The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-14

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 extern
sion of the executive mansion in the city of
Washington.
Mr.. Vest introduced (by request) bill
to repeal the act amending Sec 764 of the
revised statutes as to appeals to the SUI
preme court and made an explanation in
regard 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 JugiOro, under sentence of
death by electricity, and that, therefore,
an appeal had been taken to the supreme
court OF the United States, which appeal
has been decided against the prisoner, and
that the attorney for the prisoner had ap-
piled for another writ OF habeaus corpus
to the same court and claimed that he
could bring up an appeal on n writ of
habeas corpus as often as he could find
new ground of application. His own
judgment as lawyer was that no further
legislation on the subject was necessary.
Tie Judge before 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 SUI
preme court whenever ground was al
legged different from that formerly pre-
sented in the petition; so that the result
was inevitable (if that decision was cor
rect), that a sentence of death could be
absolutely defeated by continued appeals
TO the supreme court, which would last
during prisoners natural life, and would
be only limitad by the ingenuity of his
lawyer. His Mr.. Vests, own idea was
that habeas corpus brought up the le
gality of the confinement, and that If
lawyer saw proper only to advance one
ground for the writ, and if it turned out
that other grounds were found, a motion
for a re-hearing would bring up the mat
ter; 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 all ex
tent, and had produced such a popular
impression that congress had passed law
which would enable guilty man, under
sentence of death, to escape through
technicaities and through the ingenuity
OF counsel, that lie thought the matter
ought to 90 10 the Judiciary committee.
He therefore moved the reference OF the
bill to that committee. 1t was so referred.
Mr.. FRYE offered a resolution, which
was agreed to, calling ON the secretary of
the treasury for copies of all reports by
Special Agent Golf and Assistant Spe-
clal Agent Murray on the condition of al
fairs in the seal islands OF Alaska.
Mrs. Dawes offered resolution, which
was agreed to, calling on the secretary OF
the interior for information concerning
leases of Indian lands in severalty on the
Omaha reservation and the surrender OF
the occupation to white people.
The house bill authorizing Oklahoma
City Oklahoma territory to issue bonds
in aid of the Choctaw coal and railway
company was reported and passed.
A motion heretofore made by Mr..
Plumb to reconsider tho vote passing a
senate bill to establish the record and PEN
sion office of the war department, and Civ
ing to the officer now in charge OF that
work the rank of colonel, was taken up
and discussed-NIr Plumb and Mr.. Spoon
er 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, 33, nays, Il, and the
bill now goes to the house.
The senate then resumed consideration
of the finance bill, Mr.. Allen being entitled
to the floor. Mr.. Platt gave notice that
at the very first opportunity after the
finance bill was disposed of, he 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.
Mr.. Allen then addressed the senate in
advocacy of Mr.. Stewards amendment.
To attempt, he said, to demonetize silver
was also as attempt to demonetize gold.
To disarrange the parity OF the metals was
not only 10 reduce one beneath the estab-
lished standard, but to advance the other
above it, and 10 place each in a condition
of tluctuation-to become, to that extent,
commodity to be specu ated in, the
victim of bulls and bears in the markets.
Mr. Stewart sent to the clerks desk lin
order to have it printed, proposition re-
specting his free coinage amendment
which he said might be offered if any one
desired to do so. Several senators. he
added, had said they would vote for it.
Mr. Berry addressed the senate in sup.
port of Mr.. Stewards amendment. He
would vote for il, he said, understanding
that it provided for the free and unlimit-
ed coinage of silver and placed silver in all
aspects lin regard to the right of coinage
and the right to be used as money!, on an
equality with gold at the rate fixed by law
One of the strongest reasons that induced
him to support the amendment was in the
hope and belief that the free coinage of
silver would enable the mOrtgage-cursed
people of the South and West to discharge
their obligations and to rid their homes
from mortgages that were weigh
ing them down with less labor,
less toll and with much
smaller amount of cotton, wheat and corn
than it would now require. He opposed
the section providing for the issue of ad-
ditional bonds and said in conclusion that
no man could be elected president by
either party who would not plant himself
squarely on platform in favor of free
coinage of silver
Mr. Cockrell also made an argument in
favor of the amendment, which was SIM
ply, he said, a proposition for the free
coinage OF silver and for a restoration OF
silver to all monetary functions. He re-
viewed and criticised the part which Mr..
Sherman had taken in the demonetization
of silver. He favored the wiping out of
the national bank circulation and substi-
tuting for it legal tender notes.
Mr.. Allison took the floor and the bill
was laid aside
The senate bill for the relief of Nathan
Kimball, postmaster at Ogden, Z. T., al
lowing him 81. .329 for postal funds stolen
or embezzled, was passed. After a short
executive session the senate adjourned.
THE BERING SEA CASES.