The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-13

ate to-day the House resolution for the ap-
pointment of a Joint committee to report
new revenue law was amended so as to
make it the duty of the committee to re-
port amendments to the present law, and
adopted. Several unimportant bills passed
in the House. The vote rejecting the bill
for new buildings at the State Reform
School at Pontiac was reconsidered and the
bill referred to the Committee on Civil
Service and Retrenchment. The Secre-
tary of State was directed to distribute
copies of the new January law. The Sen
ate amendment to a number of bills, in
Guiding the bill relating to the commence
ment OF suits against railroad companies
and the dissection bill, were concurred in
and the bills passed Both Houses ad-
journed at noon in respect to the memory
of Abraham Lincoln, to-day being the
65th anniversary of his birth
SPRINGFIELD, Feb 1.-THE Jury bill
was taken up in the Senate under sus-
pension of the rules, and put upon its pas
sage. The bill was passed-yeas, 40, nays,2
The Governor signed the Jury bill, which,
being an emergency act, is now in force.
Jones presented resolutions adopted at a
mass meeting of the farmers of 10 Daviess
County, setting forth that the Legislature
being in session in contrayention of the
spirit of the Constitution, at cost of 81, ,
500 day, and rendering no adequate ser
vice to the taxpayers, should adjourn sine
die
Elmer poked fun at the farmers by mov-
ing to refer to Agriculture.
Bradwell moved to act on the resolution
forthwith, but ofcourse this General Assem-
bly, has no notion of relinquishing $5 day
clear gain because farmers ask it. This is
not that kind Of General Assembly. The
resolutions we're contemptuously referred
to the Committee on Agriculture, compos
ed of the most persistent hanger-son in the
House. The drift of public sentiment il
favor of adiournments is understood, bu
disregarded by members Most of then
d having no hope of being again elected tt
= any ofhce-and they should not be-are re
, solved to take their whack out of the peo
pie as long as they dare.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, Feb. 12.-Messrs
Bassett and Stone, land agents Of the Agri
cultural College property, were examined
by the Investigating Committee this after
'' noon, testyfying chiefly concerning the val
ne of the land and the profit of their in
vestments. Ex Prof Jones testified to
4, further misuse of moneys for lobby pul
poses at the Legislature and Congress an
to various mileage bills Of the professor
in attendance upon the agricultural conver
ton. He denied that the college taugi
practical agriculture in any form, or ths
its practice agreed with its profession
He testified to uniform course of unit
j. and arbitrary government, including th
h. treatment of students and other professor
,r- and was severe in condemnation Of tt
p course of President Welch.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb 12,-Tt
statement of the Secretary of the Trea
Is ury sent to the House to-day, in regard
the amount paid from March, 1869, to n
vember, 1873, in settlement OF suits, jud
ments, etc, in favor of the United Stat
for violations of revenue laws at BOstt
and New York; gives all the details
about $500 cases in New York. Speci
Agent Jayne is given as informer in mai
of these cases, and received as his share
/, the amounts recovered nearly $4,000.
the Phelps. Dodge Il Co. case, Jayne r
ceived $65,7lS and the collector, survey
and naval officer each one-third as muc
or $2l, ,9O6. The gross proceeds OF
claims were s., 220, 39l expenses, $23-
ID lO4 : net amount covered into the Ire;
80 ury, $3.753,5l2. The collector receiv
$4O7, ,245; the naval officer 1924, ,05S; s,
= veyor 1891 ,2l3, and the informer ST.
IL 24S; total, 81 1888, 766, leaving in the tire;
ury $1,9l4,746. In Boston and Charl'
town of the net amount 5000, 407 were &C
cred into the treasury, the iDformers a
custom officer got $305, ,249, leaving for t
government $304,l5l. Special Age
L Jayne also received large amounts as
l. former at these places.
JERFERsoNvILLE,I Ind Feb. 12.-An orr
nization of women was formed here tod
to inaugurate prayer movement agall
st., liquor selling Great interest is manifest
us. and when ready to move on the salot
the attack will doubtless be a vigorous. O.
\ ST. LOUIS, Feb. Est. Louis Coun
J.. No |, Sovereigns of Industry, was org;
lied here last night by A. W. Earle,
Worcester, Mass, Master of the Natio
Council. This is the first subordin
council of the order organized in the we
Great interest in the order has been ex
ed here.
SAN Francisco, Feb 1.-THE brib
investigation is still pending at Sacram
to, but the evidence taken thus far ute
fails to commit Gov. Booth or any of
:. friends or any person acting for him W
\ any bribe or offer of reward whatever
N advance his intarests in the Senator