The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-05
T4E NATIONS CAPITAL.
ON MADE TO ADVANCE THE SILL
YER BRICK MANDAMUs CASE.
sestigating Judge Mccoras Crooked
IRAN actions-G Gloomy 0utl bk for Re-
publican senatorships in the West.
Novel Question Decided.

" all k)iANOA AAhN'N
Aers and others who are of the be-
Reat silver is as good as gold and
/ pig 1treated as money, have not
l suia adoned their efforts to secure
L Tnsp' In from the courts that under
%S I Sels titution the proper officers of
PVGernment must receive silver
Eon and coin it into dollars with
4 other charge than coinage cost
whosoever presents it to them.
| kttorney General Garland has
j pretaiped by them, and today
pik in the United States supreme
do advance the case which is
nJarly known as the silver brick
pj and officially as case No.
So, the people of the United States,
\ Z 5rge g. Morrick, appellant, vs.
u Iarles w. Foster, secretary of the
n rssury. Morrick is resident of
= .orado and seeks mandamus. He
4 ught his action originally in the
4 n ria in the District of Columbia,
y EN'when the mandamus was denied
M X an appeal to the supreme court
today had motion made to ad-
Ice the case in order to secure
L III decision from the court of last
| ~ INVESTIGATING M'COMAs.
n WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-Chairman
i ter of the Republican national
lmittee was at the Capitol today
n Ter subpoena from the judiciary
mittee of the senate to give testi-
Hoy in relation to charges against
is McComas, nominated n to be judge
le supreme court of the District of
" umbia. 1t appears that one OF the
cations in the case is that Nc
las, while counsel for man named
son, who was representing certain
"A rests in the Yellowstone Park as
alton, proposed to his client to in
ace the land office through the
missioner, then Carter, if the
II 'saary funds were forthcoming.
Il | er's testimony strongly negatives
NJ implication that there was any
n ng doing in the matter within his
w Wedge.
SENATORIAL OUTLOOK.
alking about the probable outcome
8, the senatorial contests now be-
ling in the Northwest, Chairman
or said: "In my own state the
! 1t is sill in doubt, but with
ices in favor of the Democrats.
s see, the Republicans have thirty
eo members of the Legislature, the
locrats thirty-five and Populists |
irtu m oInat |
Or Ter for us to succeed iG will re-
-. Ou getting all the Populist |
= whereas the Democrats need |
tne. Under these circumstances |
4 / afraid we are beaten. In Wy
= ~ Ng the Democrats and POpulists |
her have control of the lower
rh of the Legislature and there are
II contested cases, which 1 suppose |
be decided against the Republi- |
A thus securing a majority on joint |
n d, which will probably be used to |
a Democratic senator. In Cali. |
IA. the legislature is against us. In |
IL as and Nebraska there is chance |
u we will be able to elect our can
Xxx ca, but there is considerable doubt |
III it,"
NJ BOUNDARY LINE QUESTION
Nd United States Supreme court
BiI rendered decision in the case
gpf sht by the State of Iowa against |
5l State of Illinois to settle the
III ,da y line in the Mississippi river
" cen the two states. In the Opin-
4 10 court adops the illinois view
4, matter, holding the true bound
Inc is the middle OF the main
/ uel of the river, Or of the princi-
8 hannel if there be more than one
I mel of navigation. AS the coun-
s each state desired the boundary
W Established at places where nine
les crossed the river, the court
-*Yi ed that commission of three
ons be appointed to ascertain and
"A Y nate the line Of each bridge and
p cate the same on map, the COM
LN Npn to be guided in fixing the
" the opinion of this court, and
oil Ike return to it for further action.
H. proportion of taxation on the
II es is the principal point fought
e't y the two states.
"a DALToN NOT AN OFFICER.
<, Erney General Milliller being to-,
asked if he had any further in.
lEation In reference to the truth in
Matches from Coffeyville, Kas., to
Reflect that Bill Dalton and Bill
fsey of Kansas, of the western dis
HI of Arkansas, Oklahom, Indian
Va tory and the eastern district OF
I'd g and all deny that Bill Dalton or
,o member of the Dalton family or
~ have been appointed or been
etfi acting deputy United States
vi hal for any of those districts for |
IT'D than two years past, and each |
befBill Lipsey has never so acted
AMI him,
tery MIR BLAINE's CONDITION.
1ep, rt that Blaine had suffered /
,taer relapse yesterday and his
20 tion had again assumed an |
;nmt on hing aspect is not sustained by
suS Tries made today. On account of
leculiar organic system, Blaine In |
Z" present weak condition is sus'
I bile to the slightest change in
Feather. These various changes |
depressing effect upon his
Is, but are of short duration.
he. il was said, appeared unus- |