Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-01-21

PRESCOTT, January l7-Preparations | ire being made for the execution of Martin Duran on January 20tb, in the l sil yard. A petition for CommutstIon | If sentence has been circulated and Sec | etafy Bsyard. who l. acting territorial .xecutiye during Gov. Zulick's absence, lAs the matter under consideration.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. T.-Spesker Car isle was taken i'll while at dinner last evening. The physicians say it IS sn si- lack of congestiye chill. The illness D i'll probably prevent Carlisle from pre- ,idinz over the house for a few days.
 LATER-Spesker Carlisle was taken with another chill this morning and bis physician has been summoned. At the speaker was sleeping quietly and
 WASHINGTON. Jar. l7.-Much unessi- ness Is manifested ID the house this morning over the news of the serious lllnssss of Speaker Carlisle. The house yas called to order by the Clerk who the fact of the speakers in dis sposition, and stated that nominations for speaker pro tenn were ID order. Mills of Texas offered resolution appoint ng samuel $, Coz, of New York, speaker pro tem, during the temporary absence of the speaker. The resolution was adopted and Cox called the house to order.
 MONTREAL. Jan. 1.-The large fire which started in St. James street thIs morning Is still burning, aud so far six stores have been gutted.
 WASHINGTON. January l7-In the senate to-day Plstt offered a resolution tue postoffice committee to inquire whether any mail matter sd- dressed to senators had been detained m the Washington postoffice and wheth- CT such detention WAS legal or illegal He made an explanatory statement to the effect thst four hundred copies of 6 b Jok mailed by Connecticut sdvertis- ing firm to senators and members of congress and on each of which eleven cents postage had been paid. had been char ged thirfy-One cents extra postage because the words "judiciOus sdyertis- ing agents and experts" tad been printed on the wrappers and they had not been delivered because such extra postage had not been paid. In his judgment the law did not authorize this extra charge. After some discussion the resolution was agreed.
 In connection with the same subject Sawyer asked unanimous consent for the immediate consideration of the house bili relating to permissible print ing or writing on second. thIrd or fourth class matter, such bill having been re. ported bsck from the postoffice commit Zee without amendment. Consent was given and tbe bill passed.
 The senate report of the Pacific rail road commission was received, accom- panied by Q message from the pr esiden'
 The president reviews st great length the recommendation made on the ms jorIty and minority report of the com mission and calls attention to the state Inents ID de'ense of the transactions connected with the construction of the Central PscIfic road and branch lines The president also dwells on the set of 1872, granting government bonds and lands to the Central and UnioL Pacific, and the amendments passed two years later, providing that the governments mortgage shOu d become & junior lien. The message closes as follows: Tt is quite time that the troublesome complications surrounding this entire subject sEould be adjusted and settled No one, think, expects that the rail road companies will be able to pay their immense indebtedness 10 the govern meut at its maturity. Any proceeding or arrangement that would result nov or at any other tune ID putting these roads CT any portion of them in posses sion or control of the government IS ID my opinion to be regretted, certainly as long as there Is the least chance for in- identification through any other means. l suppose We are hardly justified n in- dulging ID the irritation and indignR- tion naturally arising from the contem- plstion of mslfeassnce to such an ex- tent ss to lead 10 the useless dsstrue- tiou of these roads or the loss of the ad- vances made by the government. l be- lievs that our efforts should be in a more practical and should tend with DO con- donation of wrong doing to the collec- tion by the government on behalf of the people of the public money now ip jeo- pArdy."
 The reading of the message was pro- ceedsd with and at its conclusion Hoar moved that 1t with the accompanyIpg report be submitted to a committee of five senators. Agreed to. Subsequently German moved to reconsider the vote and the motion to reconsider WAS laid on the table. This leaves the whole matter pending.
 The Blair educational bill was taken up and Bowen spoke in favor of the bill.
 Frye's bill relating to the inspection of steam vessels was taken up and passed.
 A bill reported from the committee on Indian affairs January 9th, as to rels- tiOn of marriage between white men and lnd.sD women, was also passed, the principal provision of which is that a white man marrying sn Indian woman shall not thereby acquire any right to tr bal property.
 Doiph introduced bill to amend the Indian land 10 severalty act, so that its provisions shall not apply to suy In dian tribe until the consent of tvo-thirds of the members of the tribe over twenty one years of Bge had first been Ob- tained.
 Bills to increase pensions to SIP per mouth iOt tothl bciplchentsS, hnu 10 GU per month for total deafness were favor ably reported from the committee on pensions.
 The Blair educational bill was again taken up and Blair spoke at tenth in advocacy of 1t and the senate then ad- iourne1.
 WASHINGTON, January I7-In his mes sage transmitting the reports of the Pa- cIfc Commission to Congress, the pres- ident says that the two reports exhibit such transaction and schemes connected with the construction of aided roads and their mansgeIneIt, and suggest the in- ventiOD of such devices on the part of those having them m charge, for the apparent purpose of defeating any chance for government reimbursement, that sny adjustment or plan of settle ment should be acted upon substantial ly to the interest Of the government, rather than ou any forbearsuce or gen erosity deserved by the companies.
 WAsHIAGToS, January l7.-Much un- easiness Is manifested Tn the house this morning over the news of the serious illness of Speaker Carlisle. The house was called to order by the clerk who su. nounced the fact of the speakers indis- position and stated that nominations for speaker pro tenn. were in order.