The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-04-15
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4 There wss a great Jam to-day at th
court room 10 witness the legal en-
counter over tue Star Route indict
rlents. The prosecution was repre-
sented by Acknowledgement Brewster
, Geo. Bliss, Esq., Hon. Z. I. Merrick
and Dir. Her Of 2 Philadelphia, who dreY
the indictments. Col. Bob Ingersol
appeared as counsel for ex-senator
Dorsey, and Judge Shellabarger ant
JEFF. Chandler, Esq, appeared for Mr.
Brady. The points to be argued and
decided we're nameroas. Col. IngeF
soil enumerated twenty four, To him
good and sufficient reasons, /" why the
indictment against Dorsey should be
quashed. In Gen. Brady's case the
number was slightly less. The motion
to quash was in the form of a demurrer
to the indictments, among the reasons
given being the following First,
That no crime is stated. Second,
4 That the courts cannot supervise a
! purely executive act, or inquire into
the regularity or .propriety of The acts
done by the executive department Of
the Government. Third, That the law.
requires the Postmaster-Cie General 10 re-
port ali the reasons which controlled
him in increasing the service on the
invaded rontes to Congress, which he
did-7his action being approved by
Congress, which appropriated the
money required 10 sustain it. Fourth,
That the Postnaster-GeEeral himself,
and not his first or second assistant or
anybody else, perfarined IKE acts com.
planned o.. If the indictments are
oserruled for either Of the reasone
given, there is an end to the cases.
Col. IngersoIl, il is understood, relics
largely on the inforlnality the indiet-
Inent, claiming that it was not legally
found, Jut il is probable that tits view
Of the matter will not be sustained, as
it would amount in effect to general
jail delivery. It's held By the oppo-
uentsoftbe Colonel's theory that those
who are in Jail are better of there, aud
should remain without inqliging as to
the manner Of their entrance.
The week in Congress has been re- I
markabie for some real debating On
the tariff question, and the end il not
yet. Up to the present time the most
notable speeches on the subject have
been made by Kasson, Carlisle, Drum
nell, and Hewett; other speeches will
be made, and the thoroughness with
which some members arc preparing
themselves for debate indicated a be-
lief on their part that the tariff ques-
ton is no dead issue. We have an
enormous revenue, and the public
treasury is actually stopping over.
There is a disposition 10 spend this |
money, and every member and senator
is trying 70 defect the golden overflow
into his district or state Bills have
been introduced appEoPriatipg over
seventeen millions dollars for the pnr-
pose Of erecting buildings, custom
houses, and postofiices ir insignificant
towns. a townin Florida wants the
United States TO build a postof.ice
worth a quarter Of a million dollars.
The entire State Of Nevada has not a
equal to that Of Washing
ton city, but it has a town demanding,
through two senators andsa representa-
tive, postofiice worth a hundred
thousand dollars. Other little cities
and towns in forty States and terri
tories are making the most exhorbitant
requests for grants from the public
Lreasury. The interests Of this great
country are continually demanding the
appropriation Of large sums Of money
.or improvements for the benefit of
be country At large, and A. is Of the
Utmost Importance that the pnhlic
rsasare should not pc squandered to
gfatify the vanity Or the greed Of /
mall communities. Ia
The Democrats. carried fourteen ont i
+ she eighteen wards ii Chicago, al J
be municipal electiop ont The 4th INST, Z
'Dd i1y sweeping aaioritias that can i
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