Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-11-26

government va. the Union Pacific
Railroad Company. Judge Dillon OF
New York was ala, present ~ counsel
Tor the COmpHUy IL has been agreed
that the question 10 be argued shall be
what constituted the net earnings of
the main lineof the road under the
Thurman act and what IL fair COM
pensationfor the government to pay
the company for the tram portation OF
malls. The counsel for the railroad
company are OF the opinion that the
case viii occupy two or three weeks.
Meeting of tho Committee ON ApprOprla.
tiona.
The house committee on Rppropria-
lions met to-day at the capitol TO map
out their work for the next session.
Chairman Randall, and Ellis, Town-
shend, Follett aud Ryan were present,
aud Keifer, Holman and Furney were
represented by othere. Estimates for
six annuallolls, thepost-ofilue, the Luz
dian, the consular, inc DIPLOMATS, the
army and navy and the military
academies were placed I'm the hands of
| sub-cUmmitt, en-, and IL IL expected
that one or two OF these measures will
| be In readintss for consideration by
the whole committee when the
session begins Monday. The Hub-di-
vision committees as agreed upon TO-
dav are as follows;
| For the legislative, executive aud ju-
diclal bill: Holman, Hancock and Can
non.
For the sundry civil bills Randall,
Forney aud r. an.
The army bill; Fornoy, Townshend
/ and II atfaF
The navy bill: Hutohlns, Randall
and Long
The post-ollice bill: Townshend, Hol-
man aud Hurr
The Indian bill; Ellis, Holman and
Ryan.
The consular and diplomatic bill;
Burnes, rownshend and Washburn.
The military academy bill: Keller,
FOrney and Ellis.
The District Of Columbia bill: Fol
lett. Hutchlns and Cannon,
Thu Judiciary bill: Randall, Burnes
and Long
The Qualifications bill; Horr ellis
and Hancock
Mr. Randall will have "A conference
with the secretary Of the navy to-mor-
row on the suhiecl Of navy appropri-
atiOns for the fiual six months Of tie
current il-Cal year. II IL thought
probable that last years appropriation
will be continued for that period
as was done last session for six
months from July I, and that the
question OF making an appropriation
for the prop ieed new cruisers, on which
the two huue, came 20 deadlock last
session, will be left for the next con-
gress. Mr. Randall, however, would
not express AN opinion on this subject,
I or AS 10 any part OF the policy OF the
committee, remarking that he did not
know what would be- done.
The president has appointed George
Mellish ~ postmaster Of Fowler, Ind.
Attorney Gsnaral Browstsr's Report.
In bis annual report, Attorney Gen
eral Brewster suggests that all accounts
OF the supervisors ~ election be placed
under the examination OF the district
attorney or his sworn assistant, and
they must then be forwarded 10 the
proper department for further exam
| inAlion, II necessary. These laws
are Of the highest Importance
70 the general welfare, and their
proper execution IL q matter Of prime
necessity. On the other hand II In a
great public wrong 10 he guarded
\ against by appropriate legislation.
The attorney general dir cts the at
tsntion OF coDpress to the want OF
, proper legislation for criminal
eases In preparing indictments.
4 He says hat for oiitnses
/ against the United States it is found
/. M cessary ~ follow the common law
} forms with all the ifchnicalities of
verbority, descriptions, repelitions
J and ftcisions aud precision statements
3 formerly required. whereby that which
& should he simple and conciee becomes
d lengthy and painfully con-
g fused mass Of descriptions and
I allegations wholly ubinteIllgible
y 70 tue defendeDt who II called upon 10
answer, or 10 u jury selected 10 try the
case. To leduce pleading 10 plain and
= comprehensive facts would serve 10 the
advantage Of the government and the
defendant. There - no reason Why
an indictment should not he Adjudged
/, IN good and sufficient law without
: the charges Of crime substantially In
: the Language OF the act prohibiting the
i G.ims Rn@ prescribing tue punishment,
. or 40 plainly that the nature OF the
j OfIeDsa charged may be- easily under
/ stood by the Jury When II II Deets-
a sary 10 make aveTment Of any printed
or written instrument, as The lnw now
stauds such instrument must be
copied into the indictment. with literal
Ie exactnsss equal 70 Photographic repro
a ductioD. Tue ouiFriOn Of word that
A appraTs almost uHdscernlble among
. the liues and iiourishea created by the
a skill Of the eDgrnveT or penman would
"a he fatal defect that might enable the
\. guilty man b. escape punishment.
n The attorney central points OIL
u the evil omission and de
5 fects Of the law Ia casol
4. 81 murder, larceny, demuueTa, mo.
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