The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-13
WASHINGTON NEWS.

WASHINGTON, April 12-Some of the
strongest advocates of the suspension of
Chinese immigration now admit that the
prospects are discouraging. The demo-
Gratis charge the republicans with maneur
vering to patch up the bill to relieve them
from censure, and are looking more to the
political effect than to the interest of the
people. The republicans charge the dem
ocrats with scherning to make capital and
secretly trying to prevent the passage OF
the bin. zx~er z
Representative Kasson, In reply TO. q
question to-day, as to when debate IN the
House on the tariff commission illwonld
close, said he could not tell, but that nego-
tiations looking to end that discussion
were pending between the two sides of the
House.
in DR.. Lamsons behalf have
been sent to London by the Attorney
General per steamers Arizonia. Abyssinia
and City Of Berlin. As some of these viii
reach London too late for examination be-
fore the expiration of the reprieve, Secre
tary Freelinghuysen to-day telegraphed the
substance of them to Minister Lowell, urg
ing him to loose no time in bringing them
to the attention of Lord Granville. The
affidavit of DR.. Winston, of life insur-
ance company says he had DIR. Lamson
ander treatment last year, and found his
mind greatly impaired from the excessive
use of opium. Other aff1davits all tend to
show that Lamsor's mind was impaired
from the intense use of drugs as early as
1877. According 10 one affidavit, Lanson
showed marked tendency toward insan-
ity.
1t is said Attorney General Brewster at
tached great weight to this new evidence.
r. oFf fhos
thorities, however, as early as December,
that Lamson was the victim of morphia
habit.
The House committee on Commerce has
concurred in the plan submitted by the
Mississippi river committee. For this work
"a, 123, 900 has been agreed upon, 100000
Of which viii be used between the mouth
of the Illinois and the Ohio rivers 49,
In reference to Cobb's land grant for
feiture bill, II is not thought probable by
members of the Judiciary Committee that
any action can be reached at the present
session of Congress. inasmuch as it will re-
uuire O two-thirds vote to pass the bill IL
reported favorably by the committee,
and members say 1t will be almost impos-
sible to secure such majority.
The Secretary of the Treasury callssat-
tention to the supervising and local inspec-
| the license fee to be collected from masters,
| engineers and pilots, and orders to be le-
funded all snms paid in excess ofhfty cents
since the Presidents approval OF the pres
1 ent fee.
The President has nominated George
Murry, of Tennessee Minister resident
and Consul General of the United States
i TO Bolivia; William l.. Scruggs, OF Georgia
Minister Resident of the United States &c
United States of Columbia; G. G. Andrews
/ of Minnesota, Consul General at Rio ia
| neiro.
C6nsuIs-Joseph f. Swords, of the Dis
| trict of Columbia at Trinidad; Samue
Spackman, of Pennsylvania, at Cologne
George f. Bullock, of Indiana, at Anna
berg, Germany: Theodore Jnmsus OF Lii
nois, at Apia; Thomas Adamson, OF Penn
sylvunia, ct Panama
I Postmasters-SmithD ID. Atkins Freeport
ILL.,; w. A. Roger. Mt. Ayr. Iowa, John w
Haas, Sidney, Neb.
The Senate has confirmed w. q. Chan
der Secretary of the Navy; w. Ell. Hunt
of Louisiana, Minister to Russia; j. II
Partridge. of MARYLAND. Minister to Peru
John RI. Sm ythe. of North Carolina, Min
ister to Liberia; William Williams, of In
diana. Charge d'affairs, at Paraguay anc
Uruguay: John J. Knox, of Minnesota
Comptroller of the Currency; ID. B. Searles
I United States Attorney for Minnesota
7 Postmasters- Ebenezer Spooner, Green
field, Iowa; William Holman, Guthri
Centre. Iowa.
Chandler was confirmed by twenty-eigh
, yeas, twenty-four republicans and lou