, 1880-01-18
NOTES AND NEWS.
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AN INDIGNANT MORMON.
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WASHINGTON, D. G., Jan. N.-Delegate
Cannon, Of Utah, Indignantly denies the re-
ports that the Mormons have been supplying
the hostile Utes with arms. He does not
pretend to account for the train of arms and
scennear the Ute Reservation, but he says that
he knows that it was not a Mormon train,
and thnt the Mormons have no relations with
the Utes. Mr.. Cannon says, moreover, that
there are neither spare arms nor ammunition
in the Territory, and that the settlers on the
frontier nre often embarrassed for the want
Of them. As to the proposed removal Of
TIE WHITE RIVER UTEs
from Colorado to the Uintah Reservation,
Mr.. Cannon says that the Mormons will not
oppose the removal provided that the Gov
ernment gives the MoTmon5 control Of them,
and he further adds that the Mormons will
take care Of the Indians for one-haf the
present cost to the Government, and would,
moreover, bewilling to indemnify the Govern
ment and their own neighbors for any dam
age that might be done If these hostile saw
ages should be placed under Mormon con-
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CHOOSING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS By con-
GEEss10NAL DI5TR1CTS,
The bill introduced In thB New York Legis-
lature, providing thatthe Presidential Electors
shall be chosen by Congressional districts,
instead of on the general State ticket, is at
tracing considerable attention here. A great
many Republicans favor it, both on the
ground that they consider it a much fairer
system, and because they think it would
make certain twenty-fonr Electoral votes
from the State of New York. In behalf Of
this bill 1t is urged by some Of the New York
Republicans here that 1t you'd make the can
vass less bitter, rs neither party under such
system
COULD HOPE 70 CARRY TIE WHOLE STATE,
and that, moreover, the passage of such
bill would have beneficial effect on the Re
publican National Convention. For instance,
the State of New York could not then prom
ise its entire Electoral vote for any one can
didate- The Democrats, on the other hand,
insist that it is a revolutionary project con-
ceiyed entirely in the interest Of the Repub-
lican candidate for the Presidency, and that
the fact Of its introduction is a confession OF
doubt on the part Of the Republicans Of their
ability to win in the National contest.
TUE DEs MONIES LANDS
To tho Weste17. Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 17.-As a result
of the hearing upon the matter of the Des
Moines River lands, the House Committee
will report bill to afford all parties inter
ested standing in court.
TIE CHINESE.
The House Committee on Education and
Labor will report fayorably Representative
Goodies bill prohibiting Chinese immigra-
ton, striking out the section, however, which
provides for the abrogation Of Arts. and E
Of the Burlingame treaty. The bill prohibits
the carrying of more than fifteen Chinese
passengers on any one vessel, but eXcepts
from the prohibition Chinese officials and
persons shipWrecked.
INGALLS,.
The case Of Senator Ingalls, was before the
Committee on Privileges aud Elections to
f}ny. President Purcell, of the Manhattan
Bank. at Manhattan, Kas., contradicted the
testimony given by D. r. WagstaH and Byron
Roberts. lie stated that he had received
$1,000 from the President of the Topeka
Bank. Jan. 25, and sent it OH the same day by
his private clerk to his bank at Manhattan,
and that no part OF it had been retained or
used by him in the Senatorial contest. Mr.
Purcell also stated that he had never paid
nor offered Wait, Y member OF the tegisla-
ture. any sum whatever to influence his vote
THE NORTHERN TORNADO.
Gen. Mcdowell telegraphs that s., 600 will
he re0uirod to repair the damage done by the
gale Of the 18th to the post-dep0t, arsenal
and Government buildings at Vancouver.
In the neighboring country there was great
danage to property and loss of life.