Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-03
A UTAH JUDGE APPOINTED.
The Importation Of Goods Under Con.
sular Seal Discussed.
TO rusu THE REPEAL BILL
Democratic i,ongressmen from New
York Decide Upon = Plan
OF Procedure.

! "'NhH'ui Who NOuhy WIS
nominated successor 10 Justice Lamar,
ia n Democratic ex-senator, aud nj
present Judge Of the United States
court for the district embracing Tennes.
STE. Inquiry about the capital SHOVE
that the appointment considered from
judicial snd not political view IL a
splendid one. The appointment was
n great surprise 10 tho Tennessee dele.
gates In the House. Two Republican
members folt hoio over the selection Of
~ Democrat and states rights man,
but whom asked as 10 Jaokson's per.
sonal fitness, conceded that his char
acter and abilities were all that could
be desired.
The selection politically was no moro
pleasing to some Of the Democratic
representatives who recall the fact that
Judge Jackson is the leader Of the
CUP School Democrats Of Tennessee.
The men said, however, that the new
judgt was strong, clean AMI able.
Representative Houk OF Tennessee,
when asked about the appointment,
said:
al think President Harrison follow.
cd mis- incllnations and betrayed tho
Republican party, and committed a
crime against tho Constitution, by up
| pointing n man who by birth and
schooling IL states rights Democrat,
believing IN the strict construction OF
In
OF tho state over the nation. I have
nothing to say against Judge Jackson
IA lnan. He Is just, able and
| humane"
Representative Enloe said: at is
an excellent appointment. Judge
Jackson In able, industrious and pure
In character and good Judge. l have
never heard his Democracy question.
oI.D
The nomination came as great
surprise on the Senate side, and WINS
received while the Senate was In
executive session. While no comment
was made on tho floor, Republicans
gathered about ia little groups and dis
cussed II. with the exception Of few
who thought the President should
have appointed a Republican the NOM
ination was well received. There was
said to be little II any opposition to his
confirmation.
PROBATE JUDGE on GRASD COUNTY.
The President today sent to the
Senate the nomination OF l.. b. Bart
lett, to be Judge OF probate Of Grand
county, Utah.
THE CONSULAR SEAL QUESTION.
President Harrison sent to the
House today u message dealing with
the importation Of foreign goous into
the United states, across tue Cana
dian border, under consular seal. The
President discussed at length the treaty
obligations which affect subjects grow
Ing out OF the provisions OF article 20 OF
the treaty OF Washington and arrives
ut the conclusion that article 20 OF the
treaty OF Washington has been abro.
gated, and, even II In force, there IL no
law extant TO execute II when In force.
The treaty imposed no obligation upon
the United States 10 use the concession
and no Limitation upon the powers Of
the United States In dealing with
merchandise imported Tor the use OF
our citizens through Canadian ports
| or passing from IA place in the United
States 10 another through Canada
upon the arrival OF such merchandise
al our border.
Therefore, treaty or no treaty, tho
question OF sealing cars containing
such merchandise and the treatment
OF such sealed cars when they cross
our border is and always has been one
to be settled by our laws according to
our convenience and cur interests ~
We see them. The law author
izing the sealing OF cars In
Canada containing foreign merchan-
dice imported from contiguous coun-
try does not apply TO merchandise
Imported by our own people from
countries not contiguous (China and
Japan and carried through Canada
for delivery TO such owners. The law
did not contemplate the passing OF
sealed cars 10 any place not sport"
nor the delivery Of such TO owners or
the consignee TO bo opened by him
without the supervision OF u revenue
officer; that such practice 10 inconsis.
tent with the safety OF tho revenue.
The statutes relating to the trans.
portation OF merchandise between tho
United States and the British poses.
si0Ds should be subject to revision.
The treasury regulations have given
these laws a construction and scope
the President did not think was con-
templated by Congress. A policy
adapted TO the new condition, growing
In part out Of the construction OF tho
Canadian Pacific railroad, should be
declared and the business placed upon
a basis more Just 10 cur people and tO
our transportation companies.
the SILVER QUESTION.
A dozen Democratic congressmen
from New York state held au informal
meeting this evening to devise plan
OF procedure when the silver question
shall again cGme before the House.
II was decided that every means
known TO parliamentary practice
should be employed TO secure iavor-
able action upon the Bacon ill, which
is substantially the same as Andrews