The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-23
THE HOUSE DEADLOCK
THE SER EReEANT.Ar.ARMs STILL BUSY
[u Ills Search fer the Abseutees- Democratic
Flllsas.eslag 10 Defeat tho Will OF the Major.
itI-rssx and Faneles About tho Assassin x
Gulteau-liailroAi Land Grants. WIZ
Special Dispatch to tho ln,ellIgencsr.

ualteau-Ha'lroAd Land Grants.
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Special Dispatch to tho ln.e!ligencsr.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-Therc was a large
crowd IN the criminal court room to-day tc
near inc decision oil the court in banc In
uulteaus case, although tho nature OF the
decision ias been for several days known,
-FOUR oil The Six judges join in the decision.
Judge COX, whose Judgment was in ques.
'ion, ol course, taking no part in the pro-
ccehlnss nnd Judge WYlie's daties in The
criminal court preventing his sitting with
his associates in bauc. As stated in
yesterdays dispatch, Guiteau does
not exhibit perccptible nervousness.
He seems to have been aware
that on the question Of jurisdiction the
court was certain to decide against him,
yet he still has hopes, or affects to have,
Of at least q reprieve, while Colonel Reed,
his counsel, though quite reticcnt as to his
next step, processes not to have exhausted
all his resources, and hints at "habeas cor
pns' in order to bring his ellen. before The
Supreme court. Colonel Reed said, this
afternoon: 'The sist Of the decision Just
rendered. by the court Is to the effect that
the murder is committed in the place
where the blow was struck, and is based
entirely upon common law. No statute
was cited to remedy the defects Of thelaw.
| nm glad Of that, as it relieves mo Of an
embarrassment III the way OF the action
which l now propose to take. / now pro-
pose to ascertain whether the decision is
the correct one". District Attorney Cork
hill is represented in the papers here rs
saying that he intended to have an
autopsy made upon the body OF Guitcuu,
in order to determine the question
OF his insanity, but he assures your
correspondent, with indignant emphasis,
that no such remark ever escaped his lips.
He denies that lie has ever made the sus-
gestion. In the first place, he says, he has
nothing further to do with Guiteau, dead
or alive, and, in thesecond place, he has no
doubts on the sanity question:; that this is
q matter that was settled in tho trial and he
would be the last person in the world. as
chief prosecutor in the case. to want il nm
settled. There having been no spe-
cial order from the court at the
time the sentence was pronounced
relative to the disposition Of the body
Guiteau is free to do with his mortal re-.
mains lust what he p,eases, II he or his
relatives desire an autopsy 10 he made in
the interest Of science. or in poss;b|e vim.
dication OF the assassin's theory Of ire.
sponsibility, that is their own business
Commissioner I.oriuy ia in RECENT to.dav
Of letter from Mrs. Garfield, in which she
saws: 81 have received tb, beaut;fu,
tributeto the memory Of Cen Garfield ior.
warded by YOUR kindness : from Tho
Massachusetts Republican association of
Washington. Accent NV tt,rts and nro
sent to this association NV rrat;tuae Tho
manner in which the name of tbe Rov
Mark HOPKINS Gen. GurGe,d,s college,
president and most loved and venero,ed
friend, is linked with this memorial adds
much 10 its interest and value 49,,
The action Of the House iudiciary com.
mittee to-day in declaring the land
grants OF the Northern Pacific rail.
road non.forfeitable probably dis.
poses OF Mr.. Cobb's bill and the lapsed
grant question for at least this session.
There were legal points involved in the
case OF this road which do not apply to all
the other roads embraced in Mr.. Cobb's
very proper inquiry, but the feeling seems
to prevail quite largely that It would be
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o 80 p"o," po..'y ~ u's'
turD any OF the railways which
have acquired vested rights through
cran,s have been hu, n,r,;,l,, ,,;,;raa =.
I,.S.,..n,, :. A.. ~ p"' '' ",''."eu ~
'"o 'e. MS VI 'he CONCESSIONS not strictly
complied with. How iar the roads them
selves have influenced this opinion is a
query that will notpr,,Iv h. s,,,oostod h,,
~. .,s-a.,.. - ' .,.N w 'ussssse'' o"'
dispel any suspicion that its members have
ueen Improperly ue''. WIN. Inc Northern
aclne' however, nus hao the pest available
ieE''i .'',el'' III It's service ana Inc railroad
sue Oh inc clse mas never before peen 50 ably
preSen'ee' u, -, w
Inc appo'htment OF 1homas Grliiln, OF
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