, 1875-02-17
Tie Forty-drst Parallel Scheme
Shares the Fats of Other
Subsidies.
A Bitter Fight Predicted on
tho Amy Appropria-
ton Bill.
Much Opposition Among Republicans to
the TWo-Year Clause.
In Adverse and Significant Vote on Tho
Now Tax Measure.
THE PRESS.CAG LAW.

THE PRESS.CAG LAW.
T1EWa t}r THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
WAs1t1t oros. Feo. i0.-The Sonato Judiciary
Committee, having been directed by the Benutc
to ropo:t what IN tho meaning and oxsont Of tho
su-callod Press.dag inv of June a. 1874 sub
n1ttted \ report to-day expressing their opinion
TINT tue secona section Of the not ii Juno %.
1874 cc,nfarH upon Courts Of tho District of
Columbia the power to arrost Offenders found IN
tho District who are charged with crime COM
nittel within the District. and hold them
for trial (which wau the law bofolc).
and to ariost offenders found III
the y strict WHO llavo committed cyimrB hgninst
the Y ! cd staes in some judicial District Of
tho Il j cd Sts'os, and to renl them to snch dig
lrlct til. anu that iH a1l No person can be
btota iuto Tho District OF Columbia under IL,
eithaI 'ur libel or any otler crime. the Coni-
mil q Il OF opinion that both sections Ct the
uct nrt r',ces-ary md proper. md 10 perfect ac-
c,nso u: civilized Jurisprudence. Without pro-
viyoas Of this character, tile Dials,ct
u Columbia would bs MI asy-
!u1n for otionslers committing crimes against
The {aas Ut tho United btates mud escaping
hItcr. [. onl7 romans to rsror', as directed b.
tia trsuluton Of the Senate, whether the Ea.l act
ha, al' application TO the prosecution Or ildict-
neut for tho
CRIME or LIBEL
in any case. VIC nro Of apntoo that. as before
Htat,t no Eerst'n charged with tic orlmo or libel
cnn ba bsouyns INTO the District Of Co!ltnpsa t,ti~
der It, Tor III ptrsou Gun bo bt0ueht here under
1t fur any crimf Nhasoyer and 1t Ia equally plain
TINT u pors3n chalgcd Win tho crime Ut libel in
anF other dHtrict Or place in tho Uuited
Stutp5 eau bo arrested hero and
to such district or placo u,lor 1t: for, frs
hLci is but cc MO against the Inns Of tllo uuteu
States in my Ct tho States, 90 tnat no case could
ariYo in which court Judge III til" DISTRICT Ut
Columbia could be callel up3u to arrest a retaon
l,cre. and aenu him 10 any stato for tral Tor libel
1t Should DO la.e opHervcd tint tic jurisdiction
Ut tho Cour 1T the United 6tates In criminal
casus il conlnHl to of usus crantcd by tho atat-
ntes OF lha limited States. No ofTenso at
Law is id c:tb!e CT ttlatlo in the Courts
OF tho tn1tod stntes. It was carly deteIminen
by the snpre,ns Court Of tho United states aud
is The settled liv u tile laad
.Second-If uny 1esrltoly libel ia crime by It's
LAWS, aud 1t hllch lawH could be bold for auch
purposes to bo lava Of tile United States, the
act under consideration provides no aid In Send
lug person trttm thus District to 8uch Territory,
ior Tho third section Of tho net Of 1883 has no
Implication wha tavpr to tho Territories.
lilo result is that the act OF Juno ~, 1874, is
not, Ia onr oppron, obnoxious to any criticism,
aud In respect Of tho crime Of libel 1t confers no
power either u bring person cha,ged With It
into the Distue ct Of Columbia, or setd him out
Of Il.
(9igned) GEoRoK T. EpHuNps,
Roscoe CuNKIIN0,
ERED r. FREL1NouUYsEN,
GEORGE G. Wn1oHT,
ALLEN G. THURMAN,
JoHN ". STEVENSON.