The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-20
No Speaker in Eowa---11s
Ballots.
Republicans Begin to make
Propositions.
Republican Adminsitra-
tion in New York In
creases both the
Debt and the
Expenses.
Accidents, Fires, etc.

WASHINGTON. Jan. l9.-Hon. Morrison
X. Waite, Of Ohio, was, to-day, nominated
for Chief Justice. The nomination was a
great surprise to the Senators, but his nom
ination was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee, and will doubtless be favorably re-
ported upon tomorrow. He was one of
the counsel at the Geneva Tribunal of Ar
bitration He is an able lawyer of 80
years standing. Although Republican
he is not an active partisan Heis at pres
ent President of the Ohio Constitutional
| Convention, just a year ago, tomorrow,
he was, on the motion of Caleb Gushing,
admitted to the Bar as an attorney in the
Supreme Court. Attorneys of both par
ties speak we'll Of the nomination, and
there seems no doubt of his confirmation.
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. l9.-All is quiet.
The offices of Governor and Secretary of
State are virtually relinquished to the new
officers and the others will be as soon as the
successors are qualifiedi
SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 19.-Mr. Reynolds
introduced in the Senate this morning
resolution calling for the consideration of
the vote confirming the appointments of
Alessrs. Robert Boal of Peoria, John A
| Chestnut of Springfield, and William p.
| Barr of jacksonville, as Trustees of the
deaf and dumb asylumn at jacksonville.
| He stated that although at its last session
! the Assembly appropriated 100000 toI be
used for construction purposes by the in
stitution, the board of trustees, without
any authority whatever, have made con
tract in the sum of $4,000 for the con-
struction of additions, which, when com
pleted, will cost about $4,000. This is
nothing less han a direct defiance of the
action and order of the Assembly and par
ties who could be guilty of the same have
| no claims to reappointment to this import
ant office. The resolution was adopted bv
a unanimous vote, and the appointment
was referred to the committee on the State
charitable institutions.
| Thus hree more of the governors an
pOintments are virtually declared to be at
least irj ldieious
The deaf and dumb asylum will ask an
appropriation to cover the difference be
tween last years appropriation and the
prospective cost of the new building, the
foundation walls (which are already ex-
posed to the weather, probably for the pur-
pose of enforcing the desired appropriation.
The existing feeling however, will not al
low the assembly to look very favorably up-
on the request, and unless the committee
on charitable institutions throws some new
light on the matter, both the appropriation
and the confirmation will be refused.
Later in the day, Mr. Thompson intro
duced a resolution to appoint special com
mittee OF three from the committee on state
charitable institutions, to investigate the
affairs Of the deaf and dumb asylum. The
resolution was promptly adopted.
DEs MONIES, Jan. 19.-The one-hun-
dred and eighteenth ballot for Speaker was
reached in the House with the result un-
changed at three o clock this afternoon.
. Mr.. Hanan offered a resolution that the
House adjourn till tomorrow morning that
the two parties might consult in secret
caucuses concerning the organization of
the House.
The resolution was adopted, and both
parties held caucuses to night, the Anti
Monopolists in the Senate Chamber and the
Republicans in the Representative Hall.
At 8 o'clock the Republicans sent the fol
lowing proposal to the Anti -Monopolists,
selecting Messrs. Newbold and Tufts to
present it:
10 the Chairman Of the Anti Monopolg
Caucus, an the Senate Chamber assem-
6led
SIR, there having been six days balloting
for a Speaker in the temporary organiza-
ton of the Fifteenth General Assembly,
and there seeming to be no way to reach
permanent organization by our respective
parties holding separate caucuses, there
fore we, Republicans in caucus assembled
extend to you a cordial invitation to unite
with us in joint convention at-o' clock
Tuesday, January 20, 1874, and proceed to
ballot for a Speaker and other officers, and
the gentlemen receiving a majority of all
the votes cast will be the unanimous choice
for officers, and that both parties upon the
honor of gentlemen hereby agree to abide
by this agreement. Also that the Presi-
dent of your caucus be the President of
the joint caucus, and our President be Vice
President, and that they appoint two tel
lers and two clerks from the respective
parties. W. d. Litzenberg Chairman of
the Republican caucus.
After considering the proposition an
hour and ten minutes, Messrs Goodrich
Bonham, and Connolly, in behalf of the
Anti Monop0lists, informed the Republi-
cans that they had received, considered,
and respectfully declined to accept it, and
that the Anti Monopolists awaited further
overtures. These the Republicans declin-
ed and adjourned Immediately. the Anti
Monopolis remaining an hour longer in Sc
cret session. The Republicans now claip
that the whole responsibility of the dead
loci" continuing, falls upon the Anti Mo
nopolists, who refused to act with them
New YORK, Jan. 19.-Mayor Haveme
yer's message shows the city debt to b.
$l06, 6,37l 1858, an increase since II of min,