The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-02-21
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special to the Miner

ton of our treaty obligations, ana says "o UiIl do all he can 10 induce the President to veto thh bill.
 Col. AR. Eddy, QaaTtermassr, died al Malta, January -29th.
 Brooklyn. Feb lls-The Presbytery yes terday adopted resolution instructing the committee in the Talmage matter. that II thev shall find Common Fame" against Dr. Talmagc. if fulflls all conditions re- quired by the Book of Discipline, and they shall formulate such common fame in'o charges with specifications and names oi witnesses to support them, and submit the same to the Presoytery.
 Washington, Feb. 1S- There was fuii attendance at the Cabinet meeting to-day and considerable time was devoted to the Chinese Immigration bill. The discussion was not characterized by any new views on the mart of the President that would indi- cate whether he would approve the meas ure. The Senate amendments were thought very important.
 River ana Harhor appropriation hiii was received from the House and laid on the table until tomorrow.
 Appropriation bills passed by the House yestt rday were referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
 Senate by vote of 45 to 3l, passed the Internal Revenue bill, agreeing with the House in reducing tax on manufactured tobacco to sixteen cents per pound. Sen ate, however, struck our provisions Tor charge of tax On cigars, and for repeal of tax on matches.
 House motions to consider the report from Committee on Ways and Means, or to proceed with legislative appropriation bill, were rejected, and House went into Com mittee of the Whole for consideration of the Census biIl.
 Omaha, Feb. 1s-Jas. McElrOy, alias Brown, who on Feb. Sth. robbed and mur- dered Henry Stutzman, at bls farm near Hastings, has been convicted and sentenced to be hanged May 2S,h.
 Nebraska, Feb Is.-Cattlc men are be- coming alarmed for th :ir cattle, which are in famished condition, owing to the grass being covered with from 1e to II inches of snow for IS days, Something never occurred before
 Detroit, Feb. 1s-Zach Chandler elected L. s. Senator by q vote of sS to 10.
 Salt Lake, I eb. ls.-Trial of Robert j.. Burton, for the murder of Mrs. Bowman in 1862, was commenced in this city today, affairs from which killing resulted is termed in the history of the Territory, the ''Mor- risite war;
 Paris, Feb. 1s.-Sixteen soldiers in bar racks near Military School, have died of typhus fever within few days.
 London, 1S.-ln the House of Commons, last night Sir Stafford Northcote declared be was not aware of any intetion 10 establish a royal residence in Ireland, ar to appoint the Duke of Connaught, Nlceroy of that country.
 Lord Beaconsield is confined to his bed by influenza. 1t is rumored that Lord Napier, of Magdala, has been appointed to command the Zulu Expedition.
 The Times says the Pope recently offered to make Dr. Newman, Cardinal, but ne respectfully declined the offer
 Berlin, Feb. ls.-A warrant has been issued against Deputy Fritz sche. It k understood that the same course will be adopted towards Depuiy Haszlman. The Reischstag disapproyes of these summary measures.
 Washington, Feb. l9.-Subscriptions to four per cent loan, since yesterdays report, amount 0 S4,605,900
 Secretary sherman has ordered the Rev enue Cutter Olive Wolcott, now at Port Townsend, 10 Sitka, to preserve peace.
 sENATE-Intcrnal Revenue bill having been considered in Committee of the Whole was reported to the Senate yesterday
 Whyte submitted an amendment to hat act to take effect on lst of May instead of Is, of April, as pr. posed ny ycomuittee-Agreedt to.
 Morrill, submitted an amendment to strike out whole clause repeating the tax on friction matches-AgIeed to. Yeas B; nays 27. So the law in regard 10 the tax on matches remains as at present. Other amendments made in Committee of the Whole were agreed to without division. Bili was then read third time and passed, yeas I5, noes 2I.
 HoUsE.-Cox, of New York, reported back census bill with House amendments. House thrn went into Committee of the Whole on bill, and bill was read by sections for amendments. First amendment was that reported by Committec transferring tho power of of appointing Supervisors from Secretary of Interlor to Governors ofstatcs.
 Carlisle moved to amend amendment so as to provide that if any Governor shall fail Co make nominations of Supervisors before April, 1880, then the Secretary shall make such appointments-Agreed to.
 Conger said amendment wns intended ,o take away Nstiopal ooutrol, and give State control of appointment or enumerators merely for political purposes. He moved to amenl 50 aseo strike oai clause for ap- p1iniment of Sspefusors by Goycrnors-Rs jcetea, 1O4 to III.
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