The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-10
WASHINGTON.

/ "ASA4S G1OG
! WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Without debate
| or discussion this afternoon, the Senate
confirmed the nomination of Secretary
McCreary to be circuit Judge for the
| eighth circuit.
The Advisory Committee of the caucus
Of Republican Senators, consisting of Nor
rill. Conkling, Hamlin, McWilliams,
| Booth. kirkwood, Logan and Carpenter,
have decided to recommend that the
party in the Senate commit itself to the
policy of non-action in regard to any and
all legislation affecting the currency,
whether gold. greenbacks or silver, during
the present session The committee are
unanimous, with the exception of Morrill,,
who will recommend that greenbacks be
divested Of their legal tender power, and
that some provision be made for their re
tirement.
Lucien B. Croker and Alfred NJ.
Jones, have been confirmed as Collectors
of Internal Revenue tor the second and
third districts of Illinois. Postmasters in
Illinois: Henry r. Ingraham, at Tuscola;
Robert Butler, at Clinton; Eli N. Nc
Allister, at Champaign, and John II.
Hyde, at Lewistown.
A cabinet meeting to-day authorized
the Secretary of the Interior to notify
engaged in the White River massacre,
with the assurance that they will be
granted an impartial trial outside of Col
orado and New Mexico.
Representative Fort had another inter-
view with the President, yesterday, in re-
latlon to the latters recommendations
concerning gTeenbacks, and Gen. Fort is
adverse to the resolution now pending
before the House committee on banking
and currency. Particular reference was
made to the apparently conflicting state
ments published in regard to their
former interview, and the President
assured General Fort that there
was really no essential difference between
them in his understanding Of the
purport of the interview. andshe reiterat-
ed that although he adhered to the fnan-
cial recommendations OF his message. was
responsible for them, and still believes 10
them, he would nevertheless not feel ag
grieved by Gen. Forts continuing to press
the resolution 10 question. nor By the Re-
publicans adopting it if the party disagreed
with him
The sub C, mmittee of the House com
mlttee on Manufactures had under cOnsid-
GRAFTON this morning, Representative
McUord' joint resolution to amend the
Constitution, giving TO Congress power to
grant, protect and regulate trade marks,
and agreed to report favorably and urge
that It he put TO an early passage IN order
that it may be ratified by the Legislatures
sitting this winter. The same action will
probably be taken by the fGll committee
to- morrow.
The House Committee on Indian A fairs
this morning took up Beli9rd's bill for the
removal of the Indians froln Colorado. Its
| fIrp H,,N
action was taken. The general expression
of opinion was favorable
The House Committee on Military
Affairs held its first meeting to-day and
appointed a sub committee consisting of
| Sparks, Lefevre and McCook, to consider
and report upon the~ appeal of Gen. Fiiz
| j onn Porter to be restored to his former
rank in the army, 4 sub committee was
also appointed on the reorganization Of the
i'aTmy, and Gen. Joseph Johnston was
made chairman.
4 bill was introduced today by Rep
resentative Morrison 70 simplify the APP
| praisPment OF goods, wares. ETC., imported
! into the United States subject to advalo
ram duties. 1t provides that the Gutiabie
value shall be held to be the actual whole
sale price or general market value OF such
goods in the principal markets Of the
| country from whence imported.
PoEITICA AZ.
| WORCESTER, Dee. 9-In the city
election to-day. Frank II. Kelley, the
present Republican Alderman was elect
ed Mayor by 1865. to 2.7l4 for Elijah
| B. Stoddard. Republican candidate, 1870
for Horace 4 Bgelow. Democrat, and
! 70 for Il. z. Marble. the Workingmeu' S
candidate. The Republicans elected all
their Aldermen and eight of the twenty
| Coupcilmen.
GLoUCHEsTER, Mass Dec. 9.-During
the past year. thirty vessels. one tenth
of the entire tonnage of this port. went
down, 240 lives we're lost Lightweight
women made widows and 2l9 children
fatherless The property destroyed was
worth $4,000 In the February gale
thirteen vessels foundered and l43 men
were drowned These figures are as
founding but correct. Twenty eight
hundred dollars we're raised for the
widows and orphans.
Boston, Dec. 9-The municipal cleo
ton to-day resulted in the reelection Of
Mayor Prince, Democrat. by a plurality
at 2 763 The aggregaee total vote was
35 .473, of which Prince obtained 1876;
Stebbins. Republicans .l6.033; King, the
Greenback candidate, 357; McDavitt
Butler Democrat. 1877.
Tn Salem, Henry Kohler, Republican
was reelected Mayor, and g. A. Sander
SON., Greenbacker, was reelected in