The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-19

203 East kinzle street, Of this city. agents
to sell all farm products and live stock.
Also that purchasing agent has not
yet been selected, but will be at a meeting
Of the Grange TO be held at Sterling on
the 28th inst In the meantime the com
mittee solicits propositions from manufac-
turers.
DEs MONIES, Jan. 1.-THE Legislature
met again this morning, and the Senate ad-
journed till Monday without transacting
any business.
The House took five more ballots for
Speaker, each tie, and then. on the hun
dredth ballot adjourned
Both parties held caucuses this after
noon, but nothing was agreed on.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l7.-In the Cheap
Transportation Convention the report of
the Committee on Railroads waA adonted.
It declares that relief must come from
| legislation by which our system of rail-
roads can be regulated and improved, and
by competition which will completely carry
out the reform which legislation must in
augurate. 1t recommends national law
providing for bureau of commerce and
transportation, &c. that the members OF
| the association shall endeavor to obtain
the passage of several laws in their respec-
tive States, including law prohibiting all
railway companies from making unjust and
excessive discrimination against places
which are not competing points, and a law
obliging all railway companies or Of indi-
I yiduals for just and impartial compensa-
ton, and with the same dispatch as for
cars belonging exclusively to said roads,
etc.
1t calls for legislation making it penal
ofense for public officer to accept or use
free passes of any railway company, and
prohibiting railway companies trbm grant,
ing passes to other than employees, and de.
nounces the granting of lands or subsidies
in any form 1t also recommends that
railways and canals be constructed by the
national government, the manner of con
structing railways to be by contracts to the
lowest bidder, and that when constructed
they should be used for the transportation
of government property, and when not re
quired for government use, all citizens t
have the right to place cars and locomo
tives thereon and operate the same subjec
to regulations to be provided by the gov
ernment they paying toll therefor suficien
to maintain the roadway.
| .JOSlan quincy was elected PRESIDENT
with Vice President from each State, AM
r. Fl. Ferguson, Secretary. The next ses
: sion will be held in Richmond, the time t
be fixed by the Executive Committee.
Resolutions were adopted that the Con
vention ask Congress, as means Of afford
ing relief to the country, the enlargement
Of the Erie Canal and lake route; the er
. largement and extension of the Illinois an
Micf igan Canal to the Mississippi river, Z
Rock Island, together with the completio
l of the work on the Illinois river; the in
provement of the Mississippi river an
Tennessee river route, the latter known 6
the Atlantic 4 Great Western Canal; an
r extension of the Chesapeake & Ohio Can;
J, from Cumberland. Md, to some point O
: the Ohio river, and the control Of the wate
t line through Virginia.
+ Standing committees were appointed, an
r to them the plans for and the reports G
/ Cheap Transportation were referred wit
|. instructions to present the results of the
+ consideration Of the several papers to Sci
:. ator Windows transportation committe
: The Convention then adjourned sine di