Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-03-19
EASTERN NEWS.
Sweeping Tax Reduction.

sy as to how the Garfeled letter 70 the lat is Chief Justice Chase became public hs ut been removed by the admission of J. ] m Schuster, formerly private secretary CT Mr. Chase, that he furnished a cop tn to Dana, of the New York Sun. Mir. Schul ts ter says in regard to the matter: "Yes ty I gave that letter to Dana and that ar all there is to be said. My motive, whetht
 personal or for the public benefit, IS IS matter of no account. I shall not entt ut into any public discussion about th: IS letter. Suffice it to say that il was give IT. out by me, and anybody who declared ID a forgery does a very foolish thing. le have other letters of Mir. Chase's core.
 pondence. There are some Tn that pacl @ age and some are locked up in this cit
 at request of Mrs. Chase. They wei - put in my hands for the purpose of aiC
 ing me to write the life of her husband
 Blzin.'s visvL 'n CHICAGO Ills. March 16.-A Pittsbur ' special says: James G. Blaine is her, VI He is the principal stockholder in th
 firm of H. c. Prick & Co., coal and cok
 dealers. On the Garfeld-Rosecrsn of controversy he said: "The subject is b, a. ing discussed by the actors in the seen it and it is not my place to interfere. I too ,e history as I found it. If it shall chang of lay 1t not to me"
 o, Aid for the Sufferer ,a WAsH1NGroS, March 16.-The Hous ra has passed bill appropriating Sl5OOC .. for the relief of the sufferers by the Mi " sissippi floods and strengthening th i' levees.
 D. A1ti-PolygamY Bill PAssei.
 WASHINGTON, March 16.-During the discussirr of the anti-pOlygamy bill Tn the House, Haskell and Cassidy spoke at soma length on the mead ments offered by the former. The H. lse however, refused to adopt the amend ments.
 Buckner said great as was the wrong of polygamy the bill was a greater wrong on the Constitution.
 Springer, Kenna and Herbert said that they were in favor of the bill but de- clared a belief that 1t was unconstitution- al.
 Townshend, of Illinois, that the bill was unconstitutional and was an m fringement on the religious liberty of the people. II
 Singleton, of Illinois, said he would vote against the bill. II
 Converse opposed the bill on the ground that it would organize anarchy in Utah instead of law.
 Williams, Of WIg., argued eloquently in its favor.
 Robeson maintained the bill was blow against free government,
 Burrows says he would vote for the | bill but believed it would disappoint eI- pectations.
 Haskell spoke in bitter terms against | pOlygamy and in favor of the bill.
 The bill then passed in exactly the same shape in which 1t came from the | Senate. Yeas, l99; nays 42
 The following IS the negative vote:- Armfield, Atherton, Belmont, Blanchard, Buckner, Cabe Il, Caldwell, Carlisle, Chapman, Converse, Cook, Cox, of New | York: Travers, Dibrell, Evans, Garrison, l Gunter, Herbert, HeendOn, Hewit of \. T., Hooker, House, Jones of Texas, Ken | na, Knott, Manning, McNillan, Mills, | Morey, Phister, Began, Robertson, | Shacklsford, Shelly, Singleton of ILL, | Thompson of Ky, Tillman, Tucker, War ner. Wellborn and Williams of Ala.
 Rejoicing at Salt Lake.
 SALT LAKE, March I5.-The receipt of the news of the passage of Edmunds' bill | has created great excitement in this city. | People who have waited twenty years | for help from the government can hard | ly realize that action has been taken at | last, and to-day men hugged each other on the streets for joy; though the Nor mons are equally elated and favor the | bill They have been kept in the back ground for Years by ol'l graybeards and chafe under the restraint. They now talk openly in favor of the new deal and | snap their fingers in the faces of the old | heads of the church. None of these young . people have ever favored polygamy. To- | night there is to be q meeting of the | High Council and it IS rumored that | there will be a split Ill the Church. On receipt of the news the Tribune isued an extra and hoisted the Amerlcan flag over the building. Three corners of the build ing were barricaded and IS filled with | armed men, while the priests are preach ing in the temple advocating its demoll- ton. The people of Utah feel to-day as did the negroes in the South when the emancipation proclamation vas issued.
 Csnvassing the Revenue Tax.
 WASHINGTON, March 1T.-At the caucus of Republican Representatives last night a resolution was adopted without dissent to the effect that 9ny legislation at present looking to the reduction of Internal taxes upon whisky, tobacco and cigars is inexpedient, but some relief should be offered by Con- gress by extend ding the time that whisky may remain iu bond without the pay ment of the tax.
 The Treasury Investigation
 WAsHISGroN, March 16.-The report of the CO., ,mittee Investigating the Treas ury expenses is very voluminous and completely vindicates Secretary Sher- man. The Committee recommended certain safeguards against theillegaluse of the Treasury Contingent Fund in the future.
 The Chinese Bill
 WASHINGTON, March I7.-ln the House to-day Page spoke at some length on the Chinese bill He showed clear ly the necessity for the passage of such bill by recapitulating the various argu- ments familiar to the people of the Pa cifc Coast. He appealed in strong terms to Republicans to come to the rescue of the bIll. IL had been said that polygamy was a twin sister of slavery; he assenied that il was twin barbarism of Chinese immigration. The merits of the pending bill were then discussed by Robinson, Tyler of Vermont, and Rice of Massachusetts
 No Capital Punishment
 MADISON, Wis, March 1.-The Leg islature, by close vote, defeated the bill to establish capital punishment.
 A Game Of Freeze out.-OeniaL
 WASHINGTON, March lS.-A. A. Cooke, of Star Route prosecution, charges Ar thurs administration with giving no