Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-11
The Comics. In Arkansas.
FAILURE TO KPPRcr COMPROMISE.

contesting parties in Arkansas consisting of
Senators Clayton and Dorsey, and Repressnt,-
tives Hynes, Hodges, and Snyder, and ex- s ena-
tor Rice, on the part of Brooks, and Represen-
tative Wiltshire, Judge Lowe, and Secretary o.
State johnson, on the partof Baxter, assembled
at the Department of Justice to endeayor. with
the aid of the Attorney General, to effect a
compromise. On Saturday evening they met
at the residence of Judge Williams, and having
agreed that he should act as arbitrator, a basis
OF eompremiss was drawn up, and telegraphed
settlement provides that the legislature shall
| meet on the fourth Monday of this month on
any communication from Brooks setting forth
his claims. The legislature will give each party
a full hearing, and after thorough invests alton
shall report who is legally entitled to the Off CO
| of governor. On the receipt of Judge vii .
liams' telegram Baxter replied, declining to b.
| governed by the terms of settlement proposed
| and saving that he cannot consent to anything
| that will in whole or in part recognize Brooks
| as governor. In his response Baxter reuaw.
his appeal to the President to protect the lsgis
| lature which was called to meet at Little Rock
to-day. In telegram, dated yesterday. Brooks
accepts the proposition OF Judge Williams
During the day yesterday the President re-
ceived an appeal signed by a number Of the
members of the Arkansas legislature askin. the
| protection of the general government.
TELEGRAMs PROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE
CONTESTANTS.
The following kilograms were sent to-day:
Hon. Elijah Barter, 1.-the Rock, Ark.
recommend that the members of the gen
eral assembly, now at Little Rock, adjourn for
q reasonable time, say ten DAYS, to enable
Brooks to call to the body his supposed sdher-
ents, so that there may be a full legislature.
ANY hasty action by part of the assembly wilt
not be, satisfactory to the people. Brooks
friends here agree that if this course is pursued
no opposition will be made to the meeting of the
assembly In the state house, as usual, and tina.
he will at once dismiss his forces if YOU will do
the same. L urgently request that all armed
forces on both sides be disbsnded, so that the
tary pressure or influence. The United States
forces will give all necessary protection to the
legislature and prevent, as far as practicable
all violence ana disturbance OF the public peace.
Answer. U. 8. GRANT.
WAsHINeToN, May IL.
Hon Joseph Brooks, Little Rock, Ark:
have suggested 20 Mr.. Baxter that the mem
bers of the General Assembly now in Little
Rock adjourn fer reasonable time, say ten
days, TO give you An opportunity to call in those
members who may not respond to his call, -
that there NAV be full legislature. rhe
United States will give all necessary protection
to the Legislature in meeting and transacting
its business as usual at the State House, ana
prevent as far as practicable, all violence and
disturbance of the public peace. / urgently
request that the military of both parties he AT
once disbanded, which is the first step 70 wards
peaceable settlement. Answer.
U. S. GRANT.
THE sTATrsTICIAN of the Department. OF
Agriculture (Mr. Dodge has gone to Atlanta
tural Congress, which will open on "Wednesday
in that city, and also with the intention o.
making certain statistical investigations in the
south.
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATIoN.-The follow.
ing is the text of the joint resolution relative 10
arbitration, introduced in the House Of Repre-
sentatives by Dir. e. IL. Roberts, of New York
and referred 10 the Committee on Foreign
Affairs:
BE ii resolrsd, dc, That arbitration is arneans
essentially Just and reasonable, and even obiig-
atery on nations, OF terminating international
differences which cannot be settled by negO1s-
ton. This mode OF solution NAV not be Az oil -
cable in all cases, but the exceptions are are;
and no difference ought to be considered iuso-
luble until after clear statement or com
plants, a reasonable delay, and the exhaustion
OF all pacihc methods OF accommodation.
Sec. 2. That an international code, defininE
with as much precision as possible the ri outs
and duties of nations and of their members, II
eminently desirable, in the interests of pea,-,
OF good understanding and tho common prDs-
periiy, and every nation should take prJ Der
steps towards the preparation and adoption "
such code.
MRS. LoCKwooD's APPLICATION TO PAGE.
TICR AS AN ATTORNEY BEFORE The CouR1
OF CLAIMS REPUsED.-The Court OF Claims
was crowded this morning in the expectation O;
decision on the application to al NIT Mrs. Bel
va A. Lockwood to the bar of that tribunal
Immediately after the reading of the minutes
an elaborate opinion was read, the coDclusio
iCoSnCh OciES tuht COmmOu law anu precc tent
are all against the appointment OF a womaI 90
the ONCE OF attorney, but that the ques ION
how far statute and recent practice have m Idi-
lied the subject Is beyond the jurisdiction OF the
Court OF Claims. The court refused on the lat
ter ground to pass on the point raised By the
application, and therefore denied it, init ~ At
ing, however, that this action was not final
but could be reviewed by the Supreme Court
on writ of error ii Mrs. Lock wood desired IT.
This throws the decision OF the question over
TILL next winter, as the Supreme Court has
Among nhiaRtfnna rot
the admission OF = married woman are that the
precedent would allow the wife Of q Judge to
practice before him, which would greatly tend
to corruption; that the law does not recogniz-
marriage az . partnership, but rs a unity o.
interest and personal action; and that under
the Law as IL stands husband might be sued or
punished for misdeeds OF his wife as an att,r-
ney. Congress will probably be applied to for
declaratory act or resolution removing legal
obstacles to the admission OF women.
SERIOUS STRIKE RIOTS IN OHIo-A dis
pateh from Cincinnati says: In the town OF
Neisonviie, Athens county, SATURDAY. night
the striking uUiOu mipars drov anit; az