Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-02-15

NNaSnlnSuOn says. SendUOf Eumunu
 auseo a sensation in executive session
 esterday af Ter the Samoan treaty ba,
 Oeeu ratified Edmunds put in a reso
 lution declaring that under it none O
 the rights of the United States unde
 treaty of 1878 which gave the U. s.
 cealiug station at Pagpogo were impair
 ed. The resolution was rejected. Thi
 angered Edmunds, who claimed that i
 had been agreed in committee that i
 Edmunds would not oppose the ratifi
 cation his resolution would pass. Ht
 brought the matter up iB executive ses
 sion, and charged Sherman with trick
 cry. Sherman replied that it was
 agreed in committee that Edmunds
 might present his resolution, but i,
 was not agreed that it would be adopt
 ed. Edmunds rendered his resignation
 as a member of the committee, and left
 the house in anger.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-After prayer
 the speaker. stated the journal clerk had
 been busy preparing the new code of rules for publication, and consequently the journal on yesterdays proceedings were not ready therefore the usual contest over the approval of the journal did not take place.
 House committee on elections this morning heard.arguments in the Bowen Buchanan contest, from Virginia district,
 The house transacted only routine business, and adjourned till Monday.
 LONDON, Feb. 7.-The recovery of bodies of miners who lost their lives by an explosion in the colliery at Abers- ychan, yesterday, is being carried on rapidly. About 155 bodies have been taken from the pit. It is believed about thirty remain.
 WASHINGTON Feb. 6-Attorney Gen. eral Miller gives the opinion to the sec retary of the treasury that the territory known as No Mans Land is included in the eastern judicial district of Texas and criminal offences and violations of internal revenue laws committed there in are commissable in that district.
 The house committees Investigating the Ohio ballot box forgery began hear ing again to-day. Senator Sherman and Editor Halstead were examined, and the former declared he never sig ned the pa per and that the signature purporting to be his was copy of his rubber frank ing stamp. Halstead said that when he published the paper he cut off all sigma lures but Campbells.
 SAVANNAH. Feb. 7.-Gen. Salamanca, Captain General of Cuba, died last even ing.
 PORTLAND, Ogr., Feb. 7.-The sitIa- hnrn lac m for Water has fallen several inches and is rapidly going down. The only means of on Front street is by means of boats, the water being too deep to per mt pedestrians to walk on the street. | At different points along First and Sec )nd streets, crowds Of men wearing | rubber boots, could be seen during the | lay wadIng in the middle of the streets, | attending to urgent business. No cor rect estimate of damage can be attained | until the river recedes. Both bridges | across the river, which were threatened | 'or tyo day past, have stood the pressure, | md are thought ito be out of danger The river yesterday reached its highest ] point, which Wds2S feet 10 inches above | ow water mark.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. Secretary Rush | recently made an urgent remonstrance | through Secretary Blaine against the | imposition by the Mexican government | )f the lrksOlle quarantine regulations in | 'egard to the American hog. To-day a | telegram was received from United | States Minister Rain, stating that the | of Mexico will issue orders | or discontinuing the obnoxious rules. | Secretary Rusk was much gratifed with | he removal of this restriction and re- | yards 1t as possible forerunner of much | lberal policy in regard to American l neat.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-The majority | md minority reports upon new code l jules for house have been filed with the | Journal clerk. and in regard to rule au- ,hOriZing speaker to count quorum. says: Process of qsgeYLaiping prespnce of quo 'um would ordinary be under the con -rol of the speaker, who would derive his information from hIs own senses, or n any way which would satisfy his mind as to the accuracy of the court. Under our system of roll call 1t had been deemed more convenient to ascer- tain and announce votes of members and -he presence of those ph0 refuse to vote at the tune, and by same means. Dis cusslng the new clause that no dilatory motion shall be entertained by the speaker, the report says: This clause is merely declaration of parliamentary law. Abuse of proper motions has grown to such proportions that parliamentary law which governs American assem- plies has found it necessary to meet abuses by extraordinary means.
 Minority report signed by Carlisle and Randolph, crltlcises many features of proposed code. It characterizes the rule giving the speaker power to count quorum as most radical and most dangerous inroYauon,
 WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Charges of and cruelty have been filed with Secretary Tracy against Captain M A. Healy, of the revenue steamer Bear. The acts alleged were committed dur ing a recent cruise of that vessel in Alaskan waters. The secretary has directed an investigation on board the cutter, and officers will be appointed for that purpose. It will naturally convene Tn San Francisco, as Capt. Healy and the necessary witnesses are there.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. SIX Representa- tive Thompson, of Kentucky, and J. G. Zachary, of this city, made arguments before the house committee on private land claims, to-day il favor of the bill establishing land court of three judges to settle all land claims arising from the states of Colorado and Nevada, and terri tories of Arizona, New Mexlco, Utah and Wyoming.
 PARIS, Feb. S.-The Duke of Orleans, who was arrested yesterday, was taken before the tribunal of the Seine to-day, charged with fragrant violation of the law banishmg him from France. The pretender to the throne said he came to perform military duties. Court ad- iourned its hearing until Wednesday.
 PATERSON, Feb. Washington Hall, which occupied ground on Broadway, 4OO by eco feet, was burned this morn
 ing. Loss S3CO,O0O. The dancers in the ball room barely escaped with their lives.