Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-01-29
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EASTERN NEWS.
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Capital Notes.
 NEW YORK, January 23.-A Washing ton correspondent hints that Scoville's
 speech was purposely drawn out to the
 length it was in order that the case could not be given to the jury till tc- morrow. The result is that if the pris- oner is found guilty immediately, he cannot be executed before the first of July, because of a district law requiring so much time between the term of .irt and execution.
 The Tribune's Washington special says the records and testimony in the contested election case of Cannon against Campbell of Utah have been printed, and Chairman Watkins of the Election Committee says the committee will begin the consideration of the cases next Tuesday. One of the points in volved is Cannons citizenship. Accord ing to the evidence of Cannon's brother they both came to the United States from England in '42, when contestant was fifteen years old. Fiveyears later he emigrated to Utah; two years later when he was twenty-two years old to California. In 50, according to the tes- timony of William Farrar, a brother Norman, Cannon was sent by the church as missionary to the Sandwich Islands, where he remained till July '54, during which period he translated the Book of Mormon into the Hawaiian language. Cannon claims that Decem- Der 7th, '54, he became a duly naturaliz- ed citizen of United States, and he pro- duces a certificate that he was SO natur- ized, but the Journal of the proceedings of the court fails tozshow. the fact of such naturalization as the laws of Utah require. It is therefore contended that Cannon's certificate of naturalization is null and void, and that he had not con- tinuously resided in the United States during five years next preceding the date of its issue.
 WASHINGTON, January 23.-The Sen ate Judiciary committee to-day agreed on bill designed for the suppression of pOlygamy. Its main features are peti- tlons based on Edmunds' bill doing aw.a';y! with the present requir- f5f'' f5f =. ...,! | '' .''i'Seni .ei Is Marriages, by providing that the fact of being in bigamous rela- tiOns shall be sufficient evidence for con- ] viction, and that in prosecutions for big | amy any. person drawn as Juryman may | be challenged on the ground that he | practices or believes Tn polygamOus re- | igious rites. Certain new provisions | were introduced by Senator Logan de- | barring all polygamists from the priyi- | lege of voting, service on juries or hold | ing office.
 Senator Pugh will soon introduce a | bill making 1t a criminal offence for any l person to get up simulated election re- | turns, by excluding all matters which | tend to create side issues.
 Secretary FOlger says he has no in- | tentlOn of going on the Supreme bench. |
 In the Senate Anthony submitted res | olutions in respect to the late Senator | Burnside.
 In the House a bill has passed that | five trustees of the Lincoln Monumen- tai Association shall constitute quornm | to transact business.
 Bills were introduced and referred by l PachecO to repeal the grant of the At | lantic < Pacific Railroad Company.
 Wells, of Kentucky, introduced a bill l in the House today to regulate and Inn | 1t Chinese immigration. Section one | provides that coming into residence in | the United States of Chinese laborers | shall be unlawful, and shall be regulated | and limited as hereinafter provided | Section two provides that Chinese sub- | iects, whether coming to the United | States as teachers, students, merchants, | or for mere curiosity, together with their | body and household servants and labor | CTS, resident in the United States on and before November, 1SS0, shall be al- | lowed to go and come of their own free | will and accord, and shall be accorded l all privileges, immunities and exemp- l tions which are accorded to citizens or | subjects of the most favored nations.
 WASHINGTON, January 22.-Capt. Le- | ander Owens leaves on the 30th for Hon. | olUNu via San Francisco to take con- | mand of the steam whaler, North Star | Captain Owens vessel Is almost always | the pioneer ship in the Arctic sees, and | he will, barring accidents, be first to com | municate with the Rogers in the spring. | Owens will reach St. Lawrence bay be- | fore Rogers can get out of winter quar- | ters. He will communicate with him as soon as possible, sledging over the ice | if necessary. All letters or things that | friends of officers and crew of Rogers | may wish to send them, will be forward | ed by COmOdore in Chief of the Bureau | of Navigation through Captain Owens. l
 NEW YORK, January 23.-A special | from Mexico to-day says the hostile in- | dians are on the war path near the town | of SaltillO. They attacked the dlligencie, | rObbing it and killing four of the pas sengers. The federal soldiers have been | ordered in pursuit Of the Indians.
 Proceedings in Guiteau Trial.
 WASHINGTON, January 24-Yesterlay every seat in courtroom was crowded to | overhowing. Hundreds being unable to | obtain seats were compelled to remain outside.
 Guiteau on the opening of court made l his usual harangue. Judge Porter en- tered the court room shortly before the | prisoner had delivered his speech A. | ter few minutes pause he stepped to | open space before the jury and com menced at once his closing argument in l behalf of the prosecution. Said Judge | Porter, If it please your honor and gen tlemen of the jury, in my own infirmity, | for I share your fatigue, proceed as best l can to discharge my duty. The | nature of this duty is such that I should | feel I were almost accessory after the l fact, if I should fail to speak such words | as can to aid you in reaching proper 1 conclusion. Thus far the trial has been | practically conducted by the prisoner | and Scoville. Everyone has been de- nounced at their will, and even now I | am informed l will be interrupted by l them both. Judge Porter briefly recit- ed the scenes of disorder, the abuse and | islander to which everyone in the case had for two months been subject, and | yet he said of the three speeches which | had been made by the defense, I will do | the prisoner justice to say that his was | the least objectionable" After sketch | ing the circumstances leading up to the | crime, and painting with fervid language l the damninS wickednesso of its execution,