Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-12-22

current rS6oluilOn Ter B holiday recess wss reporte back from the finance com mittee with an amendment restricting 1t to the house. went over without &C., tio1 till tomorrow. Consideration of the tariff bill resumed and after a num- b. r of amendments were adopted, the senate proceeded to executive business and soon after adjourned.
 BLAoKvILLE, $. 0. Dec 19-A nee ting of watermelon ralsers presenting the production of two million melons, met here and decided to form a trust to hm- 1t the scresse. fix prices and establish their own seei cies ID princlpsl cities.
 WAsHISGroS, Dec. 19 The senate bIll to incorporate the American Historical AssocIatioD. Edm1nds iu'-Siu d and had referred to ccum!t.es. on Foreign Relations, the following: Resolved, the Government of United Slaies will look with serious corceIn Eai disApproval upon any connection oI any European government with construction or con- trol of sDy -hip canal across the 18th mus of Oar eD, or Ac, oss Central Am erIcs, and must regard any such cOnDec ton or control as iriufiogs 10 the just rights oDi interests Cf the United States 
 "Rasolv q, that ihe President of the United States be request, to conmuDi- cate this expression Cf views of Congress Q the governments of ihe countries of Europe.
 RcCKLASD, Me. Dec. l9- Capt. Smitb, mate and cock of the steamer Almirs were brougLt here Their vessel took fire at sea last week. They are the only survivors ar d were ricked up n boat days sflerwsrd. The Captains wife, two children Ond F. sailors perished.
 WAsHISGrSs. Doc. 19-The house committee on territories tolHy decided 10 call up the b II of KepSs sentative Ba- ker for the admission of South Dakota on January l5ss. After the Baker bill has been taken up 1t Is proposed 10 sub stItute for it Gn ''omnibus" bill. IL has been agree l upon by u denOcFa. cauees tO bring the latter up every day until acted upon. 1he com mmittee will give hearing January I7th to all persons in isresttd in bIils for the admission of Utah.
 BAL MORE, Dec. l9-Ihs will f A 5 Abell. founder Of the Sun newspaper. gives the entire property to his three sons. The estate, ss:Ge from the good will of the Sun. is valued st five million dollars.
 WAsHISToS. Dec. 10-A caucus of democratic senators will be teld this morning O decide upon the ihe propo- sition concerning holiday recess to be made to the representatives tomorrow. IL is said the republican proposition to democrats to agree 10 holding recess contains @ provisior thst ihe democrat shall name ihe day on which they will agree to vote on the passage of the senate substitute for the Mills bIll. Tbis Is the siickiuR point between the two sides.
 Tue impression prevails that the dem Ocrstic senators will accept the republi- cans proposition to sdIOurn Saturday until January 3. provided the democrats xill ggre to vo,e on the passage of tine tariff bIll on Jan. l6.
 Vorhess made a long speech on the tariff bill, in course of which be said. the panaceR which the Tendipg bill pro- posed for all evils it embraced was free vhisksy and tobsoco: ss to the idea oi the farmer being benefited by the pre- posed substitute, he deelsrt d ;Ss victim of the bunco steerer was not more sure to lose or more helpless 10 obtaIn f6ir play thsn.wss the former to struggle in the meshEs of the republican tariff legis- la'iOn. Hswley spoke briefly upon the subject urd alter several amendments 10 the bill had been rejected and refer red, the reading of the bill was con- iiOued. Harris uffered an amendment that 10 article should pay hiRbar rate Of duty than 90 per cent ad vslorem; action deferred. Schedules relating to V cd and wo Idenwares end sugar were informally passed over bl ingiDg tNe oou- siderstion Of the ball down 10 the tobsc- co schedule where the bill was laid aside for the e6ay.-Adjourned.
 INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. l9-Tbe charter members of the new Indiana Commau- dry Of Loyal Legion met al the Bates house this evening with cOmmapder-in- chIet Hayes, ex president of the United States presiding. The new oommandry was duly created and ioRugurated Gen. Lewis Wallace, of Charlottesville, was elected commander. Gen. Harrison wss among the members present.
 WAsHISGToS, Dec. I9-Amaza c. Paul administrator of the estate of Prof. Ed C. Paul tod y entered a suit against U. 5. Senator Collum, of Iil., for ten thou sand dollars damage, the suit growing out of tte death of Prof. Paul who YVES ridden down by Joseph Chase, the sens- tors negro cosehmGp.
 SAN FRINCrco, Dec. I9 -PresidIng Judge Fin1 O: the Superior Cont, de- llyered s ciaTgs to the grand irfy to- day and called special attention to the commission Oi iIalis m certain precincts of the city in ths e. vsss and return of votes cast at ths TscsE. election as de- veloped in the recount Of :bs majority vote now in progress,
 MOBILES. Dsc. l9-Tt is stated today that party of Ne@ Osleaus capitalists have bought ito Clark and Anderson group of mines iu tue PlaL . ss de Plate | dIstrIci, twenty miles southeast of here in Sonora
 sT. PAUL. Dec. l9 The official figures of the State of MIBnesots give Harrison | 62,692, Cleveland 1Ol,3S5. Re;urrs give Q republican gem of three COZ gressmen.
 WAS saISaTos. Dec 20-Sers.or Qasy retuIne ibis siteTn 0on from 0 visIt to | Indianapolis.
 INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. i9-SeDator Quay, John O. New, Gen. Williams sDd Col | Britton called on General Harrison this morn nz and bt different times were clos eted with him briefly. SabAtor Quay re- fused to be iDterv:ewed, but enc of the gentlemen compsisipg the senator's par ty sad that the lastOF's visit was not of so great political importance Es the peo- pie had been led to beleige. Col. Brlt- ton Raid that General Harrison hsd not no suggestions to make regarding The celebration. and left the en- ire matter with the committee.
 WA.HINGTcS. Dee. l9-The house in committee of lhe hOle took up the liver and bRrbcr bIll. Crane of Texss. 'sid bs would st the proper ,ima offer B 'ubst'tute, prsctilly the same bill whi b ,ss Sed the firs session fl the prse { congress, nlihougd IeIsonsliy te would prefer to pass . bull GppTO5ri ,tInS exact y the sun estimated hy the chef co zine 'rs. Alter acme iur'hsr debate the withcrt so;iog -css and the louse adjourn d.
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