Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-13

and House who are favorably disposed
toward the Efforts 10 enlarge the use Of
silver, but fear disaster as result Of
unrrstrlcted coinage. Senator Stewart,
however. Ia not committed 10 II In any
way, having simply offered II In order
to get II In print for better examina.
ton.
THE TAX on TOBACCO.
Secretary Window sent 10 the House,
with favorable recommendation, n
letter from the Commissioner Of Inter.
nal Revenue, recommending certain
amendments TO the tax ON tobacco,
among them that tho tax on cigars,
cheroots, anu cigarettes Of ali dcscrip.
lions, weighing not more than ava
pounds per thousand, be 81 per thous.
aud; not less than Ave and more than
fifteen pounds, 81; .nch additional Ave
pounds or part thereof, further tax "
81 per thousand.
MILITARY posr AT SAN DIEGO.
The bill for the purchase Of a site
md erection Of buildlngs for n military
post at San Diego, California, will 10
reported favorably 10 the Senate.
TiiE FEDERAL SOLDIERS.
Representative Kelley Of Kansas 10.
day Introduced In the House n bill 10
pay federal soldiers In the late war the
difference between the coin value and
face value OF the money received by
them for their serviccs,and toauthorize
the Secretary OF the Treasury 10 issue
n sufficient amount of money 10 meet
thc requirements of the net
QuAy's ELECTION MIL.
Senator Quay today introduced bill
entitled; IAN act 10 prevent force and
fraud In federal elections and 10 insure
the lawful aud peaceful conduct
thereof" The principal point OF differ
encc between the bill and the HOar
bill Ia In the last section which Il MS fol.
lows.
"when II shall appear TO the satlsfac.
ton Of the President " the United
States that In any locality the pro.
visions Of this law cannot otherwise 10
executed, It shall be his duty, anu hc
In empowered u suspend there the writ
OF habeas corpus aud TO employ the
armed forces Of the United States, naval
and military, for IT. enforcement, and
for the protectl-n Of the officers whose
duties arr here provided for"
TnE nEin,iSa SEA DIBruTE.
The Bchrlng Sea sealcrs controversy
came up In the United states Supreme
Court today, ona motion which has In
view n Judicial determination OF thc
dispute between tho United States aud
Great Britain over the seal fisheries.
Joseph H.. Choato, In behalf OF Thomas
Henry Cooper, owner and claimant Of
the British schooner W. n. Sgyi0ard,
which was seized In the waters OF Be.
hiring Sea by the revenue cater Rush,
pctitioned the court for leave 10 filc q
petition for writ OF prohibition, 10 be
directed 10 the Judge Of the District
Court OF the United States In and for
the Territory OF Alaska, restraining
him from proceeding with condrmna.
Ton and sale Of the vessel. This object
| ~ W nAvr 1i1c cutifs fyHrs.fr siud lars
upon the question Of jurisdiction ovei
these waters. The court made an or
der, giving the Attorney General two
weeks 10 file an answer 10 the brief ol
Choate, giving the reasons, N any, why
the petition should not LES granted.
The brief filed by Choatc begins by
reciting that by the law Of nations III,
municipal laws Of country have no
extra territorial force, and cannot opef'
ntc on
FOREIGN VESSELS ON THE man SEAS
and II IL legally impossible under tho
public law for n freight vessel 10 com.
init n breach of municipal law beyond
the limits Of the territorial Jurisdiction
Of the law making States; that the
seizure OF u foreign vessel beyond tile
limits Of municipal territorial Jurisdic'
ton for breach Of territorial munici.
pal regulations IN not warranted 10y
the laws Of nations, and such sclzur,
eau not give Jurisdiction To courts OF
the offending country, least OF all
where the alleged net was committed
by foreign vessel ut the place Of sciz
urc, beyond municipal territorial Juris
diction, that by the law Of nations, q
British vessel sailing ON the high sen
Is not subject 10 any municipal law cx
cept that Of Great Britain. The Court
| IL Informed that Sir John Thompson
Her MaJcsty's Attorney.Gen.ial o
Canada, authorizes this motion 10 Ii
presented, with the knowledge aud mp
prevail OF the imperial government o
Great Britain.