The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-27
Last Nights Dispatches.
WASHINGTON


election laws. Lit provides that before the
appointment of Supervisors Of elections i,
made, tho Circuit Court shall cause notice
of the petition OF citizens requesting the
appointment of such Supervisors 60 be
served on Congressional candidates of the
two different political parties casting the
greatest number of votes in that precinct
| and the court shall appoint for each voting
precinct, whero required by law, ono
Supervisor on the recommendation of each
of such candidates Il also provides that
all applications for the appointment OF
Special Denuty Marshals to aid the Super
| visors of Elections shall be submitted to
the Circuit Court, and before the appoint
ment OF any Marshals notice of such appli-
cation shall be served on the candidate of
of the three different political parties
casting the greatest number of votes at
the election for Representatives 10 Con-
gress, and also that al equal number of
appointments for each voting precinct
shall be made on the recomm mendation of
each candidate. 1t repeals all laws and
parts of laws which authorize any officers
of the United States 60 arrest any person
for violating any United States election
law without a warrant issued 10 pursuance
of the amendment. and provides that
this subject shall be construed to author
ize any Supervisor of Election or any
United States Marshal to interfere in any
manner with any of the Judges or Iuspeo.
tors of Elections.
The House Committee on Postofices
and Post roads agreed to report favorably
bill providing that the Postmaster
General shall readiust in accordance with
the act of juno l2. 1876. the salaries of
the third, fourth aud fifth classes whose
salaries have not heretofore been readius-
ted, who made direct official application
or sworn returns of receipts and business
for readiustment and whose quarterly
returns show that they were intended for
readjustment subsequently to the law Of
1876, such readjustments so date from the
beginning of the quarter succeeding that
on which the applications or sworn reports
were made.
The House Committee on Coinage
Weights and Measures agreed to report
favorably the bill authorizing importers
to use the metric system of weights and
measures 1t also agreed to report favor
ably several bills providing fer the adop-
ton of new metric gold and silver United
States coins as formulated by DR.. aubbeIl
for international purposes,
L De Ell1 lutEUAuctu III TUG E1OUSo uy 4iF.
Kelly proposes to amend the Revised
Statutes so that in lien of the payment of
interest on cancelled bonds into. the sinkin &
fund the Secretary OF the Treasury shall
Annually redeem and apply to the sinking
fluid not less than $4,000 900 of bonds
which become redeenable in 1881 and
1891
The Senate confirmed. TO be Envovs
Extraordinary and Ministers Pienipoten-
tiary, James Russell Lowell, of Massachu-
setts, to Great Britain: John w Foster, of
Indiana, to Russia; .Lucious Fairchild. of
Wisconsin. to Spain. Consuls. Lewis Red
mond, of Rhode Island, at Mayaguez;
Stephen n Simonson, of New York, to be
Assistant Appraiser for the Port of New
York; Postmaster. Ralph M Grimes,
kearney, Nebraska. The Senate also. af-
ter another long discussion, reached the
point of action on the contested nomina
ton of DR.. Philips Wiles to be Chief of
the Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery and
Surgeon General of the Navy, and confirm
ed it.
The Coored Exodus Committee heard
Warning G. Fearing. colored, Secretary
of the Emigrant Aid Society, and an en-
ploye in Washington executive Offices. who
testified that he bad recently heard many
reports of dissatisfaction among the color
ed people OF North Carolina aud a desire
TO enigrate, had also read that the blacks
were highly pleased with their Indiana
homes
Mr.. Otny, [coloredl Principal of the
Howard University. testified that he had
been to North Carolina frequently Of late
years and IVES Now identified with The en-
igration movement When the blacks
were fleeing from oppression 10 St. Louis
en- route for Kansas, meeting of the Ma
tional Emigrant Society was held to aid
them. and it was suggested there that the
tide be partly diverted from that one state
of Kansas and that it would be
well to send portion to Indi-
ana, that being a doubtful state.
Witness (Otny) alone protested
against using his people as political tools,
a use which in the south had not rebound
ed to the advantage for the Kuklux had
piled there ssith buckshot and they receiv-
ed no protection from the nationa. govern
meDt, witness therefore withdrew from
the society He had reliable inform alton
that the coiored men in North Carolina
had been deluded by glowing accounts by
Percy, Villa and Taylor, who promised
the iSaorapt ,lacks that the United States
would ffeu them and pay them wages,
give tutm ClDbElDE, tlC. u6
first batch who went were well received
aud their letters to their friends started
general exodus Witness declared that
the sentiment of all intelligent colored men
and every colored paper in North Carroll
ia opposed the exodus. There was liberal
provisions in the state for the education of
colored people in school and elemosynsry
institutions. He declared be never saw
such moor ignorant co'o-ed peoOe in
North Carolina as be saw in Oberlin. Ohio,
the paradise of coIored people, Colored
men we're th,iving, industrious and often
rich in the south. Senator Blair will
cross examine the witness on Friday.
Adjourned.
Messrs. Letter, Aldrlch and Wilson, of
Chicago, had conference with the sub
committee on Ways and Means in refer
enee to the bill amending the bonded
transportation law and second hearing on
the subject will be had on Wednesday.
TELEPHoNIC.