Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-07-10

has been engaged for the past two days | in personally examining 147 special pen sion acts delivered to him June 24tb, which. by reason of the time required by the pension bureau to examine the re- cords concerning them, were only ready on Satur lay for his consideration. Hehss carefully studied all the facts presented in the reports made by the congression- al committee in each case. and tbe spe- cial reports prepared for his information by the pension bureau. which are very yoluminous and complete. The result | of his investigation IS twenty bills vetoed and l20 approved and signed, one hay ing been recalled, During this session of congress, 565 special pension acts have become laws and ninety have been vetoed.
 WASHINGTON. D. c. July 7.-Privste dispatches received in thus city tonight announce the destb at Mount Pleasant. Iowa, of Col. Geo. B. CorkhIll, district attorney of this district. Corkhill served | in the union army through the late war and at the close of the rebellion was made attorney for one of the judicial districts of Iowa Subsequently presi- dent Hayes appointed him U. s. district attorney for the district of Columbis, which position he held until near the close of President Arthur's term and l'sipce that time has been engRged in the practice of law in this cIty. lie became
 widely known as the successful prosecu- tor of the assassin Guitesu. He left home last ThursdAy for Iowa, The news of his death has caused a great shock to his numerous friends in this city. He was one of the best known and most popular men in the district.
 SPENCER, Wis. July 7.-The entire hamlet of Romeo was burned at o'clock to-day, including a saw mill. blaming mill, 100000 feet of lumber, stores, boarding house and the dwellings of Wm. Van HoOsesr. Loss, sl50OO0; in- sured for S5O.0OO. The woods are on fire and further particulars cannot bs learned.
 SAN FRAscIsoo, July 7.-According to reports received in this city to-day. the fast train servlce of the Union Pacific IS assured. Agents of the Union PscI- fic have been in consultation with off cIals of the hne between Omahs and Chicago recently, with 6 view O! induc- ing some one of the roads to put on & train to be run in connection with the proposed fast express between this city and Omaha. It IS understood that both the Chicago, Rock Island < Pacific and the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul fa- vor the scheme, and one of these lines is expected to enter arrangements with the Union Pacific. The trains to be used in the fast express service will con- sist of baggage. express, mail, smoking and sleeping cars, with handsomely ap- pointed day coaches. At present the tine to Omaha eighty-fiys hours, and 1t IS proposed to reduce this time to sixty five hours by travelling at the rate of for | ty miles per hour.
 | The Union Pacific has had new im- mense and powerful engines built ex- pressly for this service, and the coaches will also be new and provided with every convenience and comfort. At way stations, mails will be thrown of and taken aboard without stopping. It is intended that the new service shall be in operation by September lst.
 SAN ,FRASCIsCo. ,July 6.-Judge Toohey. this morning commuted order for execution of Tong An Sing until the 23rd instant. Tong An Sing is the Chinamsn who in the latter part of 1884 murdered Chinese cou:tesRn who sc- cidentally spilled some water on him while he was passing under her window. An appeal was again taken from the | judgment after @ second trial, but the supreme court confirmed the judgment. and yesterday Judge Toohey received notice to that effect.
 WAsHISGToS, July 7.-The committee on finance will, as soon as the report on the subject can be prepared, propose several amendments to the fractional | whiskey bill already on the senate cal endar. This will embody substantially Legislation as asked for by the viticul- tural assOcIation with the exception of provisions relating to sdulterstions of wines. They will confer the privilege of fortifying sweet wines with grape brandy free of tax, of fortifyIng wines for export. when alongside outgoing vessel, and of warehousIng for three years of all kinds of fruit brsndies.
 WAsnISGIoS, July 7.-The speaker laid before the house the twenty first veto message trans smitted by the presi- dent yesterday. The first message read referred with comment to the common invalid pensions; but disposition of next message vstoing the bill granting pen sion to Erwin Harrington consumed more time. Mstson of Indiana. moved it's reference pending which Holmes. of Iowa, stating that reference of bill would be the end of it, moved that its consideration be postponed until Friday next; nays 9S; yeas, l2l. Burrows of Michigan, moved to amend Mstson's motion by adding instructions request n rnWalfH kn report bill and message back on Friday. Jackson, of Pa, attacked veto policy of | the President, who he declared was not | sctusted by any regard for worth and | merit of private pension bills; his | reasons for yetOing bills was not that | they were unworthy; hIs reasons was ap- | parent On the face of his messages; he is ID sympathy with a party opposed to | pensioning union soldiers; It Is said that | the president meant right; he did mean right to please certain elems mt, but not right to please honest and loyal people. MoMillsn of Tennessee: "The President has signed more Irivate pension bills than any other president ID same length of time"
 Jsckson-"And has vetoed more good ones than all other presidents put to- gether."
 Mstson thought that messages should be considered carefully. The gentle men on the other side seemed adverse to get st the president; democrats were determined the president should have far play, and they would stand by that position; it was not fair play to the prvsident to undertake upon nasty con- to pass bills over his veto.
 Bragg, (Wis.) said that there seemed ,o be an idea in the house thst it was the duty of the president to sbiicsie his office in favor of a majority of the on invalid pensions whenever m exercising the constitutional prerog- stives gwen hIm he examined Legislation To see whether 1t was prevalent and wise. It was charged that he had per petrsted sn outrage on the American people. He maintained that the presi- lent was honestly dischsrging his duty n the exercise of his judgment; he sent legislation back to the house with his for withholding his approval, he house should act upon it, not with 'peeches but with deliberate and judi cisl consideration. Bragg was glad to find that at last