Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-26

ing up the. assets, and it was though,
best 10 appoint II receiver to wind up
nssafihirs with II view toresume at som,
future time. The officers were much ex
cited, ard declined u give any estimate
lhe Commercial Advertiser states thx
the failure Is regarded rs u claan smash
l'l'he statement for 1875 showed labiii
at, $537 ,sa7; assets SO, ,a94 37l.
| eueSeu. or GOVERNORS, ~
Omaha, Ncb., Oct. 25.-Governors
Pillsbury, Minnesota; Kirkwood, Iowa
0seufha, Kansas, Pennington, Dakota;
CARRIER, Nebraska and several eminen
| professors and gentlemen, met here to-
| day tor the purpose of discussing modes
and means of ridding the country ei
gfasshoppers. A committee was appoint.
Ell to prepare and present series nl
RESOLUTIONS 10 the farmers Of the country
and memorial to congress. THE con.
iyen,ien was seranaded during the eve
( ming at The hotc.
SAVED FROM SUICIDE
st. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 25--Joseph Reg.
ma, II stranger, was prevented from com
mitting sniclde by drowning yesterday
"4iNf ''NS 'pSnCNs " T. III otblIOu mouse
This morning IL came out white walking
through au alley yesterday he was as.
saalted by negro prostitutes, who robbed
him Of three one thousand doilar bonds
with 800 attached to each, and prom
issory notes for $500.
LATER
The police have arrested the wunui,
an a ,,,I ~ .3,f 4
the notes, and Regna ishappy again
WAITING FOR THE VERDICT.
Chicago, Oct. a5.-The jury in the
sullivan c.se haye not. yet agreed, In
te asa, interest is fell here.
a NO MARKETs To-Day.
New York, Oct. 25-No markets
from here 10 morrow Members Of
the various exchanges are going to a
trade meeting al Philadelphia.
ATTORNEY GENERAL TAFT.
Attorney General Taft, in the
course Of his address, spoke OF his
reeent order TO United States Mar.
shils. Hc said: &
Some complaints. have been made
Of the order to United States mar
shals. have moi thought it necessa
ry TO respond to these patriotic cri,i-
cisms. Perhaps | have been under
an haiFncInaiion IN supposing lit TO be
u very poodsordef, aud hat it carried
us Justification Oh It's iace. Ii Is clear
the order does not aul ulhutize or en-.
courage the marshal TO interfere with
any honest citizeus while voting or
periofsaing any Other duty. They
are not 10 lntiInidate any voter. They
are to prevent any intimidation; but
political critics CLAIM that the order
with "a recent decision Of the
supreme court, and are concerned ior
he credit Of The bar. Ii they had
-ead the order, and the dec,sion. they
would have seen there was no conflict.
The case directed by7the supreme
'ourt arose upon an election Of state
Ulcers only, aud this order relates to
he election of federal officers only,
'esldes the, supreme ], ao,,rt, in isl
'piniou, lest some ignorant or per
,erse ,naugsioud h1isinterpret their
,pinion, went out of its way, 10 say
'2pfessly tha, the decision had no
'ear,ng upon the clause Of the consti
ution relating to the election OF
members Of congress. The thirteenth
.'ne1lipent made slaves free!rnen; ahe
ntnepdment made them Cit.
zr'1s and gave them civil rights.
The 10Th amendment provided that
70 citizen should he deuied the right
o vote on accountof race, color or
previous conai,icn Of servitude, and
hat congress should have power to
:nfo'ce this article by appropriate
Congress passed aa act
which It was supposed would enforce
his amendment. The case aroee in
kentucky Mt an election OF state Off
ers only for denying negro the
light to vote.
The court held t,gat the act OF con. E
,ress, as passed, was not appropriate
egislation, for the purposes of that
~ 'Saooi .SAp w sEQIlS1SG!yI
ta'cd fhus: Independent Of the 18th
mendment, congress bas nothing +
Fhatever to do with the election Of
tate officers. BY that amendment lis
My power Is to prevent the denial to
i'izens Of the right to vote on ac-
oant of race, color or previous con
itien Of servitude; but this act pro-
iaes punishment for the denial of
he right Of voting to any citizen,
,h',e or black. This transcended the
lght Of congress as to state elections,
nd was not therefore appropriate
sgislation. The act should have
cen conhned TO the denial OF the
ght OF voting on account Of race,
.c., but the court said that they were :
OF considering the effect OF, the 4th
ection Of the first article of the con-
itation as to the election OF senator's
nd representatives
The effect of that section is to en-. ,
llp 10 Ia