Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-27
DELAYED T~ELEcRAMs.
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suTltu tNe ulscuSSlOu Vi tue MASSACHUSETTS,
contested election case, Dean against Field.
A number of members Of congress, friends
Of the president, called upon him this morn
ing with reference to the speech Of Senator
Howe. They all expressed more feeling in
the matter than the president himself, and
suggested that the speech ought to be an
swered, fearing that to permit it TO pass in
silence might be the admission Of its entire
truth. The president took = different view,
placing himself on the ground that what he
had done in the way of official action wa
based on his sense of right, without think.
ing for = moment what might be the result
as affecting him personally. He was OPP
posed to public response, preferring that his
acts should be the best Interpretation of his
motives and principles. He had sought t,
perform his duty, and with this he was con-
tent, no matter how others, with prejudiced
minds, might view his conduct. All would
recollect, he said, how bitterly Senator Howe
had denounced President Lincoln toward
the close Of his first term, and low others
sought to prevent Mr.. Lincoln from being
nominated for a second term. But, notwith-
standing all this, he was renominated, and
became more popular than ever, the people
having become better acquainted with him
and appreciated his conduct more. Presi-
dent Hayes was perfectly willing to be
judged by the same tribunal. The president
does not appear in tie least disturbed by
Senator Howe's speech, believing time will
fully vindicate him.
Among these who called were Senators
Matthews, Hoar. c meron. Of Wisconsin,
and Ferry, and Representative McCook, Of
New York.
Washington, March 2G-The house
adopted, yeas 1877, nays ia, the resolution
making the tariff bill a special order for
Thursday, April 4th, and from day to day
thereafter, until the bill is disposed OF. The
republicans voted almost exclusively in the
negative, as did also the Pennsylvania mem
bers.
Mr.. Blaine spoke to-day in regard to the
appointment Of Delfosse on the Halifax
commission. He called the attention Of
the senate to the fact that the corresron-
dence recently published, more than justi-
fed all he SAID regarding the extraordinary
efforts of Lord Granville to force Defosse
upon our government.
U. S. VS.. s. J. TILDEN
;. New York, March %26.-Judge Blackford,
in the United States district court, gave a
decision to-day in the suit of the United
J States against ex.Gov. Samuel j. Tilden, to
recover some $3.50, 900 income tax, alleged
due the government. The suit was brought
8 in the United States district court when Mr.
} Tilden was a democratic candidate for presi.
> dent, and it was alleged that it was only
!, brought for political purposes. The coun.
sci for Mr.. Tilden set up the demurrer, and
, the case was argued at great length. Judge
Blackford's decision is quite lengthy, and
cites innumerable authorities, the principal
of which are United States supreme court
!, decisions in the Dollar Savings bank case
and Rhode Island case. lately decided by the
supreme court. He ~sustains the defendants
. dem'r to the first count in the complaint, on
; the ground that in the year covered by this
count, Mr.. Tilden had made return of his
income. and paid the tax on such return.
On the other election counts in the complaint,
he ~sustains the plaintiffs, United States, in
their demurrer to answer, of the defense,
holding virtually that the government was
+ not bound by the action Of the United States
assessor, as its agent, and that Mr.. TiIden
was required to make, him. ell, the return
Of his income, which he had not done. The
case is now to proceed to trial by jury, on
the question of the amount of the income of
Mr.. Tilden during the year in which he
made no return himself. In three years,
Mr.. Tilden allowed the United States asst s.
sor to make a return, and paid the tax on
such return, together with a penalty Of FIVE
per cent, but this count holds that that was
not sufficient. 1t is likely that Mr.Tilden's
counsel will appeal the case to the United
States supreme court.
TELEGRAPHIC BREv1TIEs.
Cincinnati, March 26.-Adyices from a
number of localities in the Ohio valley,
lower lake region, indicate-owing to the
fact that there had been no rains the past
week or more-that the severe cold weather
Of Sunday night and Monday, has not utter
~ destroyed the fruit crop, as was feared.
At least, in the Ohio vallev-in the north
ern portions,-in many instances the crop
was seriously damaged.
+ j. NJ. Hooker, banker, Lexington, KY,
; suspended yesterday. Liabilities $l32, 600
assets $4,000.
Logan Hooker also failed. Liabilities
. 10000; assets $4,000.
Chicago, March 26.-A meeting Of the
Methodist Minister. Of the northwest, was
y held here to day, and a report vas submit.
d ted by the management Of the Garrett Bibli.
: cal institute, showing that the endowmen,