The Rock Island Argus., 1880-01-07
ILLINOIS.
The Miners at Relleville, Ill =, on a Strike
Other Items.

SPRINGFIELD. Jan 6..-The Supreme
Court convened this afternoon with JUS
tees Walker. Dickey, Scott. Sheldon and
Mulkey on the bench. The peoples
docket was set for call on Thursday the
18th.
The convention OF officers of the Illinois
National Guard was held here to-day to
consider the proposition pending in Con
gress for the organization of the national
militia system. The committee to whom
the subject was referred, presented the
following report, which after discussion
was by resolution adopted as expressing
the sentiments of the convention
Your committee to whom the propo-
sitions OF the National Guard Association
were referred, beg leave to make the fol-
lowing report: That the militia of the
several states should consist of those who
are designated by the revised statutes of
the United States as capable of bearing
arms, out OF which force proper number,
not to exceed 700 men from each Congress
sioual district, shall be selected and mus
tered as the National Guard, who shall be
provided for by the general government
with arms, equipments, clothing and am
munition and pay for a sufficient number
OF days of service in camps of instruction:
the states to provide armories, subsist-
ence; transportation and camping grounds,
that the appropriations made by the gen.
eral government should be distributed
among the several states for the benefit of
the National Guard as indicated above, and
expended under the supervision of the Gov
errors OF the states, who shall provide q
suitable service dress and equipments and
such other military stores aud equipments
as an inspection shall show the necessity
haR 2 hn S1h% 6 1E
fcer and control their their troops shall
cot be infringed upon il any M nner, but
that yearly Inspections snail be made by
the state inspectors. accompan led by in
spectors detailed from the regular army,
who shall make such recon- men9ations
and suggestions as they shall deem neces-
saTy, ia order to produce the proper uni
formity In drill and discipli ne, the care
and use OF arms under similar rules
adopted and in use in the regular army,
and that we recommend that an appro
priation be made for the construction of
rife ranges in the differen: states and for
the purchase of ammunition for target
practice, and that to carrY out the objects
set forth above the recon II endations made
by Gen. Benet as 10 appropriations for
armiDg and eqnipping the national guard
and for the further purpose of dissent
camps of instructien held yearly in each
of the states, will, in the opinion of your
committee. be ample TO carry out the de-
sign of a thoroughly equipped, armed and
educated national guard
The convention adjourned sine die the
visiting officers being given reception by
Gov. Cuilom this evening.
ST LOUIS, Dec. 6.--The coal miners of
the Betleville, Iii district held secret
convention consisting of one delegate from
each district at East ST. Louis to oday. aBa
unanimously resolved to dig 10 more coal
uoGi they are paid fcur cents per bushel
for digging. They also resolved to work
eight hours per day. so that all pitmcn in
the district may have an opportunity to
labor Under this action the men in this
district, about 100 in number, are now
on strike and will DO 10 more work until
two thirds of the mine owners and oper-
ators accede to their demands. The own
ers will be formally notified to-morro1 of
the action of the convention to- day.