The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-03-19
WASHINGTON.
The Session Of the Senate Likely
90 TO End This Week.
Tho Supreme Court DeoldeA that Con-
gress Alone Can Regulate Inter-
t. State Commeroe-Teller and
Van wySls At II Again.
No NOMINATIONS.

~ W AAitlNl 0thbh tllNN llb pllNhttl1 lulu
some Senators who called on him that he
did not lntond sending any nominations 10
the Senate except the few that were actual
ly necessary as assistant Cabinet officers, II
hc had any changes 10 make he would
make them later All OF this dsgustS
oOlccseekers, WHO have been waiting here,
hnd many o. them arc preparing 10 leave
for hcmu tonight Tho indications thlsaft.
ernoon ponL 10 an early adjournment OF
thc Senate perhaps by Saturday next II
seems likely that none Of the OllIcis outside
OF Washington, save where the terms have
actually expired, are 20 be filled 0t present
coNMERcE BETWEEN STATES,
WASHINGTON, March IA decision
was rendered IN the supreme Court Of the
United States yesterday In tho case Of the
Cooper Manufacturing Company Of Mount
Vernon, o. plaintiff In error against Fer.
gusOn N Harrison, IN error 10 tho Circuit
Court Of The Un,l0l States, District Of
Colorado, The following Is an abstract Of
the decision.
"Tuis IN suit brought by tho manufactur.
ing company To recover u sum OF mOnOy al
legged 20 bo duo 10 on u contract for machinery
70 b1 fnrn shed Ferguson a Harrison, defend
ants arm dong business IN Colorado,
iNIbuHun q ilHIllhOn htl UP lHt NtlOlht lnhl
The Manufacturing company In making tho
contract, was doing business In Colorado
pnlawiuy. since tho constitution and
lava OF that state prohibited foreign
corporations from trnnAnotlng business
ihoro, unless thoY filed II certificate with the
Secretary OF State aud Oponol u regular OllOo
orprnolpnl pluoo OF business Tor tho state,
aud put u IN chargo OF u duly authorized
ppclt This Court holds that the dofonso OF
Ferguson " HdrrfOn h not good,
innsmgoh s u IL not SHOWN that the manu-
Featuring conpun had any other business
transaction, or intended 10 have any, In Colo,
rado, than this particular ono The statutes of
tho state, tho Court holds can not ho
construed 20 Impose upon II foreign corpora.
ton llmtulions0 lts right To mako contracts
IN u sulio Tor tho carrying on Of commerce
between States, for that would DO M invasion
VI the exclusive right OF Congress % regulate
Eo o9lnm9lcg among the several
htntea, lho prohibition against doing amy
business can not therefore, DO literal
N interpreted. Reasonably construed
the Constitution and statutos OF Colorado for.
bid not the doing OF single act OF business In
tho state, but the carrying on of business by
foreign corporntion without tho ding OF u
cortlilcaio and the appointment OF All agCui
as required by the statato The Judgment
al tho Court below IN reversed and tho cause
remNndod for further proceedings"
TEXAS LANDS RESTORED 10 PUBLIC DOMAIN
WASHINGTON, MNrch l7.-.Sccretary La.
mar has directed that tho usual notice be
published informing the public that the for
feited Texas Pacific lands have beon restored
TO the public domain by the net OF February
rs, 1885, and that they arG now open for
entry and sale under the General Homestead
and Presumption Land laws.
RED CLOUD CALLS on SECRETARY LAMAR.
WASHINGTON, March i7.--Rod Cloud
called and had nm Interview yesterday with
Secretary Lamar He asked for the removal
Of Agent McGiIlcuddy alleging dishonest
practices on the part OF the agent Socro.
tary Lamar said no would consider tho
matter,
THE OKLAHOMA INVADERS.
WASHINGTON, March iI-Gcneml Hatch
tclcgraphs that Couch, tho head Of tho
"hoomers," still threatens 10 invade tho
indian Territory but his strength will not
exceed GOO men, should he attempt II.
THE RUSH 10 the WHITE HoUsR.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE constant
rush Of visitors 10 tho executive mansion
has compelled the President 10 limit his of,
iloe hours from ten 10 one o'clock, except on
Cabinet days, when thcy will DO from ten
10 two o'clock, An hour viii DO set apart
every afternoon for the reception Of those
wishing 10 pay respects, Tho President
will receive no persons outsldo OF tho hours
specified except by special appointment,
THE nA2ES ooUHT.MAHrIAL.
WASHINGTON, March i7s- General
Hazen In his testimony before the court
martial yesterday admitted writing tho
articles Of which ho was accused and OK
plalncd that In solf-dofonso h0 sought TO
state that tho entire Grccy party could
have been rescued, and that ho did all In
his power toward saving thOlr lives,
AMERICAN INTERESTS IN DANGER.
WAs1lNGroN, March H. Commander
Wlldcs, of tho Yantlc, now NJ New Or
leans was directed by tho Navy Depart
mcnt yesterday to prepare Immediately for
q voyage 10 Livingstone, Guatemala. llO IA
10 act In concert with tho American officials
there 10 oprotcct American interests
CAPITAL. NOTES
Mr. Fmrch,ld has assumed tho duties Of
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury,
Tho Senate has confirmed General j. q.
Black, Of illinois Commissioner of Pom
slons.
Secretary Lamar decided Monday 10
recommend tho appointment Of O. A. Shaw,
OF Boston, ~ Commissioner of Patents,
Ex-Prosldent Arthur called nj tho Ex.
ccutlvo Mansion yesterday, and spent half
Nh hour with the now Chief Magistrate,
IL is said 10 DO settled that General
Sparks Of Illinois, will DO Land Commls-
slonor, and Mr. Stevenson Of Bloomington,
ILL.,, First Assistant postmOslor-Gonerol.
Among tho Presidents visitors yesterday
woro Rev. Henry Ward lloeohor, Vice
President Hendricks, Secretary BayNrd,
Senator VOORHEES, and ex-senator MoD0n-
aid.
A delegation OF about two hundred Chris.
uan workers, mostly ladies', representing
mainly the Womcns temperance Union
and the Temperance Alliance OF tho Dis.
tricL called NJ tho White llOuso yesterday.
Miss Cleveland received them In the blue
parlor. Tho call was not ~ the purpose
OF making amy requests regarding temper
nnco matters
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, March if--Senator Van
Wyck's "bnck6one" resolution was again
taken up In tho Senate yesterday for dh-
cussion. Senator Eustis said great
wrong had been done the people of Louis-
lam, and he wished 10 enter his protest
against los contamination. The title 10
Che lands was Illegal and fraudulent, aud
had been sot up TO delroud the set-
tiers OF their rights. This very titlo
had boon denounced by tho Now Or
leans Pacific Company, In documents
which hnd bcen presented In Congress aud
IN the Into lor Department, as utterly
bnselcsB nnl illegal. Everybody was per-
feotly ugro that tho "backbono" COM
pnny wns Nuisance and u disgrace, that
10 novor lived for any corporate purpose
whatevor, but was tho mere skeleton OF
dcrelict associations. Yet In 1881, by one
OF the most extraordinary proceedings
on record, this defunct company made
an assignment 10 tho Now Orleans "