The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-07
LETTERS FROM SENATOR 0GLEsBY AND
REPRESENTATIVE HAWLEY.
Oglesby is ALI Right on..the Free Bridge and
the Prison.
Hawley is All Wrong on Both.

On the oath of Feb'y an immense pub |
lie meeting of our citizens was held in the
Court House in regard to Mr. Cotton's bill
to secure to the public the right Of way
over the Rock Island Bridges, and also in
relation TIC. Mr.. Hawley's bill to remove to
Leavenworth the military prison located
here by act cf Congress. A committee
was appointed to correspond with our Sen
ators and Representatives on these sub
jects. This morning the committee re-
ceived replies from Senator Oglesby and
Representative Hawley. The following is
Senator Oglesby's letter:
WASHINGTON, March 2, 1874.
Messrs. W. r. Butler, H. {. Connolly
and Aler Steel. Committee GENTLEMEN
Your letter and copy of resolutions on
Rock Island Bridge "a and Military Prison
we're received Whatever | can do to for
opinion is the Government will not be dis
posed to make appropriations to build a
prison at his time. if such contingency can
be avoided. However. will look into both
matters soon as | can and see what can be
and public meeting.
1t is to be regretted that the Commits
sieners made report in favor of Fort Leav-
enworth. Besides, | understand public
meeting of your people Endorsed the loca
ton at Leavenworth. Both these impede
ments will be against Rock Island to some
extent. Your obi Sevt,
r. J.OGLEsBY.
I Senator Oglesby is in error when he
says "a public meeting of your Jour peo-
pie indorsed the location at Leavenworth. "
Nothing of the sort was ever done. A pri
vate meeting composed only of those es-
pecially invited by a written note, was held
in room in the Harper House on the
18th of January, on the subject. From
the proceedings it appears that 5. S.Guyer
was chairman, L. NJ Haverstick secretary,
and DR.. Truesdale introduced the follow
ing:
Resolged. That we deem it nexpedient for the
people of this vicinity to make any effort towards
securing the establishment of a national military
e prison al Rock Island,
This resolution is awkwardly worded.
1t says we (the l people present in a pri
vate caucus) deem it inexpedient for the
$4,000 people in this vicinity to make
any effort towards securing the
establishment of a national military prison
i, at Rock Island thing which had al
ready been done by act Of Congress. An
act Of Congress had already located it
here, and no other action was necessary as
to that matter v hen Congress got ready
to build it, then an appropriation could be
made.
But even this illy-worded resolution,
which was adopted, does not in
dorse the location at Leavenworth, ]"
nor does it intimate desire to have the
location changed from this place, Besides
the three LANES published above, it seems
that there were eight other persons pres
ent, viz: Messrs. Flagler, A. c. Dart, W.
p. Butler, T. j. Robinson, j. H. Wilson,
W. II. Gest, II Curtis, Jr. and VIM. Jack
, son-in all, eleven persons, in a private
] meeting, and not one of them, except Col
= Flagler, was opposed to the building of the
military prison in this vicinity.
We state these facts for the benefit o.
Senator Oglesby. And also add that the
whole population is indignant at the equiv
Z ocal action of the less than a dozen cit
zens, and that Indignation found expression
at a rousing public meeting in the Cour
House, the proceedings of which were sen
4 ! !, e I'LL af
gress. We are glad to know that Senator
Oglesby is right on these questions ant
will use his influence on the side Of ou
people.
Mr.. Hawley's letter is very long-to,
= long for us to publish to-day He is op
= posed to Mr. Cotton bill and in favor o
removing the Military Prison from Rocl
Island
In relation to Mr.. Cotton's bin he says
Il cannot think it a part of wisdom t
force this subject upon the attention O
Congress at this time. His excuse is tn
old one used by the ferry ring; that it wi
y endanger appropriations for Rock Islam
Arsenal "a most lame, impotent and ali
,, surd reason. and used only as an excuse /
- postpone the matter, and then, if possible
through political influence, get further re
strictions upon the passage of the bridges
In relation to the prison he is weake
still, if possible, and evidently regard
not the wishes Of his constituents. Hi
. reasoning on both questions is weak an
: superficial He struggles to find excuse
for not carrying out the wishes of the pee
: pie he was chosen to represent, and tn
: publication of his letter to Steel, and c
this letter to the Committee of the Coul
House meeting will do more to injure hin
in the estimation of the public tina
: any other act of his life The mask is tor
! off now, and the people can see that he
against them.
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