Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-05-22
KEMMLER'S CASE.
The Argument on this Celebrated
Case Heard by the Supreme
Court-Decision en- Friday.
A Dakota Woman Accidentally
Shot by Her Husband While
Out duck Hunting.
Washington News.

WASHINGTON. May 20.-The su-
creme court to day heard the argu-
ment rpon the application for writ
of error in the case Of K-mmler. the
New York murderer, who IL under
sentence of death by electricity. At
the close Of the argument the court
adjourned until Friday. when its de-
cision wilt probably b. handed down.
The delegation which has heen in
this ci'Y for some time endsavoring To
have fish caught in 'resh water, px.
eept salmon, placed on the free lit :,
are feeling elutsd tonight over the
successful outcome Of their five weeks
labor. G. NJ. Clark and Mr.. Triblo of
Buffslo, w. j. Nelson of Kansas City
and G. r. Aughinbaugh of Baltimore
have been here almost since. the be-
ginning If the preparation cf the tar
if bill urging their views "n the ways
and means committee. This evening
Chairman Mckinley ,ffrrsd an
amendment providing that "Fi-h, the
product of American fisheries, and
fresh or frozen fish caught In fresh
water, with the exception of salmon. Z"
shall be admitted duty free, and II was
adopted by the house. Senator San.
ford introduced bill for loans on
land and said he would hereafter ad-
dress the senate on the subject. II
provides for the establishment Of q
land loan bureau In the treasury de-
psrtment. The chief and deputy
chief shall be appointed by the presI.
dent with salaries Of 5000 and $5,00
respectively. The secretary Of treas
ury IL authorized to prepare,
ready frr isaue, United States cir.
culating nctes, of denomination
Of s. 10. %. so. 100 and ION
dollars tn the amounts as they became
necessary TO be placed to the credit OF
the land loan bureau. These notes
shall he full legal tender for public
and private debts, except for interest
on the public debt or TO- redemption
OF national currency. Any citizen Of
United States or any person who has
declared bis intention tn become such,
who owns un,ncumbered agricultural
land, may apply t, the land loan
bureau for loan, to he secured by q
loan on such land. the loan rot to ex-
ceed half the assessed value Of the
land. No loan shall be made upon
land Of le-s than $500 in value, nor in
sums Of less than $3.50, nor for q longer
time than twenty years. Loans shall
bear interest at the rate of two per
cent per annum. payable annually,
and may be paid at any time in sums
of not less than twenty-five per cent.
Of the whole amount. The secretary
OF the treasury shall cancel and retire
circulating notes equal to payments
made on loaps, and in case payment is
made In other currency of the United
States he shall cancel an equal amount
Of the notes issued under this act.
LIND LECTURES THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. May 20.-In the
house Lind, Of Minnesota, complained
that he had no opportunity to offer an
amendment reducing the rate upon
binding twine. The bill ~ It stood q,
present increased, not duty, but pro-
lection on that article. The increase
he believed to be entirely too large
and would be q heavy burden upon
the farmer. He regretted that he had
no opportunity to amend the bill in
this particular. Later Lind made a
fierce attack on the binding twine
trust. He asserted that the action Of
the committee in placing the material
on the free list without making any
reduction In duty on the finished pro.
duct, amounting to an increase Of zoo
per cent on protection, and when the
statement was questioned by some oI
his republican colleagues, he proceed
ed to give them what he called . Leo
SON in school arithmetic TO Justify hi'
assertion.