Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-12-24
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WASHINGTON, Doc. 2O.-The Finance Committee of the Senate does uOt eX- pect to be ready to report on tho Tariff bill before the middle of January.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 2L-Joseph E. Acklen who ran against Wm. Pitt Kellogg for Congress and was defeated by SIX thousand majority Is here and proposes to contest KelloCg's seat, moi m hope Of getting it himself, he gay s, but for the purpose of showing up Kellogg 5 methods. He makes the assertion or the most outrageous corruption was practiced and that federal employees in Louisiana were assessed , per cent for his campai gn; that the railroads as- sited hIm; that he spent from four to six thousand dollars; that he sent Lewis Saner and George Drury n the govern ment service at New Orleans into the Parishes of Iberville and Assumption, with bags of money to distribute among the plantation hands and that he, Acklen, could have half the leading officials including the collector indicted for doing what Curtis was convicted of doing in New York.
 WAsHIYGToN, Dec. 2l.-Tnc question of the forfeiture ofuneaTned land gaants to the Pacific railroads is to be renewed in the Hous- Judiciary Comm ttee after Christmas recess. The members Of the committee are in favor of the forfeiture and say they do not intend Co let the question rest if they can prevent 1t by pressing it for definite aclon by lhe committed.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.-SESATE The The Senate passed a diplomatic aPpro- priation bill. The civil service question was resumed. A recess was taken and the resolution will come up tomorrow.
 HoUsE-ROberts0n' amendment to the post office bill was agreed to after being so modified that the compeusa- ton of such subsidized roads for carry ing mails is tO be fixed by the POs'mas- ter General at n rate not higher than than that fxel or allowed by law for other companies Oi inc same class t" winch the Government gave land grants or right ofway.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 2I.-E!lwo0d r. Thorue called a5 the State Department to-day in behalf Of the New York, Phil adelphia and Boston sugar importers and refiners, to ask that the De psrtment's letter called for by the House Foreign Affairs Committee with regard to political bearing on the proposition to ahrogate the Hawaiian treaty. be withheld until certain facts relating to that branch Of the subject may be submitted. He was assured that the reply would be withheld. Ru- mors of the possibility Of the esiahlish- ,H saA 4H a. van fl the treaty be ahrogated have for some time Ovcrhung the attempts ai | action here and 1t Is understood that the State Department has been influenced by them.
 CoATIcooK, Dec. 2c.-The heaviest earthquake for ten years occurred at 5:2O p. m. yesterday.
 ST. LOUIS. Dec. 21.-The National | Greenback Committee has adjourned. The Secretary states that after full dis | cussion it was decided not tO abandon tue permanent organization for fusion | with other organizations Uoder a new name.
 CmCAGo, December PA Matamo- ras, special says that band of forty | bri-ands made 8 Eujd-n attack upon | the town of Ahuacstlan pGehio yester- day, and by the display of firearms over l awed the inhabitants, who fed terror stricken to their homes. The bugands seized and bound the Mayor, Justice and Aldermen and carried them away captIves, intending to hold them for a large ransom.
 WAsHINGToS, December 22.-SENATE. | Flftv-three members of the HoCse have | obtained leave of absence, and forty more members have left without leave. There are about twenty-five applications for leave now pending. The Senate to- | day refused to adopt the House resolu- | ton for adjournment over the holidays. l If the Civil Service bill is passed to-