The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-08
Joint Resolution Providing for the
Payment OF Bonds, Principal and
iaierest. at The option of the
Government, In Silver.
Patterson Diseharsed-Court Hold a
senator Cannot Be Arrested URtil
His Commission Is Constitu-
tioRally Revoked.
Democrats VIII Have an Increased Repre-.
seHtation On All important Committees
Except Those on Railroads and
Privilege and Elections.
The Post, the New Democratic Paper,
Makes a Bad Break and Is Utterly
Regulated by the Southern DEM
ecraic Senators.

Eusfi. VIII BE seated Monday by au
Almost Uaaninaus yote-The .em.
mittees- Contir nation and Nomina-
tsons.
WASHINGTON, Decemb Der 5.--Judge
Humphreys, this morning, delivered
his opinion in the matter of Jno ].
Patterson, reistor, on hd5eds corpus,
to be released from the warrant OF
arrest on the requisition of the COVER
nor of South Carolina. There were
present, among others, Senator Patter-
son and two of his counsel, namely,
Cook and Shellabarger, and Mr.. Lown.
des, attorney for South Carolina The
writ WAS granted and the defendant
discharged. The judges opinion was
elaborate. He denied the power of TIT
state of South Caroliua to vacate Sem
ator Patterson's commission which
must continue until consti;utionaIiy
revoked. In pursuance of organic
authority, it could not be said that
Patterson was fugitive from Justice,
as he was here in the discharge OF off
ciai duties, like all other members of
congress, and besides, he had acted In
the capacity of II senator years before
the present indictment was brought
against him In the South Caroliua
courts.
Judge Humphreys decision cou-
cludes: 81 think / am bound TO take
iudieis, cognizance that party organic
alton is one thing and faction to de-
stroy it another. The mos, cruel tyr.
amy would be the application of the
civil forms of law 10 the dominance
and triumph Of the passions of fac
tons. | cannot reconcile my sense OF
duty to give placing manacles and
handouts around and about the indi-
vidual citizen for the purpose of sur
| rendering him bound into the hands
of those who may not he dispassionate
| enough to vindieste the true rights
of the individual, or to those who
| might be led by impsssioued
appeals to the condition of mind
they could not resist. Zeal for the cor
! ree'ion of wtong has often led to the
conviction of the innocent. 1t is the
| duty of the courts to set still, delib, r
ate and with civil procedure throw
their prot lection in such direction as
may curb and control Maynard action.
Let the man be remanded to the body
of which Re is a memb Der; that body
Is legally, constitutionally, morally
and intellectually capacitated to dis
pose of the questions Involved, and to
condemn or acqait. | discharge him
from the arrest of the warrant for his
extradition, ard the same is hereby
ordered.
The vice president and Secretary
sherman visited the white house to.
day.
Orders have been issued from the
war department for the departure for
the Rio Grsnde frontier of a nup Der
of troops in the interest OF peace and
for the protection of the people on the
frontier.
The cabinet considered the bearing
OF the tenure Office act of the recent
action OF the senate IN falling to con-
firm the presidents nominations. No
action was taken, as the president has
had no official notice of the action of
the senate.
1t is the opinion OF the secretary of
the treasury and others that in case.
where officers were suspended and
their successors not confirmed, the
offices revert to the officers suspended.
On the other hand where the former
office-holders either died or their
terms OF Office expired, the offices re-
vert temporarily to the deputies until
new appointments shall be made.
House-Bilis were reported and pass
ell repeating the law disqualifying ju-
rors on account ~ participating in the
reoeilion aud eliminating from the
statutes all provision requiring the test
oath.
A resolution directing the officers of !
the house to force the joint resolution |
prohibiting the sale OF liquor In the
capitol building was adopted.
The bills introduced and referred are
a. follows:
By Mr. Money, of Mississippi
Amending an act relating to the pay