The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-10-31
Supreme Court Affirms
Three Murder Cases
IN THE INDIAN TERRITORY
The Repeal Bill May Come up
In the House Tomorrow.
At the National Capital.
BY Ass, clated Press to The News.

~ NesN NiNttl ISbs 10 lNt News.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 81. Bailey.
of Texas, has introduced bill to-
day to repeal the statutes that pro
vide for the retirement of officers of
the army and navy and stopping
the pay of all officials heretofore
retired. Another to repeal the
statutes providing for the retire
ment of United States judges and
which prevents any person who has
heretofore resigned his place as
Judge from receiving pay
Fthian, of Illinois, in reporting
a free shipping bill presented an ex.
haustlve review Of the merchant
marine of this country. He copied
an extract from report in the
fifty first congress showing the con
dition of the merchant marine, but
proposing a subsidy in place of the
free shipping which Fithian's bill
proposes. He quoted from differ.
ent persons in advocacy of the
necessity for building up foreign
trade with this country, and de.
clares this bill will accomplish the
purpose. He quotes largely from a
report he made in the last congress
in favor of a similar bill.
The United States supreme court
has affirmed the judgments of the
United States courts for Western
Arksns and Eastern Texas in
three out Of the four cases Of con.
viction for murders committed in
the Indian Territory. The three
men whose sentences are affirmed are
Lewis Holder, murderer of John
Sickford; Frank Collins, murderer
of Randolph Lovey, and Tom
Moore, murderer of Charles Palmer
Robert NJ. Hall, convicted of kill
ing another white man named
James Tates, gets new trial.
The repeal bill will not come w
in the house today. 1t could only
be taken up under the rules by
unanimous consent, and Bland say,
that viii not be given, Another , 1
hours must elapse, therefore, before
the house viii have = chance to &C,
on the bill. Bland was asked i
some arrangement might not b'
entered into 80 that day might b,
devoted to ebate on the bill anC
he replied in the negative, that tn,
rules must be followed. He said he
thought there should be no tim,
fixed for vote in any event, az the
members who desired to debate the
bill should be gwen IN opportunity
The silver repeal Dill passed tht
senate at such late hour yesterday
afternoon That the leading member.
Of the two elements in the house ds
persed after the ad journment of that
body without agreeing upon any
definite policy to ne pursued pher
the Voorhees, bill shall be reported
to the house. The Voorhees, bill
differs from the Wilson bill thai
originally passed the house in thai
it contains The Hill declaration al
the eud Of The repeal section whicl
commits the government to In,
principle Of bimetallsm in the
future, as far az it may be FRACTION
BILE. The question n the nou-e o1
the report of the senate bill vii
therefore be on concurring in thf
senate amerdment or substitute to
the house bill Wilson announced
he will make this motion in the
house today, but it is within the
power Of the silver men to 90 true,
action by resorting to dilatory
tactics if they 20 desire.
This would compel the commit
tee on rules to bring in the rule OF
cloture in order to pass the bill, but
it is not believed the silver men
will resort to captious obstruction,
but content themselves by recording
their votes against the measure and
possibly making few speeches.
Repealers hope the bill may pass
the honse today, but Messrs. Bland