New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-02
THE CABINET ~ SESSION.

The Pres!dent-We are now ready for business.
I hardly need to remind the Cabinet that we are
not concerned with current politics in New-fork
or anywhere else This IL business Admins
tration conducted on business principles.
Secretary Gresham-The most urgent business
Il the case of John james Howard. now con-
fined in prison on Ellis Island by the authority
Of the United States Government.
Secretary Hol- Smi,h-John Howard. did you
say? oh yes IN. man who wrote Home. Sweet
Home" | thought he was dead.
SECRETARY Lamont Wake up. Hoke. Not John
Howard Payne. but John James Howard. Nor
TOMS imported under-coachman.
The President Is this a matter Of politics?
Has it anything to DO with the election In New
York.
Secretary Carlisle Nothing whatever. Nor
toms connection with 1t is simply Incidental
II Is a question Of administrative detail and the
enforcement OF Federal laws. From proofs sub
mitt.d 10 mo was satisfied that this alien I'M
migrant had been hired by Morton in violation
Of th, Cortract Labor lsws Accordingly / L.
sued A warrant for his arrest and detention In
order ia return him 10 the country whence ne
came at the expense Of the vessel importing
him
Secretary Morton As they say In France a
.-tjr- de- caChet.
Secretary U-rbert-Dont put on airs "a re
turned traveller Talk United States.
The President The was fully discussed d,
our last meeting. Judge l.acombe. az under
stand It. decided tha, Howard was employed
strictly AS domestic servant. and that neither
h.. nor Morton had violated the Contract Labor
laws but ttat Il in the discretion or the
Secretary ~ thu. Treasury to do he liked
VIVA, is the opinion u the Attorney General?
Attorney General Olney-Judge Lacomb, is
correct in his Interpretation OF the statutes.
The President or course. T.acombe is all right
| appointed him as good Democrat never
maxi. mistakes except in Csbinet appointments
Attoruev-Grn.ral Oln-y The Court rules that
no law has been violated. but holds that the ar
rested immigrant H. s,ill at the mercy Of the
Secretary o. the Treasury. without the prptec-
ton OF A wri; ol hab-as corpus. The question
I'm hri-' f. this: can the Treasury Department;
undertake. t. adjudse the under-coa chman guilty
when the Court has decided that he il not
guilty
Secretary Carlisle The ht'le under-coachman
must ~ stump has taken hundred pages OF
written testimony in this case. Morton IN
gag.d him az a driver employed by an English
uv.rvman stump thought at first that Howard
w,s coustructiVrlV a domestic servant. but
hav. convinced him that IN" law was violated
whatever Judge LacOmbe may think To the con-
trarv | nave examined all the pr-cedents. The
undrr-coachman must 90.
Pnstmas,or-C;eneral Bssell-As lawyer.
would say that any laws enabling the Treasury
Department to upset decision OF the United
States Courts. and to suspend the writ OF habeas
corpus. were clearly unconstitutional. They do
such things in Russia
Secretary Carlisle (angrily) That's we'll enough
FOR an ubsclr. Buffalo lawyer,
The President Silence, You forget. sir that
Buffalo was the scene Il my own arrested de-
Nrlopment.
Secretary Lamont (aft-r a painful pause -The
Republicans I'm New-YorlS are charging the Adj
mInistration with imprisoning Howard In order
10 embarrass a political opponent. who is run
ming against Dave Hill.
The President (sternyl-No politics here. This
IS "A business Administration. | suspend further
discussion will not hear another word.
Secretary Carlisle But what shall | do with
the under-cOaChman?
Secretary Gresham Oh he's "A good enough
Morgan until after the election.