cares not for it
There was an astounding development O
strength for this motion. The yeas anC
nays were ordered under a protest from
Mr.. Garfield that he wanted to see. how
much the House favored economy. Tht
motion to commit the bill to the Pub
lie Buildings Committee seems to hav,
been preconcerted. 1t is evident. if sucl
reference is made, that this bill will neve
be reported, and the present approproprl
ations will be used, and no work anywher,
suspended.
LATER. bill relating to publi
buildings was referred to the Committee OF
Public Buildings and Grounds, by vote o
l57 ayes to 76 nays. 1t is very eviden
that the House does not mean to economic
in this direction.
New YORK, Jan. 2S,-St. Bridget
Church, opposite Tompkins Square, wa
fired in two places yesterday, The pas
tor, Rev. Father Mooney, does not believ
that the incendiaries were enemies of tht
church, but that their misguided aim wa
to secure employment, knowing that tn
large congregation would be tolerably sur
to rebuild at once
Chief Police Matsell reaffirms the belle
that the fire in St, Bridget's Church wa
the work of the commune, and says furti
; er similar attempts are to be apprehended
that there can be no doubt that the CON
9 mune is thoroughly organized in the city
Threats against churches and school houses
especially against all Roman Catholic inst
tutions, have been frequently made sine
the Tompkins Square riot, He said ths
: on the day of the riot many so-called worE
ingmen who passed ST. Joseph hospits
looked up and shook their fists at the built
ing, at the same time uttering threat
, When questioned in regard to the precal
! tions of the police, he said it was scarcel
necessary to state that especial waite
which has been kept lately over til
churches and school hoeses will be contil
ued. 1t is understood that particular pail
are taken to guard every chnrch in Il
e south precinct.
4 TOPEKA, Kansas, Jan. 2S.-The FIR
|. ballot for u. S. Senator in the joint sessiC
> to-day, resulted; Phillips, "a; Plum
81; Harvey, Is; Osborn, Is. The r
mainder were scattered among dozen ca
didates.
The Senatorial contest appears no nea
T! er settlement tonight than it was la
:. night, the vote in joint convention being
scattering that it is impossible to say WI
is the strongest candidate. Gov. Osbor
is said to be practically out of the rae
The Grangers are reported to be lookl
for some one to concentrate their votes
and to lean toward ex-GoY. Robinson.
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 2S,-The Lesis
ture in joint session, to-day, elected Ge
eral S. B. Massey United States Senate
the vote standing, Massey, SO; Throc
morton, 40; Randle, 13; scattering.
Reagon withdrew in favor of Massey.
QUINCY, I'll. Jan. 2S.-The ice crop
rs. rs. this point is very light this winter. Oh
: 10000 tons have been packed for hol
use. There has been no ice put up
Y: y. shipment. Last year there were 60,C
tons put up for Southern cities.
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