Arizona weekly miner., 1875-12-17
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Special to the Miner by United States and W. D. Lines

[ Washington, Dec l2.-President Gran has nominated Charles E. G. French, of Cal ? ifornia, to be Chief Justice of the Suprem Court of Arizona.
 San Diego, Dec. l4.-The following is th
 portion of the Presidents message relativ, to the Army. The report of the Secretar,
 Of War accompanying the message gives
 detailed account of Army operations for tn,
 year just past, for its maintainance etc, witt
 recommendations for legislation. I respect
 fully invite your attention to some of these
 and especial consideration first to the neces.
 sity of making three hundred thousand dol
 lars of the appropriation for the Subsistence
 department available before the beginning of
 the next fiscal year. Without this provision
 troops at points distant from supply or pro-
 duction must either go without food, or ex-
 isting laws must be violated. It is not at- | tended with any cost to the treasury. Second,
 his recommendation for the enactment of
 system of annuities for the families of de-
 ceased officers by voluntary deductions from
 the monthly pay of officers. This again is
 not attended with burden upon the treasury.
 and would for the future relieve much distress
 which every old Army officer has witnessed
 in the past. In case of officers dying sudden
 ly or being killed leaving families without even the means of reaching their friends if
 they are fortunate enough to have friends to aid them. Third, the repeal of the law abolishing mileage and return to the old system. Fourth, the trial of torpedoes under the Corps of Engineers and an appropriation for the same. Should War ever occur be- tween the U. s. and any maritime power tor pedoes will be among the most, really the most effective and cheapest auxilleries for the defence of harbors and also in aggressive operations that we can have, hence it is ad- visable to learn by experiments their best construction and application as well as effect. | Fitth, permanent organizations for tue Signal | Service Corps. This service has now become | a necessity of peace as we'll as of war, under | the advancement made by the present able management. Sixth, a renewal of the ap- propriation for compiling the official records of the war, etc.
 Washington, Dec. II. - Senator Vests Texas and Pacific R. R. Bill is in all material points the measure that Scott will urge here after. Its friends are very confident of suc- cess, but many we'll informed and unbiased men consider that they are over encouraged md sanguine. The St. Louis Convention gained them some Western votes but this is claimed to be offset by the Southern indispo- ition to make St. Louis the real terminus. Huntington wants the House R. R. Committee so as to suit the Central Pacific 1, interests but failing in this be says he will not 'ffer bis last years amendments to Scott's Jill relating to the Western end of the Texas nd Pacific, but will oppose all subsidies on eneral principals. Congressmen Page and Siggington will certainly oppose the Scott g all, Luttrell and Piper will probably incline 0 support it. Senator Sargent declines to nnounce himself in favor of it although his -iends maintain the sincerity of his hostility awards the Central Pacific management. He xplains his retirement from the Senate R, ;. Committee as being solely because the democrats have been accorded a fourth lember of that Committee and one of the epublicans being compelled to retire. Sar. ent was the only one who already had more !, ,an his full share of Committee places viz: ur instead of three, he therefore gave way. S San Bernardino, Dec l6.-A fire broke m Ut in the large Grange store of O'Connor & o, O., this morning consuming everything ex- :e 'pting few articles. The heat was SO in. nse that the walls melted down. The Of cond story was occupied by six different Sc cret Orders who lost as follows: Breai Nj rith, SS50. Odd Fellows S2,5UO, insure a sa ? s 1,5O0. Knights of Pythas total loss of B.
 reealia, Good Templars total loss of all VI galia. Morse Encampment No. 5l, had just ,eived s 200 worth of new reealia total - 's. Grangeu store S2O,OOO insured for 5000. Washington, Dec. l5.-The House to-day es, q.
 . vote of 232 to IS adopted resolution es1 linst third Presidential term. Stark s, ather introduced A bill to fv .b. -.,a of, '