The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-27

were ordered. The vote resulted
Yeas. lil: uavs. -. Tine speaker counting
Abbott. Brockehridgc Of Kentucky, Deha-
ven. Enlos and Goodnight 70 make guo-
rum. aud the previous question ordered.
The House then, at II O'Clock. adjourned.
ALLEGED OBSTRUCTION IL FLORIDA.
The President has sent 10 the Attorney
General Miilr The follow inE lrtfer:
Executive Mansion. April 18th. leO. T.
the Attorney -trueGal: ~ir.-l have bad fire.
queut occasions during the la-t six months
% conf with you in reference 10 the OBJ
siuicfi0ns 0n red M th. counties of Leon.
G. d-den. Madison and jefferson, in the
-fHfa ff Flor da. o. the execution d Nh
process of tie courts of The | niied STAT :.
n is NOT necessary % -ly more of the ~iiuH-
f0n than Tint ihp officers 0i the niied
STATES are NOT suffer 4 freely 90 CN -rcise their
lawful iunct.tn.. Ini- condition of things
cannot be- i0r~cr lOi, rnfsd. You viii. iht J. o.
fore. instruct United States Marshal Week,
a. soon as be- has qualified. tO proceed 90
once To- execute such wr.t- Of arrest n may
Doe placed in his hands. II he appr hend-
resistance be VIII employ such civil posse
as may seem adequate tO discourage resist
ance or tO overcome H.. Ho should proceed
with calnncss and moderation. whirh
should always attend public officer I'm the
execution Of his duties and at the ssnc
time with nrinusss ana courage that viii
impress the laWicss with Wholesome = n~c
of the danger and utility ofresisiancc. You
will assure the officers Of the law and those
who have fOOliShly and wickedly th0u-ht ~
set the law 400 defiance. that every resource
lodged with the Executive by the COn>t tu.
ti0n and the laws. as the necessity arises
viii Doe applied to make it safe and feasible
% hold Federal commission and 10 execnte
the duties it imposes. Very respectfully.
Benjamin lIaUison.'
Acting urOn the suggestions Of the pIcsi-
dent, AfiDfncy-G General Miller to-day sent
ihe following letter to Marshal Weeks:
"Washin-t0n. -. To-. April rs. Robert
G.. Weeks. United states Marshal. Jackson
Vile. fla.-SiT. You have doubtless ere this
received your commission a~ United STATES
Marshal for The Northern District of Fl0ri-
da. For several months past IL has been
reported that In certain countic, 10 your
district warrants Of arrest issue hy United
states Courts have NOT been cx uied be-
cause Of resistance. actual ana threatened.
by those sought tO Dee arrested and their par
ti-ans. This state OF things cannot and
viii not Doe longer tolerated. A letter
from ihr President. Of which 'n-
close copy. speaks for itself. You
will af once proceed upon the lines indi-
Gated IN that letter. ana will report prompt
ly any attempts 90 interfere with you boz
the discharge ~ your duties. am inform
ed That recently, boo some places. the mar
-hIl seeking t0 serve writ, in ordinary civil
cases. has been refused The ordinary ac-
comm0daiion4. such as ior C-lirr. hotel en-
tertaumnrf. of'.. 90 enable such service tO
hc porl0lm.d. By such Do ans The officers
0f the gO,ornmrnt can De- Iui t0 great in
convenience huf Nh 81 cannot. and Will not
Doe prevented from oN cutting ihe process Of
the court. Means cau and Will be found
for Transporting and suhS'-fing the govern
meut officers wherever o. &, necessary for
them 20 20 In order IN arrest and Lrng into
court offenders aeiin.' ihe law. Very rc-
specifllly. W. n. m. Mi.i.r.'
SMUGGLING rs CuiNA,iEN.
Secretary Window was to-day informed
that thirteen Cinnamon. in charge ~ Two
white men. were to-day air -tCd on the hor-
der Of California. who bad entered The
United States from Mexico. lie directed
the United States District Attorney at san
Diego. Cal. 90 send the Cinnamon back %
Mexico and % prosecute the white men who
smneglea them in. These Cinnamon are
supposed 20 belong t0 batch Of eighty
seven Cinnamon who recently came from
China. were refused admission at san Fran
cisco and landed in AeNlcO.