The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-10
Caleb Cushing Nominated
Chief Justice.
The Louisiana troubles,
Illinois Legislation.
Speculations at Desmoines
about the Speakership.
Minnesota Legislation
What Missouri Thinks of
the Steal.
How an Arkansas Sheriff
offered his Bond.
Flood in the East.
Fire. Crime, etc.

WASHINGTON, JAN 9.-The President
to-day nominated Caleb Gushing to be
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States. The nomination occasioned
much surprise in all quarters even to him
selfas he had made arrangements to leave
on the 2Sth for Madrid. When Gen. Bah
cock appeared on the floor of the Senate
with the list of nominations, he was inter-
cepted by Conkling aud other senator's
He had the name OF the nominee for Chief
Justice, and when it was discovered who
it was, the senators gathered in little groups
and discussed the matter earnestly in low
tones
The President of the Senate laid before
that body communication from a com
mittee of the McEnery Legislature of
Louisiana. setting forth that the people of
that State were living under a dreadful
tyranny, that they had been deprived of
their liberties by the court, backed by arm
ed men, and asking for Congressional inter
| ference.
Several members of the Appropriations
| Committee think that the estimates have
been brought down about ten millions
| This will not be sufficient to bring the ex-
penditures within the ceipts for the next
fiscal year only, therefore some measures
OF treasury relief will be necessary
The House Committee on Post Roads this
morning further Considered Mr.. Murray 8
bill to regulate commerce. on railroads
among the States, and foyorably disposed
of five of its fourteen sections. The fourth
section, prescribing the powers Of the board
of nine commissioners, was amended to
amplify their powers and prescribe a
longer term for holding Office than four
years
The Secretary of War was again before
the House Military Committee to-day to
further explain his views on the proposed
army reduction. He agrees with Gen
Sherman and other high military authori-
ties in deeming any such reduction unwise
and contrary to the interests Of true econ
omy.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. 6-In the Sen
ate to day the bill for tn organization O
boards of commissioners in counties not
J having township organization was ordered
: to third reading. A joint resolution re
: questing the Illinois members of Congress
to vote tor the repeal of the bankrupt Law
was adopted. In the House a resolution
instructing the members of Congress to us'
their influence to secure the passage of ;
} law regulating inter- state rates Of freight
on railroads Miss Mary Charlton, of Cool
county, was elected first assistant clerk il
place of w B. Allison, resigned. tn,
Senate joint resolution in favor of tn
repeal Of the bankrupt law was concurret
in.
DEs MONIES Iowa, Jan. 9.-Many NOR
members of the Legislature arrived to- day
: About l20 of the $50 members are nov
; here. The organization Of the House sti
! remains the engrossing topic. The situa
ton is not materially changed from yester
4 day, with the exception that the FIVE inde
: pendent Republicans whom it was elaine,
! Yesterday, would go into the Anti MonoT
l. oily caucus, declare now their purpose no
to go into either caucus. This leaves tn
y Republicans forty eight to the Anti Nj
nopolists' forty seven. The five indepenC
= ents have some hopes, however, of bein
able to dictate the Speaker 1t is impOss
! BILE to tell who will be Speaker or to whic
party he will belong to.
ST. PAUL, Jan. Gov, Davis was il
y y augurated to-day. His message is Ion
. but able document Among the most in
portant recommendations was that the LIE,
the 800 families settled on land claimed |
by the Northern Pacific Railroad Con
= pany, and which the general land Office
Washington has decided to belong to Il
If company, though eminent lawyers advi
the Governor that the decision is err
neous. He argues the transportation que
"a ton at l. ngth deprecating the power tn
railroad combinations have obtained al
LII nf In,
- ing the Milwaukee q St Paul and Il
Chicago & Northwestern for contrC
ing the values of products and limiting tt
markets for the same, Also for conspiri1
to prevent shipments by default and r
, fusal to obey the law of 1871, prescribir
" rates and prohibiting discrimination.
concludes that the final remedy may
for the State to assert its right of donna
and condemn the roads, but he recol
mends a constitutional amendment pre-
cribing that when any statute is enact
for the benefit of railroad company at
instance the company shall thereby be So
ject to such State control as the Legis
ture shall prescribe.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-. Jan. "a res
luton passed the House to-day by vC
of 102 to IA, condemning the Preside
and every member of Congress who vot
er. for or took the back pay, and demandi
that no Democrat from Missouri who b
engaged in it should be elevated to any
fee.
CONCORD, Jan. 9.-The Democra
q. State Convention met here to-day.
A. Eastman, President j. A. West
was nominated for Governor on the Fl
~. ballot.
Resolutions were adopted declaring Il
the people of the State have the sole a
ks, exclusive right of governing themselves
free, sovereign and independent Sta
favoring retrenchment: denouncing !,
administration of Grant favoring rep
lew of the salary BILL etc.
LITTLE Rock, Jan. 9.-Advices fr
3. Sebastian county, say the newly elec