The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-12-23

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President appointed Voorhees,, Vance, Pen
dleton, Window and Blair a committee to
| investigate the causes Of negro emigration
and the Senate adjourned.
NEW York, Dec. l9.-The Tribune calls
upon Grant to set at rest the stories concern
ing bis acceptance of the Canal presidency
and his intentions regarding the Presidency
, of theU nited States, and says: ''The eX-Presi-
dents most intimate friends being active and
confident in both these movements in his be-
half, have placed him IN the compromising
position of appearing to occupy two mutually
incompatible positions. The time has come
when true dignity will require speech rather
than silence.
Augusta, Me-, Dec. 19.-The Indignation
meeting tonight was attended by an immense
crowd of delegates from various parts OF the
State. Gradite Hall, where the meeting was
held, could not accommodate the multitude.
Ex-Governor Conner presented a resolution,
which was adopted, ~denouncing the action of
Governor and Council, and Senator Blaine
then made an address reviewing the situation
in detail which was received with great en-
thusiasm.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The outgoing
trains to-day were we'll filled with departing
members and by tomorrow morning two
thirds of both Houses will have left Wash
lngton to spend the Christmas holidays at
their homes.
Senator Farley has got to go to New York
city to join his family. Governor Pacheco
goes there tomorrow for the same purpose.
Senator Booth left for New York tonight,
with the intention of remaining in that city
during most of the holiday recess, although
he will return here for New Years day.
Representative Page will also 60 to New
York tomorrow for a visit of a week or two.
Congressman Davis and Berry will probably
remain here throughout the recess.
Speaker Randall to-day allotted places on
, the House committees to California represent
tatives as follows:
Horace Davis is made a member OF the
committee of Coinage, Weights & Measures.
, Speaker Randall says the membership OF the
, Committee on Commerce will be increased to
!, sixteen representatives soon after the holiday
recess and that he intends then to place Page
} on that committee in fulfillment of his prom
1 Use last session that California should be
, represented upon it. The appointment OF
Berry, of California, and Bedford, of Colo
v RADIO, upon the Mining committee to-day gives
. that committee what it is strange to say it has
q not heretofore had during the present Con-
: gress, viz: the benefit of membership from
f States which produce gold and silver in any
: appreciable quantities. Its other members
are, Stevenson, of Illinois, chairman Acklin,
o of Louisiana; Arnfield, of North Carolina !;
" | NdIlCI, il OllO ~ Va J
y Klotz, of Pennsylvania; Robson, OF New
q Jersey; Mitchell, of Pennsylvania; Winner,
|, of Maryland; Ernstein, of New York, and
O Thompson, of Iowa besides Delegate Camp
bell, of Arizona, who participates in its de-
alterations but of course has no vote.
The nomination of John II. Willis 70 be
r Postmaster for Auburn, California, was sent
@ to the Senate a few days ago at the instlga-
ton of Congressman Page, upon the strength
of recommendations from leading citizens OF
Auburn coupled with representations from
ID the same persons that j. II. Wells, the pres
% ent Postmaster, should be removed upon
grounds of intemperance and incapacity.
Yesterday, however, Page and Senator Booth
received a telegram bearing twelve signatures
10 of prominent citizens Of Auburn, about
h. equally divided between Democrats and Re-
Id publicans, saying that the nomination was 6
surprise to those people and that they art
satisfied with their present postmaster. Page
r. thereupon requested the Senate Post-Ofict
tie committee to postpone action upon this nomi
Mt nation until after the holidays, and thus give
.ir both sides full opportunity to be heard.
m Page says if it be true that the presen
incumbent is both competent and temperate
~ and gives satisfaction to the people, he IN
Ill qucstionably ought not to be removed ; buI i
of the reverse is true he certainly ought not t.
H. remain in Office.
ed Senator Hamlin has introduced q bill 70
tie the relief of the children of the late Gen. J
H. Carleton, we'll known on the Pacific coast
id which proposes to pay them $76O tor the valu
in of certain property destroyed in New Mexico
to by the order Of Gen. Candy, during the earl
i'll part of the war of the rebellion.
IS Delegate Atoc has introduced in the Hous
w. of Representatives a duplicate Of a bill re
not Gently described IN these dispatches, Whic
as was introduced by Edmunds in the Senat
nd providing for the adjudication of all unsettle
tn private land claims in Colorado, Nevada an
the Territories acquired from Mexico.
,ct The House has passed Delegate Maginni
bill to create a new land district consisting
he all that portion of Montana east of the 27t
is range east of the principal meridian, with I'll
ire land office at Miles City.
nd Delegate Brents has introduced Il bill fl
ce- the creation of a northwestern land district
I'D Washington Territory, with the land Office
Port Townsend.
ro- Judge Morrison, Chief Justice elect of IL
le- California Supreme Court, left for the Pacii
nd coast to-day.
New YORK. Dec. ia special to tt
-, Telegram from Petersburg, Virginia, says tt
we negro Frank Baker was hanged to-day
Tie Sussex Court House for the murder of He
rietta Sands and her infant child, near Stol
YES Point Station on the night of August Il
ter Only the sherifis and assistants, doctors al
ttic representatives of the press were present
rse the execution.
He Baker passed an uneasy night but was pc
is a fectly calm this morning when told to prepa
o for the scafiold. When the moose was plac'
l around his neck he rembled a little, but l
at l covering himself muttered a few words
ad- prayer. His limbs moved convulsively for
uld minute after the drop fell. In about t.
uld minutes the doctors pronounced him dea
my His crime was an extremely brutal one. /
ny attacked his victim at her home and almt
of chopped her head off with an axe. r
In child he buried alive. The colored people
to this district were greatly incensed against t
no prisoner and Tor a long time there was talk