The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-15
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.


LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.
| Especial telegrams TO the Dispatrh
WAsHMGToN, February Ii, 1878.
Utah Matters
are to be brought to an issue. The Presi-
dent to-day sent message to Congress CALI
lEg attention to the state of affairs existing
there, and requesting the immediate atten-
ton of Congress thereon. He recommends
that the power Of selecting the jurors be
taken away from the Mormon authorities, rs
it has been found useless to attempt, under
the present system. to convict persons guilty
OF violations Of the laws where it is against
the interests or wishes Of the Mormon lead
ers to have such convictions. He advises
that the Federal courts should have the Sc
lection Of the Jurors; that the United States
attorney should prosecute all criminal cases,
both Federal and Territorial, and the United
States marshal serve aud execute all pro-
cesses; that the probate courts sho'rld
ee restrained to matters properly be-
longing to these courts heretofore.
These courts, which are the Mormon
county courts. have claimed and exercised
the civil and criasihal Jurisdiction of district
courts, and have, when they saw tit, even set
| aside the mandates of the Federal courts and
liberated prisoners confined by their order.
Should law be passed in accordance with
| the recommendation it will enable, it is
| claimed, the United States district judges to
punish parties guilty Of polygamy and to
bring to justice the perpetrators of the nu-
| merous assassinations in that Territory.
The feeling in both Houses is strongly in
favor of the measure, and it is said bill Of
the nature requested will pass both Houses
by three-fourths vote.
Delegate Merrill, of Idaho, who is D.
| cratic in politics, urges it on ?iis ,,a.,,
friends as a matter which, frop, norson.,
knowledge, be deems as nee essitv for tbe
proper protection Of citiz z.ens other tbar
Mormons residing in Utah. voorhees, is a,sc
strongly on the sapIe side,
1t is conceded that this will end Rr;obon,.
rule. 1he PRESIDENT will back the courts
II peeesS'ry, with the whole power of the
eminent. He is very determined in the
U,.tter.
> TRe PomerOy Investigation
will commence on Monday. It will he public
T1MoN.
| [Associatcd Press telegrans.l
| Congressional.
| WASHINGTON, February 1 Scnate.-Mr
Edmonds offered Il resolution congrutulutine
Spain upon the peaceful establishment of q
republican form of government there, and
directing the President to communicate te
| the Spanish Government copy of the rcso
luton.
hr. Terry, of Connecticut, said : 81 think
the resolution had better lie over until VIZ
receive more definite intelligence that the
Republic has been established in SPAIN"
Mr.. Sprague: think go, too.
Dir. Stevenson suggested that the resolu.
tloh be referred to the Committee on Foreign
.telations; bat Mr. Edmonds objected, and
{ it was then laid over and ordered to be
printed.
A message was received from the Presi
dent recommending special legislation for
Utah to.make the courts more efficient and
| active.
The naval appropriation bill was up, and
amendments were adopted which carry the
bill back to the House.
! ssMr. Sherman, from the Committee on FL
nance, reported adversely on House bill
amending the internal revenue law so as to
allow producers Of tobacco to sell one hum
dred dollars worth of tobacco annually to
consumers at the place Of production.
FouSe.-Mr. Wood asked unanimous con-
sent to introduce a resolution of sympathy
with Spain in her effort to establish Re-
public. Dir. Willard, Of Vermont, objected.
The discussion Of the appropriation bill
| was resumed. Thirty thousand dollars was
appropriated for signal md lir-saying sta
| tions On the coast.
The bill distributing the Geneva award
came up, and its provisions were explained
by Mr.. Butler, who said that the award was
fifteen and one-balf millions, and the ques-
tion was, "Whosc money is it?"
Death OF Journalist.
|. WASHINGTON, February 14.-Manuel M.
Noah, Of San Francisco, for some years
leading journalist on the Pacific coast, died
here suddenly to-day, aged forty-fve years.