The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-07
WASHINGTON.
BLAIR.

WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, May6.-The examination
of Senator Blair resumed. Witness said he
thought English influences predominated
commercially in South America, and Eng
lish credit extended to Chilli. Witness
stated Shippard placed the amount of the
claim at 135 millions, and the Cochet claim
at one billion, and was willing to make
fair settlement with Peru. Witness said
there was no idea of an American protee-
torate, until about the time he left the
case. Wilson said the committee would
like to have the correspondence between
witness and Shippard, which the latter haa
refused to produce, in order to ascertain
whether any effort had been made to in
fiuence the Intervention Of the government
or prevent peace between Peru and
Chilli except through an acknowledgment
of these claims. Witness replied he had
no correspondence with Shippard except
of a confidential and professional nature,
and must decline to produce it. He stated
he knew nothing of the loss of the State
department papers, nor of any govern
ment official interested personally in the
settlement of these claims, nor of any
effort on the part of any government Of
| ficial to prevent peace between Chilli and
Peru unless the claims were allowed.
| Adjourned to Monday.
| NO LIVES LOST.
| WASHINGTON, May GA corrected dis
patch from Hoffman, st. Petersburg. says
no livos were lost by the burning of the
United States steamer Rodgers, at St. Law
renee bay
FITz JOHN PORTER.
The attorney general has recommended
the President to remit that continuous
part of the sentenc ce of court martial dis
quail flying Fitz John Porter from holding
Office under the government. 1t is believ-
ed the President will remit it.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
/ WASHINGTON, May GA special says
the river and harbor bill is completed and
viii be reported Tue sday. The gross
amount of appropriation exceeds that of last
year by $4,000,0O0. This bill embodies
several new features. one of the most i'm
portant being in regard to the Mississippi
and Missouri rivers.
Heretofore appro priations have been al
1otted to various harbors or rapids on these
rivers for the expenditure of certain sum!
at given points. This time all this wori
|, is left to the discretion of the commission
the money is appropriated in gross for var
ious sessions of rivers, and it rests will
the commission to divide it as seems bes
to them among the several works ON tn.
stream. 1t will thus be seen when the bill
is published that not a cent is mentioned
, for Rock Island or St. Anthony, or New
Orleans, but it all goes to the river at large
and local interests will have to deal witt
the commission if they demand certain
, sums spent in their vicinity. The bill
! gives the Mississippi river below Cair
81, 123, 900, which last year got but 81, ,o0o
O0O from Cairo to the mouth of the Iii
nois river $4,000, 900 is appropriated, tn
3 same as last bill from the mout
of the Illinois river to Minneapolis the bi
: appropriates 5000, 900, above Minneapoli
the river gets $175, 900 and reserved at tn
' head of the river $150,000 the source i
the last bill The bill gives to the Nilsson
ri river 100000, about $4,000 NOR
4 than last time. Chicago harbor for continu
/ ing work on outer break water gel
$500, 600, Red river $4,000, Mil harbo
J, refuge $1,000 @, Duluth $40, 900, Superie
e $35, ,o00 The Illinois river $175, 900. PHI
: delphia and surroundings receiving th
II the Delaware beeak water $465 900.
SENTENCE REVOKED.
e In reply to Gen. Porter's application fl
, remission of portion of the sentence (
the court martial the President issued a
. order which recites the fact of the cou
q martial and confirmation thereof by Il
f former President, confirmed and centinu,
as follows:
And whereas SO much of that sentent
as forever disqualified said Fitz John Pc
IT ter from holding office imposed upon hi
8 a continueing penalty and is still being ex
; cuted, and, whereas, doubts have sim
IS arisen concerning the guilt of said Fl
% John Porter of offence whereof he was co
a. victed, founded upon the result ordered {
l. the 18th of April 1873, by the Preside
a of the United States, which are deemed
"a me- tf, no f,f s,,fficient gravity tn warrant