Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-12-06

sideration of the Inter State Commerce bill.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-In the senate McPherson introduced bill to suspend the coinage of silver dollars. It provides that on and after the passage of the act, the coinage of silver dollars should be suspended, and that the secretary be d. rected to reissue any United States notes of a denomination less than five dollars, and destroy all United States notes Of less denominations of five dollars, and also engraving and printing all such notes. It authorizes the secretary Of the treasury, upon the deposit of silver bullion in such sub treasury as he shall designate, to issue to depositors thereof silver certificates, having upon their face the weight and market value of the metal so deposited, calculated in United States gold dollars. at the rate of twenty-five and eight-tenths standard grains to the
 oIlar. The secretary Is also authorized and required on presentation of any sll- yer certificate issued under the provisions of this act, by legal ho'de thereof, to redeem the same bv delivering the de- positors of silver bullion, of weight and fineness certified upon certificates, and immediately cancel and destroy such certificate.
 NEVADA, Cal, Dec. 4.-ThIs afternoon John Vivian, q miner employed at the Wyoming quartz mine, was killed by a cave which occurred in the slope where he was at work. A piece of lsgging had been pressed partially off the upright supporter, and he was endeavoring to replace it, when it came down. He was on one knee and the heavy timber pressed hIs face down on the other knee, | breaking his neck and holding him ID tLat position. He had lived here quarter of a century. His wife and two children survive him. He was aged fifty years.
 LINCOLN, IL. Dec. 4.-Wm. H Burns, father of Fora Burns, the girl who was murdered here year ago, which created such sensation, shot at O. A. Carpen- l ter, her supposed murderer, to-day, but | missed him. No arrests.
 WAsHISGToN. Dec. 4-Bills were in- tSDduced and referred by Morrison rel atiye to tue surplus revenue, that the | secretary of the treasury be authorized to apply the surplus revenues at any lime in the treasury, in excess of S1OO,- GOO. 900. not otherwise appropriated, to | the relemtiOn of United States bonds, and when any of said bonds are redeem able at the pleasure of the government, | it shall not b9 lawful to apply any DOT tion of said surplus to purchase bonds at a premium.
 By Cox, of New York, requesting the | President to furnish information show | ing the authority of law by which cer- | tain commOdOres in the navy have been given the rank of acting rear admirals when. it is alleged, no vacancies existed ! in the legal and limited number of Ofic- cers of that grade. And also, what pub lie emergency if any, existed, to justify such action.
 TOPEKA, Dec. 4.-The presidential electors met to-day and cast the nine votes of Kansas for Blaine and Logan. J. M Miller was chosen messenger to Washington. The following was resolved: We desire to convey to our gallant standard bearers, Hon. Jas. G. Blaine and Gen. John A. Logan, an expression of our confidence and esteem, that We regard Blaine and Logan as private citizens, as higher and better representative of American manhood than any official rep resentative in the Democratic party, that We recognize m James c. Blaine the greatest living representative of American Repubicanism and tender to him our sincere thanks for his manly, aggressive campaign for Republican supremacy. That Kansas, the first born child of Republicanism, again pledges her fidelity to Republican principles and in the future as in the Past, Kansas will march at the head of the Republi can column. giving more of Republican majority in proportion to her population | than any other state. The secretary was instructed ro forward a copy of the resolutions to Blaine and Logan.
 WAsHISGroS. Dec. 4.-Bills intro duced- Mitchell, granting pension to General Grant.
 Cameron of Pennsylvania, submitted the following which he desired should lie over and be printed: Whereas
 The shipping trade gin American ves- sels IS depressed, and the export trade in American produce is languishing for want of a market, that might be reached if the shipping trade was in the hands of the citizens of the United States. There fore be it
 Resolved that the committe on finance be and Is hereby directed to inquire whether it be exped;ent to expend the surplus revenue or use any portion thereof for the purpose of reviving the the shipping and export traie, by al- lowing rebate from tariff duties, on foreign gools, imported in ships built and owned in the United States, and by also allowing premium on American grown products and articles of American manufacture, exported in American yes sells. and report by bill, or otherwise.
 Cameron will call up tine resolution at an early day.
 SAN FRANCIscO, Dee. A special from Washington says: That among the California members the general opinion Is that ex-Goy Perkins has the inside track for the United States senatorship. Budd says the fight will be so hot be- tween the other candidates that Perkins will be accepted as a compromise candi- date.
 MEXICO via Galveston. President Diaz has raised sufficient funds for the temporary needs of the treasury and will pay the government employees Tn full He has also made arrangements with the national banks to reduce the custom house subsidy, now being paid banks from sixty to fifteen per cent. This will leave a greater part of the customs revenue at the disposal of the government. American railway subsi- dies amounting to fourteen per cent of the custom duties will be maintained. | The American debt of S3O0,OO coming due this month will be met. President Diaz has such assurance from the banks. l
 LONDON, Dee. 4-The case of Capt. l