Arizona citizen., 1879-03-21

new agitation about the Presidentia [ title.
 Important Army Order to be Issued ! WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Sec retary of War has decided 10 retire al the officers who have been reported for retirement from the Army by ex amining boards, and 10 fill the vacan cies, both staff and line, by promotion without waiting for the further action of Congress. The Judge Advocate General has decided that this course will be legal.
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 ! SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-The Pa cific Mail steamship City of Pekin, ? due from China and Japan, on the 2lsr instant, is reported 10 have six hun dred Chinese passengers on board This is an unusually large number, but it is said that the greater portion of them come under contract to go to the Hawaiin Islands 10 work on the sugar plantations.
 California and Her Rew Constitution. SAN FRANCISCO, March 14.-So far as can be asceriaIned by considerable conversation with the leading bankers of this city, the new Constitution meets with Gut little favor with them. Their objections are more particularly against the articles on corporations and taxa ton, which they hold will have dis. astrous effect upon general business interests, if the instrument is adopted
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 Bgyard Taylor.
 NEW YORK. March 14.-The re- mains of Bayard Taylor, late Minister 10 Germany, were to-day removed from the Governors room in the City Hall where they have been lying in state since Tuesday and taken by special train 10 Kennett Square, the Pennsyl- vania home of the deceased poet.
 chfcggo Views Of the S0eakership.
 CHICAGO, March 1.-The Journals Washington special says; There is the best and most direct authority for stat ing that all the newspaper stories representing Mir Randall as being Til den's candidate for the Speakership, or as being identified with any move ment or plan, looking 10 the Preslden- tial nomination for him or any other candidate, are untrue Randall has not spoken with Hidden on the matter, and in point Of fact in 1876, he favored Hendricks for President as against Tilden.
 The Greenbackers have rendered their nomination for speaker to Hon. James Singleton, of Illinois, who has been ouispoken for their cause; but he said that he would go into the Demo cratic caucus and support the Demo cratic nominee. The present outlook Is that the Greenbackers will soon re- solve themselves into their original political affiniJies, and will not be a element in the election of a Speaker, as they were at one time ex- pected to be.
 The Clerk of the House denies that he contemplates the exclusion of the i Iowa members from the rolls, because they were elected in October instead of. 
 Death at the Ropes End.
 PORTLAND, OR, March 14.-This afternoon Eugene Avery alias Brown and James Johnson were hanged in he jail-yard for the murder of Lewis Joseph last August
 Democratic Authority as to Rhat Demo
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 WASHINGTON, March 16.-The Post says: "The Democrats will press the Legislative Appropriation Bill precise iy as it passed the House last session. Not an additional will be dotted, or and the House will do noth- ing else until the President signs it or rejects il. If he approves it, the Army Bill will be passed and Congress will adjourn immediately. If he veloes it. he Democrats will conclude that no ime need be wasted, and aill adjourn at once. If another extra session is called, the same programme will be carried out, The Democrats will not yield an inch, and are willing the President shall carry on the Govern nent without money ii he desires" It $ stated that only twenty-five members nave agreed to this programme.
 The Army RehrsmeHts.
 CHIcAGo, March I6. The Inter )cean's Washington special says: The fudge Advocate General has rendered decision that the provision in the ast Army Appropriation Bill, pro iibiting the President from making. promotions in the army, and retiring officers pending the action of Con. yresS on the reorganization of the ; Army, continued only during the life 'f the Congress which enacted it. and | 5 now eXLansiel The Sacretar,. nf. .