The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-22

sented to the President o petition bear
ing 10000 signatures of citizens of Cleve
land and vicinity. praying for the pardon o
Mason.
At Cabinet meeting Fitz John Portel
was again under consideration on a new
petition from General Porter for relief
from the sentence of the court martial
The petition was referred to the Secretary
of War
In the suit of Hall Kilboarn, vs. ex
Sergeant at-ar Thompson, the jury
awarded Kilbourn 100000 damages
No tice was given of motion for new
trial.
Senator Hoar had brief spirited con
troversy with President pro tenn Davis
in the Senate to-day, on account of Davis
objecting to Hoar's intsrrupting Senator
Platt. Platt yielded and obyiated the diff
ficu1ty
The Congressional Board of Control of
the Democratic Campaign Committee ap-
pointed a Committee on Finance of twenty
members, of whom j. w. Singleton, of
Illinois, is the representative for the North
west
The President sent to the Senate to day
ex Secretary Kirkwood's bill for a better
government for Indian reservations. 1t
provides that whites OF Indians, who may
assault one another, attack reservation en-
pleyes, or incite to insubordination, be
imprisoned at hard labor six months,
three years, or five years in aggravated
cases.
The Republican Senators this morning
has caucus on filling vacancies caused
by Teller's resignation. Van Wyck, of
Nebraska, will probably succeed nim as
chairman of the pensions committee. The
Chinese bill was discussed. The general
sentiment favored bill to restrict Chinese
immigration, but some thought the House
bill was not drawn to obviate the objec-
tions of the vetoed bin, and ought to be
amended The discussion was informal
and no decision was reached, SO that Sen
ator Millel's programme to cali up the
House bill the first opportunity and offer
the amendments of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee, win be carried.
The Senate committee viii report Vests
Indian Territority bill which, as amended,
provides simply for United States court
at Muscogee, with criminal jurisdiction,
and stipulating that every jury in the case
of an Indian or negro, shall be composed
in part of persons of the same race of the
party accused.
The Senate has confirmed Isaac d. Nc
Cutcheon, of Michigan. secretary of the
Territory Of Montana.
Senator Beck's resolution directing in
quiry into the probable cost of completing
the census, is the result of great dissatis-
faction with the management of the late
superintendent Of censuss In spite of the
appropriation (neariy double the first esti-
mate Of the cost of taking the census) it is
known that the present superintendent
finds the last deficiency appropriation in
adequate to complete the work of the enor-
nous mass of materials on hand, which, if
prepared and printed, would cost more
than five million dollars. The business
methods OF the late superintendent are
sharply criticized by several senators, who
have been looking into census matters.
The story that Blaine was to be appoint
ed Minister to England arose from the fact
that for some time it had been known here
that Blaine and his family would leave for
Europe early in May, to be absent six
months His friends say he is going in
order to avoid taking part in the fall cleo
tions, in view of the distraction in the
party.