The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-21
Last NIGHTS Dispatches.
ILLINOIS.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March 2O.-Iu the |
Senate to-day the Railroad Committee re.
turned Senator Whites bill to regulate tho |
charges of sleeping, dining and palace
oars, with amendments excepting the cars
from its provisions, and increasing the
rates which may be charged to 81 so for
the lowest sleeping berths, 81 for the up
per, 81. so for the whole section. and $3. 90
for state room. The amendment also
fixes the penalty fer violation Of the act
at $500 fine. Amendments were adopted
and the bill was read the second time as
amended, and advanced to the third read
ing.
In the House the following bills were
returned from committees with favorable
recommendations, and ordered 10 the third
reading:
Ryan's bill, No. 729, to authorize county
superintendent of schools to purchase
real estate sold under execution obtained
in pursuance OF criminal proceedings.
Bisbee's 30, GIG. to limit the compen-
sation Of township treasurers to two per
cent. of the money paid out: amended so
as TO limit to one per cent
Davis, No. $50 to require the levyiug
of a tax in school districts for sinking
fund for paying debts.
The militia committee bill to appropriate
$50, 900 to pay militia agd other expenses
of putting down the riots of 1877; amend
ed so as to limit the amount to $4,000. and
was advanced to third reading.
CHICAGO, March 20.-The Catholic
clergy to-day, after celebrating high mass
for the late Bishop Foley, held meeting
to Indicate their preference for bis success
sor. The ballots placed DR.. McMullin as
the most worthy, or first choice; Father
Riordan as more worthy, or second choice,
and Father Conway as worthy. This
would indicate the eventful choice of DIR.
McMulliu, although the convention OF
bishops make the final nomination TO the
pope, who is the arbiter in the matter
New York advices state that freight
rates from Chicago to New York have
been fixed at twenty cents per hundred OF
grain and twenty-five cents ol tourth class
freight.
Some excitement was created here by
the publication OF q special from Toronto
of cable news, said TO be in the Globe o.
| that citv, 10 the effect that cattle exported
; in the steamer Brazilian, had upon arrl!a
at Liverpool, been foupG to be suffering
from peuro-pueumonia and had beer
slaughtered 1t was said also that mos
i of the shipment was from Chicago. Tht
truth of the report is very much doubted
D and certainly as to the assertion that thu
i cattle exported from Chicago had pleuro
pneumonia, as there has never been trac
|. of that disease found within this cattle dis
J. trict It is thought this is part of th
It Canadian administration scheme to destro
It the trade between Great Britain and tn
u United States. and establish the protect;v
+ policy. The collector of customs of thi
s port does not believe any diseased cattl
ls have been exported from here.
SPRINGFIELD, March 20. The notoriou
d counterfeiter, Pete Mccartney. who i
ID serving fifteen years term in the Mich
gan City, Ind, penitentiary, was brough
here to day to be used as 9 governmer
is witness against Dr. Mason, of Neoga, wh
le is under Indictment for couuterfeitiug opt
; rations in connection with Mccartney
le wife, who is also under indictment.