Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-02-04
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were introduced and referred:
 By Oates of Alsbems-Io prevent slIens from pre-erpptiDe and entering lomestesds, snd to provide for leasing grazing lands for 6 perod not exceeding ing year.
 By Tovrshend of Illinois-To place slt on the free lir'.
 By Baker of Iliinois-Directing the committee on postofices and post roads to epquire into the expediency of reduc- inq the postage on seeds, bulbs, etc, and reducIrg to three cents for money
 rd-r for s or less.
 B. Camp, ell of New YOrk-Fixipg the ealarIas nf supreme coHrt justices aud cabinet off ses a: sl5 900 year
 By Wilkins Of Ohio-For the issue of fractional silver coin cerrI6cstas.
 By Marin of TsxBs-InstructiDg the committee on ways and means to report .he blll re ealing the internal revenue laws and revising the tsrih so as to abolish specified duties.
 Cntcheon of Michigan introduced res oluticns declaring that it IS the sense of he house tbRt ID any revision of the
 sriff the principle of protection t. American industries ought to be firmly adhered to. 1uties ought not to be im- posed for revenue only, but article sh,ch are placed on the free list ought Co be selected from such of the nereesa- ries of life Es are not produced ID sde- gate quantities ID this cC untry.
 The speaker pro tem lsId before thf house letter from the public printer concerning discharges made by him. He makes the statement in regsId 10 these discharges IustifyiDg and explaio- ing them, defends the administration Of his office and emph stically denies the charge. A debate followed i0 which Richardson fl Tennessee defended the printer. Cutcheon Of Michigan charged thAt old soldiers bad been discharged from the printers office in midvinter for TO gocd reason and said at the proper
 me te would give the names. Heb- ierson of low clHImed dischsr. es hao been made 70 make room for democratic workers. Cltcheon offered resolution for the spppoin'ment of & specisl com mittee 10 investigate the present admin
 strsiion of the printing office Springer of Illinois offered ss & substitute 8 reso
 utiou insiruc'ing the committee or printing with sddi ional members one rom ench side of the house during the 'rcunbency of the present public prir- 'fr sud that of his predecessor. Adopted.
 Breckenridge of Arkansas introduced and had referred 70 the gsvs and mesns committee the Fl sSitt administration 'sriff bill. Adjourned.
 NEw YORK. January 30.-Trlegrsphic rrports that the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad uill be severed from th Missouri Pacific system is denied by ,ffcisls ID ihis city.
 WASHINGTON. January S0-Savyer. from the postCffice committee. reported back adversely the propoeition to reduce letter postage 10 one cent.
 Plumb ff-red resolution instruc.ins the postoffice committee 10 inquire intt insufficient 70 Il service, especially il the west and south, He said the lat, postmaster gen- raj seemed 10 have beeu possessed of frantic eff 5rt to make bott eDCs meet and be had in that effort de Jtived the people of what they sluays hsd until within a short period. The postal service ID the wet hsd reached thst poin, where it's condition was sb=c- lutely unbesrso.e. The resolution went over.
 In the discussion of the reduction of postage, Salisbury of the postoffice com nittee, said the committee was not pre- pared to Bdyise @ reduction ID letts postage, brcsu-e it would involve a verJ considerable amount which would havf % be appropriated by congress to sus- fsin the department. He did not b. lieve that the senate ought to he deviv- ing ways and means to ret rid of the of surplus is the lreasurJ
 Beck said the resolutl 'n was not 6 .cheme to deplete the treasury, and b. wished the adverse report tO be placed ID the c4leudsr so that it might be dis ,1ssed, which done.
 House bill for the establishment Of stations st agricultural colleges, passed,
 FL PAso, January 3O-Andrew J Ste Esrt, 6 noted breeder of tiDe stock ib Salt Lake City, Utah, and president Of he stock association, and U, S. govern nent surveyor, IS here with a view Of locating s colony south of this city 1T he state of Obihuabus, Mexico. Ht 1ss locs cd large number, most o' Rhom are European emigrLnts ID Utah.
 WASHINGTON. January 30. The Presi- lent sent 10 the senate today the fol- lowing mInsiions: Commodore Ban 1roit G HerrsrdI 60 be Tear admiral: JsptaIn Nj. E Fiizhugh to bs comnU- lore, Commander Henry B. RobesoD to 'e captain.
 TROY, \. Y, January 31.-The bias. 'urDsc-s of the Troy Steel & Iron Co. sere banked this morning, the employee Isviog refused to accept 10 per cent -eduction ID wages Three thousand aen are thrown out of work.
 SAv FRANcI9c,, ,, January 3O.-Captaip Lees, of the detective force received ( ei'@r from MHrysvIlle this sfternoor the past history of Fred K the Santa Ana murderer. Ac- ordIng to the letter AuschIag was coD- sicttd q of petty larceny in Msrysyille g ear ago for stealing Rocd- in front O, 'tores and sent to Isil for fifty dsys After he served his sentence he bougb q Tihe and It Ess believed he intended | 'o hold up the Laporie stage a clos Eatch wss kept on him until he left | there about SIX month ago.
 WAsHISGroS, January 3O.-The su- lreme court has reversed tie decision Of | he lower court ID the case of George Hall against the Western Uoiop Tele- | ,rsph Oo to recover $l6O0 claimed to | nave been lost by delay m delivering 8 | message ordering the purchase of Ter hOusaud barrels of peir, leum for him. Inssmuch Bs there wes no transaction IL | act, neither purchase or sale, the couri lolds that the only damage be is entitled | Q r-ceIvs Is the cost fl trsnsmittiug the delayed message. The case vaa re- handed with directions to enter iudg- nent for that amount.
 BAKERSFIELD, Cal, January 90.-Ats 4bbIt drive which took place in this 'Iclnity yesterday, about 70O0 jack rab- 'its were corrslsd and killed.
 FLORENCE. January 3l-The Florence lanai O., paid all its indebtedness to- lay and will resume the work of build Dg toward the railroad. There is nou firm bed sixteen miles in length to A oint four miles sonth ot this city, which shen completed, will hrIng 10000 acres nder cultivation. W. N. OrsndaIl If 'aD BernsrdioO is now mana ger of ths uterpEise aud will let the new contract 9 complete the canal st once.
 SAN FBAScIsco. January 30. - The sIting members of the American Hor- cell N