The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-12
TELEGRAPHIC.
Illinois Legislation.
Talk About Cheap Freight
Lines.
The Canada Southern
Freight Tariff.
Through Freights to Des
Moines.
The Bonneville Bridge.
Fires, Defa1cations, etc.
The Bonneville Bridge.
Fires, Defalcations, etc.

SPRINGFIELD, Jan. l0.--Both branches |
of the Legislature held two sessions to-day. |
with quorum in each House. fact worthy
of record, as in days of legislative passes
there was rarely Saturdays session in
the Senate.
A resolution was adopted instructing the
Committee on Penal Institutions to visit
the penitentiary and report upon its pres
ent condition and management.
The nominations of TOO notaries, made
during the recess, were confirmed
A resolution, requiring railway commits
sioners to lay before the Assembly copies
of the railway schedules, prepared by
them, was adopted over considerable oppo-
sition.
The first reading of all the revision bills
was concluded in the House.
A resolution was adopted, ,instructing the
Revenue Committee to prepare bill ex-
tending the time for the collection of taxes
until the first of May.
An amendment was adopted to revision
| bill No. 8, requiring county attorneys to
prosecute all suits against railroads for ex
tortionate charges within their respective
counties.
DIES MONIES, JAM l0.-The Legislative
situation remains substantially the same as
yesterday The five Independent Repub-
licans still block the situation, with both
sides claiming majority of them in the f.
nal contest. Both parties were in caucus
tonight, and canvass OF both sides for
the organization of the House will be held
Monday evening, There has been to-day
much talk of the Anti Mono pollsts endeav-
oring to make terms with some straight
Republican, making him their candidate
for Speaker; but it appears tonight that
there was nc foundation for it. To sum
up, the whole the situation is rather enig-
matical In the Senate where there are
"a Republicans to Is opposition, there will
be of course no trouble in the Republicans
i securing everything.
LATER-ln the Anti Monopoly House
caucus tonight, forty four members partic
lpated and committee was appointed to
invite the five lnder endents into the eau
proffered no terms of alliance 1t is now
confidently claimed by the Republicans
and not confidently disputed by the An
ti-Monops, that the Republicans will or.
ganize the House.
| WASHINGTON. Jan. 10.-A number oi
Representatives met tonight to consider
the subject of cheap transportation.
Representative Donnan, of Iowa, pre-
sided, and Representative Barrere, Of Hi
nois acted as one of the Secretaries.
: Mr. Holman, of Indiana, referred to the
. small appropriations for harbors and river!
: last year, and said that it was reported
that they would be reduced this year, anC
urged the necessity of opposing such re
duction.
: Mr.. Hurlbut, of Illinois, a member of tn,
! Committee On Railways and Canals, salt
/, that there were before that committee pro
! jects involving the expenditure Of $l30,
600, 900, and all had their friends He fa
n n vored the Fort St. Phillip Canal, the i'm
provement of the great lakes and tn
= means of aiding navigation to the sea. I'll
mentioned the points Of the various othe
-, schemes and enlarged upon the suffering
of the West from the monopolies in : tn
=, carrying trade. Referring to the propose
i bill providing for board to regulate an
reduce railroad freights, he expressed tn
opinion that the Committee would indors
the bill and report it next week, and he wa
satisfied that Congress had the power to
this under the power to regulate inter- Stat
favor of freight railroad from the Missi.
ID sippi river to New York, and recounted tn
advantages it would give both to thew ester
shipper and Eastern consumer. The pre-
position to construct double track roa
from some point on the Hudson to Counc
K, Bluffs with branches to St Louis and Ch
cago had been made, but the projectors r.
h quire the United States to guarantee Il
% h., e kI.o
bonds He hoped in the course of wee
IT to prepare bill, embodying in it pleds
ne of the credit of the United States, vii
such guards and guarantees as would pr
nd vent the occurrence of such impositions |
ni railroads as those to which they were nc
is subject.
Representatives Hereford, Mckee, Do
bins, Tuttrell, and Stanard all briefly e
ort pressed themselves in favor of every fea'
- BILE plan for chaapening transportation al
relieving producers of the present bu
>, dens.
= The meeting then adjourned to meet t1
weeks hence, when the Committee on Ra
for consideration.
Ol CHICAGO, Jan, 11.-A tariff has be
issued by the Gen'l Freight Agent of t
Canada Southern Railroad, which has {
-. tablished new through freight line to
~ East, under the management OF Gen. Cas
ment, to the vorious stations along the roa
leading from Chicago west, giving the CT
III rent rates from Chicago to Eastern poin
To facilitate the business of this new lii
- the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific and
AZ Chicago Il Northwestern Railroads ha
made fifty cars each, special Canada Sou
IN ern Line cars in Chicago, which will
through without transfer to their destil
ton. The New York Central Railroad
also placed 800 special cars in this line
The Keokuk & Des Moines Railre
Company has perfected arrangements W
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy r;
road, and will now be prepared to ca
freights through from Des Moines to C
md cago, and from Chicago to Des Moi
without breaking bulk or transfer. 1t
Gin arranged for billing through, there
and avoiding the delay of frebilling and transi
ing, and will run its Chicago business
= Ottumwa, making short route and
quick time as can be made between
two cities.
The railroad bridge over the Misso
,fers River at Bonneville, building by the \
souri,, Kansas & Texas Railroad, has b
'u'n completed, and the first train passed Q
it yesterday afternoon. The Missouri, Is
n, sas Il Texas Railroad runs from Hannl
.ti.o to Dennison, Texas, connecting through