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, 1890-03-06
THE NEAGLE CASE.
Tho Arguments Closed Before the su-
prcme Court.

WAsnISGToS, March 5.-Arguments
before the United states supreme court
Ia the Neagle habeas corpus case were
concluded to-day
MIR. Choate continued his argument
ON the lines laid down by him yesterday,
that of the supremacy of the United
States to the states. He maintained
that when the constitution vested judi.
cial power in the courts, and to carry
this into effect enacted laws dividing the
country into circuits, ii necessary i'm
piled that, in the discharge of the du-
ties so imposed upon them, the Officers
of the courts should be absolutely pro-
tccted by the government, whose ser
wants they are,
The case was closed by Attorney Gen
cral johnson, ol California, III behalf of
the state. lie conceded that congress
might pass laws for the protection OF the
judges while travelling to or from their
circuits, but maintained that no such
law had been passed giving this protoc-
ton, either IN words or by implication,
and that its passage was absolutely
essential in order to inyalidatc the police
powers OF the state.
, 1890-03-06
OLYMPIA LAWMAKERS.
Chaplain Landes' Services
Not Appreciated.
HIS CERTIFICATE NOT AUDITED.
A Subscription Taken Up-A Pub
lie Printer Appointed-The
Capital Question.

OLYMPIA, Wash, March State
Auditor Reed has refused to audit tho
certificate for s82.bO, which the house
gave Rev. MIR. Landes ior his services as
chaplain, and to-day the minister re-
turned the paper to the house, with the
word that he did not desire to carry the
case into court Auditor Reed wanted
an order from the court before paving
the claim.
Pass the hat" suggested Mr..
Geoghegan. when Speaker Feighan read
the announcement this afternoon.
A subscription list requesting mem
bers to pay their proportion of the cost
OF the services was circulated. 1t was
generally signed,
, 1890-03-06

Arguments Before the House Com.
Inittee Cont rad lciIng DIR. Green.

WAsulSGToN, March I'D. II. Bates,
ofNew York, representing, ns he said,
number of gentlemen interested in
postal tclegraphy, addressed the house
committee ON postohiccs and post roads
on that subject this morning, lie ana
lyled some of he statistics presented by
pr. Green, of the Western Union,
with the result of establishing, as he
asserted, that The average rate on West.
ern Union messages from distances over
1Ol miles was 40 cents. The people. he
said wanted the government to step in
and compete to certain extent. The
postmaster generals Till would do this.
A uniform rate for the entire country
would be desirable, but was Impractical
bile. lie would suggest q new telegraph
company, doing all the service except
collecting and delivering and including
operators
, 1890-03-06
MISCELLANEOUS.
biils for Hssbor Commission and
Tide Land WAYS.

The senate committee on harbor lines
introduced n bill to-day to create har-
Dor line commission to define the har.
Dor line. In accordance with article 10
OF tho eons,itution. There are to bs
four commissioners. Tho lieutenant
governosis TO be an cx-officio mem ber,
and chairman, OF tho board. The com,
missioners must iile plats In the secro.-
tary OF states Office.
Inc committee also introduced o bill
70 establish public ways across the tide
landsin front Of, or within one mile on
ELMER side Of. any incorpo-
rated town. These ways shall not
" less than fhy, nor moro than go feet
~ldc, and shall commence at tho outer
edge OF the harbor In not less than
twenty feet Of water. They are to be 50
located A. to include all the navigabls
steamers arriving through tho tide hats.
no ways arc TO be established whcra
there 70 not a sufficient depth Of watsr,
nor where the depth can not be obtained
by dredging.
Tho house to-day passed the Insurance
bili reported by iis insurance COMMITTEES.
The provision requiring companies to
have Noo, 900 subscribed capital, 25 per
eo'N- W Whicn lu9at DC p1lu up, WA
amended 90 that so, coo must be paid up.
Mr.. PhckreIl introduced a bill In thu
house this morning. providing for jury
trials In justice courts. IL was referred
10 tho Judiciary committee.
Mr. Eddy arose to question Of prIvi.
lege In the house this morning.
and denounced the kilograms in
the Seattle Post-IntelIigencer and
the Tacoma Ledger with refer.
ence 10 q firc escape bill, OF which
he was said to be tho author, As incorrect
The house tide lands committee has
reported favorably on tho bnl giving the
United States government title to tho
tide lands in front Of its military reser-
vatlons. Without this bill, the govern,
ment can not build improvements In
front Of Its reservations.
o. Q. whites appointment IS public
printer was confirmed in tho ssnate to-
day. The senate held an executive
session with open doors.
, 1890-03-06

Senator Allen to-day presented an
unique memorial from Pert Townsend
Wash, on the question of defenses for
Puget sound. 1t represents that there
is no protection Of the commercial inter
ests of that section of the country, and
that when British ships came within
hailing distance on recent occasion
there was not even a piece of ordnance
with which to answer the salute
from her majestys guns. The me-
mortal dwells on the fact that En-
gland has established headquarters for
its Northern Pacific squadron at Esqui-
malt, b. G., in position 50 near to Port
Townsend that its works can be seen
from Point Wilson, and the guns OF the
naval vessels, as they indulge in target
practice, can be heard at Port Townsend,
where the conclusion jars the houses to
Il considerable extent. For these rea-
sons a request is made that works of de
tense he located at Point Wilson, Ad-
miralty head and Narrow Stone point,
as recommended by General Miles in his
late report.
, 1890-03-06
DEATH OF YOUNG LINCOLN.
The Queen Sends n Message Of Con
dol snce 10 the Minister.

LoSnoH, March 5.-Master Abraham
Lincoln, son of Robert Lincoln, United
States minister to England, who has
been suffering from poisoning, arising
from 4 malignant carbunclo on the LEFT
side below the armpit, died at IL o'clock
this morning.
During tho morning the lad was in n
comatose condition. He was unable to
retain any nourishment. but suffered no
pain The Lincoln family were ut his
bedside from tile early morning until the
boy died, lie passed away quietly,
The queen sent message OF sym
palhy 10 Minister Lincoln to-day.
The body Of the deceased will be en-
balmed and sent home for iuternent.
, 1890-03-06
EVILS OF MORMONIsM.
The Committee Report on the Ad-
misslon Of Idaho.

"it-iOu pf idHnOs
WAsHISGroS, March 5.-The house
committee on territories has completed
its report ON the bill to admit Idaho into
the Union and IL will soon he presented
to tho house. The report concludes;
'There is not thing In the constitution
which disbars good citizensy or those
entitled to franchise, from exercising
political privileges. Whenever the Nor
mon church abandons It's advocacy and
practice of polygamy and big
amy, there is nothing to pre-
vent its members from voting.
The Mormon question has been a
troublesome one Tor years, and has been
the standing disgrace OF our govern.
ment, The evils OF Mormonism have
become so great in that territory that
all non Mormons, rege riless OF party,
have united i'll strongly urging this
legis slation.'
1t is understood that Messrs. Springer
ana Mansur will prepare a minority re-
port. IL is understood that they favor
an omnibus bill, providing for the ad-
mission of Idaho and the other terrific
ries at one time,
, 1890-03-06
DETAILED REPORT.
A Complete Record OF the Proceed
inEs In Both Houses.

By Mr.. Austin-Relating to mort
cages on personal property,
By the judiciary commlttee-RclatlnG
to iorcible entry and detaincF.
By the same--Amending the sections
Of the code relating to landlords and
tenants.
by Mr.. Thompson-Regu the
practice oi medicine, the licensing OF
PLY siciaus etc.
BY Mr.. owinGs.-ltclating to tho Civ
ing OF lands required by law.
THIRD READING or BIIIs.
Dy Mr. wcll--Establishinga a uni
form standard Of weights and measures I;
passed.
By Mr.. Fcighan-Relativo to trusts I;
killed.
BY Mr.. IIunsakor-Rclaiiv to lines
for common carriers; passed.
BY the house judiciary committee
Providing ior the punishment of tres
pass upon the public lands of the state /;
passed.
BY Mr.. Blackfan--Relative TO bulls
running at large at6 certain seasons !;
passed.
BY the Judiciary committec--Amend-
ing the sections az the code relative to
landlords and tenants; passed.
, 1890-03-06
THE ADJOURNMENT QUESTION.
March es Fixed rs the Date by tho
Joint Committee.

The dove that was sent out to find land
has returned with the olive branch, and
the end is near. The joint committee
appointed to investigate the pending
business and suggest a date Of adjourn
ment met tonight, and agreed by a vote
of Z to on March % as the day Of disso-
luton. March ~ was frat suggested,
but the motion was Withdrawn. Then
Mr.. Van Houten moved that March 10
be named us the time after which no
new business should bo introduced. II
was voted down-ayes 8, noes Z.
At Mr. Googhegan's suggestion the
members agreed among themselves to
date named
, 1890-03-06

J. q. Mcknight, who has been here
for few days, is trying to convince the
members of congress, along the North
ern Pacific road, and the Montana and
Washington men especially, that his
road is entitled to the lands within its
grant, not specially determined as min
eral lands previous to the confirmation
of the grant. The movement made by
many people in Montana to locate min
eral claims on the lands of the Northern
Pacific has caused the officials of that
road n great deal of trouble, rs all the
cases have to be defended by the
company.
, 1890-03-06

Tho following bills were taken up In
the house to-day on the third reading:
BY Mr. Evans-Gcverning the institu-
ton OF civil acts in superior courts;
passed.
By the committee on mileage and sal
arles-For the compensations Of county
officers.
By the special committee-Consti-
tuting the secretary OF state and state
auditor a public land commission;
passed.
BY Mr.. Eyans-To exempt insurance
companies money OF the value OF ex-
emptod property destroyed; passed.
By Mr. Plummer-Requiring county
and city treasurers. to make quarterly
reports; passed.
by the joint committee on roads and
Highways Prohibiting the obstruction
ofhighways; passed.
, 1890-03-06
Against Reiigious Legi.Iatlon.

WAsHigGToS, March o.. Senator Stock.
bridge presented to-day two immense
packages of rcmonstrances against the
passage OF any bill in regard to the OBJ
sorvancc OF the sabbath or Lords day,
or any other religious or ecclesiastical
right and against the adoption of any
resolution for the amendment of the
national constitution that would in any
way give preference to any religious
principles above another, or that VIII IN
any way sanction legislation upon the
subject oil religion. These remou.
stranccs contain individual signatures
of 3OS377 citizens from different states
aud TERRITORIES, as follows; Michigan,
Al, III; Minnesota, 22. $50; Wisconsin,
~, 100; Kansas, 5000; California, ~, :
I2S, Ohio, 1880.
, 1890-03-06

WAsnINGToN, March i.-RN-C Congress.
man Taulbee, who Was shot by Core.
spundent kincaid Friday, isvcry danger.
the worse. Dr. Bayuo said this after
noon that 1aulbee's life was not dc.
SPARED Of, although his condition was
critical. The ball has been located ap-
pfoNimaiely The patients condition
y such that the physicians are fearful Of
the results oI an operation TO remove the
bullet
, 1890-03-06
HON. A. NJ. CANNON NAMED.
A Candidate for the once OF Hareor
Linz CommI ioner.

The candidates for the offices oil haroor
line commissioners are already becom-
ing numerous. Those most prominent
~ mentioned for the Office are Hon. A.
NJ. Cannon, OF Spokane; eS.uovernor
Miles c, Moore, of Walla Walla; Hon.
l.. B. Conover, af Port Townsend, and
exc Governor Black, of Whatcou. All
OF these gentlemen have signifed thelr
Willingness to serve the state as mem
bers OF the commission, with the eS-
ception of Mr.. Cannon, but his friends
that the eminent inaneier Of Spokane
would not be adverse to being eiec'eu
as a member of the commission.
, 1890-03-06
DETAILED REPORT.
A Complete Record Of the Procsed.
ines In Both Houses.


More senators were in their seats thIi
afternoon when tho senate was called u
order than there have been since thu
holiday vacation. The members OF III,
the upper chamber evidently think IL 4
time to show up more, and to be absent
only when necessity actually do.
mandsit.
Mr. Whalley's bill, preventing tho
mtxingof sawlogs in srtGh water streams,
was knocked higher than Gilroy's kite
to-day In the senate by Mr., Payne'l
amendment, that it do not affect the
tributaries of the tida water streams
The bunch-grass senator completely lost
his mind by the suggestion, and the bill
was sheved by its failure to receive
constitutional majority.
1iessrs. I.andes, Long and Luce were
appointed on the part Of the senate 10
see what clerks can be dispensed with.
Messrs Payne, fIoughton and GlifoD
were appointed on behalf OF the senate
to consider the house amendments u
MIR. Psyne's commissioner bills
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
BY the committee on harbor lines
DeGping public waterways.
BY the same. eating board OF
harbor line commissioners.
by the committee on Reeu-
lating the practice OF medicine In the
state, etc.
by Mr. Clough--Relating to costs In
the supreme court.
P- the committee on municipal cor
poratlons-A substitute bill allowing
cities Of over 20,0Oo population to issue
bonds, etc.
THIRD READING oy BILLS
BY. Mr.. Hugnes-Relatiye to land
Office recelptsi passed.
BY Mr.. Long-for the relief Of GER
tain notaries; passed.
BY Mr.. Nlms-Preventing discrimi-
mating by tugboats; killed.
By Mr.. Thompson-Changing the
name OF Slaughter in King county;
passed
, 1890-03-06

WAsHINoToS, March 5.-The secretary
Of the navy to-day ordered court mar
tial to convene Ut the Mare island navy
yard on the 18th instant tor the trial
of Commander John B. Coghlan on two
charges, one being OF conduct pre-.
prciudiuial to good order and naval uis.
Cipilnc, and the other for violation OF
the naval regulations. Tho speciiita.
tions ulludc To a letter written by Com.
mNndcr CoghiNn critiCiling tho Hd-
minislrntion of naval affairs IN general
and the Mare Island navy yard in par.
tiCtlluT
, 1890-03-06

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE presi-
dent will issue in few days procla-
nation warning all persons against en-.
tering the waters of Behring sea within
the dominion of the United States for
the purpose of violating section /, ,o56 Of
the revised statutes, relating to the tax
ing OF lur scaling animals.
, 1890-03-06

In the case of Emery Harris against
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company,
Secretary Noble to-day ordered rein
statement of Harris homestead entry in
section ., township 3, range 2, OF the
Vancouver, Wash, land district Harris
had once occupied the land, and aban-
doned 1t on the advice of the local land
officers. Tho company claimed that its
rights then attached.
The secretary holds that the settler Is
entitled to be given back his original
rights.
, 1890-03-06
SPOKANE & NORrRERN.
Right OF Way to he Granted Through
the Coiviile Reservation,

WAsHiNeToS, March 4.-The house
committee on Indian affairs has i'm
structed Representative Wilson to re-
port fayorably the bill granting the
Spokane & Northern Railway Company
the right of way through the Colyillc
Indian reservation, Washington.
, 1890-03-06

TO the secrctary's attention, and his OBJ
Iect had been TO bring such facts to the
secrctary's consideration. Tho COM
niittee having decided, he acquiesced In
that decision.
Discussion was indefinitely postponed.
a bill nrpropriuting $50 900 for q
monumental column to commemorate
the battle OF Trenton, y, j., was passed,
nd liuurupH
, 1890-03-06

WAsIIN0roN, March O.-T'he sub. com.
mitteo OF the rouse, committee ON elec.
tions has decided to recommend ia-
vorahle report OH tho house resolution
providing for u searching inquiry by the
subcommittee into the events s,ttenh-
ing the assassination OF Colonel Clayton,
who was the contestant for tho SCAT Ia
tho house now occupied Ly BreckIn
riuao.
, 1890-03-06
IN SOUTH AFRICA.
The People Discontenssd with the
Rspubiic.

LoSpox. March 5.-Dispatches from
the South African republic say that
serious demonstration has been made
there against the existing government.
IL appears that President Kruger, Of
Transyanl, attempted to make speech,
hut the crowd refused to
listen, A mass meeting WAS
,t,cn organized, and resolutions
were adopted denouncing the Transyaal
government. Afler the meeting tho
crowd proceeded to the gevcrnmeut
building and tore down the hag Of ihs
republic. Tho r1ilings around kras-
eor's house were destroyed and the
fran,yaai tiag, which iloated FROM the
pole in front, was pulled down ami
irampled under foot BY tho exeiteu peo
, 1890-03-06
THE LAND LAWS.
The Presumption and Homestea
Acts to He Made Valid.

WAsHtNGTos, ID. c., March 3.--rhe
differences of opinion as to whether the
act which admitted the four states of
Washington, Montana and the Dakotas
repealed the homestead and pre-emption
laws, has led to the introduction of bill
which will, If 1t becomes law, put an
end to all questions which might arise
under the difference of legal rulings
The point was raised some time ago that
this act repealed the homestead law 10y
the mistaken use of word, using act
when section" was intended.
Senator Davis introduced bill to-day
which declares In so many words that all
pre- -emptions made after the passage OF
the enabling act shall be declared valid,
and that patents shall he issued without
regard to the terms of tho act iii question
so far as the four new states arc con-
cerned.
, 1890-03-06
THE TIDE LANDS.


The tide land bill will como up IN the
house on special order at 2 L. d. TO
morrow. il is the opinion tonight that
the Joint committee VIII come 10 vo'.'
and it will be passed with an amenu,
ment givinn the owners OF substantial
improvements the right OF purchasing
without their being the grantees OF the
INLAND owners. There has been no
break in the lines OF the upiaho
owners and improvers. They claim
thirty-nine votes, three more ,han
enough to pass the bill lt Is expected
that the vote will bc very close. Al tho
only ,est vote had, when the bill was up
, 1890-03-06
The oorean Dynasty Doomed.

CHIcAGo, March D Robert q. Fairiax,
an iInglishman engaged in developing
the resources Of the Corean peninsula,
arrived here from an inspection Of the
mines in Gallo mia yesterday. lie says
that there IL no douht that there exists a
plot TO kill the king Of Corea and that
The present dynasty is doomed. The
plot Is In the intcrcsrof family which
has been named by a soothsayer or
for,une-tollcr ~ the successor OF the
present royal family. Even the NJ mis-
ters of state are said to bo implicated.
, 1890-03-06

NEW YoRx. March 5.-Judgc Wallace,
of the United states circuit court,
handed down decision to-day in tho
cnse Of William Wall against the Ameri-
can Cotton OH trust, denying the mo-
lion for a decree restraining the trust
from dissolying until the termination OF
tho twenty-one years--ior which time
their concern was organixed--on tue
sround that decree can not bind the
, 1890-03-06
Bond rurohass to Bs Resumed.

WAsuiSGToY, March 5.-The secretary
of the treasury announced to-day that
ho is prepared 10 resume tine purchase of
4 per cent. bonds 10 such amount as may
be justified by the available balance in
the treasury. All oilers at l2S or less
will be accepted
, 1890-03-06

Representative Carter, when the bill
for the Helena public building is read
in the house, will move to raise the
amount from Si25, 900 to 10000, hoping
that something will be added. lie will
then get the amount increased in the
senate, and take the chances that 1t will
not be cut down below $3.50, 900.
, 1890-03-06
The CoIyiIle Reservation.

Upon the request OF Representative
Wilson, the Indian commissioner has
recommended that n commission be APP
pointed to confer with the Colville In
dians relative to the accession OF por.
ton of their lands. Mr.. Wilson will
introduce bill providing for such com.
mission.
, 1890-03-06
THE PUBLIC PRINTER.
o. O. white Appointed 10y Governor
Ferry.

Governor Ferry will notify the senate
tomorrow that he has appointed o. g..
White to the newly created office of pub
lie printer. The newly appointed prin-
ter Is gentleman well known in Wash
ington. He was one of the six delegates
from Washington to the last national
republican convention. lie Is now man
ager of thcstatc printing and publishing
of olympia. Under the pro
visions of the bill creating the office, Mr..
Whites torn will not expire until July.
1893. His successor however, will he
elected in November, 1892. The office
will bo probably worth about s0,OOO II
year
, 1890-03-06
To Bridge tn. ooiumn,a.

Bills have been favorabiy reported to
tho house from the committee on COM
mcrce for bridges across the Columbia
river between the states of Washington
and Oregon, ono 10 be near the mouth OF
the Willamette. The bills were intro.
duccd by Representative Hermann, but
have been amended by the war depart
, 1890-03-06
WESTERN INTERESTS.
An Attempt to Boom Seattle
in the Senate.
THE RIVERS AND HARBORS.
The Northern Pacific Land Grant
The Montana Contest-Land
Decisions-Etc.

WAsHrsdros, Feb. 27.-upon the desk
of every senator this morning there
was placed a neat little pamphlet which
extolled the virtues of Seattle, WASH,
and showed what great and glorious
city it was. The object was to show
why that town was entitled to large
public building appropriation.
Upon receiving later adyices from the
postmasters at Seattle, Tacoma and
Spokane Falls, Wash, furnished at the
request of Senator Squire, the superyis-
ing architect of the treasury has in
creased his estimates for public
buildings and sites of the di-
nensions severally required to s7oo,-
900 for Spokane Fails, $4,000
for Tacoma, and $4,000 for Seattle
The difference in the amount of the APP
propriations recommended Is due to the
difference of the cost of sites and area In
square feet as called for by the several
cities on this showing, Senator Squire
is hopeful of being able to get $500, 900
for each of the three cities.
, 1890-03-06
SENATE rl,oOEnpINas.


fIshertcs Reported tnvorabiy.
A joint resolution for taxing the ccn-
sus IN Alaska, allowing special agents
there 81 per day 10 cover all expenses,
wins introduced and passed,
The resolution offered yesterday by
Mr., Voorhees, rcgarding the leases Of the
seal islands To the North American
Commercial Company was reported
back from the ilnance committee by MIR.
Morrill, adversely on the ground that the
treasury department had already mudc
power To Interfere.
Mr.. .Voorhoos said that that there
,Nns nothing further from his
15ntontiou than oncring res
olution that would contain any
imputation no tho conduct Of Secretary
Tracy. from Information IN his Jos
session lie had been led tn believe That
the bid had not properly been brought
, 1890-03-06

Secretary Noble to-day decided, IN the
case OF the Northern Pacific Halfway
Company against Nancy II. Kerry, in
volving tho right TO enter section !,
township q, range ~, OF the Spokane
Falls district. in favor of the settler.
Another settler was on tlc land when
the Northern Pacific filed it's map
OF definite location. The hand was With
In the limits of the grant. I he first
, 1890-03-06

Assistant Secretary Chandler, Of the
interior department. to-day filed de-
cision affirming the ruling OF the local
land office in rejecting the application of
Cornelius Miller to make timber cul-
ture entry in section 30, township Ii,
range 40, in the Walla Walla district,
Washington. He holds that the land in
question had been selected by the terri
torial authorities as school indemnity
lands.
, 1890-03-06

LospoS, March 5.--Jerry lighiman,
the American who has been mixed up
recently in several questionabic financial
tran,actlons, wos found guilty to-day Of
uttering forged checks. and sentenced 70
q year ) imprisonment.
, 1890-03-06

settler gave up his claim, and the com
pany held that their rights attached
them. The secretary says that the com
pany could not acquire any granted
rights, except such as attached at the
instant of filing its map of definite loca-
ton. The settler got the lands.