Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-02-17


docs be intend to contribute his
vote here to strike down that portion
OF the greatest and nOblest act af his
| lIfe?'
''At the time the bill passed." said
Stewart, I'VE had just passed through
civil war and were in process OF re-
construction. Many things were nec9s-
sary then that are not now. States
must assert heir rights. They must be
upon the side Of the people. | want to
| see this amendment wiped from the
statute books"
WASHINGTON, Feb. THE bill re-
ealing In toto all federal laws Tegulat-
ing the control of congressional &C.
tiOns has passed both houses of con-
gTe-s and only awaits the signature of
President Cleveland to become a law.
After several We els discussion the SEN
ate today finally came to vote on the
house biz repeating the federal election
laws and it passed by vote of 30 to %.
Numerous amendments were present
ed by the republicans, but were voted
down, the demOcIa not even takiI g
the trouble to JOIN in the debate Gu
am n1at0ry propositions. Stewart, of
| Nevada, voted W tn the democrats on
every prop sltion, giving as his reason
that be thought the power OF the exeCu-
tive already too great and that the
| ce1traliZing tendency of the age should
be checked at once If the republic was
| To survive.
The populists, Allen, Hyle aud PETER,
also voted with tho democrats on
every amendment and on the main
bill. The measure that passed the SEN
ate is identical with the bill a. passed
by the house. Chandler presented an
amendment which provided that only
SO much of the existing election laws as
provides for deputy marshals at cleo
tiOns De repealed.
Yeas aud nays being demanded on
Chandler's amendment, it was defeated
by u to 40. Stewart, Allen, Kyle and
PETER, populists voted with the Dem
ocrats.
Chandler then presented an amend
ment, the effect of which was TO apply
the repeal sections of the bill TO super
vIsOrs and deputy marshals, but TO leave
on the statute books the "crime5" sec
ton.
II hope this amendment will be salts
factory to the other side," said Chand-
Ter. by its various sections the exist
ing law providing for marshals and
supervisors will be repealed, but We
shall still have the crimes act, and
crimes against sufTrag in connection
with congressional elections will still be
punishable under the United States
statutes and IN the United States"
Again yeas and nays were demanded
and this amendment too, WAS defeated,
the vote being q and 80.
Another amendment was presented
by Chandler, to restrict the scope OF the
repeal by retaining still smaller num-
Der of grimes" provisions, but it. too,
was rejected by a vote of Is to 80.
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb THE trial of
Bishop Bonaeum for libel on the charge
preferred by Father Corbett of Pal
myra, the suspended priest, attracted
large audience in Judge SpenceT's
court today, Father Phelan, of St.
Louis, assisted Father COrbett in the
prosecution and arraigned Bishop
BOnaeum in the most severe terms for
suspendiUg priests without law or hear
ing.
WOODLAND, Cal, Feb. 7.-On the
18th of March. 1898. Constable Todnun-
ter and his son of Washington, Of YOlO
county, attempted to arrest two cOun-
teTfeiters who were coming down the
Sacramento river in beat. The cOun-
terfeiter7 resisted arrest, killing young
Todhunter and escaping among the
tules. 4 man name Moody was after
wards arrested and charged with the
crime, but was acquitted on turning
states evidence. He implicated young
man named y Id, who he said fired,
the shot that killed young Todhutter.
Today Whitfield was located in San
jose, was arrested and brought here.
Information leading to his arrest was
given by his mother-in-law, who lives
in San Jose and wCO has mad a quarrel
with her daughters husband.
Whitfield is a rather good looking
young man, about % years cid. lie
comes from a hard family. Oue of his
brothers, the notorious Doc Whitfield.
was sentenced in October last by the
United States court in San Francisco to
ten years Imprisonment for counterfeit
ing. Another brother is ind r arrest
at San Jose for shooting at his sister
in-law.
BUENos AYREs, Feb. O. Copyrighted
by Associated Press.} News just re-
ceived from Rio JaneirO are to the effect
that the decision Of President Pexeto's
all for general election for March l,
was caused by the fact that he is badly
frightened at the discovery Of plot to
murder him. 1t seems the plot was
widespread and embraced a number of
Influential people, including a number
of officers.
The ring leaders We're promptly ar
rested, tried, convicted and shot secretly. |
The soldiers composing the firing |
party being threatened with death if
they divulged the fact.
But the death of the onsDirators
seens not to have relieved Paixotto's |
fears, and be signed the degree for cleo
ton. In addition to those executed it is
said q number of others were sentenced |
to long terms OF Imprisonment ard
their property coufiseated. Others
fled to England and the United States.
Advices from southern Brazil show
that the rebels are still successful
there. The insurgents are moving or |
Porto Allegro, capital of Rio grande de
Sui. They are said to be receiving &C
daily.
1t is believed that unless govern
ment troops are used to terrIfy the |
voters in the coming elections the gov
eminent candidates will be defeated
1t is believed however, that the popular
will cannot be registered, and in that
case more bloodshed may be looked for.
WAsHIEGTON, Feb. 8.-This evening
President Cleveland signed the federal
election repeal bill and it is now law.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S-Secretary Car
isle has called for the resignation of G..
NJ. Gosham, conner OF tne San Francisco
mint, AMI IF p. b. Il lis, ass aver and