Morning journal and courier., 1882-05-01
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. T'IHIl 1'ARIFF BILL. Business for the House
 this Week. THE NATIONAL BANK ACT TO FOLLOW CONSIDERATION OF THE
 FORMER. Internal Machines in New York. Deadly Packages Sent Through
 the Mails.
Internal Machines in New York.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

the MallSs
 THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. The Work of Congress-TariT and Nn-
 tionaI Banks to be Considered This
 Weel-PenntIess Mary Walker-The
 Xilbourn Verdict Set Aside.
 WASHINGTON, April 3O.-The House, it is expected, will take up the tariff commission bill this week and probably spend the whole week on it before acting on other election business This was agreed on early last week as 6 compromise between friends of the bill and southern Republicans, who were clamoring for action on the contested cases. The friends of the bill felt that the bill, if it is to pass, ought to become 8 law at once in order that the President may have some time to appoint the commission so it can get to work soon. It is not improbable that the bill extending national bank charters may be taken up before the election cases are re- sumed. The opposition on the Republican side to give opportunities to amend has been in measure withdrawn, andit is quite prob able date may tomorrow be fixed for con- sideration of this bill It is also expected that an effort will be made to suspend the rules tomorrow and concur in the Senate amendments to the Chinese bill on which lit tie debate is expected.
 committee of the Garfield club of New York who reached here to day with @ mile long petition for Mason's pardon will present the petition to the President to morrow. The intention was to wait until after the Supreme Court action was announced. but this was owing to transformation, the Supreme Court having adjourned until May g. The Presi- dent is known to have decided to take no ac- tion until the case is out of court.
 General Floyd King, who has been recog nized as the head of the Mississippi flood and relief movement in the House, desires to re port that he will try and get the Senate six millions bill through on suspension of the rules. The committee having provided for contingency in the river and harbor bill he will ask the reference of the Senate bill to them, and as they are likely to get the floor on the appropriations after thls week the Mississippi valley members are willing to trust it in their hands.
 In rendering his decision in'the Kilbourn case yesterday setting aside the verdict Judge Mac Arthur said that the injury complained of was one which entitled at the hands of the jury to a full consideration and an ample V9rulCG. EVeu uhu tuo V6rOlcG DeCu ldES ESoI the court would not interfere, but 1t seemed that the jury did not heed the instructions They were told that it was not a case for eX emplary damages and that public considera- tions should not enter into their verdict. He thought that the jury were sympathetic, and he could trace, he thought, their actions to the very powerful appeal made to them The testimony admitted as to the plaintiffs health and the injury to h h1,oI of aoo and he could not resist the impression that it had augmented the verdict. It appeared to him that plaintiff was entitled to compensa- ton for health, &c., and had the verdict been reversible he would have sustained it. Mr. Kilbourn had vindicated great principle, and he thought that now Congress knows that it should keep itself in proper limits. In this respect Mir Kilbourn had done a ser vice to the country and to Congress itself. With the highest possible appreciation of the services of plaintiff, he thought that the jury ! had gone far beyond hat he was entitled l to. The court was not blameless in the mat ter. In view of the general character of the testimony he was of the opinion that the in- structions were disregarded. He would 1 therefore set the verdict aside.
 1 Now that the Kilbourne verdict has been l set aside it is ascertaiued that there would | have been strong opposition in Congress to l mnking good to ex Sergeant at Arms Thomp- son the $1OO, 900 damages awarded. It is ex- pected that judicial knowledge of this fact prompted the setting aside of the verdict, 1 though it is pretty we'll understood the court would have sustained an award of about $4O l GOO for the sake of teaching Congress to be moro careful hereafter. l The appointment of Dr. Mary Walker to a position in the pension office has been made by Secretary of the Interior Teller in conse- l quence of the strong representations made to him as to the destitute circumstances of the | lady.
 The conference report on the postofice ap- propriation bill, which was agreed to yester l day in the House, states that the amount ot I money in dispute between the two Houses l was $44O,OOO. The Senate recedes from | amendments amounting to $S33O, 900, while I the House agrees to amendments amounting to $110,000. The franking privilege amend
 ment is rejected, and the amendment increas ing the appropriation for special mail facili ties is agreed to, with an amendment so as tc read as follows For necessary and specla facilities on trunk lines, $6OO, ,O0O said facil-
 it1es to be extended as far practicable tC
 the principal cities of the United States.
 Augustus M Soteldo, charged with having
 murdered his brother, Antonio M Soteldo
 on February 9th last, was arraigned in the
 criminal court to-day and pleaded not guilt.
 to the charges of murdering his brother ant
 of assault with intent to kill Clarence M
 Barton. The prisoner was remanded fol
 trial
 The naval friends of Lieutenant Danen
 hover are preparing to give him reception
 on his arrival home, which is expected abou
 June l.
 Assistant Secretary New returned to-nigh
 in company with number of prominent h
 dianians who say they have promises fror
 the President. Colonel Friedly expects tn
 solicitorship of the Postoffice department an
 several important consulships are asked
 further part of Indiana's share.