, 1881-01-25
An Apportionment Bill Of the Most
Partisan Character Reported
to the House.
The Pig-ncadcd Dourbons WILL Tet
Force Fillbustcring on the
Electoral Count.



WAs1IISdToS, u. C., Jan. M.-Tho dignity
Of the Senate got black eye from tho Su.
rrenle Court to-day. Just as the members Of
The Committee OH 1nfracted Dignity received
notice tlut the case against the correspondent
who printed the Chinese treaty would come
up tomorrow, an opinion tllut officers OF
either of tue Houses Of Congress could nut
plead thdlbrder Of TINT House rs n protection
from suit for Improper Imprisonment OF
witness was announced In the Supreme Court.
1t wis In the cnsa Of 1IalIett Killburil, Of this
city, who refused to answer In regard
to his private affairs before Con,-
1ntttec, and was Imprisoned b. order
Of tie 1luuse, 1Io- sued far dnn,ayus
for false imprisonment, and the Speaker mid
Scrgcallt-at-Arms set up tho PLEA that they
sent hin tn Jail:
uy oltpEIt or THE House. =:
To this plea kil[burn's COUNSEL delnurred.
This wns Uycrr,llch by tile Court. Ill bnnc,
Chtcf-Justice Carttcr and Justice Nylie dir
senting. nrd Killburn appealed to the Su-
prenlu Court. This tribunal to.ttay decided
that the plea Ut the Speaker mid SefGcRnt-at-
Arans WIS not ynllt, a.tl sent. tic case back>
for trial. When tho rase Of kIllburn was
before the House, md this body orttefed Ills
Imprisonment In Jail for refusing 10 answer
It's Il witness, Justice Cartier released Him
rum tHo cnsto3 VI t"e ilomso' ~ M n'osaa ~,
CORPUS, a! t1e ilonsu saon.a1' sunni. a., t.e a. 10.
opl'''sh u ato 1"pe.o Hon.s '..,. ~. w. pos.'
now presented IS awa'tea WIN SONS lntefes',
~ ~ VIII p1obaDiS t'!1o" souio ''sA1 upoi! ulo
ollatol OF ulo eourt upon 1'e eohs'tunot.
al1tS III tHe III" o'lae! Which ZACH 1iuuso "
Cons1ess cl"''"s 5lsht u laspt'soh "i!nesses 90
LOT HOE h'iS"eeule' at'a u cot'pel e"enl W
answer against ttlelnsol'cs' IL
i. THIS WHOLE sil;tA
OF the secret session ii not e'fee1aa'lS s''own
~ "asans inc p.esent .'''es''s';io'' M ~ W.. "aa
W becaase CORRESPONDENTS wno nNse peell
pt1litI1s tno s"l'e"' po't''s u "'u p1oeeeu'uss
OF EXECUTIVE hesslons lo1 mnhy
years 10 not a''n!so u'o haa'tS "
Tug oeAatofs WHO h"'e mtNea
with the'a on u1ese suo3cce7. IL ~ WY
ttoaotful wl!ethef s'l'sln senator ca'l 20
1olhd Oh elther sue ot lie t'ns1"oet "Ao
litas not NJ tllles 1a'Reu outs'Ae VI u" cAeene
tive session III regard to what WIS aohe IN
side. 10 assume that they tlaso not IS
70 PLAY 4 coNFInEScE GAME
upon the public. Hut tie Senators rest un-
disturbed BY such ai. inquiry Us Inc pfeaelt
one, beea1tso they very Wcl! Know thas IL VIII
be impossible for Alr. ILL TO llha reputable
correspondent who Will give htln ths IN
formation ho Is seeking. II this new battle
goes on, 1t vii! result as the last one ever
tho Treaty OF Washington did, IN the bitter
defeat Of the Senate.
ANOTHER sTEP IN A cktEn1sATEp. CASE. .
To sas 'se.s<Fn A''oetastd Ptt's'
WASHINGTON, u. T., Jan. H.-Ihe aa.
pre'no Court OF the United st"tes ammo l'ncea
duclslon today Ia tho case Of i!ailett hlll-
burn, plaintiff In error. against John q:
Thompson ct al.' brought nefe Dy appeal
from she Supreme Court Of ti'a district OF
Columbla. This "as MI action ot trespass
for assault and imprisonment. In January.
lS7G. Mr. KtllbuEn, tho batntl1 IN error. was
summoned before Committee Of t1e lIouso
| OF Representative" to answer certalh lhtet'
rogatorics with regar.! to tlle so-called real
estate pool "ot tie District, III wll!cfl the
firm Of Jay Cooke 4 Co., who were then
| largely indebted to the United States, wero
su!a to bo Interested. Alr. Killhur'.