The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-16
ageat or Secretary of Legation, was

estate to be made every year, and maxim
the Illinois Central Railroad tax fun
available for ordinary expenses of th
state government. were also passed.
In the house, the Committee on Road
and Bridges recommended the passage c
q substitute bill. for all other bills intro
duced. which practically reenacts the law
OF 1877, which were repealed by the las
General Assembly.
Bills were introduced as follows: MI
McWilliams. to punish minors or habitus
druukards, who obtain liquor contrary t.
law by false representations or otherwise
Mr.. Wood. of DeKalb, to require insur
ance companies to pay full valuation fxet
by policy in all cases OF loss; Mr. Chaffee
to regulate freight rates and prevent dis
criminative rebates and overlooking O
cars.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-On the con
| vening of the senate to-day. Senator Vest
| motion. regarding the president to IglV'
the senate the correspondence document
between Mexico. during SO and 81 RELATIVE
to the treaty between two government
was adopted. A motion to adjourn wa
lost the vote being 35 to S8. Malone no
voting. He voted for executive session
but his motion was lost 81 to 81. After
more dilatory motions Senator Beck saie
as the Republicans had the president anc
the house, they might as well have tht
senate and take oil responsibility for bae
acts and credits for good work. He die
wisk to hold on to few privileges anG
moved to adjourn. The senateSthen ad
iourned.
IN CAUCUS.
WASHINGTON, March l6.-Ln the Dem
ocratic caucus, the committees have been
changed on Democratic membership the
senate committees from malority to minor
ity. by dropping as general rule the
fifth name from each committee AZ held
by Pendleton, they dropped Grover from
the finance com mittee and retained Mac
Pherson however. So the committee
stands Bayard, Voorhees,. Beck and Mac
Pherson for the Democrats. Tke Repub-
licans are believed to be in caucus
over the new senate officers
THE SOCIALISTS IN GERMANY.
BERLIN, March I6.-When the news OF
the assassination reached reached Berlin
it vas Immediately feared the murder might
increase the severity of the socialist law
here and this result already become
/
sous have been expelled from the city and
suburbs. According to the official report
lately presented to Parliament it seems
the anarchy element though unseen, is
more vital and vigorous after lapse OF
two years than when the socialist law was
passed. The report states that efforts
have been made which were partially sue
cessful to distribute the socialist organs
among the population and even among
troops.
BAYARD'S LETTER.
WASHINGTON. March Ii Senator
ware legislature advising them against any
prohibition legislation. on the ground that
it is antagonistic to the democracy which
permits man to eat and drink according
to his own inclinstions. The Democratic
caucus com mittee easily arranged the
minority representation on com mittees,
but find some trouble in deciding who
shall be chairman of the committee allow
ed to the minority.
CINCINNATI COLLECTION,
CINCINNATI, March 16-Jacob Lovelaee
a drunken man after having been on q
spree, having been refused liquor. drank
q large quantity Of turpentine and died
from the effects last Saturday night. This
happened in a remote corner OF Fayette
county, Ohio.
Kentucky regulators on last Saturday
night took William Dheil. store keeper
of the Princess Furnace, Boyd county, Ky.
out of his bed. gave him fifteen lsshes. or
dered him to leave within FIVE days and
went away.
LAND TITLE FORGERS
PIrTsBURG, March l6-Addison Burns
of Eden burg, Clarion county and Il. X.
Meclemand notary this city. have been
arrested by u: s. Marshall Hall. at the
instance of U. s. Land Commissioner Ter
rell of St. Louis. for forgery of land titles
in Missouri. Bail was entered for hearing
on the 25th instance
LONDON NOTES.
LONDON, March 16-1n the Commons,
Gladstone moved to vote q half million
pounds for the Afghan war. The debate
will last all day. Half million dollars
Withdrawn Ter America. The s500 900
was carried without division.
STOCKS.
NEW YORK. March l6.-Eleven a. ID ,
the stock market opened generally weak
aud fraction lower, bot prices soon took
an upward turn and advanced to lt re
corded western union, ur;on pacific and
coal shares leading upward movem ent sub
sequently. Speculation less firm with de-
clining tendency, Wheat shade better.
fairly active.
TIE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON, D. G. March 10 For
Upper Mississippi aud lower Missouri
valleys: Occasional snow followed by
clearing weather. Winds westerly and
northerIs ard generally higher. Baro-
meter lower. Temperature 10 the first
district stationary. or lower temperature
in latter,
HYDROPHOBIA.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. March l6 Ebert
Keck, youth years of age, died last
night with fully developed symptoms OF
hydrophobia. H was bitten by rabid
dog last Christmas. Several other persons
were bitten at the same time by the dog.
NOMINATIONS.
WASHINGTON, March 16 The pres
ident nominated Dana Horton. Ohio, SEQ
retary of the commission TO attend inter-
national monetary conference at Paris;
Postmasters, Wm Fl Hartman, Waterloo
Iowa. Geo. B Reicheneker. WyaDdotte,
Kansas.