Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-12-13

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 the United States responsible for the slave property. The plaintiff in the case was strong and very pro- nouncel Union man during the war,
 anl the pesed action Is endorsed
 and will be pushed by some of the
 best lawy CTS in Texas.
 CONGRESSIONAL PR5CEEDINGs
 WASHINGTON, Dee. 8-In the Sen ate, Brtler (lem ), Of South Caro- Ina, introduced a resolution to pros vide for the assertion of the word nativity" in the 18th Amendment, so as to make the article read "ihc rights of citizens of tine United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of nativity race, color, CT previous condition of seryitu'le. :"
 Lapl.am, (Rep.) Of New York, in troduced bill giving the president the right to veto some items on the appropriation bill, while approving the remainder.
 Senator Frye will propose at the next meeting of the republican Rs- tional committee new basis of presentation, which would result in increasing the Northern States from 5O2 to 6t3 and decreasing the Southern Staies from 300 to 239 total number of delegates. The present hAsss is S2O; the proposed basis is S70.
 BILL re ABOLISH TERRITORIAL GOV
 ERNMENT IN UTAH.
 CHICAGO, Dec. "A Washington special says: Senator Cullum took his first exercise in the Senate to- dey. by introducing a bill for abol, ishing the legislature and territorial form of government in Utah and substituting therefor government council of fifteen to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
 gNEAgNED LAND GRANTS.
 WASHINGTON, Dec S.-Represent> ative Parsons. Of Illiuois, will on Monday introduce q bill fur the for feiture Of 50,O00,0 acres of unearn- ed lard grants, heading the list with 15,000,OO0 claimed by the Texas Pa cifc roads.
 INDICTED FOR MURDER
 NEW ORLEANS, Dec. S.-Thc l grand jury returned q true bill of | murder. against Troisville Sykes for killing Kate Townsend
 CHICAGO WAITS IT.
 CHICAGO, Dec. S.-A delegation left for the City of Washington to~ day for the purpose of attempting to secure the holding of the National Convention in this city, and will appear before the commit tee st its coming meeting.
 CONGRESS.
 WAsHINaroN, Dec. 9.-At meet ing of the members of congress from he Pacific Coast States, held to see cure unanim;ty among the Pacific Doart repFese tatives and senators n respect to legislation before this congress in the interest of the people # tie Pacific Coast, especially in re- poet to remeiiying the defects of he present Chinese restriction act. It was decided to prepare a bill to emedy defects, present one 10 repre- enlalive Cassidy and one of the appointed, favoring the .d~ption of the p sport system for Chinese immigrants, to be revised Y the United States consuls l.efore 'ersons holding them can go aboard i f vessels for the United States. | his was one of the features of the T wenty year rest iciion bill vetoed f y President Arthur. Among other q .ems, the appropriation for the Ine r ian service next year an increase i as been asked for and recommerd- d. as follows: Arizona, SIS, eco; S16,00O; New Mexico, ! 10,G00. Increases for other StAfes ( nd Territorise have also been as5.ed (. or. The postal Telegraph bill of \ enator Edmunds has been supple r tented by the one of Senator Hll. 5 n Mond y, Sumner, of California, z i'll introduce the same subject in V se House.
 THE LATEST FROM -BIsBEE. TOMBSTONE, Dec. 1O.-After leav- g Bisbee the robbers rode down to | milk ranch eight miles where they \ aterod their horses and were heard ' king as to who should wear Q oou- Y c of gold watches taken at Casta- si .da's store. The trail was strack Ire and followed to near Soldiers ole where it split. Deputy SheeiT ci Bryaut and posse are now out. ot he amount taken from Cnstaneda's rl i'll not exceed $3,000, ahout half of at hich was taken from under the ad of Castaneda who was lying in q sick in the rear room. Mrs 'berts died 6 few hours after beng D ot. Molly was alive at last ac- t nnts. The body of D. T. smith it IS brought here and the funeral is " in progress.