The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-13
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1icemen in New York.
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Forged Bank Checks.
Other News Items.

WASHINGTON, June l2.-In the Senate
to-day, the finance bill of the Conference
Committee was passed by the following
vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Bogy, Carpen-
ter, Clayton, Conoyer, Dorsey, Ferry Of
Michigan, Gilbert, Goldthwaite, Harvey,
Hitchcock, Howe, ingalls,, Johnston, 10
gan, McCreery, Merrimon, Mitchell, Nor
ton, Norwood, Oglesby, Patterson, Pease,
Pratt, Ramsey, Robertson, Scott, Sher-
nan, Spencer, Upton, West and Wright
80
Nays-Messrs. Alcorn, Anthony, Bay
ard, Boutwell,, Buckingham, Conkling, Ed
munds, Flanagan, Frelinghuysen, Hager,
Hamilton of Maryland, Hamilton of Texas,
Hamlin, Jones, Morrill, of Maine, Morrill,
of Vermont, Sargent. Schurz, Stevenson,
Stewart, Stockton, Thurman and Wash
burn-23.
Messrs. Cameron, Dennis, Lewis and
Window, in favor of the report, paired
with Messrs. Cragin, Kelly, Wadleigh and
Salisbury, against it.
The House in Committee of the Whole
agreed to appropriate $400,0 600 for Rock
Island armory and arsenal, but the bill
has not passed.
An item was inserted appropriating
S25, 900 for converting certain buildings in
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, into military
prison.
Having disposed of thirty nine of the ff-
ty-four pages of the bill the committee
rose.
SAN Francisco, June 12.-Grover is
elected Governor of Oregon. The Legis-
lature is about equally divided between the
Democrats and Republicans and 1ndepen-
dents. Cannot give the figures
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June lit is re-
ported to-day that the real meaning OF the
resolution in opposition to reputation
which Mr.. Flagg offered on last night, wa;
to relieve the convention from the impu-
tation of Reputation in consequence of the
nomination of Mr. Gore. He is said to b.
now the leader Of the Macoupin county
people, who resist the payment OF tht
court house bonds.
The Register Democratic says the con
vention failed to meet public expectation
and failed to meet the issues of the cur
rency question. The Journal tRepubli
cam sneers at the whole affair
ST PAUL, Mimi, June 1.-THE demo
cratic state central committee, the farm
ers' or Owatonna state central committee
and the legislative anti-monopoly stat
central committee, held a conference
this city on yesterday Most Of the mem
bers of the several committees, and nun
Der of leading politicians from diferer
sections of the state, were in attendance
Perfect unity of sentiment prevailed
| Il IL: ,ltIpn in Hntprn
ination to unite under one banner in th
, coming campaign. As an initial step
this direction, it was decided to hold tn
state convention for the nomination OF 81
preme court judges in this city, on Sep
: %, all three committees uniting In tn
. call. The same union will, as far as po
sible be preserved in the call for the col
gressional and county conventions.
1t was also decided to issue the call II
|. the Second congressional district CONVEX
!. ton, at Shakopee, Sept, s.
Topeka, Kan. June 1.-THE anti i'm
= nopolists and John Davis reformers he
a convention here on yesterday. 1t VI
not largely attended, though many dltfe
- ent sections were represented, very hit
business was transacted, as 1t was unde
stood that nothing was to come before Il
! convention but the question OF ratlfyll
the action of the independent conyentlt
~ held on May 27. This the convention d
| cided to do, after an interchange OF OPT
ions. The call promulgated by the form
convention was also adopted. Thus the
is complete fusion OF democrats, tarl
ers. reformers, and all other elements c
- posed to the national republican part
and all will meet in general convention
Aug, 5, and 6, to nominate candidates
state and congressional offices.
TORONTO, June l2-At large me
00 ing this evening, at which were prest
100 many of the most influential citizens, t
90 nuestion of water communication W
%0 the United States was discussed. 7
100 LYMAN Bridges, Of Illinois, IN behalf
go the United States, and Blaine, meml
700 700 of Parliament, made lengthy reviews
l00 the proposed canal routes. A resolut
"0 ,o0 was unanimously adopted that it was
100 opinion of the meeting that the land
20 water communications of the coun
DO W should be improved to admit vessels
900 not less than ten feet draug
Col. Bridges said he considered
100 Huron & Ontario canal the most fe'
VS ~ Bile route. Both American commission %
90 have apoiogized for the absenceo OF the U
90 ernors of their States and said they
yored the project and would use all Il
means to carry it successfully. Resolutl
= were adopted that the construction OF