The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-30
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WAsHIsoroS, April %, 1873
eEcRxTARY M'cRARy ON THE FLORIDA DE-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FRAUDS THROUGH
QUE THE COUNTRY ASSUMED AS AN OFFSET.
TIE Secretary Of War returned yesterday morning
from Fortress Monroe, and, having boon absent from
tho city during the recent period OF Florida confess
siops ana Developments friend Of tno Secretary had
an informal conversation with him about these mat
esrs. Secretary MoCrasy spoke freely and frankly
shc subject The following reports substantially
be sad:-
II II were practicable enter into a thorough and
charges or frauds, violence and intimidation IN
necsion with tho Presidential election OF 1876 tho
ncniy Satisfactory to the republican party. sucn al
investigation as this speak OF would undoubtedly
:. Louisiana, Florida and South Carolina wero at.
tempted TO be carried for Mr.. Tidcu, but also
rage IN several other Southern ss Whereby ono sno
viii Of their people was smotnered parayzed. bull
thorough and impartial invsssgss,on Would br ring
to light some things concerning tho election in New
Yor. New Jersey. Connectlcus aud Indiana, not to
speak OF oregon, which would startle and cnghtcn
the country.
Ho added that tho general view on this point put
forth BY Mr. Adams In hts HERALD interview was wise
and slatesmanlikc. aud continued
TINS full and impartial investigation 10 impracca-
bic, and any other would be utterly unsatisfactory
The result OF the election In Louisiana Florida is
% irrcvocabIy settled that In Massachusetts or
Iowa Tho constitution has left the FINAL settlement
with tho Stntcst emscives aud they all spoken
according to tho constitution and laws. II we may
may as TO aL This is perfectly understood by tho
democrats and they aim only 10 mako poiit
In this tney must Inevitably fan Tho people under
stand pretty wcll tho facts Tho election ana
carried either OF tnc republican states counted Tor
The republicans, not 10 mention some that wero
counted for the democracy.
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secroarys iricnd to correspondent This Is tho
rrst uttsrance tho administration sido on tho
subject, and Is Interesting on that account
THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRD ARTICLE or
wAn-How THE STATUTE OF LIMITATION
AGAINST TRIAL ny COURT MARTIAL is yIo-
LATED BY THE wAn DEPARTMENT..
Senator Maxey, OF Texas, to whom vas rcfcrrcdtno
Senate bill introduced by him amend tho 1881 arr
tice OF war; contained IN the Revised Statutes 10
preparing elaborate report tho subiccs, which
will presented to tho M,inary COMMITTEES to-uor.
row for their action. The article referred to IL
statute or limitation against trial by martial
and rs . reenactment OF tho Law Of 1914, which de-
clarss that officer enlisted man shall
DO iricd by court martial for any offence
committed moro than two years bcforo proceedings
shm have been Instituted, unless trial rccn pro-
vented by reason OF the accused person having aL-
vonted himself beyond tho jurisdiction tho authori-
ties II would that tho article Is plain enough
but tho fact that there imprisoned IN tho
military prisons NJ Fort Leavcnworth, Kan, and
Aicatsss Island, CAL, between two and three
nuDdrcd men. who have boon tried aud
scntesccd for tho dcsertion, whose offence
vas committed from two to fifteen years prior
70 charges being proorred against then Al different
Zines scch havo been appealed 10 the authori-
Mes hose, bas without effect although three different
Attorneys Genorai have gwen written opinions 10 tho
effect that such trials grossly improper and
Illegal In spite OF these opinions the War Depart
mont directed that descrcrs should DO tried even
sfor ton years, and largo numbers havc been tried
ana imprisoned tho ground that az tho mill.
,ary authority OF tho government extends 10
every portion Of tho United statcs n descrtor
has not absentcd himself beyond the Jurisdiction Of
tho authorities unless II proved that no boon on
foreign territory IL IL also held that tho crime of
deserton 10 continuous and that tho OF dcseion
10 repeated each day tho soldier s absent unawfully
from his proper post Of duty tho date he surren.
ders 10 tho military authorities "a npprchcndcd
Tho question has for several years excited grave dis
uussion among army officers, aud Is now brought 70
tho attention Of Congress through letter written to
Benator Msxoy by Judge Advocate General Dunn.
THE DISTRICT SCHOOLS SAFE.
Tho bill appropratina funds TO keep tho District
schools In operation passed both houses this after
noon Commissioner Bryan, who has been absent
from the city, returned this morning and Immediately
went TO the Capitol represent tho necessities OF tho
schools, and bill being drawn. u was a. onco passed,