, 1870-01-31

AnAac4 alien - Eana m taAi0ncf DE-
lAuo DecAaos to Ftsid-The Diss
tlIlers Equally obsstnAae-A Fight
in PfasFect
Prow ~ C+netnnah Ga=dh, Je1. -
Tns Weaterp DapI1st1' ARsoelAnou nAld N Ad-
s,sslnsas sssIaa fs rss.aelt v. a.a ID = ssi
ss e E so9s Il az a. s'
Iast meeup9, he bad Addressed 10 Commissioner
Dsisao us following tse,sx41,, !s''s1; J.u !. ,s:a
Hos, C. Dtlena. connuss,oar u in.1nsl Rsss-
ss4<, FaaAnftoH.
s14: 1ns kilograms from Washington ~.
your ruling o. tue iezrelts;ion question. limit
iLg the ptr!od 70, ed otAog eneHIea!s
upoo, forty eight hour. hhnoas no snk saetas1
poseA Ct ta,s letter ! aeceps aa TOO. aaa
nov, tu tie ra,pe OF the disri1ess ouoostnx tao
r., ms!a tsa nd s. saei .3eeI
unls, l Afe the foll1 wing Inquiries:
l. FOR tue pu1eose q testing % ~ tar - lexn a;a nsaa
e1psa,s u = as; se ;eu s1 1ns ri
the D:atl:ct AttcrIe1 here 70 bring
sn't ii once or ono Of ne a..
f1,ty eight Tour sn1rrJ-sone bond that VII
fs!1y present the question: Will shia cot be r.
sIIJ for the tc.etest Of Ne government y ~ ven -
tnow. sse . unit In the opinion tnAt tnli forty
eight hour sJslen il oppressive ana !n1aroos %
40 y. y e1ssna'q 4se, - s9ax asa1
y saa az 70 n saT ase ss@e IN e il. ~ sn,ols
Il n.ods II neaG aisssd spt. Il ~ Bat sae1 rel IA
The e.f.Tcemens Of lhti order would ne ru.uoua
to them and tnet1 business, and thAt the law u
aea,Lstt, nase sad u ny cllenta, Al listed .
Joa ~hei IN Hashinston, that hy forty-elsnt-
hour iesGentasion they eonld not q tne ostinarJ
and best product from Their 1ratn, then, in
my Judgment. tne forty eisnt hour pcItod could
1 n .xs!eoo % Soe 10 esne.de Ii depssds M 1 n7oa
lnis fact NOV. ali tic dlsui!ara ask Ia to hare the
opportunity 70 establish talt fAet. wihoas unneces-
esfJ expense, BEFORE AZ snpa,E leea. u1uunal.
| II they eAunot establish Il. snen taeJ ought TO
iall. and Jour order te enlorced; Il they can
I ea1abun II, thcn the order oaRnt 10 5e modi-
| Ord or REVOKED. They ast+ then, from the Honor
able Commissioner that test case mxI be made
up. init*ad Of nune1ous sotts, seizures, Or ~.
tialkts. aid the Legal questions involved Be ee.
eded y The Legal sna. save u sae is ~
cition Of SAID caae- The bopah Of me
disulesa arc good fo1 sae ,.s.se. a.ses'ment en-
ier 70 lcgs, ana Eo ircnuvenlerce except short
de.ay. an confident tnas Nj. Ba'euA1 And my.
sell, upon Application, eou.d Ees ne court 10 tafe
ateiJ heard. Its inpoEtatee % the GuvsEnnent
| aLd 10 the large Lunoer Of d!a:ll1ess CONCERNED
Fouid wA.1ant m In the applcaton-
Tn receipt Of this will you 90 mo the favor to
Tnete i 10 oe : iuN meen19 ot the da;illess hese
| On IEQ1eE&I IE4I, 20I ! GG4IE " 4X3 y1A oG.
cia1on before tnsn- Very unv {0aTA
IN respopae to this letter, General Burnett raid
th1t he had reeet'ed tne following te.esF1phic
WAsasorox, D. c.. Jan- -, 1870.
To Gtn<ral Il. L. Ruyn<tt:
l C1pnot cnnsent TO proposition contained ii
y. 6. DOUGLASS, Anistant Commissioned.
General s1Inets ,ad o3 w1y b o. 81 saPaaaa1a
OF the telms "selzure, dtAt1nnr, ~ hc, whicn ~.
IN overnight for upon examination be hxd found
pnoTl r W. foF rstus to pag
but snat suits MuAt be brought upon the bond
He had exa asnined the statute, aud Judge Leav!t
m1de, except under INC law In loEce prior 10 1nll
MT. Burne.s raid that II the membsrs Of this ~
| rtcnt OF tue Commissioner to compel tnem Il
chapse troco the seventJ-sTo honT system to ~
=, uss psaeS sePsna r. 9pG9 ys "i
system perfect J1e.d could not b
obtained. He sald that tie Commsslones h.t
letters - az possesson isom disners ~ Gaitos
al 10 ins eect hat they nad tfted the forty-e 81
horr system. and the yield na1 Kept up. ~.
Da1as,t Vnstaef: IL Iii op mon, the Comntssone
had right Under Sections AID 10 Of the Law
: 10 oictsle Tie 1e1neLtlng PeFiod.
. had ihe % rer under Bection to surrey aud DC
;eru,ne the capacity Of dstll err, but noaid 90
. uLder Section 10 hare lhe poWer 10 lake nou
sss .1ssss. a.;':E red r. from .&as e. ea ss's
l he purchased. So far a. the prevention 9
itaua wss concerned y thls change. .neEs ~
{ pcrpsirated WITHOUT the counlsance Of The Goy
! eTnmtnt orc.ala, and 1hts could be dp1e aa We
: under oEe bJRtcm as smother;
After 0otne dhcuBs.cn relative 10 eooceas
sctlou tHrpR tho dlsttllers In thelI 0pposlaon 7
} he ruling OF Tho commissloner. General sarnss
: Drew up the louoAipg resolution, Wntc9 was sut
I" Rtsolrad, Ttat the members ptesent Leeol.
their Lanea II Opposition to the lottJ e,gas nou
tJtten, md that they express me. snen seees11ln'
i Nj. GtYko thought thst shil hid been don
! already, and he could rot c.e how the aasocll
raa going TO aocomplssS ap11a,aS ~sea .s r.
. torty-e!zht hour Assteu Il the society VA % :
divided ia tina wty 1t would ho better 10 nzVa IN
l. NJ P:e,Ge1 admitted that be was running q
! der The lolry.e1ght hour oystem. a did also =
1 President, Ar. Gan The Litter explained 3
10 il. and wanted 70 pehs the queatlon IN Il
. courts II the society 70 deaifed, however,
] you'd withdraw. =,
7 SeAwa3tztpbeEg MAJ nuapluouAlJ Adopted
9 tie neHbels r&stpR to their feet. -.
Nj. schFartzeunerR then offered Tue loIoH7'
. resolution which wa adopted: -.--
{ !" Rtseirtd, That this &1sosiaron employ co1nl
= WITH view to con1ealpg in the courts t1e rg
j Of ne Commissioner Of ln,ernh Rese1oe to e
force t1e 1off3 e'fut nou1 s3aseo, ~. StA'
q stAnd snooloer to ahooldeT IN this contest
:. On mos,on Of IaooJteaux, II xas ayIeea 70 e
! pIoy snch council ~ the scar. Upon f31aef
d tor, General Burnett Was designated ~ su'
II Aier rome further discussion The met
Il ,.R adjourned, with The uade111sn
| ipg that \ test case wn 70 .
{ nt once made by hAYioE eutt brought up
o | The hond Of some dlsttl,er refusing TO sceede
;. The requirements OF The tot1J-eiRht hoaf sy6tc
I. IN vhtch event It was understood that the emu
usans At the dtsposai OF the ASSOCIATION snoalo
81 Iee dlspotal or fnose engaged IN fZoun2