The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-01-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

EX-VICE PRESIDENT LEVI r. MORTON was escorted to the capitol at Albany, N. Y., by four companies of the na- tional guard on the 1st and took the oath of office as governor. He subse- quently held public reception in the executive mansion.
 THE customary New Years reception took place at the white house. At II o'clock the president and Mrs Cleve- land and the ladies of the cabinet, who were to assist Mrs, Cleveland in receiy- ing, came down stairs to the blue room and the Marine band struck up the in- augural march. The diplomatic corps and the army and navy officers made a magnificent display in their brilliant uniforms. The usual programme was gone through for the admission of the different classes of officials in the order of their rank. The doors of the eXecu- tive mansion were closed promptly at ? o'clock.
 THE New York state legislature met and organized on the 2d by the election of the republican caucus nominees Hamilton Fish was chosen speaker of the house. The inaugural message of Gov. Morton was read in both the senate and house.
 THE charges against Charles D. Clark, recently appointed United States dis trict judge, of taking fees from both parties to litigation, were heard by United States Circuit Judge Luston at Chattanooga, Tenn, and Mir. Clark was completely exonerated.
 PRESIDENT CLEVELAND gave the an nual state dinner to his cabinet on the night of the 3d.
 SENATOR CAFFERY, of Louisiana, has introduced bill flor the relief of the sugar producers" providing for a bounty on the present years crop.
 AN organization of the Colorado state senate was effected on the Sd by a com bination between the populists and the democrats.
 CONGRESSMAN BURROWS has been nom- mated for United States senator from Michigan on the second ballot by the republican caucus.
 Gov. WAITE sent his last message to the Colorado legislature on the 4th. It was the longest document ever pre- sented to the general assembly of that state.
 Two thousand Kansans signed peti- tion presented to congress on the 4th by Mir. Frederick, asking for the sup pression of the lottery business.
 DR. GEORGE MARK, of the agricul- tural department at Washington, a well known entomologist and a worlds authority on spiders, is dead.
 TIE interest in the recent county elections throughout Georgia was reported slight, the results showing heavy democratic gains in all coun- ties, many of which were strongly pop ulist in the last two elections. Out of 13O counties the total number carried by populists will probably not exceed fifteen.
 THE house committee on Indian af- fairs reported favorably the bill giv- ing the secretary of the interior power to correct erroneous allotments in Ok lahoma The bill is in the line of a general law to meet conditions in the future as well as to correct mistakes made recently by the department
 EVERY member of congress received in his mail on the 4th circular letter signed by the representatives main- tained by the five civilized tribes, in which the labors and recommendations of the Dawes commission were sub jected to severely unfavora ble com ment. The charge that the tribal gov ernments were ineffective and corrupt was denied and congressman were asked to use their influence to the end that the tribes might be heard exhaust lively.