Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-12
THE SILVER POOL.
The Resolution Taken From the Com
mittee on Rules.
A SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE
Will Investigate the Subject
Thoroughly.
THE STEWART AMENDMENT.
THE SENATE.

THE SENATE.
Among the documents presented and re-
ferred were resolutions of the New Y ork legis-
lature in favor of improvement of the Hudson
river. Also very many petitions and memorials,
some for and some against the Conger lard bill.
Also two petitions in favor Of the copyright
bill.
House bill authorizing the Secretary Of War
to grant to the trustees Of the Maine Insane
Asylum at Augusta, Me-, license to construct a
roadway through the United States arsenal
grounds at Augusta and to allow the same to
be used by the public was reported and passed.
Also House bill to amend the law as to the
visitation and inspection OF the military prison
and the examination Of its accounts and gov
ernment.
The following bills were also reported and
placed on the calendar:
House bill to audit and paw the claim
OF the county Of Schuylkill. Pa, for money
advanced by it under allotments made by
soldiers during the late war OF the rebellion.
Senate bill appropriating 900 foz public
building at Laredo, Tex.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills were introduced and re-
ferred:
By Mr.. Quay-To prevent force and fraud in
federal elections, and to insure the lawful and
peaceful conduct thereof.
By Mr.. Stanford-To provide for an extension
OF the Executive Manson in the city of WASH
ington.
THE JuarRo CASE.
Mr.. Vest introduced, by request, bill to re-
peal the act amending section 764 Of the se-
vised Statutes Gas to appeals to the Supreme
Court and made an explanation as TO it. This
explanation was to the effect that a New York
Judge had refused the writ of habeas corpus in
the case Of the Japanese Jugiro under sem
tence of death by electricity, and that, there
fore, an appeal had been taken to the
Supreme Court Of the United States. which
appeal had been decided against the prisoner;
piled for another writ of habeas corpus to the
same court and claimed that he could bring I'D
on appeal on a writ of habeas corpus
as often as he could find a new
ground Of application. His own judgment as
lawyer was that no further legislation
on the subject was necessary. The judge be-
fore whom the last application for the writ of
habeas corpus came had held that the statute
was mandatory, and that he was compelled to
grant an appeal to the Supreme Court when-
ever ground was alleged different from that
formerly presented in the petition. So
that the result was inevitable Gf that
decision were correc) that sentence of
death could be absolutely defeated by continued
appeals to the Supreme Court, which would
last during prisoners natural life. and would
Z.
His (Mr. Vest's) own idea was that habeas
corpus brought up the legality of the confine-
ment; and that If a lawyer saw proper only to
advance one ground for the writ, and if
it turned out that other grounds were found.
motion for a rehearing would bring up the
matter, but he did not think that any legisla-
ton on the subject was necessary. The New
York press. Mr.. Vest added, had discussed the
question to SO great an extent and had produced
such popular impression that Congress had
man, under sentence of death, to escape
through technicalities and through the inge-
nuity Of counsel that he thought that the mat
ter ought to go to the Judiciary committee.
He, therefore. moved the reference of the bill
to that committee. 1t was SO referred
Mr.. Frye offered resolution, which was agreed
to, calling on the Secretary Of the Treasury for
copies of all reports by Special Agent Goff and
Assistant Special Agent Murray on the condi-
ton Of affairs in the Seal Islands of Alaska.
INDIAN LANDS IN sEvERALTY.
Mr.. Dawes offered a resolution, which was
agreed to, calling on the Secretary of the In
terror for information concerning cases of
Indian lands in severalty on the Omaha reser-
vation and the surrender OF the occupation to
white people.
House bill authorizing Oklohoma City and
Oklahoma territory to issue bonds in aid
of the Choctaw Coal and Railway Com
pany was reported and passed.
THE RECORD AND PENSION OFFICE.
A motion heretofore made by Mr.. Plumb to
reconsider the vote passing Senate bill to es-
tablish the record and pension Office of the War
Department (and giving to the officer now in
charge Of that work the rank of coloneD, was
taken up and discussed. Mr. Plumb and Mr..
Spooner arguing against the bill and Mr.. Cock
rell. Mr.. Platt and Mr.. Morrill, for it. FINALLY
the motion to reconsider was laid on the table:
yeas 50; nays, II; and the bill now goes to the
House.
The Senate then at 2 m. resumed consider
alton of the finance bill, Mr.. Allen being en-
titled to the floor.
Mr.. Platt made an explanation as to why he
had not (according to the notice which he
gave last friday moved to take up the bill re-
posed that there would be no urgency
Of debate on the finance bill
but the Senator in charge of that bill was anx-
ious that the debate upon it should be contin-
ued. At the very first opportunity after the
financial bill was disposed Of he (Mr Platt)
would ask the Senate to consider the copyright
bill.
Mr.. Paddock gave notice, on the other hand,
that without regard to the copyright bill or
any other bill he would at the first opportunity
ask the Senate to take up the pure food bill.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Dockery. rising to question Of privilege,
erence of his ''silver pool resolution to the
committee on rules and the fact that that COM
mittee had refused to report the same and
directing the committee on rules to report the
resolution to the House for its consideration.
NOT QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE
Mr.. Dingley Ole.) made the point that the
resolution did not involve q question Of privi-
lege.
Mr.. Dockery held that inasmuch as the orig
inal resolution was question Of privilege it
lost none Of that privilege by reason of its ref
erence to Q committee He changed the phrase
ology Of the pending resolution SO as to dis
charge the COMMITTEES on rules from the fur
ther consideration of the resolution and 20 -
to bring it now before the House.
THE COMMITTEE ON RULES DEFENDED.
Mr.. Mckinley (Ohio) said that whether or not
the original resolution involved . matter Of
privilege had nothing to do with the
pending question 1t had been referred
TO the committee on rules, and that
committee was now considering the