Show TO tue tux DESERET NEWS r i am iy 1 11 pek pen WESTERN cern cers TERN T TELEGRAPH congressional congressional SENATE washington 15 cole coie from tiie tile mee wee on n cd ed the post office appropriation bill with amendments among the rest the following the prohibition of the tilo transmission of any free matter whatever not excepting news paper exchanges and requiring persons r receiving mails by carriers earners to provide boxes at their dwellings to facilitate rapid delivery and authorizing tile the employment in of ail an additional special agent to detect dean deail to ct pers persons us sending obscene matter the naval appropriation bill with the unfinished business was wa stabled tabled tile tiie consideration of anthonys resolution limiting tilo the debate on the appropriation ampro resumed and after debate andr andS beveral several ineffectual efforts to amend it sons bo as to exclude general legislation passed 36 to 20 10 the consideration of tho the naval bill was resumed and an amendment in relation to retired naval officers their pay and employment was agreed to all an amendment providing that the tile act of 1861 shall not retire any officer before the age of 62 was agreed to the bill was then tilen reported to the tile senate and so several era ora amendments were concurred in when the amendment in relation lahon to retired off omm meers officers was reached a motion was made to strike out that part relative to the increase of pay but out the tiie vote showed no quo quorum washl NOTON 13 A number of bills were reported I 1 from tile committees mit tees A resolution was adopted adopted appropriating pria ting to pay t the ie expenses of tj tilo tile ic committee to investigate the charges cil cli arges of bribery in the late senatorial election ill in kansas A bill was introduced prohibiting the several territories of tile the ull uil united cited states giving or loaning their credit to railroad companies the committee oil on pensions reported without amendment the tile house bill restoring to the tile pension rolls th the c names of pensioners of the war of 1812 dropped on account of sympathy with the late rebellion the naval appropriation bill came up lip and the first amendment of tile tiie committee increasing the amount in tire tile pacific from fifty to seventy severity thousand was agreed to the tile amendment a ill lil end menta appropriating abing one hundred and nifty fifty thousand nd to purchase pure liase the tile right to manufacture and use tile best self milt propelling torpedo boats was wai amended oil on motion notion of Cass ully elly so as to apply to torpedo boats or submerged and passed ali an amendment by cragin appropriating ap three million two hundred thousand for the tile construe construction of eggli t war vessels was adopted HOUSE washington 13 11 waldron reported the tile senate bill in relation to mineral lands lauds passed banks reported d a bill to the aid ald construction of the sutro tunnel from the proceeds of sales of mineral lands lauds the tilo bill provided for a loan of two million dollars to the sutro tunnel co on conditions that the company spend an equal amount and give a first mortgage upon the tunnel the tiie morning hour expire expired dand daud and tile the bill went over till tuesday next hood asked leave to offer ofner oner and have adopted the tiie following r r resolved that the house hails with satisfaction the progress of republican institutions in europe and tenders the tile people of spain its sympathy and good wishes in in ank any thoy they may make to est establish ablis throughout the tile I 1 spanish dominion a republican form fibrin government which rh ich shall shail secure all men equality in in their political religious and social right and full protection of life liberty and prosperity an objection was made to the bill to provide for the tilo creation of a noard of commissioners of com which was reported debated and tabled 99 to 85 65 1 willard asked leavo to oder a joint resolution congratulating tilo the people of sp spain kill oil on tile the establishment of a republic ic banks objected and mid declared that it was waa a proposition which w hichi would recognize slavery in the spanish colonies the resolution wab vas not recel recci received ved red the speaker presented the mes mos vage vago of the 11 resident president calling attention to the condition of affairs in the territory tory of utah and to the dalien dallen dail dall danger er likely to aris arise 0 during the coming recess of congress from the threatened conflict between the federal and territorial authorities on motion of Bing ning bingham liam llam the message was referred to the judiciary committee which lias has already under consideration a bill oil on the tile subject abill A bill was passed removing tile tiie political disabilities of wm win smith of va familiarly known as extra billy the house resumed the tile consid consideration or of ofilio the bill for tilo tire distribution of the tile geneva awards hale and frye advocated the tilo bill of the latter in reference to tile claims of insurance cc compilli com eom companies palli es that they are entitled not to mercy or e equity alty but to the tile law to til tile bond and nothing but tilo tile bond lynch uch also advocated the tilo bill with some sonic reserva reservations tiong neek beck opposed the bill and tho the money received from england could only be applied to the pym payment lit of tho the specific claims for which it was allowed for losses inflicted by tile the cruisers alabama florida and shenandoah and to act in good faith towards england required that the distribution be made thus in regard to insurance companies lie saw no escape from the conclusion that they should be subrogated to the rights of the tile insured he expressed a preference for polands bolands Po lands substitute to submit tho tile distribution to the tile courts kerr herr aiso also argued in opposition 11 t 10 to the bill taking similar ground grounds s to beck beek voorhees favored the bill and denounced in the strongest terms tho tilo a argument tant of beck beek that good falth faith to england uland t had llad anything to do with the tile distribution of the award butler closed the tiie debate an and in the tile course offis remarks intimated that kerr was attorney for insurance companies an intimation which kerr excitedly repelled as false and rather personal A colloquy ensued and finally tb the vote was reached the various amendment amendments si werm were severally rejected and the tile bill passed 22 to 5 57 4 EASTERN washington AVA at the sitting of the ways and means committee pre president 1 I delit derit king of N Y testified testified eliat the tile letter of judge sherman Sli sll erman claiming for services ill in washington washinton ton had llad been mislaid millaid mi but would probably ably be produced in a day or two he lie presented the tile report of tile subcommittee committee sub odthe of the stock exchange to which Sher maWs mads claim was wai referred which bets sets forth eliat no lio b asis basis a sis for a valid claim by flierman Sli sll erman was formed king produced a letter froni from Sherman Sli sil erman dated cleveland I 1 march 1872 addressed to it lockwood jr which sl stated that eliat at the tile instance of the father of lock lockwood wood lie sherman had llad made an effort to effect chang changes ea ill in the tile law so as ws to exempt bankers and brokers from heavy henvy taxes and that his liis cubias cubits and influence llad resulted in the tile virtual repeal of tho those thoc c laws law i tilo tire writer therefore wrote to ascertain whether the tile stock exchange committee would recognize them before tire tile senate azio Allo billor or co committee in harlan said sald that lie was unable to certain ascertain tile tiie date of tile tiie given him by durant ho he submitted the iiames names of a number of peru pers persons olis to whom lie ent sent money to ald aid tile election at the tile sittings of the tilo credit mo bilier biller committee this arter after afternoon ilot liot vice president wilson was recalled and questioned regarding the tilo dispatch IL tell sent to shenew the new york tunes EI sept pt contradicting by y jils ilis his wilsons Wil sons authority tile statement that lie he held heid Mo bilier stock witness stated that the contradiction was by his authority senator harlan harian was recalled and read a lengthy statement to the effect that durants Du rants contribution towards the expels s of the iowa election was voluntary and not the result of any intention from witness wi direct directly or indirectly and was not made in in consideration of a any ily lly service 0 arvice performed personally or officially c lall by witness for durant or any ot other othor 1 ler lon person or compan company y there was no such understanding expressed when wilen it was paid pid ho he did not think durant offered it to influence ills official action lie believed that durant proffered the contribution solely out of personal regard for witness as a 1 friend and from a conscientious belief on liis ilis abt art eliat it would bo be beat best for tile imato where he dumant durant hoid heid held bold large property interest and for the nation that witness should be returned to the senate NEW york 15 tho tilo specie reports for the week amount to madeira ny N Y A freight tra tram f n this evening broke through abridge c and tind let six cars into the street and killed one mail man WESTERN STOCKTON smock STOCK ton Toy CAL CAT 15 efforts are arc being made to norm forin form a far farmers farmery club and to in incorporate corpor ate ato the same A move love lovo is lik ilk likewise ewite on oil foot to organize a ft wool growers association asso clation for the protection of danners far fan ners sas SAN FRANCISCO I 1 it there are seven cases of smallpox small pox oil on board tj tile ic japan she Slie goes into quarantine ate ats at saucelito elito this evening aruan arnan a man nam named d edward percy recently arrived from portland went into edward mee afee hanys hane saloon nt at commercial and reamey streett he wms was drunk and meehan mcellan ordered him out of tho the place he refused to go and meehan undertook to put him out vixen viren v iren percy drew a knife and stabbed him in the left side below the hearn heart inflicting a mortal wound he was taken to dr mur blur hys bys office where a priest and chief chier crowley attended him to tire tile latter lie he made a dying 0 declaration of tire tile circumstances circumstance 14 of the affair the tile surgeon who attended in the tile absence of dr murphy says that li meehan lechan cannot long survive percy su surrendered himself into custody A new gas company is is organizing in this city which will seek keek for a francl francI francillo franchio ilo iLc o to liy lay down tho pipes through t the ic 8 streets the fh franchise anchise to be asked will biot lothe iotte lie iio an ail exclusive I 1 one titie tile epizootic is diminishing t and tile tilo animals attacked by it are arc recovering rapidly sast SANTA 11 critz 15 A dispatch of af the dinst in iii rez ref reference crenco to the scott scotts s creek shooting shooting difficult difficulty e erroneously stated that brown sons I 1 ons attempted the assassination of df zook ook it appears that atvas it was old zook who fired the tile first shot at brown who was a alone and unarmed and zook w was wounded on a bion blon iori lori by b p arries arties unknown n brown kalip emphatically bat hat lally denies any aDy knowledge of the attack upon I 1 zook 1 I 5 EUROPEAN MAI mal malind ind IdD IG Sick lesU S minister to day called up upon oli figu figueras eras cras eras cras and addressed him liim a as 9 follows foi lol lows pursuant to orders from 1 m my Y government I 1 salute your 4 excellency 1 x c upon the tile establishment ofa ora of a republic in spain the tile wisdom and dignity with which the tile cila clin change 11 ge of government was wms effected is i a nappy clapp y auspice of a glorious future for spain the the united states occupy occupying lilg a large tract odthe of tile continent civilized by spanish faith falth and valor cannot contemplate unmoved the tile spectacle odthe of the empire of ferdinand and alid babell isabella a transformed into a republic the Ail all american maillerie lerie 1 n people rejoice to see seo cc spain imitating their example in establishing prosperity and power upon lipori a olli foundation E expressing to your excellency th tho the 0 fervent good wishes of president granland Gran gnan tand recognizing your authority I 1 accomplish com eom the tile most agreeable 1 duty ofay of my hils hiis mission sion slon to this noble and generous ene enc rous country elior senor error figueras in in reply said cc A would gravo grave responsibility s 0 overwhelm ver vor me were it not for sueh such moments as the pre present k lit rit when you ho so eloquently convey the tile robust voice of the tilo american people in in blessing and acclaiming the tiie advent of or the tile republic which moderate energy lias has achieved and prudence will w ill lii preserve if tile united states is indebted to spain for tiie 06 til discovery of the tile american continent spain is Is indebted to tire tile united states as at tile iilo founder of the tc new social order spain w will ill lii reineri iber the bortl whitby example ct lier her bv tile tiie united states we hold hoid iii in the tilo new world an ill iut lut integral emini emihl portion of territory desti desil destined lied i to I remain emain under the tile spanish li nag hag to serve ervens as a con necking link between the tile tw two continents oil ti 1 and in order that the tile antilles may accomplish that mission mi islon we rely oil on spanish energy and oil on the strength of spanish institutions u 11 BEIM neim BEi bel ilis iLiN IV in the cli cil ambor chamber of deputies today to day locksa announced that he lie accepted the tile royal message al a pointing a commie commission aon to investigate the alleged official corruption and aud withdrew his ills motion for tile tilo a appointment of an ail investigating committee MADRID eve A slight disturbance has hab taken mahen place ill in dim malaga ago aga but has been rest restored dred |