The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-11-20
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From Our Regular Correspondent.

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WASHINGTON, November Is, 1891
No case argued before the supreme
court Tor years has had such an lmpor-
tan bearing upon the fundamental
principles OF this government as the
saYward case, involving the jurisdiction
Of the United States over Behring's sea.
The arguments were concluded this
week, butit will probably be sometime
before a decision is announced, as the
principles involved are of too much i'm
portance to be decided without the most
careful consideration on the part Of the
eminent gentlemen who compose what
has been most appropriately called 1.-THE
greatest tribunal in the the world.n 1t
involves nothing less than a construct
ion OF the constitutional authority con-
ferred upon the three coordinate
branches of our government executive,
legislative and judicial. To the ordi-
nary mind it appears that the position
taken by the Attorney General, as the
representative OF the executive branch
OF the government, is the correct one.
He argued that the question of the
jurisdiction Of the United States over
Behring's sea was entirely political and
as such it was proper and constitutional
that it should be determined by the
President and that such decision on the
part OF the President being merely the
performance Of his constitutional funct-
ions, cannot be reversed by the supreme
court. Nevertheless it will be remem-
bered that the position taken by the
government in the beginning OF this case,
that the supreme court had no author
ity to entertain the original motion for
leave to file a petition for a writ OF pro-
hibltion, was overruled. During the
arguments the court room was daily
crowded with eminent constitutional
LAWYERS from all sections ofthis country.
November 30 has been set by the su-
preme court as the day to argue the case
involving the constitutionality OF the
Mckinley tariff act, and the case involv-
ing the right Of the speaker OF the house
OF representatives to count a quorom.
These cases, although brought III the
name Of business firms, are regarded as
political; but that does not lessen the
Importance OF the decisions, in fact it
rather adds to it. If the supreme court
shall hold that speaker Reed had the
authority to count a quorum whenever
enough members were in the house,
whether they answered to their names
or not, it will be a death blow to that
style OF filibustering.
Representatives Mills, Mcmillan,
Springer and Bynum, all candidates for
speaker are on the ground ready to con-
vert the unpledged congressman as they
arrive, but as yet none OF them are over
worked. For some reason, probably be-
cause they know OF the presence OF the
candidates and their friends, the repre-
sentatives are very slow in arriving.
This state OF affairs makes it impossi-
BILE to say whether any one OF the can
didates is making more Roadway than
his competitors. All OF them continue
to express confidence OF election, and to
hear the friends OF any one OF them you
would suppose that every thing was al
ready settled and that only one name
would bementioned in the caucus. Mr..
Mills statement that he has made no
pledges and that he should make none,
is calculated to make him new friends.
The first week in October, 1892, is the
time set for the national encampment oil
the G. a. r. in this city. Nearly forty
Posts have already engaged quarters for
the encampment.
The administration certainly adopted
a queer way OF informing the public that
al agreement had been reached as to thu
questions to be arbltrated growing out
OF our dispute with Great Britain about
our rights in Behring's sea-, for it is Ger.
tain that the statement that such ar
agreement has been made and only
awaited the ratification OF the senate TIC
60 into effect, would not have been made
by solicitor General Taft in his argue
ment before the supreme court in the
Sayward case, and confirmed by Attor
ney General Miller, Ii it had not beer
previously decided upon by the admin
istratioD. The nature Of the agreement
or rather treaty, is still a state secret
but it is dollars to ginger cakes that il
will be found out before the senate acts
upon it.
The rumors from Brazil continue to be
extremely disquletlng to those who are
in any way interested in the commerce
with that country under the reciprocity
agreement. Official news there is neXt
to none, and the little that is received is
unimportant. which only adds to the
anxiety, as it shows that the powers
that be, in that country, are IN som
way preventing the sending out OF news
covering the real situation.
The struggle for the national republl
a convention next year, which will bt
decided by the National republican
committee in this city on the 23rd inst
IS growing decidedly interesting. Anon!
the cities contesting are Chicago, Omaha
Minneapolis, Cincinnati, Tacoma, San
Francisco, New York and Philadelphia
and the friends OF each, now in this city
express confidence OF securing the con
vention. Mr.. Harrison is said to favor
Minneapolis or Omaha.
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JUSTICE OR CHARITY.
In all civilized countries there is al
ever increasing number who suffer iron
poverty, Notwithstanding there is al
increasing ratio of wealth per capita
How to relieve this want and sufferin
is the great problem OF the age. 1t
rendering uneasy the stateman, engagin