The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-25
WASHINGTON.
A Lively tilt between Johnson
and Dawes.
The Cabinet and their Secret Meeting
Secretary Of the Treasury and his late
Orders.
The Cabinet and their Secre! Meetin;
SENATE,

SENATE.
| WASHINGTON. D. c., March 25.-
Senstor Ingalls, offered q resolution ask
ing the secretary of war for list of all
appointments made in his department
from December 1879 to March 4th 1881,
| except army appointments, with reason
for changes, promotions, etc, The reso
luton was laid on the table for future
| action.
A NEW DEGREE.
Dawes called up the resolution for the
election of the Senate officers. the pending
motion being to postpone to December.
Johnston said, referring to Hoar's state.
ment. that the Democratic flibustering
was reasonable. that some eastern college
should give him degree of A. S. S.
The republicans have kept the north
solid by declaring that the south was solid
| for reputation. 1t was great revolution
which saw the republican caucus nominate
| for one of the highest officers 10 the senate,
democrat and repudiatlonist, who would
be petty lawyer but fer the prominence
given him by his Reputation opinions.
Would Sherman, who had so built up the
credit Of the United States vote for Rid
dlebergerf He reviewed the acts of
Malone and Rlddleberger showing that
they were democrats and repudiators.
DAWES SUGGESTION.
| Senator Dawes suggested that Senator
Malone was sick, aud Senator Johnston
proposed to postpone his speech, if Sena-
tor Dawes would postpone his resolution
Senator Dawes refused. Senator Logan
asked what effect the election of the
sergeant at arms would have on public
credit? Senator Johnston said by elect
| ing him they endorsed his record, and
quoted from Republican papers condem-
ming the Riddleberger bill.
The Democrats to day chiefly assailsd
Mahone's reputation record. Malone is
sick, but preparing u speech defending
Vireinia's financial course. Cameron, the
leader of the Republican movement in the
Senate, has paired and gone home for
week. There are no signs of yielding
TIE CABINET.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-The cabinet
held a secret session to-day, which has
caused good deal of comment among the
knowing ones" The session was very
briet
1t is supposed that the question under
consideration was the extra session.
AN ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.
ST. PETERSBURG, March Is. = A tele-
gram from Tiftes states that attempt has
been made to assassinate the Governor of
Bokee.
FUNERAL SERVICE.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 25.-The fol-
lowing is the programme of the funeral
services of the late Gear: Persons invited
| to attend will assemble at 10:30 o'clock in
the morning, in the cathedrals of St. Peter
and St, Paul. The coffin will be carried to
the vault in the cathedral by the emperor,
grand dukes. members of foreign reigning
families and chief court dignitaries. A
salute will be fred the moment the coffin
| is lowered into the grave. After the
ceremony the imperial insignia will be
conveyed back to the winter palace.
| NAVAL NEWS.
| WASHINGTON, March 25. Commodore
Robert w. ShufeIdt, u. s. NJ. will shortly
be detached from duty in this city and
ordered to duty as naval attache U. s. le-
CATION at PekiD. This action will be taken
for the purpose of allowing Commodore
| Shufeidt to accept command of the Chinese
navy.
LONDON ITEMS,
| LONDON, March 25.-The Liberals in
parliament are said to be considering q
proposed motion condeming terms and
peace with tho Beers Home rulers are
considering the expediency of calling at
tention to utterauces of several Irish
Judges and asking their dismissal.
Count Pecci, the popes brother is dead.
a SENSATION SPOILED,
| CHICAGO. March 25 "A story told By
| detectives in New York Of the arrest 10
Chicago of woman for heavy diamond
theft. is largely overdrawu. The amount
involved is only 5000; not $1,000. and the
case hardly rises to the dignity OF a SEN
satiop. The woman in question is Mrs.
DR.. Ward, and the victlmized diamond
broker is Mr.. Perkins. who had frequent
Iy loaned her money. 90 the occasion
referred to, he loaned her a ring which be
wore, to which she took fancy. She
Immediately raised $3.50 on it from g
disreputable pawnbroker, and disappear
ed. Her family connections are not par.
ticularly distinguished.
NAMED FOR PLACE.
WASHINGTON, March 25-The Presi.
dent nominated Robert Il. Hit, Illinois
Asst. Secretary of State: Nathan W.
ISpaulding, Asst. u, s. Treasurer. Ear
Francisco, Cal: Charles M. Leavy. Asst
Appraiser. San francisco. Cal; Postmas-
tiers, John Mckinney. Jr.. Aledo. ILL.,
4 w u, LUIS. GuCAFtll6s a Suus u. a. Ip
Ipon, Cleveland. Tenn; Elliott L. Rogers
Red Oak. Iowa.
POLITICAL LOTTERY.
| DETROIT. Mich. March 25,-The Re
publican judicial Com mittee being unable
to agree on a candidate, nominated Russe
Il. Peeler by lot.
FIGHTING TYPHlUS.
New YoRK, March 25-Picked physi-
clans and a squad of sanitary officers begar
this morning. canvassing lodging houses
and cellars throughout the city. for the
purpose of fighting Typhius fever.
NICE FIRE.
/ LONDON, March 25. - The American
consul at Nice telegraphs as follows: 6s
lives were lost by the opera house FIRE. Nc
Americans or English among the victims.
Public interment takes place TO day. The
shops are closed.
INTEREST To BE PAID.
/ WASHINGTON, March 25.-The score
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