Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-22

day tha5 IucEer has ylelted his preference. ar
viii be second to Chairman Morrison. The lat
est eoast OF this committee is as follows = en-
| ocrats: Morrison, Tucker, Hewitt of New York
Hurd, Mills, Willis and Blount. Republicans
Kelley, Kasson, Mckinley Hiscock, and Ander
son. All but one of the Democrats named ant
Messrs. Hiscock and Anderson are low tariff
men. Leading Republicans recognized this al
a strong committee to produce conservative re-
vision of the tariff. Mr. Morrison is under
stood to be perfectly satis fed with the compo
sition of the committee, add does rot anticipate
any antagonism that will impede the work in it
| Western Associated Press.
| THE CASE WILL NOT BH OPENED.
| WAsa1Naroz, Dec. 21.-Judge Hart has
refused the petition of District Attorney
Mcconnell, asking him to lift the stet en-.
tered against Samuel Ruth, convicted OF
| embszzling over 100000 while cashier OF
the Washington Savings bank. Judge
Hart's refusal to open the case again is re-
garded as virtual acquittal of Ruth, who
is now living in Chicago.
THE LATE JUDGE JARE BLACK.
A meeting of the bar was heli in the su.
prene court room to-day, to take appre-
pirate action in respect to the death OF
Judge Jere Black. Senator Edmsnds wa.
called to the chair and Mckinney was
chosen secretary. Ealogistic addresses
were delivered by Merrick, Emery, Ashton
and W. 81. Smith, Senators Bayard, Vance
and Garland, and Representative Hopkins.
Resolutions expressive Of the aigh charac-
te. Of the deceased, and the great loss to
the country sustained by his death, were
adopted.
SUITS AGAINsT PsNsIoN ATTORNEYS.
The grand jury came into the criminal
court to-day, aad presented indictments
against the pension attorneys, Nathan W =.
Fitzgerald. Samuel G. Fitzgerald and An
drew B. Webb, for the Illegal use of the
mails, and for devisipg scheme to de-
frand the widows of soldiers. Col. Cork
hill called the attention OF the court to the
fact that marked copies OF paper con.
tanning an assault upen himself had beer
| ssnt to all the meabers of the grand jury
for the purpose of influencing thei1
action. In tho case of n. W. Fitzgeral6
he read the article referred to, which
| was addressed to the district
attorney, and signed N. W.
Fitzgerald. It criticized the district al.
| torney's conduct in attempting to prose
cute pension attorneys, and as to his ap-
pearing as attorney IN the libel suits
brought by Fitzgerald against certain
newspapers. It is true your honor, said
| Corkhill, when he had finished reading
that am the attorney of the Globe Dem
ocrGt and Cincinnati Commercial Gaz cite,
but have the right to appear profession
ally in these cases. Judge Wyiie read the
section providing that persons attempting
to influence the action of a grand Jury or
petit jury by writing or reading letter,
| to-, shall be punished by fine of not
more than $1,000, or by imprisonment of
not more than six months, or both. He
said this is matter proper for the inves-
tigation of the grand jury. The particu-
lar ofense here is an attempt to interfere
in the Investigations Of court of justice,
in matter pending, 80, under this statute
it must be the sender of the letter who hes
offended. You have the power of summon
ing witnesses, and if after examining them,
yoa ascertain who sent the papers, and
come 10 a conclusion that it's intended
effect was to interfere with your delibera-
tions in the matter, that party is liable to
an Indictment. The court gives you this
matter in special charge, at the instance
of the attorney Of the United States. Col.
Corkhill took out bench warrants for the
defendants, returnable on Jan. 2.
An order is issued establishing tweed ally
exchange of through registered pouches between
the pestmasters IF indianapolis, Ind, and
Washington, D. c., to go into effect on Monday,
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