The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-03-05

The Supreme Court has refused u wit Of
| habeas corpus IN what are known ~ tho
Kuklux cases of Northern Georgia, Tho
| parties 10 thG cases were tried and convict
| cd last fall OF ntlmldatlng voters lust prior
| 10 tho election Of u member OF Congress
| Justice Miller, speaking for the court, holds
| that the Oilonses ara provided for
| In the revised statutes Tho Government
must have the power 10 protect tho elec'
| liOns, ON which III existence depends, from
violence aud corruption, II can not be
| doubted that Congress has the power 10 pro-
| vide laws for the proper conduct OF tho
| elections Of Representatives, and because II
has for years refruIned from exercising
| these powers they are now doubted, but
they are nevertheless vested In Congress by
| the Constitution,
EADs' slIlP HALLWAY SCHEME
Mr., Forum, u st Louis man. who recent
| ~ returned from abroad 10 his residence IN
| New York, said that hG learned while
abroad that Eads had been unsuccessful In
his efforts 10 got foreign capital Tor his ship
| railway scheme, "Ihere are Ouly two
| places In Europe TO get money for IN enter
| prise VI this sort" he said, "Nnd they arc
London and Paris, The latter place lRs all
| the Investments OF that sort II wants. and
| London capitalists refuse to touch H. Th0y
won't have anything to do with Tho
| scheme,"
"Then this accounts for the introduction
Of u bill IN the Senate, tue other day, EN-
powcrng this Government 10 guarantee tho
bonds for this purposeY
Yes; that's the secret Of H."
| RIVER AND IARnoR EXPENDITURES IN
ILLINOIS
The Secretary OF War has sent TO the
House statement showing tho aggregate
amount OF expenditures ior Tlyor and hNl-
| Dor improvements In the several States Tho
following Is the summary for Illinois; Cal
umet horb0r 52T1 900; Chicago harbOr ST.
J30,30i; Galena River, 100000, Illinois
River, $3.50 1000; Waukogan harbor SiO,'
900.
BUTLER WAS DISAPPOINTED,
Mr, Butler the appointment Clerk In the
| Trousury Department, expected 10 succeed
| John G. New ~ Assistant Secretary and
had rendered his resignation, when he learned
| the Intention OF President Arthur TO ap'
| point Ex-Governor Fletcher OF Missouri
MISS MUTT Will Nor nE pOsfMis"REas,
Postmaster General Gresham says that II
will bo Impossible 10 grant tho request OF
Miss LIzdlo Mutt TO be postmstross OF
| Unlontown, Pa.
HOUSE,,
| pwhon tho House met Monday Mr., wash.
| burn presented u resolution authorizing tho
| Committee ON Nuyal tiluira TO investigate the
| facts connected with the iCaunotto Arctic OK
| pcdlllon aud the stntomont thW the Olllcera
| hnd boon guilty OF lnhuuiun ANA unOlllCOrlku
| conduct, nnd that tho court OF Inquiry had
| refused TO admit valuable testimony, Mr.,
| Mnthburn presented u petition From Dr. ID,
| II, Collins, brother OF Jerome j, COllin9,
Of the Jonnnollo expedition, settling forth
that jerome Collins hud been treated with
| gront lndlgnlty, nnd was hnally placed undor
arrest aud hold 10 until ho died OF starvation
0nd cod on tho bankg OF The Lena hlyor Tho
| petition charges Engnc0r Melville with will
| fully noglootIng 10 obtain information ~ IA
| the condition or location of the Two parties
which were lost ana rolusnH 10 obey the NJ.
roCtiOna OF Lieutenant belong ~ O0mmun
| cate with the ltusiuu authorities whereby
| the entire parties we've lost
| Mr., Caldwell Introduced hlll 10 prohibit
tho importation into the unltod Statoa OF
| pnupor lnbOrcrs, lalkurOnI nnd hugRnra, Mr.,
| HunooOk presented u mrusurv 20 liuudHto tho
| National war drbl IN puld aud silver bullion
| 10 inorohHu the circulation OF National cur
| rent money, nnd 10 establish u merchant
marine, by the issue ui Sl,OlO, UOl OF grOOn'
| bucks Mr. IoWnahOnd moved "a suspend tho
| ruloe and pueH the hll prnslOnInH tue aurylVs
| OrH OF tho MuAichn war Atlor dohhto the
| rulOA wore suspended ANA the bill passed. Nii
| 10 W,
| MIR. Cox IN. W thon moved that tho House
adjourn, HIS purpose beng 10 prevent Mr.,
Converse, making u motion 70 suspend lho
| rulOa ANA consider the I'LL increasing tho
duty ON wool Mr. llcnoh called for tho yeas
/ and nays, but this was not prdOrod, Hnd tho
| vote by tcll0r resulted lOl tO WI In favor OF
| adjournment, Mr Mckinley moved 10 recon.
eldOr the vote by whIch the HOusC refused 10
| order tho yons AMI nays and Mr. Holman
| moved 70 table the lnOllon, lhla was hgfOod
| to--l20 10 llN-nnd tho House stood adjourned,
| This can not DO considered II toHt vote on
Convorao'a proposition, for many atrpng 0p.
| pononu OF that bill voted In tho negative,
| SENATE.
In tho Senate Mr., Vest presented n mono.
| rial from tho memb0m of tho Territorial
Council OF New MoxlOo complaining OF the
| assumption by tho ClOrk OF That Iorrltoy OF
the p0wor 70 designate the mombOra,oloot 70
| tho Legislature, Mr., Harrison offered u roHo
| luton calling upon the Secretary Of War for
information na TO the o1cct Of uoyornncnt
yllo, lnd,, on tho il0od'llno OF tho ryor In
times OF gront lrcehota, Mr. llnynrd oiiorod
resolution lnhlrilollng the commit
the oxpodlQnoy OF preparing ANA cqulpplng u
foundry with machinery proper for the mnn'
uinoturo OF modern artillery OF the largest
onllbor Tho hpnnto thon passed. n number
OF blla providing Tor tho construction OF
SlOO,OOO 0oyornmont buildings NJ l,u crosse
and Oshkosh, Wie, anl uthor places, aud one
authorizing tho purchase, for $4,000, OF
| additional ground for the use OF the
| United StntcH NJ springfield III, Mr.,
Logan thon onllod up tho Military Aond'
| omy Appropriation bill but n mUHHligO hnys
Ing arrived from the House, ME- Logan
gave wny, Ond tho resolutions expressive OF
the rogrct OF the House ~ the doNth Uf the
| lnto Representative lluHkOll were laid before
tho Senate, liOmarka In momOrlnm were
mndo by MoharH Dnwta Co0hrolli Morrill,,
Plumb and ingalls,, the lntlor OF whom puld
high tribute 70 Mr. lluskoll'H sturdy lndunons
donco anu advocacy OF oven unpopular doc
trlnos which hud commended themselves 10
his rouson. The Senate thOn, ON motion OF
| Mr. Plumb, adopted u resolution expressive
OF lts sorrow NJ The death Of Mr. Haskell, aud
NJ once adjourned,
Whom the Sonnto npan mot among the
memorials presented was one by Mr lnRna,
monstrnilng npllnel The paasnnp OF the bill 70.
inetatlnH Eta John Porter, The memorial
ombOdos the resolutions OF The post which
declare that 10 rolnalatO pOrlOr would ho rc'
Enrdod aa M insult by the loyal soldiers who
oboyod with nMorly their superior OF.
nOora In presenting the memorial
Mr. lnRplle remarked that the resolutions
voiced the opinion of nlnU'ionths of the gule
vvlng soldiers OF the War Of the lluhClllnn,
aud IN that opinion ho personally aud COle
daily conpurrod, Mr. Logan, from the Com
mlttoe on Military Affairs reported fnvohhly
Advocate OF the filh John Porter oOurthhie
tlnl OF the secrecy Imposed by tholf oath ua Va
tho vote OF the court
| sa=ssssss=zsssss=s
Asking the Government 10 Create n Mo-
nopoiy.
OTTAWA, Ont, March "A number Of