The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-05
MlscEoESArToS CASE.

Several days ago mention was made in
these dispatches OF the case OF Edward
Kinney and Mary Hall, of Virginia, who
came here to be married, and, upon ,re
turning to Virginia, were sent 70 the peni,
tentiary for five years, under the law
against miscegenation. Kinney is mulat
to, and Mary Is white. Publication Of the
facts drew attention to the outrage, and
to-day the U. S. District Attorney at Nor
folk applied to Judge Hughes, u. S. Dis
trict Judge, for writ OF hdbedS corpus, re-
quiring the parties to be produced in the
U. s. Court. The grounds upon which he
claims that the conviction OF the parties
in the State Court is illegal are that they
having been declared under sanction OF
the laws Of the United States to be lawful
man and wife in the District OF Columbia,
their marriage is valid everywhere, aud
that under recent amendments 10 the
Constitution Of the United States the act
Of the Legislature OF Virginia iorbidding
the intermarriage of colored man and
white woman and rice rerSG Is unconstitu
tional and void. Upon these grounds ap
plication for discharge will be based.
PINAL RESULT OF TIE DEMOCRATIC CAUcusEs
OVER THE EvEro-DIrFIcULrY OF cmnlsrES,
ING THE BABY.
The Democratic members of the House
OF Representatives to-day held another
caucus, and determined on line OF action
in regard to the army appropriation bill
and agreed upon the exact terms OF g
measure 10 be separately passed in lieu o.
the Sixth Section, it being also agreed
that all consideration OF the remainder oil
the bill shall be deferred until that indie
pendent political measure shall have beer
acted upon by the President. It will pro
vide in substance that Sections 1902 and
zoos OF the Revised Statutes shall not be
construed as authorizing the presence O
United States soldiers at the polls, except
under orders OF the President to repel
armed enemies Of the United States, or il
pursuance Of the Constitutional require
ment upon application Of the Legis
lature Of State (or Govern
or when the State Legislature can no
be convened) to repress domestic violence
The bill was accompanied with shor
preamble. Among thetitles suggested fol
the bill were the following: "Bill to Pro
tect the Ballot-Box from Military Inter
ference" Bill 10 Prevent the Army and
Navyfrom Interfering with the Freedom o
Elections" Bill to Prevent Control o
Elections in States by the Army and NAVY
OF the United States" and "Bill to Pre-
vent the Use OF the Army at the Polls, and
to Promote the Freedom OF Elections" /
is understood that the title finally adopted
is, "Bill to Prevent Interference by thu
Army with Elections" The action takeI
by the caucus Is substantially in accord
ance, with the amended report" present
ed to-day by the committee 10 whom tn
whole subjectwas recommitted yesterday
UNIVERSAL PEACE UNION.
The President received the Universe
Peace Union to-day, and in reply to an ad
dress said:
at is hardly to be expected that shoult
make any formal reply to the address jus
delivered to me, or TO the remarks jus
made. As q matter Of course, any repl,
upon matter OF such importance should
to be Of value, be carefully and maturel
considered.
"As have not yet given this subjeC
careful consideration, aud not caring :
reply on the. spur OF the moment, ! vii
not make any formal answer. will say
however, that with the general sentimen
which Is the foundation OF all such move
ments l am heartily in favor. That's, per
haps, all l should say. / am very glad t
have met you"
The delegates wished the President I
understand that his prevention OF the or
croachment on the lands Of the Indians i
the Territory, and observance Of treatic
with the Indians, met with the stron
support and appreciation Of oil well di.
posing people Of the country. The Presi
dent said: at is certainly gratiticatio
to me to know you take sides with us i
that matter. The stand we have take
will bc made fact. The question Of ho'
, to deal with the Indians is always one {
difficulty. 1t should be met honestly an
with integrity in carrying out our treatit
with them. The God.given golden ruI
should he our guide in dealing with thel
! -'Do unto weaker Nations as we woul
, have the stronger do unt9us. The. .yisito
then retired.
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