Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-09-09

that may be reported by the committees
on the coinage, weights and measures
and banking and currency during the
coming session.
The time-hopored custom in the house
has beer to make the reports of the
committee on appropriations, and ways
end means privileged matter at all times
and when the new rules were being con-
sidered today Speinger, chairman of
the committee on banking and currency,
suddenly sprang an amendment ex-
tending the same favoritlsm to the
committee on banking and currency.
Kigo:e Immediately allowed with an
amendment also including the commit
tee on coinage, and although these
amendments were sharply opposed the
last was adopted by vote of 1873 yeas
to ninety-five nays and the original rule
as amended was adopted b. a vote Of
nearly two to one.
Not until it was all over did the mem
bers of the house generally realize the
immense victory gained by the bImetal-
lists. Under this rule the committee on
coinage can report the silver bill at any
time and force its consideration by the
house, and the committee on banking
and currency will enjoy the same faclli-
ties for forcing its measures to vote in
the house.
Incidentally, als,, the house, by the
adoption of these amendments, has
broken away from the leadership of the
committee on rules, presided over by
Speaker Crisp, and declared that it
shall no longer be in the power of that
committee to determine whether the
free coinage bill shall be accorded con-
sideratlon or whether the attention of
the house shall be directed to other
legislation.
The motion to strike from the proposed
rules the clause which permits the
speaker to say what is dilatory motion,
was discussed at length and fiually re-
jected. An amendment was then offered
which puts In the power of any Der,
who is in charge of any proposition on
the floor, to propose cloture at any time
that he thinks it advisable to do 80.
Pending further action the house ad-
journed.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The president
has approved the bill in aid of the
California midwinter international ex-
p -sition.
MILWAUKEE. Wis, Sept. Judge
Thomas NJ. Cooley, of Michigan was
elected president Of the American Bar
association.
APIA, Samoa, Aug 11.-Although the
war IN Samoa is over it Only needs
popular leader TO start it up again
Mataafa and his daughter and ten
chiefs have been sxiled TO the island of
Jakaofo, one of the Union group.
Twenty-four other rebels were sentenced
to three years at hard labor and eighty
others to pay fine of $500.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Sept. From
the limited express for Boston, on the
Boston d Albany road, which went
through the bridge yesterday, near
Chester, thirteen bodies were covered,
and it is believed more are in the wreck.
Several people were fatally injured.
COLUMBIA. S. c.. Sept. 1.-The loss of
life on island adjacent to Baufort and
Port Royal, by the recent cyclones, VIII
reach 600, mostly negroes. Fatalisles at
other points along the coast will bring
the total I'D to 1000.
TIE negroes are IL a starving con6i-
ton and are fighting among themselves
for food.
SAN RAFAEL, Cal, Sept. Lee Doom
Was hanged here this morning for the
murder of William Shenton, in 1890.
Shenton was painting house where
Lee Doom was employed and had
quarrel with the Chlnaman. AS Sben-
ton was driving away 10 a wagon Lee
Doom shot him in the back. Shenton
fell to the ground aud the Cbinaman
fired three more shots IL to the prostrata
mans body.
Lee Doom died without a struggle.
His neck was broken by the drop. He
was pronounced dead in thirteen
CoPPERoPoLIs, CAL, Sept. 1.-The
business part of this town was des-
troyed by fire last night.
Milton, Cal. Sept. Last night an
explosion of a lamp in the Wells-Fargo
express Office at Copperopolis get fire to
he building. The flames spread
,apidly AMI the whole business portion
vas destroyed, including the postoffice
Ind telegraph Office. The fir were not
nut at last accounts and damage and
canIot be estimated.
indianapolis, Ind, Sept. l.-Pre-
)arations for the Grand Army encamp-
nent are going rapidly forward and
will be complete in ample time for as
K mbling. The downtown decorations
ire the Iinest ever seer in this city and
residences are rapidly taking on colors
The naval parade under the command
Il Admiral Osborn takes place tOmor-
'ow morning. Other parades here been
lot for Tuesday and THURSDAY.
RENO, New, Sept 1-Alva Gould, one
he one for whom the Gould Il Curry |
nine was named, was removed TO the |
county hospital this morning, ST. tfering |
With fever. This is about the close Of |
he chapter of a busy and checkered |
areer for Mr.. Gould, who is now |
eventy-seven years old. He has made |
living OF late years by peddling fruit |
t trains, and overland passengers Will
the kindly face of the old
ecrepit man with the basket of fruit /
n his arm ready to serve them. This
nan was Alva Gould.
GUTHRIE, o. T.. Sept. 1.-The land
flee at Guthrie was finished today and
york will be pushed at the other towns.
'Ownsite surveyors are having hard
york to get some of the towEsites cor
ectly located. owing to all the corner
tones being missing. L is stated here
hat In all the county seats stake will
'e placed upon each lot with a card at
Gcbed, bearing the number of the lot
nd rams of the town, and the man
7ho gets the card will be the man who
cts the lot. This will do away with all
lsputes.
SAN BERNARDINo, Cal, Sept. John
1etcalf brings the news from Bear val
~ that rich placer claims have been
iscovered near the Bear valley dam, on
mber land owned by T. j. Wilson, a
equity county assessor, it going twenty
ents to the pan. Many claims have
cen staked out and number of miners
re hard at work on the new diggings.
he Valley Gold company, of Holcomb
alley, are putting IN a steam shovel to