The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1883-12-12
Proceedings Of Congress.

u tIle Legislature VI MdSssltluselts, ol
posing convict labor on the public works
of the United States. Senator Blair pre-
sented Joint resolution of the Legisla.
ture of New Hampshire, opposing fur.
ther land grants to railroads and any re-
newal of forfeited land grants. Senator
Butler introduced bill to repeal the in
ternal revenue laws. Other bills were
introduced as follows: BY Senator Cul-
lom, to re-organize the legislative power
of Utah; by Senator Walker to indemnify
Arkansas for swamp and overfowed land
sold by the United States since 1857, also
to authorize the erection of Federal
building at Fort Smith, also to donate a
part of the abandoned military reserva-
ton at Fort Smith for the benefit Of the
public schools at that place, also for the
adjustment of the claims of Arkansas
against the United States.
HoUsE-In the house to-day Mr.. Ran
dali objected to the passage of the reso-
luton for the immediate appropriation Of
$50, 600, for printing the records of the
United States Supreme Court, and it was
referred to the committee of the whole.
He said all Deficiencies should have a
thorough investigation, not only by the
house, but by an appropriate committee;
he had a horror of deficiencies. The
Virginia contested election case of Gar
rison vs.. Mayo was referred to the COM
mittee on elections, when appointed,
with instructions to report the legal
questions involved therein. It was
ordered that when the house adjourned
tomorrow it be to meet Monday. Mr..
Jones submitted the customary resolu-
tions announcing the death Of Thomas
H. Herndon, of Alabama, and out of re-
spect to the deceased the house adjourned,
with the understanding that no business
be transacted tomorrow.
UNIoNTIwN. Pa, Dec. 5.-The morning
session Of the court was entirely occupied
in the examination of jurors, summoned
to serve in the Mutt case. The panel
embraces eighty jurors. Fifty have been
examined and but one secured out of the
number. The attorney for the prisoner
stated this morning that they would base
the defense entirely upon the theory OF
emotional insanity. They have sum-
moned large number of witnesses to
prove that the prisoner had been pecu-
liar from infancy, and that he was i'm
bued with an uncomfortable desire to
take life, The trial promises to be long
drawn out and exciting. In the after
noon session of the court, the panel of
jurors was exhausted and only three
sworn and in despair the counsel for
Mutt moved for change Of venue. This
was granted and the case ordered to be
certified to the court of Allegheny
county. The intention is to secure as
speedy trial as possible and it is thought
that arrangements will be made to begin
in two or three weeks. The change is
considered by Mutt and friends to be
greatly in his favor. The opinion sthat
the killing of Dukes was justifiable is
more pronounced in Pittsburg than in
Fayette, Nuts home. Dukes has many
friends, especially among certain class
of politicians in Allegheny county. No
political feeling has entered the case and
a verdict Of acquittal is confidently pre-
dicted.
PRESCOTT, Ariz., Dec. Judge French,
Chief Justice of the Territory, was pre-
siding in the case entitled Kelsey VS.. Nc
Afee, regarding water rights for irrigating
In arguing the question as to
the admissibility Of certain testimony,
Attorney General Churchill and District
Attorney Ruch became very much ex-
cited and finally came to blows. While
the officers were endeavVing to restore
order McAfee, the defen dant, drew a
knife, rushed upon man named Moore,
20 years old, and inflicted what is thought
to be fatal wound. Then turning upon
C. w. Beach, late editor of the Prescott
Miner and son-ln-law of the plaintiff,
and stabbed him in the neck. He then
made rush for the Court reporter and
was about to plunge the knife into that
individual when Mr.. Beach drew re-
volver, sending ball through McAfee's
spinal column. Order was Immediately
Old man Moore and McAfee
will die. Beach will recover.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 5.-Before daylight
this morning Bee Line locomotive,
backing to the flats, plunged through an
open draw into the river and Amos
Chew, the fireman, was drowned. George
the engineer, jumped to the
dock and escaped. The accident is sup
posed to have been caused by the engi-
neer not observing the signal lights on
The bridge, which was swung to let
steam barge pass. The fireman was oil
ing the engine. Chew leaves family.
He has been in the company's employ
for twenty years.
WASHINGTON, Dec 5-Senators Mahone
and Riddleburger received invitations to
the caucus Of republican senators yester-
day, similar to those sent to republicans. =
Malone, speaking Of his attitude
toward the republican party, said he had
no objection to attending the republican
caucus, and should have attended that
had he received an invitation
IN season, but he would not attend as a
of the caucus, nor vote upon
my proposition before it. He held that
hirty-eight republican senators being a
majority in the senate had right to its
control He had no candidate for senate
officers and would not attempt to infu-
ence the nominations. He had strong
preferences but should content him
'elf with voting according to his judge
nent. Should he attend the republican
,aucusses, it would be simply for confer
.nce. He believed his opinions were
shared by senator Riddleberger.
SCHENECTADY, n. Y, Dec 5.-A promi-
lent Albany sporting man stated yester-
lay that while IN Sullivan's saloon in
Boston recently he learned that New
York men wanted to bet 900 that Sui
ivan could not with his bare fist knock