The weekly Arizona miner., 1881-12-09
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sP 5CTAL TO THE MINER.

V "f yisltors. Keifcr stood for a short time behind the desks and was warmly congratu- lated by lis colleagues. At noon Gierh Adams called the body to order and an aoGnced the opening of the session. He called the roll. Roll call showed z90 repre- sentaiiyes present, the absentccs being Norr Scales, Wells and Denton. Nomina- tions being ia order for Speaker, Keller was put in nomination by Rabeson, Randall by House, ana Ford by .Nalch. Burrows, of Michigan. Hglu.sn. EuCo5h and Ladd were appointed Teller. T..e Foil ell resulted as .5..oas, the aa.I- nuAp-r oi votes being -o5: necessary q. choice. I.3. Keller, I48: Randall, I29: Ford, 6. Those voting for Ford were BfsuHl aad Burrows, oi 1Iis- soGri. H.zei'l.e and Jones, of Texas, Ladd, Ma..r9ye H4rch and Rice, of iiaine. None pf tAe candidates voted. Fu-Serson and Paai ,f Virginia, E,adjusters, voted :or Keii,r. keitcr VAS escorted L. the Sgeak CTS chair by Randall and iiscocl, and the oath administered by kellgof Pennsylvania S.a.ts-D Davis formally opened the cham be. ;.t aooa Senator Windoni was qualified \ large number of bills were introduced and an .ns them the following by Garland: Fol the appointment of d commission to iEvestl- gate the tariff and revenue laws; by Breck: For returning trade dull.rs and recoining them into standard silver dollars. By 6lIl Ter. If California; ''To enforce treaty stip- ulaiions relative to the Chinese By Con- ger: ''To promote efficiency in the life say ing service By Wndom ''To incorpo- rate the Garfield Memorial Hospital" By Logan: ''To Piaee |. <. Grant upon the retired list of the army" Recess was then taken till 2:4O F. H to await notification of the organization of the Blouse. Among other p;.rers introduced and temporarily laid on the table Were number against un just dissemination ID railroad rates, and to forbid extyrtions ir freight and transporta- tion charges.
 Controllers report shows the number of National Banks ih operation at this time. Increase in circulating medium since re- sumption. including silver certificates, Is 3O, ,O033l Bonds held ny National Banks to secure their circulation are g and per cent. The former are greatly in excess.
 It is said on what Is reported to be good authority that Chas Reed of Chicago will to- morrow take charge of the defense If Cult eau. aud will henceforth manage the case, with Scnyillc as assistant counsel.
 Miller, of California, to-day introduced m the Senate bis bill to to carry the Chinese treat, into elect Va ordered To be printed and laid on the table. to await the action of Ji,, committees when # will be referred to the osu.aittee O: Foreign Relations Sena t.,r Grover ;lsr introduced a bill to-day to restric. Chinese immigration His bill Is copy oi the vetoed Fifteen Passenger Bill. except in allowing certain classes of Chinese [, en:ug here. Except thi, its other feat ures are similar to those of Millers bill. Ordered printed and referred.
 General Fitzpatrick. Minister to Chila, died st Seutiaco oi Saturday
 Nzw YoRa Dec. G.-TLe Hoardof Health is taking extra precautions on account of small box. Thirty-three cases were reported last week.
 + was learned in tbis city yesterday that Jsiteis .n Davis had sailed from Lirerpp, ol one Of th. steamships now overdue at this po,t
 CHicaao, Dee. t. Yesterday evening wsrsants wyse i,sacl .,.. the arrest If Wln. R. I.sIate,. late a.L.d treasurer of IaLc View. and Eimr.,t 1.s-.,-. ,z-,reasug,r of Hyde Park au3 2 -:o,l district Lar4b.. n.s .u1..-.... ... .s..l.- to turn over S2s"oe A,.3 ns .-.. Jarrett iyr all al-
 Chi-.so a4ra, :. ..,s s.y s.aaH I"z is very r,e,a,eny Lcro "n aes-l, occurred i.o1a .t last week. A.. eyi4ya,ie i. fealeG st.Loais i. also afflicted
 1'tFi.,rk, Dec 5.-M,s Sadie Rogers anl iss Do!ie L4a4 Were raesengeg. l"r Prescott this 3...-a.ur.
 Married at t'.e llaco, rbr brides mother. Phenlx. Dec. :.a, Mir x r. Brewster. .f Maricoia and Alis, i,.a Burnett, If San Jose. Cal. Nr-. Brewster and mother are cn their way to San Jose Cal, for a short visit Mrs. Brewster was forucrly of Prescott
 Freight bearing following nark. was loaded for Prescott yesterday: 4 c. Moves, Sisters Ht. J. !. C. c.. Vim. E.. II. & P. A. I (. M c. d Son. D. Levy. D. L. & Co. H. NJ IT.. E. X W. c. :. r. w F. t& In. shipped to-day from this station l5 bars Tip Tcp balion valued al 2O,Oo0
 THE EIG LAND CASE IN PIMA co.
 We are in;ei:Qed that the proceedings in the Supori land case coelI nearly d thousand page. oi transcript paper. Tine SIrrevor- General appears to have thoroughly exposed ! the :rs,udolent and invalid title. covering about 250 square n.iies "f land. extending from san Xavier to Tubac. Our delegate l in Congress will surely prevent the contirma- : ton of this enormous fnnd.
 H,kFER TOR SPEAKER
 General Harper of nhio, has been non,i- nateJ hy the Republicans for Speaker of the . House of EepiescltatiS,S.
 THE NATi"NAL DIET.
 CHI,A@o, Dee. ,. The Times Washing ton special say,: Senator Folger will rec ouin-ld to Congress 3 policy looking to- wards the reduction o' the natioual delt iie all advocate the using of the surplus