The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-27
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No Peace Yet in Arkansas.
A Sensation in Congress.
Atty Gen'1 Williams and
his Landau1et.
5000, 900 Acres overflowed
and 17s,OOO People
Suffering in La.
Heavy Deficiency in Illi-
nois Taxes.
The Senate Committees
Report on Cheap
Transportation.
A Comprehensive System
Recommended.
Only $155.OOO.OOO Wanted.

LITTLE Rock, April 25.-Owing to
Brookss refusal to recognize Baxter's au
thority to convene the Legislature, all
negotiations have ceased and the status of
affairs is unchanged. Both parties are
preparing for possible contest.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. April 25-A consider
able quantity of arms was shipped to-day
from hele to Little Rock, said to be for
Brooks.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-There was a
sensation in the House this morning. Pen
ding the debate upon the Department of
Justice, the Landaulet question came up.
Ex-senator Nesmith, of Oregon, moved to
strike out from the paragraph relating to
the Department of Justice, the item of 81,
400 for the subsistence of horses and $60U
for repairs to carriages and harness. He
spoke of the Attorney Generals $l,60C
lIndaulet, and remarked that lawyers OF
his attorney Generals) calibre, in his
State, rode on the outside OF a $50 mule
Laughter. There was Spanish pro
verb to the effect that if you put beggal
Oh horseback he will ride to the devil.
Mr.. Negley objected to the comparison
of an officer of the Government to a beg
gar on horseback.
Mr.. Nesmith-I simply referred to tn,
mule. Laughter.
The Chairman-The gentleman from
Oregon will continue, being careful to keel
| in order.
MIR. Nesmith-I was only quoting th'
Spanish proverb which says Put beg
gar on Horseback and he will Ride to tn
Devil | have no objections to the term
ination of the journey in that particula
| direction, but don't want the people t
pay for the transportation. Laughter.
| Gen. Gerfeld got mad and insulted MI
| Durham, Of KY because he wanted t
know how many horses we're kept for Atty
G,n. vi ims, and tn IN he G t over it an
said he had used an expressln in reterenc
to the gentleman from Kentucky (Durhan
which he wished to withdraw He ha
said testify that which he regretted, an
hoped the gentleman would pardon hin
Mr.. Durham-l accept the gentleman
apology.
Mr.. Wood characterized the practice
heads of Departments using public hors,
and carriages for their private convenient
as shameful abuse, but denied that Il
/ DTdCUlcG WAS Ol IbIS vi Va ot
standing prior to the Republican Admin
! tratlun.
G. +. Hoar believed a reasonable al
. decent conveyance should be provided +
the Attorney General, and he asked Il
gentleman from Oregon (Nesmith) wheth
he would like to have the Attorney Gene
al ride down Pennsylvania avenue on t
back of $50 mule.
Mr.Nesmith, first noticing the stateme
of Mr.. Wheeler, said that voucher show
that the extravaganza had been increasi
in the ratio of the difference between
$500 wagon and 81 600 landaulet
reply to Mr.. Hoar he said he had seen t
Attorney General in Oregon on mul
that Philip H., Of Spain, rode an Anda
sian mule through the streets Of Madl
when he went to marry Mary of Englar
and sacred history gave account OF bet'
men than either of them riding on one
those useful animals that had no pride
ancestry and no hope of posteriry.
Mr.. Ward lectured the Republic
members for iustifying and defending
abuse.
Mr.. Holman said this was the first ii
4 Congress was called upon t0 vote distine
I on such a proposition. Hitherto 1t
l boon allowed in lump sum.
Mr.. Burrows favored striking out
item.
Mr. Williams said the objection to
thing was that it was little, peddlI
picavunish attempt, which smirched hu
I'D and shriveled manhood in the eye OF
American nation, and OF the world.
g Finally the debate was closed, and
Nesmith amendment to strike out
. items for horses and carriages was agr
to by S5 to SO.
- New ORLEANS, April %. Capt
Blanks, just returned from a trip throI
. the overflowed portions of northern Lou
N ona writes to member of the Relief u
III mittee that the tabular estimates of
"A damage to the inundated districts here
III fore presented to the Committee, are III
y too small He submits figures which 81
that III 900 persons are In actual wan
the parishes OF north Louisiana. Ado
to this the large number living outsid
the settlements on the bayous and cre'
there is no less than $4,000 in the dist
The extent of the damageis is just beginI
to be understood, 1t involves 5000
- acres and l78,0O0 people. Nine of
~ richest and largest cotton producing
3 ishes are inundated, embracing $500
acres of cotton land, besides much
land. The sugar producing parishes S
Z. an equal amount of ruin and sufferin,
M 500, 600 acres of titled and untitled 81
land being overHown. The rice and G
y crops and many cattle were also destro
u 1t is believed that in less than sixty
the number of persons requiring and
h amount to $4,000. In Avayellies ant
b Landry parishes, not included in the a
49,. estimates, district twenty-five to Il
cav cav miles wide. is overhown and 10000 S
;So rendered homeless.
ELI SPRINGFIELD. Ill. April 25.-About
an half the state revenue for the year
ION has been paid into the state treasury,
0b- nerry all the remainder is due from
m" porations, and its collection depends
ia" the result OF litigation in the state and
ely eral courts. If the tax cases now il
'ose shall be decided against the state,
probable an extra session OF the ge
assembly will be called.
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