The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-10
P0LITIC A L.
Trouble in the Ma
tionaI GreenbaCk
Camp.
A Caucus of Democrat
ic and Republican
Senators.
The Election Of Cameron
as Senator from
Wisconsin.
GREENRACKERS.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
WASHINGTON, March, 9.-The Con-
gressional committee of tho National
Greenback party has issued an address
to the people of the United States. The
address opens with the assertion that the
national banks, through years OF unwise
and unjust isolation in their interest, DOW
assume to control the government and
defy its sovereign right to issue and regu-
late the volume of currency; charges the
national banks with having rebelled
against the government, causing borrowers
of money to pay at the rate OF 500 per
cent. annual interest for its use. The rail-
road and telegraph companies are charged
with conducting their business in violation
of private rights and fundamental law of
eminent domain. The address conclude
by maintaining that the wrongs complains
ed of cannot be corrected through either
of the old parties, because both are allied
with such abuse, and therefore earnestly
advises the formation of clubs in every
city, village and town in the United States
with view to the thorough organization
and final triumph Of the National party.
Thes. j. Durant. Lee Crandell. Ed
ward Daniels and Eperitus Howe, mem-
bers of the executive committee OF the
Gresnback Congressional committee ad-
dressed letter to Thompson IL. Murch.
chairman of the committee. in which they
decline to attend meeting called by
Murch in New York tomorrow. They
also inform. him that his resignation as
chairman of the COMMITTEES is accepted
and they will call the entire national COM
mittee together soon to elect his successor
CAUCUS.
The Democratic Senators held a caucus
this afternoon for the purpose of receiving
al nF o 9
committee. Nine Senators were appointed
to arrange the msiority membership of the
Senate committees. a number of changes
of minor Importance were made in the list
presented, but the only notable conflict OF
ooinion was in regard TO the composition
of the committee on finance, The CAUCUS
committee recommended the appointment
of Senators Mcpherson and Camden to
succeed Herman and Wallace, and the re-
tent1on of Voorhees,. Beck and Bayard as
the remaining Democratic members of this
committee, Bayard. of course, to continue
its chairman. There was no difference of
opinion as to the propriety and expediency
of exercising the power of the present
majority to organize the Senate committees
without further delay, and although a
single objection will prevent action on the
list TO morrow the election may be expect
ed to take place Friday night. 1t is uD
derstood that the caucus decided tokassign
Malone to three or four committee places.
including positions on the railroad and
military committees. The assignment OF
ohairmansaips as 6pally agreed upon by
the caucus as follows: Privileges and
elections. Salisbury; foreign relations
Johnston; finance. Bayard; appropria-
tions, Davis of West Virginia; commerce,
Ransom; judiciary. Davis of Illinois; mill
tary affairs, Grover; naval affairs, MoPher-
son; revolutionary claims, Anthony; en-
crossed bills, CopkEng; enrolled rolls
Pugh; rules, Morgan; to examine the
several branches of the civil service, Hamp
ton; census. Pendleton; library, Voorhees,
presidential elections. Morgan; epidemic
diseases, Harris; printing, Hill OF Georgia
contingent expenses. Vance; postothces
Maxey; public lands, Jones OF Florida
Indian affairs. Coke; pensions, Grover
claims, Cockrill; patents, Call; territories
Butler; railroads, Lamar; revision O
laws, Garland; agriculture, Slater; man
ufacturers, Williams; education and labor
Brown; mines and mining, Farley; dis
trict of Columbia, Harris; civil service ant
entreDchment. Walker; public building
and grounds, Vest; improvement of tn
Mississippi river and its tributaries, Jonas
transportation routes to the sea board
Beck; private land claims, Ednunds.
The Republican Senators also held
caucus and an interchange OF views was il
the same line of discussion as last Mon
day'5 meeting. No formal action wa
taken, but it was unanimously understoo
that the determination they had arrived &
viz, that the Republicans will decline t
submit lists for membership and refuse
promote the organization OF committee
until the Republican vacancies are file
and shall be adhered to. The precis
L. 1x1fa
parliamentary objection to the Democrat
list to morrow, was left for further dete
mination and the caucus aciournes
subject to the call of the chairman.
Ii is de6nateiy understood that Jude
Davis. of Illinois. intends to vote with th
Democrats. The Republicans conhdentI
expect that Gen. Malone will act wit
them and their four prospective colleague
IN the matter of organizations and th;
therefore at any early dav they will
able, with the aid of the Vice President
casting vote, to organize the Senate an
therefore control the committees and pa
ronage.
SENATOR SELECTED.
MILWAUKEE, March 9.-Senator Angu
Cameron was renominated for Unite
States Senator on the forty eighth balit
In the Republican caucus at Madison to
night.
a CORRECTION.
DEs MONIES, March 9-Judse McDil
appointed to succeed Senator kirkwool
was member of the special committee {
the House on its privileges and duties as
the electoral count. of which David Dudle
Field was chairman, not of the electors
commission.
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