Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-02-18
WASHINGTON NEWS.

at Washington, during bue Ntch,
with a memorial more than five
thousand feet long and signed BY
merchants, manufacturers, mechan'
les, farmers, taxpayers, and others,
residing in nearly every State In the
Union, which will be presented to
the ways and means committee at
an early day. 1t asked that the tax
on bank deposits and the two-cent
stamp on checks and drafts may be
abolished.
Mr.. Hunt, oldest son of the Score
tary OF the Navy, who is engaged to
Miss Grace, daughter OF commander
Upshur, has a good law practice IN
Dakota, and is regarded as a future
United States Senator.
In the United States Senate, Mon
day, a bill was passed to promote the
efficiency of the navy. Mr.. Dawes
addressed the Senate at length IN
support of his civil-service reform
bill, after which the bill was referred
to the committee on civil service. A
bill was introduced for the relief OF
officers on the retired list of the army
and navy. In the House a large
number of bills were introduced,
among them one to incorporate the
Maritime Canal Company of Nicar-
ague; granting the right OF way to
the Annapolis and Baltimore Short
Line Railroad through the govern
ment farm at Annapolis. The Senate
amendment to the House bill for the
relief of colored immigrants was con-
Cured in. The consideration of the
apportionment bill occupied the re-
mainder of the session.
In the United States Senate, Tues
day, Nh. Vance spoke against the
high protection tariff policy. In the
House the resolution calling on the
Attorney General for a written opin
ion on the right Of Great Britain to
arrest and detain without definite
charge and without trial Speaker
Keifer, Gov. Cornell. or Charles Car
roll, a laborer, or any other American
citizen, was reported from the com
mittee on foreign affairs with re-
commentator to lay it on the table,
which was adopted by a party vote,
the Democrats voting in the negative.
Mr.. Ortiz, from the same committee,
also reported adversely the resolu-
ton requesting the President to
communicate all correspondence
with the British government in re-
ference to d. H. O'Connor, a citizen
of the United States now imprisoned
in Ireland. This led to a lengthy
debate, during which Mr.. Cox, OF
New York, stated that Mr.. O'Connor
was citizen of Baltimore. Finally
a motion was adopted recommitting
the resolution ofinquiry and instruct
ing the committee to insert in addi-
ton to the name of O'Connor the
names of several others now impris-
oned in Ireland, and to add a clause
requesting the President to demand
oil The British government the prompt
trial Of these citizens or their release.
Clearance M. Barton, news editor
of the Washington Republican, and
A. M. Soteldo, Washington CORE
spondent of the Baltimore american,
had shooting match with pistols in
the Republican office ON Thursday
night, Of last week, the difficulty
growing out of a news paragraph in
the Republican about Soteldo. Both
were wounded. A brother of SoteldO
was also mixed up in the shooting.
Soteldo died on Saturday night,
and his brother has been arrested,
it being supposed that a bullet from
his pistol did the fatal work. Mr..
Barton has recovered. 1t is assert
ed that he did not fire his pistol at
all. There is great excitement in
Washington over the matter. The
Coroner's jury finds that the death
of A. M. Soteldo was caused by a
shot from a pistol in the bands of
Augustus B. Soteldo.
The President has signed the COM
mission of Frederick A. Trittle to be
Governor of the Territory of Arizona.
Gov. Trittle is a native of Franklin
County, Pa, and was admitted to the
bar Of Chambersburg. He went to
the Western frontier about 80 years
ago.
In'the House, Thursday, an appor-
tionment bill was passed, fixing the
number of Representatives in the
lower house of congress at 1926, an
increase of 80 over the present rep
resentation, OF which the Southern
States gain Ia, the New England
States lose 2, the Northern States
gain 4, the Western States. inclu-
ding Missouri, gain IA, and Califor-
MIA gains 2. Maryland retains it's
present representation off; Virginia,
West Virginia and North Carolina
gain each, and South Carolina gains
2. Delaware retains it's single Repre-
sentative.
The uselessness and inadvisability