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Sam Mason Ct ais. v. The State. Opin-
ion by Winkler, J.
/. One witness testified when ex
amined on his ooir dire that he was
only seven years Of age, and on being
further examined he said ''Lhat if he
swore n lie the bad man would get
him." and said he ''mesnt the devil, :"
and that he would go TO Huntsville, !"
and said he meant :he ''penitentiary."
Held, that there was no error in per-
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to go to the jury.
2. The ofTense of conspiracy to COM
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Name OF owner
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ccrH 'art OF the city OF Houston,
i, 1877, for pursuing the &C.
fagent Of the Union Marine
Insurance Company without
annual occupation tax of
ed by the ordinance OF said
c December Is, 1876, and
in each case aud commit
faf ID TO the city marshal. There
H tie as 70 the fact Of the APP
piig ing pursued the occupation
aaf aes lyIng the said city tax; but
his clsifn that, having paid the
rt county tax, as required by
81 not liable for this city tax.
the act approved August 4,
N 2, in the amendment OF
far 81 operating the city Of Hous-
~ in connection with article
is. 5, Of the Constitution, au'
, said ordinance. and that
81 Mt was Tightfnlly held in
nsequently the applicant il
Terpanaea % the custody Of the city
menhal Of Houston, Texas.
, 1877-02-06

Our readers may remember tho discussion IN
Tho papers two or three years aso in regard to
tim alleged feasibility Of constructing 4 canal
from ,car A1gers Into tho interior, To refill tho
dry bed of m old lake, and thereby promote tho
fertility nf part OF tho desert It eecms from
tho foreign papers that the sutfcys begun by
tho French Commission untlcr Qhpt. HouDAlnc,
in 1873, and continued from tine to tImo TIL
last summer, establish the fact tint, by tho con-
sttuction Of a mnin canal nbout twelve miles
long, from tho Gulf Of Gabcs to tho nearest
l,asin, q fargr desert tract Of Some 1900 square
miles south Of Algeria would bo submerged.
The mean depth Of this inland sea In tho midst
Of 2aharn would DO about nineteen feet, and
toward tho west and southwest tle con1eura-
tEon at tho lind Is such as to make good hashor-
ngo for vessels Of lteavy tonnage. Tho e1cva~
tion Of land to he cut through Is about fifty
feet ut the deepest place, and for most Of the
distance tho digging Is only dry sand:
daens ppssepasnR as I'll IL
tfon from tho Mediterranean now prevented from
reaching the interior by tho southern slope Ut tho
AtlaN Mountains; and. eccond. commercial,
III" en as S ,a.ns Ct S ssss
10 tho Mediterranean. 5tr. FEnnnAND nx Lxa-
eErs, who Inns already witnessed similar results
from Tho nfing OF tho Bitter Lakes in the limo Of
nAtnE TINT The enterprise u practicable. Tho
Of cultivated ground scattefed hero and thcro will
not DO submerged In case of tic !nun1htion, but
VIII becomc isnnda. Another great nEea OF nrtd
Of ruhus srslon In connection With the othcr and
princlrQl canal,
, 1877-02-06

uCl ~ IHo tFIllu OF NOT. In IcHclllnB u TT
cision on this question ho would receive md
weigh the testimony Of all other rorHons,
and thus jndicinlfy decide questions Of law
and fact, 10 overtnrn the printa .facis case
presented on tho returns. Tho Republicans
have f,4*tma .fdcie case in tile vote Of Fiori.
da, because tho record Of the Republican
Electors in certified by the Governor, and tho
President Of the Senate would have to abide
BY that rrin,a .5aeie case, whether 1t he in
Florida, Louisiana, or Oregon. tfe could
not go behind that record to decide ques-
tions Of law or Of fect any moro in tho ono
caso than in the other, and had he done so,
had he undertaken 10 exercise judicial
powers, the House Of Representatives, pre-
pared for s1ch An emergency, would elect
T1IpES Immediately. It was because Con.
gress could not reacft mn agreement ~ to
how these votes should DO countcd, and be-
cause the President Of thu Senate had no
authority, rs court, to set aside tho record
In the Oregon casc, that 1t WIS necessary to
organize tribunal clothed with tho vory
power which tho President Of tho Senate
lackcd, to etasida this 1'rima taeie casc in
Oregon, md give the whole vote Of Tint
State 10 HArEs. Despite tho notorious
wrong perpetrated In tho Oregon case, theru
was no way 10 avotd II, Congress having
made no law or rule for counting the votes,
except BY creating court having the power
to determine ali questions both Of law and
fact.
The Inv Of Congress Of 1902, a. amended
in 1873, on tho subject Of certificates, reads:
Tho Etectnrs shall mako and sign thrca cettlf.
Gales nf all the votcs given By then each Ut which
certificates shall contain two distinct lists, one Of
the votes for President ant the other Of tho votes
for vitn.rressdent, nnt shnt annt1 10 tath Of ths
certificates ous 9f the ktsft Of tbs E<efors trhjeh
shaiI hars tfen fHratshtd to them by direction cf
the Etfcu'Jst Of rhs Stcfe.
CnoN1S, In this case, having tho certificate
Of his election, appointed mother E1ector,
and the two appointed third. This notion
was reported to tho Executive Of Oregon,
and that officer furnished them certidcate
that tho persons Thus appointed were the
Electors Of the State. The filling of vacan-
cics in tile Electoral College Of u stato is
nothing unusual; 1t happens at every cleo
tion, and tho filing Of the vacancies Is in-
vanably atteated by tho direction Of the Ex-
ecutiye Of the State.
, 1877-02-06

It Ia not long since that letter rsas printed
written by CHARLES O'CoxoR In which yas con-
taiacd tho abatement that the Republican party
lifted drunken Democrat out OF tho cutters Of
(;alcua, md, after bcsmearlng him with tho
blood Of his countrymcn, set him up In tho
Presidential office a. Moloch to be worshtpcd.
It was m Infamous, gratultous, and brutal
statement, and was all tho more shocking CON-
Ing from tho pen nf such q man as CHARLES
O'CosoR. What CHARLES O'CoxoR now thinks
Of himself may be inferred from tho following
Washington dispatch:
cnAntEs TCoNon. the venerable lawyer and
counsel for T!1I'KN, called upon tho President to-
day to pay h[a respects md TO Apologies for tho
letter written Innny yesfs aEo sehccttng upon Gen.
lnANT which wAa published for tito lint &tno last
summer. 1If. U'CnNoil said TINT he had arrived 1t
m havanctA ng0: that o did not wish Il. die eay.
Ink behind him over his own signature what l,o NOW
beloved to bd libel upon great nauit; md ho
begged thn rFes3ent in oil sincerity, to forgot tho
1ctGs md to consider this voluntary and friendly
visit n h9s best apology. Mr. OCoSoR was Intro.
duced by Secretary Ftsn. lilo was received By the
President In tho Erirlk In which he catnu
Tho n,alIgncr Of thc President has done a1l
that now lays In his power to mako roparatlon
for his atrocious uttcrnnco.. He has nada the
amcndo honorable. Tho chief credit, however,
belongs to the President for conscnttng to re-
cctye him at al, and to overlook such an In
famous libel upon lin.
, 1877-02-06

The main features Of yesterdays proceed
ings before tho Electoral Commission wcro
the arguments Of tho two great New York
lawyers, WILLIAM II. EvAhrs and CnAnLEs
O'Coson, on the question OF the admissibility
Of evidence in the consideration Of tho Flor
ida case. Mr. EvAnTs. appearing as tho lend.
ing counsel on the Republican side, directed
bis efforts largely in Tho showing that the
Electoral Tribunal, under tho powers con-
ferred upon 1t by the law calling IT into ex-
istcnce, is in no Sense a court possess
ing p1enary Judicial power, and cannot
adopt methods Of trial for determining the
rights Of individuals. He maintained that
tho Commission can only 60 behind tho Gov
crnora certificate 80 far a. to ascertain tho
basis of the fact certi1ed-that is, The result
as asccrtained and declared by tho State
Board Of Canvassezs. To so further than
this, 11r. EvAn1s contendcd, would lead to
the inquiry ns to how every man voted at the
election. Regarding tho claim Of ineligibi1ity
on the part Of ono Of the Florida Electors, 1t
WINS argued that tho Stats Board Of Canvass
cra had passed upon that question, and aftct
m examination into tlls facts had declared
tho Elcctor eligible therefore tho Commits
aion, hnving no authority TO 60 behind TINT
decision, must regard II as final. Alr. EvAnrs'
argument is spoken of as one of his ablest
and most convincing efforts, his viow Of tho
powers and duties Of tho Commission being
set forth with great clcarncss and force.
, 1877-02-06

:: Mr.. CHARLES O'Coson, in his argument
yeat. rtlny before tho Electoral Commission,
seems to hayo once more lapscd into Ills
unfortunate tendency to indulge in extrava-
giant md indccorous forms Of expression.
r1Io SO far forgot tho courtesy due to those
members of tho Commission who, being
Republicans, di1or with his estimate Of the
inertia Of thu Presidential controversy, o. to
tleclaro tint no mau with tho faculty
OF blushing co,,ld lcok an honest
11nn III tho faco mud asscrt that
1IArEs was entitled to tho Electoral vote Of
Florida, aud TINT every decent man in tho
ountry believes That TnpES Ia fairly elect
I'd. To hucl Of tho Republican Senators
and Representatives M hnve repeatedly de-
ciarcsl their belief that HAYES Ia entitled to
tic rpte Of Florida and that HAYES is fairly
cloctcd, and wo believe that eyery ono OF
then, have 10 declared aud still n,aiutafn,--
to these gentlemen the language OF h1r.
ocosoa was n positive insult, for which he
should havo becu promptly rcbnked. Tho
stateracnt was donbly offensive In that 1t
NJ both insulting and untrue.
, 1877-02-06
PERSONAL

]. B. LIppiaeott d Co., Of PhfiadelphIs, have
purchased tho stereotype p1stes and eopyxi2ht Of
tbs eat!ss series OF Wortsters Dictionaries seven
in number. and will hereafter publish them
Iii. William ". corcoran, ths WasaIoston bank
q. Ia rs yeaEa old. lie u tht, son Of an Isshmsn
After falling ~ \ merchant, ha bcealus banker In
1910, ami laid tho foundation OF bis fortune when
he waa thu financial agent of tho uoyeFumtut dus-
Ing tho At.xican war.
3lr. Cax.yls nAy we'll ak 10 b. s4ved from his
ffleuds. Ons of them recently sebt 10 = Hartford
paper the report Of 4 private conversation With
him, in which he Wa made 10 say soms pretty htsd
thnxa about AE Darwin. The article, III man
Kled condition. got into tho Scotch newspapers;
and now another OF Ms. C2rIyls'a oEtcuus friends
, 1877-02-06

Tho Common Council yesterday passed an
ordinance enlnrging tho powers md duties
Of the Commissioner Of Health In reference
to tho measures necessary 10 bo enforced In
case Of existing or impending infectious,
pcstlential or epidemic disease, such al tho
disinfcction OF promises, the posting Of
placaris, tho isolation Of pcrsons suffering
rom smallpox, scarlet fever, etc., tho abate-
.lent of nnlsanceH aua dangerous conditions
If filth. and tho general enforcement Of such
precautions AZ 1nay DO necessary. The ord.
nance il mono too stringent or too broad In
tho authority it conveys 10 meet the present
and future emergencies It's vigorous en-
forccsncnt IL now the essential thing.
, 1877-02-06
4 STATE COURT or ARBITRATION,

AmOn0 ntI Eho gcben1eg dcyige1 For fhe re.
lief of tho Cook County Courts from the ex-
cesa,yo strain upon their tlockets md tie nm.
ayoIdnb'o findrance 10 the onick iiisposlsiou
Of LITIGATION. TuE TntnuyE'a euoeession TINT
a Conrt of Arbitration be established seema
to hayo mot with most fayor. Il will cor-
,a;n1v ans,vcr .he main nnrnoso of ojroralno
anceliar ra,jcf tn tit.cnnta. an1 Il IN tho more
desirable becanao thia n,,rposo ia ntta,nod
wit1,o,,t otld;no onvthino to Inn comnlicntion
Of tho leoa, machinery. There In rcason to
bc1;crc frou cxne.;enco with TIM samo rim
c1sovl,ero Tint. instend of cncouroc;uc and
,ncreas;n1 ,,t,oat,on. II wi,, nro1nnta n ;,;ano.
, 1877-02-06
MUNICIPAL DEHTS,

We published yesterday compiled state-
ment Of tho debts of fifty cities in Illinois,
Tho statement compares the debts, popula-
tIon, valuation Of property Of these cities In
1866 with tho same IN 1876. The compari-
son Of totals IN suggestive:
Value et property. $40, ;ies. .ooo s1os, Pig, ooo
Ass ;s:is; s:si IS
Twelve Of these cities have no debt, but
tho othcra havo municipal debt exceeding
& per cent Of tho taxable valuo Of tho prop
esty within their limits. Tho increase in
pr opery is 12o por cent; in population, Coy
per cent in debt, 1Co per cont and in
nmfsunt Of annual tax, 10 per cent. Popu-
iatis'n and va1ue Of property hnvo not by any
nca as knpt step with tho increase Of debt
OF tho 1m,rease In annua1 taxation.
But the'se figurea indicnto very imperfect1y
tho extent Of municipal t1ebta, or even Of tho
tar charge upon the people Of these citios.
In every county thero is county govern
1nent, n city government, town govern
mont, and school district governments
Each Of thcee organizations can create and
Inns q debt Thus the people Of Chicago
have city debt !; they aro also chargenble
with a sba,e. six.scyentbs. of tic county
f1obt thev ara olso charreahyo with town
flebta. au.l por7s dtstrict dobts. Each ouo Of
these debts may DO made oqual to
i per cent of tho value OF The tsxo-
blo property therein. and thus tho debt
NAV bo run M ta. m acorooato limit of 1a or
evan n oreator pe,. cent OF TIN aascased valno
of tho taxable rroperty of tho city. All
these cities oiysn in tbo list publlahctl veater.
day aro also indebted md taxed for county
purpoees, and for town PURPOSES. md for
other local PURPOSES, besides responsible for
o11 tho debts of these other corporatious.
Thero have been efforts mat1o for ,nanv
, 1877-02-06

Comptroller FARwELL yesterday submitted
hla revision OF tho estimates Of tho Depart
ments for tho current city expenses OF tile
year 1871, along with the appropriations
asked for othor purposes. It ia gratifying to
nots that hin recommendations are In conf
pletc sympathy with the spirit of retreuch-
,nent inaugaratcd by tho present Council,
tho continued sapplieation Of which Is
e1acted by the taxpayers. The estimates for
the year 1910 were 81. .8a8, 900; but, owing
10 The change In the date Of the dsca! year,
these wera for nine months only, or at the
rate OF over II, ,000. 900 for the full year, Of
more than 500, 900 in excess Of the previous
year. The total estimates for 1877 are only
$3.a79. .703, or over ~, 0oo, 600 lsys than the
rate for last year. OF course tile Council
last year cut down Comptroller HAYES esti.
naatss rutllessly. but still $4.0l+.ssa were
actually appropriated for the nine months, or
at the rate Of oser .U00, U00 for IN entire year,
80 Tint tho actual appropriations were moro
than million dollars In excess Of tho esti-
mates for this year. This years estimates
would be even smaller, If they did not include
appropriations for tue completion Of tho Full
lerton avenue conduit and Tor raising build
ings at the Milwaukee avenue viaduot, which
may properly be called deficiency appropria-
tions os itcps belonging 10 previous Year,.
They are also swollen $3.50, 900, which IL to
bc applied in reducing the floating indebted
ness that has accumulated from the failure to
collect tho full amount Of the tax.lasy Of pre-
yioua years this u thu same amount ~ was
+. Ea7A -
, 1877-02-06
TIE COPPERAS.QREEll DAM,

In 1879 tho construction OF lock and
dam on tho Illinois River, ut Coppcras Creek,
utfourtcen miles below Pckin, WIS author
lied by tho Legislature, but 1t ramains uncom-
pleted owing to deficiency In tho appro-
priationa. A bill has now been introduced
to set aaids about $4,000, In addition to
the unexpended balance Of tho River 1n,-
pro7oment Fund, which will suffice to finish
Tho structure. will practically add nearly ono
hundred miles OF river navigation to tho
State, and givo new outlet by water to
aomo OF tho richest counties In the State,
nke Stark, Marshall, Peoria, Woodford.
Tazewell. Knox, Mclean, Fulton, and Mn
son. Tho canai ends ut LaSal1o. The
prosont lock at Henry, about thirty-iour
miles below Lasalle, has mado that
portion Of the Illiuoia River practically
an extension OF tho canal. The 1ocka in
process Of construction ut Copperas Creek,
twenty-four miles below Peoria, adds oYcr
seventy mics more, md takos iu tho two im-
poztant towns OF pooria aud Pekin. As we
60 south, tho river navigation improves, and
probably not moro than ono additional lock,
about 100 miles below that at Copperas
Creek, will DO needed to make the entire
river navigable, and give all tho central pos-
ton OF the State tho advantage OF water
communication with Chicago during sew
eral months Of the year, when tho rich corn-
region will not be at the mercy Of railroad
combinations An effort was mnde In the
Legislature two years ago, but failed, to pro-
cure tho necessary appropriation to complete
tho Copperas Greek dam. We hope that
neither a misunderstanding Of ita I'M
portanco nor sectional opposition will be
permitted to bring about tho Same result this
year. Tbs bill provides that the work shall
bs lous during the year 1877, and paid for
only - 1t is actually done and certified to by
tho experimenting Engineer, the aggregate
expenditure not to exceed S51,453 In addi-
tlon to tho great benefit that wilt accrue to
the farming and commercial interests Of the
interior Of The Btate, the cost Of the work
will be . good Investment, since thero Is not
reasonable doubt that within two Seasons
at most the canal tolls will be sufficiently
increased by the enlarged navigation to re-
pay ali The money It Is proposed to expend
on the improvement.