The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-22
WASHINGTON.
News Gathered About the Capital
City.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-The Pres
ident has mitigated the sentence of |
of Lieut.-Col. Morrow to suS- |
pension from rank and command with |
loss of pay for one year. and reduction |
of rank to the foot of the list of lieu |
tenant-celcne
The testimony thus far to-day by
the Proteus court of inquiry relates
to supplementary instructions and
shows that Darlington had none but
the original orders, which he obeyed.
Lieut.. Cazaire, whose attention was
called to the statement of Gen. Hazen
that the plan of landing stores at Lit
Teton Island on the way north had
been discussed with officers of the sig
nal service, testified that no such dis
cussion took place in his presence.
Furthermore, he had been informed
by Gen. Hazen that the original draft
of the so-called supplemental instruc-
lions had been given by him (Hazen)
and the secretary of the navy, and
that the movements of the Yantic had
been made conformedly to that plan.
Lieut.. Colwell, of the navy, testified
that the equipment of the Proteus
was miserable, the berths defective
and the boats unseaworthy; in fact,
her owners were about to send her
away for repairs when chartered by
Hazen. The ships compasses were
untrue. The stewards and captain
had no idea of their local deviation;
the officers of the vessel, excepting
Capt. Pike, were young and ineXpe-
rienced in Arctic navigation. The
boats procured for darlington from
the Brooklyn navy yard were miSera-
bly, fitted out.
Appointments: John NJ. Langston,
United States charge d. affairs at
San 20 Domingo; John w. Scott, Isla,
Ks, agent of Indians at the Ponca
and Otoe agency, l. L.
The French and American claims
commission made the following
awards against the United States:
Martial Crotles, New Orleans, $500;
Simon Courage. st. Martins, $500;
Thos. Lafferty, administrator, East
man, $400; Aug. Burleigh, st. Land
ry, $2450; John Petit, New Orleans,
$2486; Jean Lenac, New Iberia, $713;
A. F. Briengus, Iberyille, 1920; L.
| Courcanlaan, Greenville. $500; Jules
and p. d. E. Bourmer, Point Coupe
500; Louis A. Girard, Bayou St
Louis, Miss, $500; Marie E. Fabrey
St. Charles, La, $3.50; Mrs. Eugene
Verdale, New Iberia, $713. The fol
lowing cases against the United
States were disallowed: II. M. A
DePerdreanville New Orleans; Emile
Brun, Ascension; Jas. DeCour, Ibe
rid; Jean Fabatier, Baton Rouge
Jacques Jagon. New Orleans; Eliza
Libert, Fancy Point; Isaac j. Picard
Mobile; Philippe Poetej, Natchi
toches; Fannie L. Triumph, st. John
Baptiste Alphonso Cahrusse, New
Orleans.
No change will be made in thu
standard time of this district at pres
emit.
The commissioner of pensions testi
fed before the grand jury concerning
the fraudulent practices of pension at
torneys, to-day.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Folger ha
called 100000 per cent bonds
The numbers are as follows: Origina
numbers, both inclusive, fifty No. "a
to 1877, 100 No. SAT to 6040, 500 Nc
1854 to 1854, 1000 No. 16,451 to 17,400
and 1856 to 22,665, 10000 No. 24,72
to 1858. Total, 100000.
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$4,000 in the case of Hallett Kilbourl
and others and orders a new trial. II
considers the verdict excessive.
Maj. Nicherson's resignation wa
accepted by the president, to take eli
feet November Is
Justice Harlan, of the United State
supreme court, in his dissenting opin
ion in the civil rights cases, says
sOpinion in these cases proceeds upol
grounds entirely too narrow and arti
fetal in substance and spirit. Th
recent amendments to the cOnStitu
ton have been sacrificed by Subtl
and ingenious criticism of the COZ
stitutional provisions adopted in tn
interest of liberty and for the purpos
of securing thorough national legisla
ton, and, if need be, the rights O
interfering in the states for freedom
belonging to American citizenship
has been so construed as to defeat tn
ends the people desired to accomplish
and which they attempted to accom-
plish and which they supposed the
had accomplished by changes in thei
fundamental law. The court has de
parted from the familiar rule requil
ed in the Interpretation of the COZ
stitutional propositions that all the et
feet be given to the intent with whicl
they were adopted. The power confere
in the thirteenth amendment does NO
rest upon an implication or influence
the power to enforce it by appropriat
legislation was expressly granted
Congress may therefore enact laws
protect colored people against depriy
alton on account of their race, an
civil rights enjoyed by other free me
! in the same state, and such other leg
islation as may be of a direct and pr
mary character, operating upon statei
) their officers and agents, and upo
those welding power under tn
state and national legislature, ma
transpose it. The limits of the col
stitution does for human liberty an
the fundamental rights of citizenshi
what it did, with the sanction of tn
supreme court, for the protection O
slavery and the rights of masters O
fugative slaves was, in every materif
sense, applicable to the practical il
forcement of the fourteenth amend
ent by corporations, inn-keepers an
managers of places of amusement
They are agents of state, becaus
they are amenable to public regulf
tions; but are denied these instru
mentalities of state, to the full RICH
of citizenship, because OF their race
The assumption that the govern
ment cannot, in advance of hostil
laws of a hostile state proceeding
actually interfere, for the protectio
of any rights, privileges and immun
ties secured by the fourteenth amend
ment, is unauthorized by its Language