Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-01-15
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 Capital Notes.
 WASHINGTON, January 1.-The regular weekly meeting of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations was held this morning No action was taken on the Chinese treaties for the reason that the Senate yesterday or dered them to be confdentially printed, and they had not this morning been received back from the printing office. It is expected that the committee will hold 6 special meeting 10 consider these treaties during the next few days, and no doubt is entertained that they will be favorably reported and promptly ratified. Secretary Eyarts and Commissioner Prescott were on the floor of the Senate for some time to-day and conversed some time with "a number of Senators, with view to hastening favorable action.
 .1Representatiye Willis, of Kentucky, after consultation with the Pacific Coast members, today determined to ask the House to order an evening session for the consideration of bills reported from committees on educa- ton and labor, including the fifteen passenger emigration bill, which is especially Tn his charge. It is the in- tention of the California members to press this bill, or al least it's main provisions, for enactment as soon as possible after notification of the pend- ing treaty, which payes the way for just such legislation.
 The House Committee on Elections held a spirited session this morning and disposed of several cases which have been tor months before them. Woods, attorney for Representative Shelley, in the contested case of Har- oldson vs Shelley, in tue Fourth AL abama District made an argument before the committee, and asked that the case be dismissed and the title of Representative Shelley to his seat be confirmed. The committee voted to dismiss the case.
 The House Committee 0n Naval Affairs agreed to report favorably to the House the bil! making an appro- priation for the erection of a monu- ment 10 the memory of the men who lost their lives on the United States steamer Huron.
 A Bad Man Near Los Angeles.
 Los ANGELES, January l1.-On Sunday two citizens of Fl Nome came to town and informed Chief of PolIce Gard and Sheriff Rowland that a sus- picious character had been around Fl Monte for some time past, and they believed he had set fire to the school | house the night before, SO that he would be enabled to rob houses. This afternoon Sheriff Rowland and G. W. Gillis went 10 Monte. 1t is believed to capture the supposed incendIsry. To- | night the Chief of Police received a 1 telegram saying that Gillis and a man named Tinker had been shot by l despersdo and that Gillis was dying, and asking that force be sent out. The desperado Is in the bush, which | is surrounded by citizens.
 Brilliantly Congregational.
 WASHINGTON, January 12.-In the | House, on motion of Bruckner, the | morning hour was dispensed with by vote of 12S to 24.
 Fernando Wood moved that when the House next went into Committee of the Whole On the funding bill, the | debate on the pending amendment be limited to 20 minutes Agreed. The | House then went into committee on | the funding bill.
 Big Fire at Virginia City.
 SAN FRANCISCO, January 12.-A Virginia City dispatch says the ex- plosIon of 6 lamp this evening set tre to the hoistlng works of the Hale & Norcross. The wind was blowing a | gale, and the hoisting works, engine room, machine shop, blacksmith shop, one dnmp-rope house. and carpenter shop were destroyed. The men at work made their escape through the Combination shaft. It is difficult at present to ascertain the amount of | damage done. The shaft IS thought | to be not much damaged, as it has an | upward dratt, and water was turned | in to extinguieh the falling brands. 1T The big pumping engine in the hoistinS works is ruined, the loss will | be rearly $5OO,OOo. It is doubtful if | the works will be rebuilt, further than | necessary to raise and lower the work. men, as the work can be done through | the Chollar- -Norcrosssavsge shaft, of | which the Hale 6 Norcross IS part | owner.
 Later-Further examination shows that the loss by the burning of the Hale & Norcross hoisting works will | not exceed s50.OOO. The machinery | IS found to be but little injured. The Con. Virginia hoisting works will be set up on the site of those destroyed.
 Sale of the Yellow Jacket.