Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-05-04
WASHINGTON NEWS.
The Judiciary Committee of the Sen
ate Censures Judge Jenkins
Tariff Debate Postponed.

Washington, May 4. = Representative
Boatner, of Louisiana, chairman of the
special committee of the judiciary COM
mittee of the house of representatives
that was appointed to investigate the
Northern Pacific decisions of Judge
Jenkins, to-day submitted on behalf OF
the ma iority of the investigating commit
tee report in full of the judiciary COM
mittee.
The report in part says: "The injunc-
tions granted by Jugde Jenkins restrain
ing the men from leaving the service of
the company or comforting with officers
of their unions and also reducing wages
was unfair, as the men expressed
NO intention of going out and only
wished for conference with tho officials
of the road on question of wages. 1t is
the opinion of the committee that this
gross abuse of power by the court was
supported by neither reason nor author
ity and was beyond the jurisdiction of the
Judge and is therefore, void. Your commit
tee could find nothing in the testimony nor
can they see any corrupt intention on the
part of the judgeto render these orders,
altogether it is possible that he is sincere
in his conviction that he properly exer-
cised the equity of jurisdiction.
"His court prevented loss and damages
which would have resulted from the un-
lawful strike against the Missouri Pacific
Railroad company. This new case pre-
vents Us from recommending any pro-
ceedings looking to his impeachment, but
in order that there will be no further ex-
cuse for the rendition of any such orders
or DEGREES, and that courts of equity may
not be deceived as to the extent of their
powers toward contracts for personal SER
vices by legal process, we recommend the
enactment of statutes which will prevent
them from doing so. We also feel con-
strained to call attention to the abuses
which have grown up under the powers
assumed by judges of the courts of the
United States to appoint receivers for
railroad corporations"
WILL POSTPONE DEBATE.
1t has been arranged so that the tariff
debate will be adjourned until next Tues
day. In the interval being spent by the
senate in executive business, neither DEM
ocrats nor Republicans are to debate the
bill until it is placed before the senate in
the form contemplated by the caucus
agreement last night.
NOMINATIONS.
The president has sent the following
nominations to the senate: Treasury
James W. Ball, collector of customs, va
quina, Ore.
Justice-Tracy R. Bangs, attorney of
the United States for the district of North
Dakota.
War-Second Lieut.. O. G. Horney, 7th
infantry; Lobbe, first lieutenant, ordnance
Postmasters--W. W. Brown, Red Bud,
CAL; Andrew T. Culberson, Placerville,
CAL; William L. Hedrick, Fresno, CAL. E.
P. 0oltman, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Mrs. Mary L. Marley was appointed at
Dona Ana counta, Nm.
NEW sE1aN1oRAGE BILL.
Representative Brookshire, of Indiana,
has introduced bill providing for the
coinage Of the seigniorage and for fuller
volume of paper currency based on coin
deposits.
COINAGE FOE APRIL.
The coinage executed at the mints dur
ing April, 1894, was as follows: Gold, S1O-
$4,000; silver, $554,0o0; Scent pieces,
$125,000. Total coinage, $1O,75O,O0O.
NATIONAL NOTES.
Postoffices discontinued: Alumina,
Grant county, N. NJ, mail to Pinos Altos;
Mountain View, Uintah county, Wyo.,
mail to Fort Bridges.
The April disbursement for pensions
aggregated $1O,152,3OO, as against $12,-
s7l, ,761 for 1898. The pension disburse-
ments for ten months amounted to $117,-
303, ,1s4, as against $13B,67S,345 last year.
The treasury statement shows that dur
ing the last month the receipts aggregat-
ed $22,692,3 1864, and the disbursements
$32, 2,072,S36. The receipts for ten months
are shown to have been $245,SO9, ,749, and
the disbursements 1911 1857, 7,l96, leaving a
deficit of $65,447,447.