Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-11-16


through certain republican personal f:lends
Don Cameron, Geoy 60 Goshsm and diners
the more easily bring on hts then intend.
ed cooperation with the republican party
aecond. when be headed the MahoreAr-
tbur delegation to that city snd overDoWer.
ed all opposition to their admission, ana
Iast. when be headed the opposition To the
Mshone.sherman delegation eEd secured
the recognition Of fourteen OF the twenty
four applicants, all Ct whom were practical
10 for Harrison and used In that interest.
When spoken to about the mupi6cent chsrs
that San Francisco Ia announced as making
to both the political parties 10 the bopa OF
Inducing their attendance within her gates
(said TO be golder) he merely remarked that
there seemed 10 be something In the GLAZING
of the Pacific coes.. end tina. be Intended to
give them fair heerrf.
The War Department has given The Wash
ingtcn and AriiDgl On Railroad Company au
thoriiy 70 enter the Arlington reservation
between Fort Myer snd Arliug.on House,
end to The Falls Cnurcb Railroad Company
to connect with That road n7rth OF Fort
Myer.
Seoator Daniel. with his family, ELL CIR
rive here on or sbsut he Is h.
A Nsw Jersey republican hers ted " Esys
there 10 20 use In denying the .tci thas his
State ia democratic, and ttat too by na-
jor!ty SO large that the a iansl rspuooao
committee wilt hardly shiuk l. wo.'h witia
to sp. nd any mercy ,hafe next ye.-. N "
Jeiasy has heretofore haen deemsd by the
republicans one Of the doubtful E;ates. Il
Ia SO 20 lorger.
TIE President Will leave hars thls after.
noos for Maryland, where he wil spend two
or tateo days In ducking. He will be &C.
oompauied by ex-senator SeGail, OF New
Jersey.
Corgregausn Ctiep OF GacrRla hea arrived
he Ia confident CT being elected Speaker OF
the next House end hGs the bsst aud most
convincing reasons for being co. bis i.icDcs
here are OF tho same opinion: Fir. MINIS i Is
also here. II any thing, he Ia more conf.
dent OF his election than Mr.. Crisp 10 OF his.
Hs expects the bulk of his support. OF 6!st,
from the NORTH with solid delegation from
his own State and scattering votes In mspy
OF the other southern States. including one
from Virginia. He sGys as his ancestors
we're from Virginia, aud as he hes invarla-
big, whenever 1t was In his power 10 do any
thing FOR that State, or any OF her people,
done go to the extent Of bis ability, he feels
hurt at the small support he will receive
from her congressional representation. He
will open his headquarters at W!ll!ar0's
week before the meeting Of Congress.
The Brazilian Minister here received
dispatch from Bio dated 14sh ns.. TO The
effsct that every thing YVES qoiet an3 Lovely
In the Brez!lian republic.
In the Supreme court Of the District OF
Columbia, Chiaf Justice Bingham to-day de-
livered the opinion Of the court on the de-
murrer OF the defendant in the case of The
United States against Ohss. A. Newton, who
Ia charged with violating section IL OF the
civil seevios act, approved January Is. 1883,
which Ia as follows: THAT no person shall,
in any room or building occupied In the dis
charge of official duties by any officer or
employee ef the United Sa!es mentioned Ia
this aot, or In any navy yard, fort, Arsenal,
solicit Ia any manner whatever. or
receive any contribution Of money or
any other thing Of valus for any politi.
Gel purpose whatever" The defend
aat Yves indicted by the grand jury
in April 1890 on seven counts. ell Of which
are OF che same tenor and charged him as
president of the Old Dominion Republican
Lesgue, with headquarters at the Leno1
House In this city. with sending to various
persons the following letter, dated Septem-
Der 81, 1889 "As citizen OF Virginia you
are, of course, interested In the campaign
DOW In progress In our State, which is to
determine its future political status. The
Old Dominion Lssgue was organized to as
sist In the election of the republican ticket,
and respectfully asks your cooperation
by your becoming member and making
such farther contribution to aid In the cam
paign as your means will permit. Initia.
ton fee 81, dues rs cents peg month. Re
specially, VIM. Brooke Smith, secretary, O.
A. Newton, president" In his demurrer
che defendant maintained that che law did
not make unlawful the acts charged, and
second, that the law was unconstitutional If
construed 30 as to declare the acts charged
unlawful. In the argument Of counsel 1t
was commended that the indictment WAS fatal.
ly defective. In that 1t did not recite that tie
persons solicited were government employees.
In delivering the unanimous opinion Of the
court the Chief Justice said that the prohibition
in the section quoted WAS reasonable exercise OF
the undoubted authority OF Congress to legis!ate
in respect to the conduct Of persons in govern
ment buildings. and that the Indictment was srf-
fcient, although it did not state that the persons
solicited were government employees. The sec.
lion OF the act did not infringe upon the rights
and immunitie5 OF citizens guarantee ed by the
Constitution and was not therefore, unconsti;u-
tiopal The fact that the other Sections Of the
act relating to political assessments mentioned
specifically OF government employees, and the
section in question did not, showed purpose on
the part OF Congress to mske solicitation TO any
person, whether a government employe or not.
unlawful within any room or building occupied
In the discharge OF official duties by any employe
Of the United States The demurrer IVES overruled
snd tho case sent to the Criminal Court for
trisl. The defendant, through his attorney gave
rotice that he would apply for writ of error.
Commissioner Thompson Of tnecivil sersic, COM
mission was seen by an Asso csted Press repre-
sentative avd questioned as to his views upon the
decision. He laid that the Supreme Court OF til,
United States, ia the case Of Newton II. Curti7,
had held that the law forbidding go7errm n en-
ployes to solicit or receive from each other money
FOR political purposes was constitutional,
but tho decision rendered to-day goes
much further ard holds that all solicitations
for political purposes within government build
lngs are unlawful. Tho effect he thought, will be
to practically stop political assessments and to
leave all government employees free to contribute
or not ss they SEQ it, This decision is complete