The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-01-20
TO RESTRAIN CARLISLE
The K. Of |. Nay Begin Injunction Pro.
ceadinss in ths Supram, Court.
SUBMITTED TO COUNSEL
II There's Any Legal Ground. the
$5o,ooo,ooo Bond Issus VIII
Be stopped Without
More Ado.

was sent last ulSut from IN ol Ls utdu-
quarters:
J. r. Sorereiqn. Grdnd Master Workman,
Dss MolHss, IoIra:
Secure counsel, 90 before the rnltei States
supreme court. and Immediately enter iniunc-
ton proceedings against Carlisle TO restrain
him from issuing the So. 100000 bonds in the in
terest OF the people upon whom rests the bur
den Of al taxation 10 pay the interest and prin-
cipal OF these bonds. You should Immediately
take this step against the secretary ot the treas
ury. enjoining him from incurrlny further debt
while the resources OF the government, II prop
erly applied, are suficient to meet all lawful de-
MAIDS.
(Siened.) JOIN W. HAYES.
General Secretary and Treasurer.
The following reply was received:
DEs MONIES, Jan. 10, 1894.
The case has been submitted to counsel. II
there are reasonable grounds on which TO force
a standing in court the Injunction proceedings
will begin at once. i. r. SOVEREIGN,
Grand Master Workman.
DEs MoISEs, Jan. 19.-General Master
Workman Sovereign was seen by an asso-
ciated press representative here tonight
regarding the proposed injunction pro.
ceedings against Secretary Carlisle. 1T
may be good deal like mouse tackling
lion," he said, "hut We are going to do
it," The petition praying for an injunc-
tion TO restrain the secretary of the United
States treasury from issuing bonds in the
sum Of S50,00o,ooo or any other amount,
Sovereign said, would DO drawn up here
by Judge Cole. sworn to by Sovereign
and sent to Washington to be filed
in the United States circuit court of the
District of Columbia the first of next
week. Tonight Sovereign sent dispatch
to Senator Allen of Nebraska, asking him
to make the argument in the case before
the court in Washington. Sovereign and
his attorneys deny to Carlisle any author.
ity to issue the bonds proposed. claiming
that there is nothing in law providing for
a reserve fund of 500. ,0oo; that there
is no provision in law for any special re-
serve as construed by the present govern.
ment, and the fact that the secretary of
the treasury is offering for sale grea. er
amount of bonds than the so-called legal
reserve indicates that ne is not offering
them for the purpose of redemption and
further shows that he has not offered them
for sale for any Of the purposes specified
in the law OF January IA, 1s15.-
"As matter Of fact" said Sovereign,
further, "if they wish to stick to the text
of the legal reserve of 500, ,000. 900, we in
sIst that there is now more than double
the present deficit in the treasury and the
amount is in silver. Again, II they wish
TO stick to the text of legal reserve of
100000, 600, We have them, for. IL the re.
serve they claim is established by law,
then the secretary of the treasury violated
the law when he allowed encroachments
on the reserve" Sovereign expressed the
fear that the case would he thrown out OF
court. He is determined to fight the mat.
ter until the last bridge is crossed.
WASHINGTON. Jan. ia dispatch an.
nouncing the threatened injunction by
the knights of Labor agains. Secretary
Carlisle to restrain him from issuing the
$4,000, 900 bonds was taken to the treas,
ury department this afternoon and shown
to Secretary Carlisle. He declined to say
anything whatever on the subject for pub.
lication. Other officials of the depart.
ment were not surprised on learning the
contents of the dispatch. The feeling ol
the knights of Labor and labor unions
generally on the bond question is known
to be unfavorab!e, as shown by their pass
ing resolutions against it. The officials
are a unit in the opinion that the secre.
tary has nothing more than temporary de-
lay TO fear from the injunction proceed
ings, and even this they did not think in
the least degree probable. II is believed
that no delay would be occasioned b,
these threatened legal proceedings. as
even temporary injunction doubtless
would be denied. The populists of the
house know nothing about the injunction
against the bond issue. Jerry Simpson
says he will have no hand in it. but he viii
he glad if il is true. Representative Cul
berson of Texas, chairman of the judici
AIRY committee, says there is no doubt o
the power of Secretary Carlisle TO issue
bonds for the purposes OF the resumption
act. The general opinion among the law
yers of the house is that the proceeding,
would have no standing in court.