Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-02-20

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Reminiscence' and Las 49, 0eln-s
hsss been received 81 on = rsblsasi
in our rsxt.
The reply Of 5ssna DssA Bsar.. .
Justice Of BE Pssss bslsss vAse esrsaie
Eastern Shore dsedgers gsre ressstly trisd.
to late article In the Crisasld LAa1w.
bas been crowded out this week iSr usas
Of space. I. viii appear 10 our nsss.. =.
We rsere. % be Informed thss pleurisy.
pneumonia and wteopise cough. ara. over
plentiful complaints ut this time IN cur
county: Certain Il 10. the doctors here
sbou,s:iie 90 the .'go." '.frou ear > Morn
sodeSy sve.~ end often from dswy evs
tossy.bresk. Deaths are not unfr.quep.
Beyond the report of The Committee
charged to investigate Caldwell. which
delivered itself on Monday las. to the eff
feet. that Caldwell WA not legal elected
to the Senate. nothing has been done 10
tbe business Of report making In the other
corruption essss before Congress up to
present writing.
The electoral vote Of Georgia was not
counted in the recent electoral election.
Why1 Because Of joint rule which re-
quires. when the electoral vote ola State
is objected to. that The two houses shall
separate sbd each decide thereon without
debate. The Senate voted 10 count 0eor.
gas vote. Tbs Hoasc voted the rsvsrss.
But the rule excludes the count Of vote
'ezcep. BY the eoncurriag decisions Of che
two hodsei.'
IN The 'stShss' case. Judge Davis has
ersn'ed . stay Of proceedings. Tie tex,
Of the judges DECISION granting writ Of
error and stay in the case. says that the
exceptions we're Of such grave importance.
end there being doubt a. to the correct.
ness as TO one portion Of the charge to the
jury. i. became bis duty to give the pris-
onsr an opportunity to present them to a
higher court. The case will now 70 to the
full bench for hearing. This will prob
ably involve . delay offs couple of months.
The example Of Vice. Presiient.. seua-
tors, and Representatives 10 evidently not
thrown away upon the clerks Of Washing.
ton. Mr. Bassctt. Clerk Of the Commit
tee Of Ways and means. srpcars in the
graceful attitude Of soliciting from a gen.
tleman interested in Legislation g.. 500 a
year for his services before the Commit
tee. with a contingent fee Of IS. 900 in
Gaze the statute bscsme . Law.
President Grants last message to Con.
gress shows spirit that will probably
lead TO the clearing out Of Mormonism. -
It's policy is no. distinctly defined, but 10
left largely to the wisdom Of Congress.
TIE animus Of the document is clearly
shown by the expression. the punishment
Of polygamy or any Of its affiliated vices
or crimes
King Amadeus has abdicated the Span
ish throne. is in Portugal .. route for
Sardinia. and the Cortes have declared
for republic. The spsniards appear to
be supremcly happy and win. doubtless,
continue eessa,ic until their political hon.
eymoon is over. Unfortunately. honey
moons rarely survive the early days oftbs
first rough wintry weather that assails
them.
A. length We have the end Of the "com.
mittee" investigation Of the Louisiana mud
die. The sum and substance of the whole
matter is apt!y expressed in the title Of
one Of the chapters Of Rasselas--'.a con-
clusion in which nothing 10 concluded"
And now the Communis,ic idea has 10.
raded Mexico and an army Of revolution
in the State of Topic is moving under the
impulse Of following up the doctrines Of
the Paris Commune.
The President intends to withdraw near.
" all the United States troops now sta
toned at various points in The South and
send them elsewhere. very probably to the
Western frontier.
The total number Of bills introduced in
the House Of Representatives during the
present Congress is $3.50. and in the Sem
ate 1910. Perhaps not more than one.
eighth OF them will become laws.
Platter, the wife murderer. has been
found guilty Of granddaughter. and sen
fenced 10 the penitsntiary for Eve years
and for.y-seven days singular virdies,
hut decided improvement upon several
late jury dsliverancirs We NO, Of.
The Catoc,in Clarion Of Last week states
that John II. Surrat Who was tried at
Washington few years ago for eompli-
city in the murder Of President Lincoln.
10 teaching school in Emmi,,sburg.
The United States. through it's aceredi-
ted Minister. has oksisl!y Recognised the
Republic Of Spain.
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