Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-19

ing except go far as may be necessary to-
protect, in some degree, those in the pub
lie service against exactiOns through fear
of personal loss. If there were no other
reasons for. legislation of this charac-
ter than such as relate to the
protection of those in the public service
against unjust exactions, its constitution
atty would in our opinion be clear, but
there are others to our minds equally good.
If persons in the public employ may be
called on by those i'll authority to contrib
ute from their personal income to the ex-
penses of political campaigns, and a re-
fusal may lead to patting good men out Of
service, liberal payments may be made a.
ground for keeping poor ones in. So, too
if part Of the compensation received
for public services, must be contributed
for political purposes, it is easy to see that
an increase of compensation may be re-
CURED to provide means to make contribu-
tons, and that in this way the government
itself may be made to furnish indirectly
the money to defray the expenses of keep
ing political party in power that hap
pens to have for the time being control of
the public patronage. Political parties
must always necessarily exist under g re-
publican form of government, and when
considerable extent on party success,
DESTROYS of keeping the party to which
they belong in power. The statute we are,
now considering does not interfere with.
this. The apparent enc of congress will
be accomplished if it prevents those in
power from requiring help for such pur-
poses as a condition TO continued employ
ment. In our opinion the statute under
which petitioner was convicted is Constitu-
tional Other objections urged to the de-
tention cannot be considered in
this form of proceeding. Our
enquiries in this class of
cases are limited 10 such objections as re-
late to the authority OF the circuit court to.
render Judgment by whi:h prisoner is
| held. We have no general power to re-
view the judgments of inferior courts of
the United States in criminal cases by
| the use of the writ Of habeas corpus or
otherwise. Our jurisdiction is limited to
| the single question o. the power Of the
court TO commit the prisoner for an act
for which he has been convicted. We think
the commitment in this case was lawful
and petitioner is consequently remanded to-
the custody of the marshal for the South
ern district of New York.
Justice Bradley read dissenting opin-
| ion IN which he took the ground that con-
gress had no constitutional power to enact
law forbidding an employe of the gov
| eminent to associate himself with others
for the promotion Of the politiral opinions
which he entertained. Or make such dispo-
sition Of his private means as he should
think tit. Justice Bradley said he did not
approve Of enforced political assessments,
| fhOnChf l.
present law to prevent such assessments.
had deprived the individual citizen of one
of his inalienable rights, and so doing had
overstepped the limits of its constitutional
authority.
Prof. Newcomb, naturalist of the jean
nette expedition, referring to the state
Inent of the Russian officer to the effect
that the death of Capt. De Long and par
ty was due to killing their dogs and to
their neglect to carry fowling pieces, said
when the dogs were disposed OF. it was a
question of stowage room and provisions
for the men or dogs. Naturally the men
were first considered. AS to fire arms I
would say that besides Remington and 9TH
er rifles each officer, excepting myself had
Remington breech loading shot guns some
of them fitted to auxiliary rifle barrels,
and more than once shot enough for
whole ships company. Noros says there
was no room for them all, so we selected,
ten of the best dogs and the rest
were killed. The ten saved we're
distributed in three boats, but we could
not keep them there. They would jump
on the ice and drift off. We would try
to coax them back, but it was 10 use.
Melville says the Russian officer Is talk
ing of something he don't know anything
about. He is talking about a country he
was never in, and of land about which
he knows nothing.
The house committee on appropriations
completed the army bill late this after
noon. It amounts in round numbers to
$23,000,000 and is $16OO,O0O less than the
current year. The bill recommends a re-
ductlop Of aides and also that no officer
be assigned according to his brevet rank.
The Centerville National bank, of
Centerville, Ia. is authorized to begin
business with capital of 100000.
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