The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-08
GRuBRAL GLBAuINGS.
Happenings at the Ma
tional Capital.
A SERIES OF CRIMES AND
CASUALTIES RE-
PORTED.
Second Meeting of Delegates
to the Ceder Rapids
Convention.

WASHINGTON, March THE Demo-
Gratis in caucus determined to continue
the organization Of the Senate Committee,
and Senators Hill (Ga.) PendIeton, Lamar.
Harris, Davis, (W. Va.), and Cockrell
were the committee appointed to arrange
standing and select committee. Being
not ready 80 report another caucus was
held after the Republican session ad-
iourned. 1t was the unanimous opinion Of
the caucus that business should be expe
dited by arranging the committees at
once,
The President dominated ex-Secretary
Nathan Goff, Jr.. United States Attorney
for West Virginia.
Judge Bancroft Davis, formerly Minis
ter to Berlin, accepted position to assist
the Secretary ship Of State. VIM. E.
Chandler was not offered the place.
The Democrat intimate that they can
adjourn in few days, leaving the Demo-
cratic supremacy to stand until Decemb Der.
1t this is true the Chinese treaty will not
be taken up. The Senate is only acting on
business sent in by the President. The
Republicans will, unless assured that Ma
hone will act against them, attempt to up
set this arrangement when their new mem
bers are elected.
According to the decision of the Demo
cratic caucus, Bayard will be chairman of
the Finance COMMITTEES, Davis Gil. of the
Judiciary, Johnston of Foreign Relations,
Jones (Fla) of Public Lands, Slater, Agri
culture. Cockrell. Military Affairs, Hamp-
ton. Mines, and Groome of the Com mittee
on Pensions, The other principal COM
mittees will retain their cd chairmen.
The Republicans, In clueus, opposed
the organization until all vacancies were
filed, It is held by them that complete
organization cannot be effected until this
taxes place. They severely criticise the
action Of the Democrats and think if
Democratic senators take the present
advantage, Republicans can get early
centrol of the committees.
The Solicitor of the Treasury has rem
dered an opinion upon the legal points
presented in connection with the recent
change in rule 10, OF the regulations Of
steamboats,, which relates especially to the
space at the sides of boilers. He says
there is nothing In the rule which prohib-
its q local board from requiring more
space than that mentioned in rule 7, if in
their judgment it may in any case be
necessary to require 10.
The members of the cabinet of Ex
President Hayes, with the exception ot
Senator Sherman, assembled at the
executive mansion at 1880 yesterday
morning, as did all their successors. except
Secretary of War Lincoln. President
Garfield signed the commissions of his
immediate advisers and detained them a
short time after the cabinet officers of the
previous administration had retired. The
new cabinet was formally organized, aud
James, the new members were qualified
before Chief Justice Carter. of the Sup
RENE Court of the District Of Columbia.
At o. ID. to day Blaine formerly as
sumed the duties of Secretary of State anC
received the several heads of the bureaus
and Judge Hunt also entered upon his du
ties as Secretary of the Navy in the after
noon. Senator Window will enter upol
his duties to morrow.
Ex-Attorney General Devens took leav
Of the Supreme Court to day and introdnc
ed his successor, Wayne McV eagh.
With the exception of Lincoln all tn
new Cabinet ofhcers were qualified thi
morning at the executive mansion. befor
Judge Garter, and took charge of the
respective departments.
PERTAINING TO PORK.
PHILADELPHIA, March THE con
mites of the New York Produce Exchani
had a conference to day with the Britt:
Council concerning the hog cholera di
patch. George FL. Crump, Acting Britt,
Council in December of last year. at whit
time it was said the consular dispat
complained of, was sent to the British go
ernment, was present, and gave the aut
ority upon which he based the facts in
dispatches, Crump said the dispat
spoke only OF Illinois and made no menti
Of Ohio. The following minute was a.
dopted and the matter thus disposed {
The reports OF the mortality among swil
in the State of Illinois. 10 the year 1873
cd fho k<, .
acting council at Philadelphia, ia his sa
tary dispatch of December last and said
amount to 100000 head. were obtained
the acting consul direct from Iiiinc
Should the ngures quoted prove to be
error, Captain Chpperton, her majesty
consul, will at once make the neoesss
correction. Il is believed the morality
1880 was no greater than In 1879, in
State of Illinois.
CRIMES AND sAULITIES.
TOPEKA, KS, March 7.-An atten
was made to burn the insane asylum b.
on Saturday night by inceudiarisca. but
was unsuccessful. owing to the splenC
working fire apparatus kept at the asylt
After the fire was extinguished, sol
paper, candlewick and a package of DO
der, the latter still tied up as when pr
chased. were found.
TOLEDO DETAULTER
TOLEDO, March lit has beea ase
timed that Q. A. Reimsnsngder, Seoreta
and Treasurer of the City Board of Wat
Works is defaulter and has abscondt
q letter has been received from him dat
ut New I York, iu which he acknewleds
the detslcation and states that be '
about to sail for Europe The amount
not yet known. bus is variously estimat
at from $4,000 to $4,000.
ST, LOUIS, March Louis C. Ko
contracting agent for the Wabash railros
suicleed this morning with pistol. Z
result OF nervous depression.
The Republicans MoLeansboro,
special says: A shooting ARRAY took pls
IN the town of Walpole, Saturday mig
between JAS and Chas. Fair, on one sic
hiley and john Hall, brothers, on {
other. IN which Chas. Fair was norta
wounded. All parties are reputable m
chants
The Republican Little Rock. AR
special says that q horrible murder