Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-03-03
IMPORTANT DECISIONS.

The Gn'ted states supreme Court upholds
the Mckinley Aot-rhe Herring sea Nat
tcr-.No Hope For the Condemned chica-
go Anarchists.
WAsHINGToN, March The three
cases ia which importers sought b test
the eonstituiionaity OF the Mckinley
tariff act were yesterday decided by the
United States supreme court. Tho
business firms who brought the suit
were Boyd, Sutton & Co, Herman
Sternbaeh S Co. and Marshall.
Field d Co The grounds on
which II was maintained that the
tariff was unconstitutional were that
the tobacco rebate section of the bill
had been omitted in enrolment after
passage by congress. aad heretofore
the bill signed by the president was not
the bill passed by the Legislative de-
partment OF the governments that
the reciprocity feature was n
transmission to the ex ecutiye OF
the law-making power and there
fore void. vitiating the whole act;
and, lastly, that the act was void be-
cause of the sugar bounty provision
The court affirmed the judgments of
New York and Illinois courts OF tho
United States In favor Of the constitu-
tionality Of the act
HAYwARD-BERINe SEA cAsE,
WASHINGTON, March THE United
States supreme court has decided in
favor OF the United States in the Hay
ard-Berlng sea case. The appllica-
tion for writ Of prohibition against
the Alaska court is denied
The whole case should not be con.
founded with the negotiations between
the United States and Great Britain
looking to the submission TO arbitration
of the Bering sea seal fisheries, which
reached favorable conclusion to-day.
Sir Julian Pauncefote. tho British min
lister, met Secretary Blaine by appoint
ment at the state department to-day and
signed the treaty OF arbitration on
behalf OF Great Britain lie said he
had been fully authorized by Lord SAL
isbury to take this action. Mr. Blaine
signed the document on behalf Of this
government and the matter was con-
summated so far as the diplomatic part
of the business is concerned. The
treaty is still subject, however, to the
action OF the British parliament and
the United States senate.
The exact terms Of the treaty cannot
be stated, bat it is known that the
board of arbitration will consist of
seven persons, two representing tho
United States, two representing Great
Britain-one of whom is TO be a Cana
dian-and one each representing the
If
den and Italy.
DECISION AGAINST THE ANARCHISTS.
WAsHINGToN, March l. The supreme
court of the United States has extin-
guished the last hope OF the two in-
prisoned anarchists by affirming the
decision of the supreme court OF
Illinois and the circuit court
of the United States for the northern
district OF Illinois in the cases of Sam
uel Fielden and Michael Schwab YER
sus the warden of the Joliet peniten-
tiary. These two men were sentenced
TO be hanged with Spies and the other
anarchists for completely in the Hay
market riot in Chicago, but their
sentences were committed to life i'm |
prisonment by the governor, In the |
application for writs of habeas corpus |
which the court to-day denied, counsel |
for the two men alleged that their sem
tenee. was in violation OF the coustitu- |
tion because the men were not in court |
in person when the Illinois supreme
court rendered judgment slstaining the
decision of thc trial court and that SEN
tence, and that their right to say why
sentence should not be passed upon
taem had been denied 1t was also
contended that while the governor Of
Illinois had power To commute the
sentence, no warrant was given by law
for the Communication Other minor
points Were also brought in.