The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-08

boller inspection for the State was made
the special order for Friday
BeTgren's bill TO allow an officer make.
ing an arrest to give bail during a tempo
rary adjournment of court, was ordered tc
third reading.
The bill to provide for tax of q pei
cent on the gross earnings of all railroads
operating in this State. in lieu of the tax
on capital stock was debated at length,
hessTs. Gallon, Shaw. and Whiting supa
porting it. and Messrs. Mum, Clark and
Shut opposing it on constitutions
grounds. and favoring its reference to the
udiciary Committee. The senate refus
ed TO confer by vote Of II to l9. and the
bill was then ordered to a third reading.
The Railroad Committee introduced
bill to provide that the tariff schedules OF
the Railroad and Warehouse Commission
ers need not be published in the newspa"
papers.
Resolution of respect to the memory of
Robert n Bishop. lately deceased. mem
Der of the Senate in the Twenty seventh
General Assembly. from Edgar county,
were adopted,
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House devoted the first hour Of the
session to day to discussing Senate bill 1873
which proposes to provide for annual
assessments of real estate in place of an
assessment every four years. Mr.. Yancey
called 1t iup on motion to consider the
vote, by which the bill twas called from
third reading, The debate turned almost
entirely on the assessment 10 Cook county
some OF the country members charging
that this was too low, andEthat the only
RI ho
locality. Mr., Yaucey even went SO far as
to give that opposition SIS a reason for
passing the bill. The customary feeling
against Cook county was strongly manl~
tested during the debate, and the motion
TO reconsider prevailed By vote of S4 to
29. The bill was then replaced on the
order of the bill without the emergency
clause. when it comes up again.
ADDITIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
SPRINGFIELD. Ills, April 9.-The next
business considered was Muun's resolution
relative to Chicago sewerage and the canal
which directs the Canal Commissioners to
turn the waters from Lanes Lake and the
Desplanes river into the canal, if the city
of Chicago does not cause enough water to
flow through the canal to remove the
effects of sewerage. The committee
amendments were adopted. The House
sat down on Parish's amendment to re-
quire the construction Of pumping works
at Bridgeport. TO be paid for out of canal
funds. Parish offered the same amend
meut without the provision relating to the
expense. which was adopted, after being
amended so as TO provide that Chicago
should bear the expense. The House
then adopted the resolution as amended,
by a vote of 80 to 10. The action OF the
House on these matters plainly shows
that Chicago cannot expect any favorable
legislation from that body
McMahon's bill in relation to inspecting
tenement and lodging houses was advanc-
ed TO third reading.
Mr.. Wright Of Boone. offered a resolu
tion providing that the Legislature should
proceed at once to make new Congression-
oil and observation-disclosures on the
basis OF last census, redlssrlcting the State
into twenty Congressional districts. 1t
was made the special order for the rext
Wednesday.
Adjourned till5afternoon.
STILL TIE SAME.
WASHINGTON, April 8.-The Democrats
and Republicans alike declare they don't
intend to abandon their position in the
senate, 265 nominations await action and
probability the republicans will go into
execution. session to confirm the most
important nominations some time next
week, but should an attempt be made to
select certain men fer confirmation the
democrats would probably resist and insist
in taking nominations in proper order.
Judge IouDgee, another tools errapds,
seems to control the federal patronage in
North Carolina-he got the President 10
Withdraw ex-Gov. Holdeps, nominated for
postm aster at Releigh and name McCo!l
an ex ex.confederate friend-North Carolin"
ans here object to this interfer-
ence, Tourgee being New York man.
It is rumored that TourRee advised the
President to replace all Grants appoint
ments with new ones. TO prevent any
attempt of Grant or Conklng to move 10
1884.
ARRESTS.
NEW YORK, April 8-Further arrests
will soon be made in the Strasburger
blackmaiiing case. A number OF letters
not made public are still in the hands OF
the police who will not disclose the con-
tents until further progress in the case.
FAILED.
New YORK. April 8.-The New Jer>
sey Refining Company.aSi aoe street,
failed. Liabilities 1000 ,00G. The suspen-
sion of Marley. Eunson Il Co.. shirt man
ulacturers is announced. Liabilities lCG,-
600, assets large.
WEATHER CHANGES.
WASHINGTON, April, 8.-FOr upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys:
Areas OF rain or snow. followed by partly
cloudy weather. sslightarise. followed by
falling barometer north to west winds,
becoming variable stationary or slightly
falling temperature.
MURDER AND ROBBERY.
CINCINNATI, o , April s. Several days
ago the body OF John Bsrenberg. a veal
thy butcher and farmer near Greenfield,
o., was found trampled beneath the feet
of horse in the stable. Yesterday DAVID
Ross was arrested on suspicion, aDd late
last night he confessed that he had coa
mitted the murder and had robbed Barren
berg's house of about 500. He bad torC1-
erlv kept house for Barenberg, aud claim,
ed that full $75 was due him and withheld
by Barenberg. and that be had gone there
for a settlement. when Barenberg made
movement to assault him. He then struck
the deceased on the head with q small
- .aho foil Ross has a had record