Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-07-07
WASHINGTON.
RECENT DOINGS AT THE NATIONAL
CAPITAL.

CAPlTAL.
Body Secretly Renoyed-The
Syrcn Blames 1t All on the Old Man
congressional Neutrality-suspicious.
Disagreeing--Secor Robeson's Ideas Of
the Defenses Necessary 10 Protect
San Francisco Commodore Shufeldt's
Recall.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-The Even
ing Star states that the body of Gui-
teau was secretly removed from the
jail-yard Monday night and conveyed
to the Army Medical Museum.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-Mrs. Chris
tiancy explains the alleged scene be-
tween herself and husband, Monday,
by saying that he had sent her note
that he would like to bid her good
by before leaving the city, and at the
same time the interview occurred he
walked past the house, pointing to
the door, whereupon she went to the
door and saw him for only a moment.
She denies that any talk of comprom-
Use or reconciliation occurred.
The Treasury Department is in
81. - H.. A. \
the two per cent bond scheme, as it
thinks it improbable that any body
will take them.
WASHINGTON, July Elm the Sen
ate Cameron, of Wisconsin, moved
to dispense with the calendar for the
purpose of taking up the bill for the
relief of Ben Holiday.
The Senate refused to table the
motion by vote of % to 80, and
agreed to consider the bill by 81 to
"a.
The minority began to tilibuster,
explaining that they thought the
Senate should consider more impor-
tant business.
The bill finally went over.
The bankruptcy bill was made the
special order for the first Wednes
day in December by party vote of
90 to 81.
The Senate then took up the bill
to create the Territory of Pembina,
and there was short discussion of
the matter Of Dakota reputation.
Mcmillan reported the River and
Harbor bill, and gave notice that h.
would move its consideration to-
morrow. Adjourned.
The doctors appointed to conduc'
the autopsy on the body of Guitear
-Messrs. Lamb, Hartingan ant
Sowers-are quarreling among them
selves, initiating in a small way the
scramble Of the dozen or more ply
sicians who attempted to treat OK
President Garfield's wound.
DR.. G. NJ. Beard, of New York,
was called to Washington at the re-
quest of Guiteau on the day befor,
his execution, to make his arrange
ments for the autopsy. He invited
seventeen physicians to be present
at the operation. Some of then
came, and those present deputize1
the physicians named to conduct tn,
autopsy. Copious notes were takel
and DIR. Lamb, who is surgeon il
the Medal Museum, took possession
Of the memoranda, and this mornin,
notified his associates by letter tina
he had prepared report and for
warded it for publication to the Phil
adephia Medical News.
DIR. Sewers, in conversation wit
your correspondent this evening, said
81 understand that DIR. Lamb has pre-
pared paper that he calls report G
the autopsy on the body of Guiteau
This paper cannot be termed in an
sense report. think the publ,
understanding that three of us wer
appointed to make report, wi
scarcely be willing to accept the con
illusions of one man as true state
ment of the facts ascertained. TIL
autopsy was conducted by Drs. Hart
gan, Lamb, and myself, jointly, an
we ought to have been able to reac
harmonious conclusion.
DIR. Lamb, by publishing his stat
5 ment without inviting DIR. Hartiga
and myself to approve it, has pr