The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-09
LATE N EW s.
Appointments Confirm
ed by the Senate.
The Rent Question in
Chicago, and Other
Items.
THE SENATE,
THAT BODY.

WASHINGTON. March, 9.-The Senate
convened at noon. A telegram from the
Governor of Iowa was read, announcing
the appointment Of j. w. McDill to fill
the unexpired terms of Senator Kirkwood,
A message from the President was receiv
ed. and ths Senate went into executive
session.
The president nominated Levi P. Nor
ton Of N. 7. envoy extraordinary and
ministers plenipotentiary of France. VIM.
NJ Evarts; Allen @. Thurman: Timothy
., Howe commissioners on the part of
United States to International monetary
conference Paris, David D. McClurg
surveyor customs. Cincinnati; John w.
Green collector Internal revenue second
district Iowa. Robert j. Taylor Indiana;
Dom mission. Postmaster; Conley +.
Goulford, Wanston Ohio; Geo. ?. Fleger !;
South Bend, Indiana; Jas. A. Raymond.
Stevens Point. Wisconsin.
The senate confirmed nominations of
Evarts. Thurman and Howe commission
ers of International Monetary Conference
Late. nj. Morrill, collector of customs,
Portland, Me-, d. d. McClung surveyor
OF customs. Cincinnati, Jno. w. Green
collector international revenue, second
district, Iowa,
THE RENTS.
CHICAGO, March, 9.-The rapid ap-
prsciatieu of rents is getting to be seri
ous matter with tenants. They find
themselves confronted with double
dilemma OF very much higher prices for
their present location and the i'm possibility
of doing better By moving Many who
have thrown up ther leases because of ia
pacity of land lords, 6nd themselves
unable to secure new quarters whatever.
This copdition OF affairs arises according
Ito real estate men, not from paucity OF
building operations during the past year,
for many com mmodious buildings have been
erected, but from the rush toward the
lcity of business firms. What is
true of route in this business Sec
ton of the city is also true of residence
rents and the Grst of May will witness
such scramble for houses as was never
seen here pefore. 1t now looks as though
many people would be entirely homeless
although according to building statistics
recently telegraphed. over 5000 residences
were erected during 1880 in Chicago
Homes, which two years ago rented lol
30 TO SO dollars por month are now orlng
: ing fifty to l25 dollars and even higher
prcportionate rates are being liked II
some cases. In the business section the
advance ranged Is TO 20 per cent. One csst
is known 10 which a furniture firm which
last year paid $1,000 was asked to pay
$4,000 for three years lease, aud after
casting about and finding no other building
available was compelled to accede to th'
terms In another instance a whoiesal
firm on State street, whose rent has bee
81. 500 will pay $500 the coming year
! agents as well as renters and owners con
, slider this a genuine rise in rents. not al
] engineered scare, and ii may he stated tha
business prosperity and growing sctivit,
, In every branch OF industry is furthe
. warrant for the advance.
EXTRA SESSION.
WASHINGTON, March 9--The Demo
j cratic caucus is bearing the report OF tn
t committee On ths revision of the senat
com mittees. Davis of Illinois. is give
c Judiciary. and Peudleton and McPherso
q succesd kernap and Wallace on 6naBc'
The Republicans are also in caucus. Tb
b President. Blaine and Wirdom now favC
extra session, and unless the present statr
y is changed an extra session may t
g called about the middle of May, when ii
Republicans can control the house an
( probably the senate also. Mahone sgal
q refused to enter either caucus to day.
he continues silent. il is not lmprobab
. that the Republicans and Democrats VI
r agree on some basis of organisation.