The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-13

lating towns to have action delayed until
nfter the holidays. to allow the dealers TO
unload under the cry of a short crop:
The subject which occupied much of the
days session WAS Mr.. Vests joint resolu-
fion for the appointments OF q commission
TO have an agreement mado with tho hye
civilized tribes for the taking of land IN
severalty and for the opening of the re-
naming lands 70 white settlement. The
discussion was chiefly between Senators
Vest and Berry, VINO were both agreed as
70 some statements of fact. The matter
went over without action. During the de-
Date Mr.. Vest. replying to remarks OF MI.
Berry In defense of Judge NJ. Parker. OF the
Fort Smith court. narrated the case of o
poor negro who had been tried In that
court, found guilty and sentenced TO be
banged for shooting one of a party who
broke into his house ct night and who
judge having charged that the prisoner
was presumed to have knowledge OF the
official character of the man who was
killed. The case had been brought TO his
the record of the case to the Department. OF
Justice, where the pardon clerk-Mr.
Boteler-had recommended the pardon OF
the prisoner. He lMr. Nesti bad then
brought the papers to President cleveland,
who read them that same night and conf
muted the sentence to ten years imprisor-
ment.
A Senator-He ought to have been par
doned.
Mr.. Vest-He ought TO have been &C.
Quilted in the first instance, or he ought to
have been pardoned by the President.
But Judge Parker after wards denounced
thai action on the part OF President Cleve-
land as An interference with his judicial
authority. and has since then denounced
President Harrison tor interfering with
onesof his sentences. That is the sort OF
court which is to give to the civilized In
dians of this country an idea of our mode
II 10 HAAUa lava M
from setting such examples as those of the
siaughter-houee at Fort Smith to the civil
lied or unclvilized people of this continent
Mr.. Vest asked Mr.. Berry whether he
justified Judge Parker in making q stump
speech to the grand jury criticising the
President for exercising the right of pardon.
Mr.. Berry replied: 81 think that when
Judge Parker undertook TO c~riticise the
President of the United states for granting
pardons he went out OF his way. and did
that which q judge should not do"
During the morning hour Mr.. Hoar, from
the judiciary committee. reported O bill to
provide for the punishment of offenses on
the hig seas, and it was considered and
1 sons. not of q ships crew. who sid or en-
courage riots, disorders or ARRAYS on board
an American vessel at sea. and it does not.
in any other respect. change the existing
law, which applies only to members OF the
MI. Vest 10y request) introduced o bill to
encourage the construction of electric rail-
roads. TO facilitate the rapid transporta.
tion of the mails, to promote the interest of
commerce and travel. and TO aid in demon
strating the feasibility of the distribution
of electrical wv for agricultural and
other purposes along the lines OF electric
roads. and especially to aid In the con-
struction of the proposed electric railroad
between Chicago and st: Louis by the
Chicago & St Louis Railway Company.
and TO secure to the government the use of
the same for postal, military and other pur-
poses. Referred to the committee on CON-
merce.
The House bill authorizing the Score
tary of the Treasury TO delegate a chief OF
division TO perform the duties of Assistant
Register, while the latter 10 performing
those of Register OF the Treasury during
the illness of General Rosecransl. was pre-
sented and passed.
Senators PETER and Call were appointed
additional members OF tho committee On
Immigration. A resolution was offered by
Mr.. Chandler and agreed to calling on the
Secretary of the Treasury for copies of GER
tain correspondence in relation to the
cholera and immigrants.