Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-08-06
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 Committee on Commerce met last night. The Presidents veto of the River and Harbor bill was the topic of discussion. The Committee practically and un- 2nimously agreed to report a resol ution to-day recommending the passage of the OIll over the veto. Another meeting of the Committee called for this morning when members say the subject is to be further considered and definite plan of action formally determined.
 NEW YORK, August 2.-Ths journals of all clnsses here are jubilsnt over the Presidents veto.
 COLUMBIA, s. C., July 2-The State Democratic Convention met to-day Colonel Hugh s. T. Thompson, State Superintendent of Education was ur- snimOusly nominated for Governor.
 ST LOUIS, August "A special says Judge Julius Scouetz of Austin, a well known Republican polictician and editor of the Wachen-blatJ, 5as shot and killed yesterday by Hiram Heap, a bad citizen.
 4 riot occurred at McKenny last night, ln which three negroes were shot. One of them was killed and two others nor tally wounded. A large number of ar- rests have been made.
 NEW ORLEANS, La, August 2.-Col. s. B. Proctor, brother-in-lRw of General Bsauregard, killed himself yesterday. III health was the cause.
 GALVESTON, Texas. August 2.--Re- ports from Matsmorss say that there are over hundred cases of yellow fever in the city. The sanitary condition IS trightful.
 LAREDO, Texas, August 2-The num- Der of cases of yellow fever up to last night was one hundred, six fatal.
 WASHINGTON, August 3.-At the close of the roll call ID the House on the vote on the River apd Harbor veto, Q large number of pairs were announced. The announcement of pairs by the clerk was accompanied by no statement as to the way which the paired members would vote, but 1t va. stated on the floor that McCoOk, Marcy, Prescott and Cassidy would vote in the negative, and Packer, Thomas, Russell, Frost, Martin, Coving- ton, Mldrov, Hooker and Mooney in the affirmative.
 WASHINGTON, August 3.-HoUsR-- Dunnell, of Minnesota. from the Com mittee on Ways and Means, reported n bill providing claims for redemption of two-cent documentary stamps may be allowed by the Commissioner of h. tsrnal Revenue, which was passed.
 WASHINGTON, August 3.-An analysis of the vote in the House on the veto of Nl.ap t,r1 1s-t, publicans, 1T. Democrats and Green packers voted in affirmative, and 29 Re publicans, g Democrats and ] Green packer voted ID negative. The exer- tions of Page in tho House were warmly seconded by Jones of Nevada. Sena- tor Jones earnestly advised the Presi- dent not to veto the bill, and he Is re- ported to have told the President that veto of the River and Harbor Dill would certainly cost the Republican party the Pacific Slope States. That section had large interests in the bill and it could not endorse two vetoes, one of them the veto of the Chinese bill, ip a single ses- sion of Congress without placing the Democratic par ID power.
 NEW YORK, August 3.-The attendance at the National Civil Service Association was unusually large. After the Exeou- tive session George Wm. Gurus delivered an address which was a severe Brraign- ment of President Arthur for the removal of competent officers. Carl SchurZ, Harris, Rogers, Vaughn and Csssel were appointed committee on resolutions and recess taken. After recess George Wm. Curtis was re- elected president. Resolutions were adopted in favor of independent acton on part of persons desiring to promote Civll Service reform and set forth the probability of securing increased repre- sentation in next Congress.
 CHICAGO, August 2-The veto of the river and harbor bill and the prompt ac- tion of the two houses in passing 1t over the veto has created considerable eI- citement here to-day. Before the sc- tion of Congress was known a large number of prominent business men and bankers sent telegrsms to the President oongratulsting him on his firm and de- cided course in refusing his assent to the measure which they regard as dangerous legislAtion.
 CoLUMBiA, s. C., August 3-Tbe Dem- cratic Convention's platform declares in favor of civil service reform, asks in- creased duties on imports and abolition of revenue taxation as far as possible.
 ArLASTA, Ga, August 3.-The State Republican Convention met to-day with 50 delegates present, about one hundred having gone on to another convention headed by the Executive Committee and certain white Republicans known as Georgia Syndicates." Nothing of con sequence was done beyond the appoint ment of committees.
 WAsHISaros. August 4.-The PresI- dsnt to-day nominated Wm. Waldrot Astor, of New York, Minister to Rome ABtor was one of the 26 ln the New York State Senate who voted from first to last for the reelection of Conkling.
 BosroS, August A dispatch from Chicago to- day foreshsdowing a railroad freight war between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts stirred up the people here. The business obtained by talk ing the California trade at cheap rates IS regarded as sufficient to induce cer- tain roads to break the pool.
 TROY, \. r.. August 3-Four elephants belonging to circus escaped last night Several persons have been injured. One elephant entered a rolling mill and clear cd 1t out. Three elephants were secured but the most furious is still at large.
 PEORIA. Illinois, August 3.-The Grsenback Convention adopted resolu- tions favoring Arsbi Bey in his fight with bondhcidsrs. tax eaters and Shy lcskG