The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-01-11
LATER NEWS

The following bills were introduced
in the Senate on the 9th: For the termination
of the convention OF January 80, 1875, between
the United States and the Hawaiian Islands; for
donating $40 acres of land to each survivor Of
the Mountain Meadow massacre or their heirs;
granting pensions TO prisoners OF the var; 70
from internal revenue taxes on the manufac-
ture and sale of distilled spirits for the educa-
Mr. Bayard's M T motion to refer Mr.. Hoar's - reso-
luton for the appointment OF select COM
t.''s to be =. referred ali petitions and re-
solves relating 70 womsE Sat snnrsgs to the Ju,
fo 81 aa1onrned 70 m m the 1gos Honse Se
Mr.. Kelley of Pa, introduced resolution
from the Committee ON Ways and Means, re-
committees. The following bills were intro
duced; To reduce fees to be paid by officers
az sns - maS tse S of @ 20
United States; TO provide for the issue by Ma
than hve dollars; TO reduce letter postage to
two cents; providing for distribution Of pure
q disqualification for office.
SCovILLE resumed his argument in the
Guiteau case on the eth After reference TO
the decision OF Judge Davis, OF New York,
cited by the prosecution on the Ith, he con-
tended that the opinion of q Judge from the
weight than the opinion of any other lawyer.
Reading from the Official report of debates in
Abolition of capital punishment, q Quotation
was given to the eject that nifty of the best
medical experts Of Great Britain had declared
that the fact that men knew the difference be-
person could not be insane and sfiicted with
which the courts agreed with this proposition,
were then cited. He then reviewed the
orAys on what oh he termed the Legal sa''os test Of
insanity. He said he did not argue at
Ss Sn tine Of
In closing. he objected g the manner in which
bnlldoze the defense. The court then took a
recess. When the Court resumed Oorkhil took
shs is two prayers % Of sSe DEFENSE Thaa
question was originally important and IL there
was any doubt II should pe sesue9 AZ once.
be raised, and while he rCorkhilll thought there
could be no doubt ss how the question should
grave q matter should be passed ON by the
Court without some expression of his views.
gave @ T BlacEssone's opinion, that jurisdiction don
was in the district whereinkhe wound was in
with the closest attention, and ind1ised in fre-
quent and many outbceaks- Adjourned till
THREE children, Nellie and Eddie
Goozey and Georgiana Hart, were drowned at
Brookfeld, Mass, on the sth.
A WoMAN's Evangelical Association
was organized at Warrington on the 9th, by
the members Of the Women's National Chris
tian Temperance Union, who proclaim them
selves opposed to the suffrage feature of that
society.
ScovnLE said on the 9Th, that the
drafts for sums amounting to 81 500 received
By Guiteau, on the 7th, were worthless, and
sent BY soma practical joker. It is not the
hrst time since the trial, he said, that such q
thing has occurred He himself having had
some worthless checks sent to him, one for
s15,00o.
THE President sent the following nomi-
nations to the Senate on the sth: Major
George B. sco6eld, Of the Sixth Cavalry, to be
Lieutenant Colonel Of that regiment; jack
Wharton to be United States Marshal OF the
Eastern District of louisiana
In the Supreme Court Of the United
States on the 9th, Justice Gray was sworn and
took his seat upon the bench
GOVERNOR Foster was inaugurated
ossssnss a Ohio q the afh