The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-01-10
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Washington, Jan. 9-The Womans'
Evangelical association has been organ
lied by former members of the Wo-
mans National Christian Temperance
Uuion, who are opposed to the suffrage
features of that society.
Among admissions to the bar of the
supreme court to-day, was that of ].
A. Green, Of Denver, Colorado.
The president has recognized Guar
De La Cruz Cerdo as consul general of
Chilli, for the states of California,
Nevada and Oregon. He is to reside at
San Francisco.
DIR. Bliss has returned to Washing
ton from New York where he bad a
consultation with the other Garfield
surgeons with a view of presenting
claims for services to congress.
Papers were SEN to-day by Presi-
dent Arthur to the senate concerning
the act Of the Choctawcouncil granting
right of way to the st. Louis and San
Francisco railway through the Choc-
taw nation.
Scoville says the checks for $500,
received by Guiteau Saturday, were
worthless, and were sent as a practical
joke. This has frequently occurred; he
himself has received numerous bogus
checks, one for S15, 900.
An eminent lawyer here is authority
for the statement that Guiteau has at
least a lease of life till next May, even
should he be found guilty of murder in
the first degree, and is sentenced to be
hanged. Legal authority says there is
a statute in force in the district, more
or less ancient and somewhat awkward,
directing that sentence of death shall
not be executed until thirty days after
beginning of the next term of court
succeeding that at which sentence is
pronounced.
Guiteau said to-day: 81 just want
N hour to speak to the jury, and
when they hear they will vindicate. L
can say more in an hour than Scoville
can in a day. There are christian men
on that jury who will know the truth
Of my words. 1 was impelled by the
Deity to remove the president, and they
will see how this was when they hear
my speech. 1 have no time to talk to
the people or receive visitors. / am
busy with my speech. 1t will cover
the entire case. 1t will show how
brainy 1 am, and that the Deity ne yer
selects fools to do his work. That is
all there is in this.
1t seems as though women suffrage
was to become a live issue in Ameri-
can politics. On Bayard's amendment
to refer Hoar's resolution to create
a standing committee on suf-
frage to the judiciary committee. Re-
publicans voted no. Woman rights
advocates, are much encouraged at this,
and say, comforting womans' rights
will be n Of the most important is
sues hereafter, and the republicans
have assured themselves control of the
the country for twenty years to come.
Some of the republicans, however, voted
for the committee as a way of giving
the women a fair hearing and not as
favoring the franchise.
A triple attack upon the Hawaiian
reciprocity treaty was made in the SEN
ate to-day, by means of two PROPOSE
tions introduced by Hill of Georgia,
and n by Jones Of louisiana The
Louisiana senator's movement isin the
form of a joint resolution, identical
with that heretofore introduced in the
house by Gibson of Louisiana,) which
simply requests the president of the
United States to give the notice to ter.
inmate the treaty in the manner, and
at the same time set forth and provided
for in its fifth article. Thus the fifth
article stipulated that ''the convention
shall remain in force for seven years
from date.n