Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-09-08
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WASHINGTON Sept, 3-ShermAn said that every nation had @ right to provide by law for it's own safety but the general desire of the con merclsI foreign relR- tions to have the Chinese government assent by a treaty to absolute exclusion. He hoped the blll would pass. Butler asked If the bill became a law. II lt would not be In direct contrsvention of the treaty between the United States and Chins, to winch Sherman replisd he thought the bill iDconsistRnt with the treaty but as Chinese government declines to make the preferred changes he thought the United States had the unquestioned right to pass this bill. Sherman uaintaIned thst the bill was not & violation but an sbrogstion of the treaty. Butler asked If such was the proper form in which II IS provided treaty may be abrogsted, Sherman re piled thst 1t WAS not but wss no douot in the power of congress to repeal the treaty If it choose to exercise that pow CT. Butler held the bill to be an open, fragrant violation between this govern ment and the government with which II IS on terms of peace and good will,
 Butler sad he thought the whole thing was a question Of politics and that but for the fact ths. each party wants the vote of the Pacific slope states thls scene would not have been enacted ID the senate, and as to the house of repre- sentatiyes passing the bill, the republi- can senate proposes to see the houses play and go it one better. No matter what they termed 1t the bill was ID vio- lsiion of tine treaty. A long discussion followed in which Teller, Vest, Dolph. Mitchell and George participated. Mt chell declared that George in asserting that the republican party opened the door for the Chinese was asserting his own ignorance and that the door had been opened y the democratic party of California. Morgan will speaK on the bill tomorrow.
 WASHINGTON, September 4. The House has proceeded to consideration on retaliation bill.
 Belmont of New York. opened the debate on the retaliation bill approving the terms of the pending measure and recommending its passage. hcCreary oi Kentucky, said that the Presiteuts views as expressed in his message, should be upheld by the country and that the message together with hIs mes sage on the tariff, would be remembered for ever.
 SAN FRScIsCo Sept 4--Judge Terry and his wife were seen this morning ID the Alameda county jail. They occu pied @ comfortable room on the lower floor and talked freely about the situs- tion. Judge Terry asserted that when he was released he would go to Wash ington and institute proceedings for the impeschmept of Judges Field and Saw yer for certifying upon the records of the court that he hsd committed mur- derous ssssul, ID the presence of the court. He claims he did not draw 8 knife until be reached tbe corridor where the Judges were not present. and that they should have permitted him to introduce evidence as to facts.
 ToLEDo. Sept. 4-Gen. Harrison and party started for Indianapolis to-day.
 CoscoRD Sept 4--David Goodsell was nominated for governor.
 WAsHISGToS Sept 4-The senate re- sumed consideration of the House bill to prohibit Chinese immigration, and was addressed by Teller in support.
 The President sent the following no- imitation tot serate. ChBs Boyle of Pennsylvania to be Chief Justice of the territory of N sshington.
 NEW HAVEN, Conn, September A. The Democratic State convention was called to ordsr by chairman Dooby of the State ecu ral committee. Congress man R. J. Vance was made chairman of the usual committees appointed. Judge Luzon B. Morris of New Ha""-
 me platform endorses the President in general and the tariff message ID particular. Congrstulstes the Demo crsts of the House upon the passage of the Mills biil denouncIDg the duty on raw material as 8 burden upon both the manufacturer and consumer. IL de- votes an entire plank to the evils of duty on wool and endorses the President for placing the commercial relations of pao- pie of the United States and Canada upon an equality.
 CoLUNBUs, O., September 4.-The centennial exposition opened this morn ing. The city is profusely decorated and the streets crowded. Six thousand Ohio militia psrsded this morning re- viewed by Governor Foraker.
 SAN DIEGO. September 4.-The whole sale grocery and supply store of klsu- Der x Levi was entirely destroyed by fire this morning. The loss upon the stock is estimated at two hundred thou sand dollars. and upon the ,uilding torty-tve thousand. The stock was in sured for one hundred and twenty five thousand and the building for thirty thousand. IL IS believed that several fremen are buried in the ruins.
 The upper floors of the building were occupied ss offices and a lodging house. The building was entirely destroyed, several tiremen injured. but none killed as was as first reported. The total loss will reach S350 0OO. Insurance about s120.OOO.
 WAsHISGroS. Sept 4.-Oullom offered resolution which was adopted calling on the secretary of war for information as to the channel ordinarily used for the navi- gating of the De'roit river and St. Clair flats and whether Is waters are within the jurisdiction of the United States or Canada, etc. Cullom also introduced bill to declare trusts unlawful. He had 1t referred to the Committee on finance.
 WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-KelIy of Penu- sylvsnis offered a resolution directing the special committee investigating the construction of the new library building to inquire whether any member of the house has sought by percussion, iutimi- dation or corrupt or improper means, to influence J. l.. Smith Meyer, the archi- tect, in selecting the acceptance or ap- proval of inferior or improper material to be used ID the construction of the building. Kelly sad be would name 8 member when he appeared before the Committee.
 It was finally decided that a new Com mittee bs appointed, 1t being intimsted that the member referred to by Kelly, was 8 member of the present Committee.
 Townsend of Illinois submitted the conference report on the army Rppro- pristion bill.
 WAsHISGTGS, Sept 4-The State De- pertinent is still officially ignorant of the reported refusal of the Chinese govern ment to rstify the treaty.
 RIVERSIDE. Sept. A. Burglars at- tempted to bresk into the residence of Iahn Hen last pi0hf Thav hrnka nr.,,