The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-14
Great Row in the Republi-
can Camp in Washington.
Fires in the East.


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COLUMBUS, Jan. 13.-In the House to-
day ballot was taken for United States
Senator. A. G. Thurman was elected, re.
ceiving all the Democratic votes, the Re-
publicans voting for ex-Gov. Noyes. The
Senate balloted with similar result |
Thurman was therefore declared elected |
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. l3.-Both Houses
of the Legislature to-day voted for United
States Senator, the Conservatives support |
ing Robert E. Withers, the Republicans
voting for J. Q. Lewis, w. G. Wickham
and j. B. Evans, colored. The combined
vote of both Houses stood-Withers 123,
Wickham 6, Lewis, s, Evans l6.
New ORLEANS, Jan. ia Galveston
(Texas) News special from Austin, Janua-
ry Is, says: ''The House assembled at 9
o'clock, and was called to order by Clark,
of the late Thirteenth Legislature Mr..
Epperson nominated Hon. Guy NJ Bryan,
of Galveston, for Speaker, who was elected
on the first ballot, by vote of 75."
COLUMBUS, o.. Jan. 12.-Thurman is of
opinion that the Senate will confirm Cush-
ing, and says there need be no apprehen-
sion of his dying soon. Make him Chief
Justice, he said, and he'll live for thirty
years. find among leading Republicans
of the State intense dissatisfaction with
Grant, especially in this matter Of Chief
Justice Cushing's nomination pleases
them no better than Williams's. He is do
ing what he can, said one, Ito destroy the
party damn him."
ST. LOUIS, JAN 13.-The Democrats in
the Legislature held caucus at Jefferson
| City, late last night, at which resolutions
were adopted, declaring that as the Dem
ocratlc party win be held responsible for
the character of the legislation during the
session, we pledge ourselves to support
only such measures as are most important
for the public good and adjourn at the ear
liest day possible"
The State Senate to-day, by vote of 20
to II, confirmed the appointment of Frank
P. Blair as State Superintendent of Insur-
surance The opposition to him was on
the ground of his voting for the salary
bill.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. l3.-The Sen
ate passed Murphy's bill relating to the or
ganization of boards of county commission
ers in counties not having township crgan-
ization. The House passed the bill fixing
the pay of jurors in Cook county at So a
day. The bill reported by the Revision
Committee in relation to the responsibility
of railroads for injuries sustained on them
was referred.
The House bill introduced by Mr.. John
ston, concerning monopolies, which was
specially directed against the Coal Valley
mining combination of Rock Island Coun-
| ty, was read second time in the Senate,
together with certain amendments insert
ed at the request of the President of the
Coal Company, and the whole was ordered
on file for reading by sections.
DEs MONIES, Jan. l3.-The House met.
The Committee on Credentials reported
and the members sworn in. The election
of officers was then proceeded with. Mr.
Tufts, of Cedar, nominated John Fl. Gear
of Des Moines, Mr.. Borham. of Clarke
nominated j. w Dixon, of Wapello. The
ballot resulted-Gear so, Dixon so. Twen
ty-fve ballots we're taken throughout the
day with the same result and the House il
, clearly at dead lock- Both parties are
caucusing to- night, but without promise oi
agreement upon any plan of compromise
It will take 81 votes to elect, and no mar
is now likely to be found bold enough tx
change. The only way out seems to be al
agreement to divide the Offices In thai
case, Gear will probably be Speaker, as h
is personally very popular with the mem
bers of both sides.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-All topics to
night are subordinated to the one allah
sorbing theme of Chief Justiceship. Pc
litical circles are even more excited owe
Gushing than they were about Williams
The division in the Senate has had ampl
time to crystalline and the situation as
now stands presents the grotesque anoma
t ly of the Democrats, Liberals and carpet
: baggers, led of all men in the world, b
Roscoe Conkling and sustaining the Ad
ministration, AS might be expected in
situation SO mixed as this, it is impossible
to predict what will be the action of tn
Senate, but from as complete canvass a
can be made under the circumstances,
l appears at this hour (midnight) that Cush
ing will receive thirty eight votes, seven
teen Democrats, nineteen Republicans an
two Liberals on the first ballot, This, c
Is course will confirm him.
But there is no longer any doubt tina
there is serious break between Morto
n and the President. There has been n
similar excitement here since Congress de
clared war against A. j.
L WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-The Republi
can caucus of Senators this morning d.
N cided to give precedence to the discu!
sion of the resolution reported from tn
Finance Committee in regard to the rt
sumption of specie payments until dispo
posed of; then the bankruptcy bill, an
then the Louisiana question. The caucr
also discussed without coming to concll
sion the question of the confirmation I
Gushing as Chief Justice It is understood
d that Conkling and Edmunds spoke in fave
of confirmation and Senator Cameron o.
n. posed it. Gushing appears to have nofea
I'd of the result
The House Committee on Post Off,
i! and Post Roads, to-day agreed to an amen'
ment to the bill providing for the parti
restoration of the franking privilege, al
thorizing the Postmaster General, whenev
RS in his judgment the mails were burdent
:, by public documents and public intere
tn requires it, to delay forwarding them
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