Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-02
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. SUMMONED TO DUTY. Republican Members Called Out In Force. A MURDERER'S FRUITLESS PLEA. Found Guilty After a Shame
 full Defense. SHAME SEEKS SAFETY IN MURDER. A Terrible Charge Against
 a School Girl.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

A Party Whip-The Republican Mem
 1,.-s Called to their Post-Judge Blacks
 p1aa for the Mormons-The News of the
 Day from the Capital
 w.sSeToN Feb 1-The following cir cular was sent out today to each absent Re- publican member of the House: "A quorum of Republican members IS demanded TOT Monday the 5th inst. It has been fully demonstrated that if the important business of this session is to receive final action 147 Republicans must be in their seats rom Il a. m till adjournment"
 The Secretary of War this afternoon laio before the House report of the United States military telegraph lines built under his direction. The total number of miles built is ', 335, number of miles abandoned 1,685, in operation 5,67O miles, under construction 199 miles. The serviceable material from abandoned lines, such as wire insulators' brackets and all iron poles, is taken down and stored for future use and accounted TOT as other public property. This IS done whenever civil lines are constructed and can do the service. Unserviceable wooden poles are left standing. Large quantities or old
 material have been used in the construction
 of new lines, and it is proposed to utilize the
 remainder in similar manner. The report
 ia accompanied by numerous maps showing routes etc. from the chief signal officer.
 Jndoe Jere Black to day completed his ar o,,rnenf before the House Judiciary commit fae in orpogition to the anti-polygamy blll and for better government in Utah. He claimed that the reconstruction acts were un- constitutional and that the anti-Mormon laws are intended to benefit only limited number of politicians and Gentnes "ne hold the offices and want the control oi the wealth of the territory. He argued that there could be no constitutional trial by iurv so long as the Mormons, who predoml nate bv majority of twenty to one, are ex cluded in the make up of jurles
 The Committee on Ways ana Means 10 day instructed MT. Randall to report WltI favorable recommendation to the House tht b;Il to nrotibit the importation of adulterat ! ed tea. The bill will be called up fer passage at as early day as possible.
 The reduction in the public debt for tht 1 month of January was $14 ,636, ,S93.o7, ane ! since June, 1882, it has been $95,Oo', ,oof. ] 75. 1 The President gave dinner party to-nlgh l at the executive mansion to the Justces O. | the Supreme court ana tneif "Fes 0nA Ao' l other invited guests. l Secretary Chandler this afternoon issued circular bearing upon the troubles at the An napolis naval academy, in which he says tha ] the disturbances and insubordination amoni the cadets at Annapolis will doubtless sub side if the superintendent is allowed to worl out result without interference, put II tn l cadets are encouraged to persist by thei 1 narents and friends the dismissal of forty o fifty may result. So far as the departmen now understands the difficulties at the acade 1 nv. it will, Secretary Chandler says, sustai
 the superintendent even to the extent of dis
 missing the larger part of one of the classes Henry A. Bowen was indicted this morr
 ing ''for corruptly endeavor1ng to lnh9enc a juror William Dickson), upon evideno given by William Dickson and George Dr
 ver.'' The interview between Dickson an Bowen at Drivers on August 2e, 1882, form the basis of the indictment.