The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-12-16
KILOGRAMS !!
STATES.

NEW HAVEN Dec. lO.-1nere was a ara
matte scene in the Hoyden trial to-day during
be cross-examination of Mrs. Hoyden, when
Mr.. Waller asked the following question:
ENow, madame, you need not answer this
Luest,on until you are told to by the Court.
III. Hoyden, you say, is your husband, the
Eather of your three children, and he has
been a devoted husband to a loving wife for
between eight ard nine years. You have
INSTANTLY maintained pleasant relations, and
here has been, and is now the utmost con-
idence existing between you. You are con-
Einced of his innocence and know that if he
found guilty he must suffer ignominious
punishment. Unde these circumstances
would you not, under oath as you are, make
a misstatemenJ in order to save him from
punishment ?" There was no The
witness burst into tears as did nearly every
woman in the court and tears glistened in
the eyes of members of the sterner sex.
Silence as of death pervaded the room and
the council in defense Missed out, 1T is an
insult to the witness!" Waller defended his
action, but the Court ruled the question all
improper one.
AUGUSTA, Dec. 1O.-The hearing in Man
damus of the case of Andrew r. q. Smith,
petitioner, VS.. Edward H. Jones, the Secre-
tary of State began this morning in the SEN
ate chamber before Judge Virgin. The
chamber was filled with people. After the
reading of the petition for a writ of manda-
mus to compel Secretary of State to give &C.
cess to the election returns and the reply of
the respondent Corr, in which he denies he
is at present legal custodian of the returns, or
has been since October 80, at which time he
delivered them to the Governor and council.
The council for petitioners presented the case
10 the Court. He touched upon the jurisdic-
ton of the court over parties, citing many au-
thorities for the legality, justice and necessi-
~ for the issuance of a writ of mandamus in
this case, holding that the Governor is legal
custodian of the returns that people have
a right to have access to them and that exhi-
bition Of them by the Governor is simply a
ministerial act which he should be requesed
to perform.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1O.-The sub-commit-
tee of the House Committee on Public
Grounds and Buildings adopted a resolution
| requiring members who introduced bills for
improvements in the departments over which
the committee has jurisdiction to give figures
as to revenues received, postal statistics, ETC.,
in the tow where the building is proposed
and that the subcommittee will consult the
Secretary of the Treasury as to whether pub
lie service requires such building.
The appropriations asked for aggregate
seven millions, with thirty-three States to
hear from.
The Democratic senatorial caucus this at
ternoon adopted Thurman's committee report
on the distribution of Senate patronage with
perfect harmony. The report expresses salts
faction with present Senate employees and
says that deserving disabled union soldiers
should be retained irrespective of politics.
1t was also decided to appoint three additional
messengers under the Sergeant-at-Arms for
committees controlled by the Republicans.
This will allow three Republican chairmen
to retain in service three old Republican
messengers. The idea of the caucus was
that the Democrats should be fully as liberal
toward the Republicans in the matter of pat
ronage as the Republicans had been toward
them. Bayard's g%reenback resolution was
not mentioned.
The House Banking Committee adopted
Buckner's amendment striking out the clause
requiring a reserve of rs per cent. on the cir
culation and refused to substitute Prices bill
introduced in the House yesterday as a sub
stitute for Buckner's amendment to the bill.
Ex-Secretary McCrary leaves Washington
early next week to assume the duties of Judge
Of the eighth judicial circuit.
Senator Edmunds to-day introduced a
carefully prepared bill of much Importance
to the States of Nevada and Colorado and
the Territories of Arizona, New Mexico,
Wyoming and Utah, providing for the settle
ment of all Spanish or Mexican land claims
within their boundaries. The bill was re-
terred to the private Land Claims Committee
of which Edmunds is chairman and will be
urged by him for speedy passage. 1t requires
under penalty of forfeiture of rights, that
every such claim not heretofore confirmed by
act of Congress or otherwise finally disposed
of, shall be presented within three years from
the enactment of this bill by petition in
writing to theyjudge OF the U. S. District
Court for the judicial district in which the
lands are situated, and that the proper court
shall thereupon adjudicate them in accord
ance with deliberately stated provisions which
are substantially the same as those enacted
for the adjudication of the Mexican claims
within the boundaries of California. The
bill allows appeals to the U. S. Supreme Court
from the federal courts in Nevada or Colorado
and to the Supreme Courts of the Territories.
and thence to the United States Supreme
Court in all cases.
Senator Booth to-day ~introduceu a bill pro,
viding that the pay of the night inspectors OF
customs at San Francisco shall be three dol
lars per night from and after the LIST prox.
The Senate Finance Committee has reported
tavorably on Booths bill for the relief OF
Frank Soule and sureties on his bond as col
lector of internal revenue.
The subcommittee of the House commit
ice Oh Mines anu Mining, lave 1dhCh iosoi
able action on the BelfOrde bill authorizing
afidavits to be made by local agents of non
resident applicants for patents, and also or
his bill regulating the manner of locating
mineral claims in Colorado. The full com
mittee will undoubtedly ratify this action.
The Secretary of the Interior has fully de-
cided the case of White VS.. the United States,
involving the titles to a valuable tract OF tim
Der land in MonteVideo county, California
which has been in litigation seven years
White, the attorney moved for a review, anc
rehearing OF the decision rendered some tint
ago in favor of Dallas, but the Secretary no"
denies both.
Secretary Schurz has also decided the case
of E. SWEET VS.. the State of California in ia
vor of the State. 1t involves lands in 1olt
county.