Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-18
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Especial Telegram to the Globe
WASHINGTON, April 17.-Secretary Robe
son was very angry person to-day. He
had come to Washington expressly to make
an argument before Secretary Folger in
the matter of the complaints of the Ameri-
can pottery manufacturers against the de-
cision of the customs division, and the
judge had left the city. Secretary Folger
could we'll be excused for leav-
ing the city, as he has two
children, both of them seriously i'll with
consumption, and they we're reported the
last of the week to be worse.
THE PorTERs' GRIEVANCE
The customs division has declared that
section of the new tariff law went into
immediate operation on the passage of the
bill, while the rest of the Law does not until
July 1. The consequence has been, the
potters say, to give the importers great
advantage on account of the opera
tions of the inland transportation
charges, etc. The purpose OF Mr.. Robe
son and of Representative Brewer,th the New
Jersey potter, who are here to induce Sec
retary Folger to reverse the decision of
Chief of Customs James, which was ap-
proved by Acting Secretary French. The
argument of Robson will be that it was
the purpose of the trainers of
the law that it should all
go into effect at once, and to declare
that the law can commence in this piece
meal manner is to make a decision which
favors foreign importers as against the
American manufacturers.
AN INTERESTING DECISION.
The supreme court decided the Wall case
to-day adversely to The petitioner. The
facts are that Wall is accused of having
been one of mob who took from the Jail
of Hillsborough county, Florida, negro
named John and hung him for the crime
of attempting to violate the person of a
young female. Upon this allegation Wall
was cited before the United States circuit
court of the southern district of Florida,
and although he denied counseling, en-
couraging or assisting the mob, the court
proceeded in a summary manner to disbsr
him from all his rights as an attorney and
counselor of the court. Mr. Wall there
upon petitioned to the United States su-
preme court to issue writ of mandamus
to the court below demanding his restora-
ton to his rights and privileges
as an attorney. The case for
the petitioner was most
ably argued by Senator G. w. Jones, Of
Florida. 1t was urged that Wall had never
been indicted or tried for the offense &C.
cording to the law of the country and thai
the United States circuit court had no iur
isdiction to try him even for the purpose
of disbarring him. It was admitted tha
an attorney may be struck from the rolls
first, for breach of the rules of the court
second, for breach of his official duties, anC
third, for such crimes and misdemeanor
as may affect his moral character, but tina
in the third class of cases courts canno
proceed in the ordinary way and that ther
ought always to be previous conviction
before the courts can interfere.
Judge Bradley delivered long opinion
maintaining the right of
! JUuS0 " thuS doCcIIdlA gum on
to punish without trial by jury. His ar
gument went on the theory that an acquit
tai by jury was not conclusive of man
innocence, and that a Judge, even of dii
ferent tribunal, might punish him by de
priving him of his livelihood. Justic
Field dissented in very able and vigo1
Gus opinion, in which he maintained ths
before any such punishment could be in
, ficted the party was entitled to trial b.
7 jury, and that the court had n
right in advance of such a tris
to pass upon his case, and thus Great
I prejudice which would prevent an III
/ partial trial. Judge Field in his opinio
5 cited the decision of the supreme court
the case of the Missouri test oath, where
was held that the constitution was violate
a by punishment without trial before a
a impartial jury.
:, TIE ARCHITECT INVESTIGATION.
Western Associated Press.
. WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE sessions {
. the committee to investigate th
charges against Supervising Architet
Hill, of the treasury department
. Will be held with open door
y Newspaper men and other interested pa
S ties are invited. The charges will be rea
/ tomorrow, and the investigation propt
begin Monday. The charges preferred b
Representative Murch were made pul
lic to-day. The papers are drawn up