Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
Want Reporters Excluded From The
Breckenridge Trial.
CLEVELAND AND THE BLAND BILL.
Thu Bering Sea Arbitration ~ Con.
strucied by This country aud
Great Britain.

wAsnnNGToN, ID. g., March 49,
Counsel for Colonel Bfeckinrldge have
decided 10 follow the example OF their
opponents, by reserving their olierps
testimony for the closlng card In their
case.
Accordingly, .he silvcr.haired Con.
gresham disappointed many people by
failing 10 20 on the witness.stant,
aud one Of the disappointed ones was
Miss Pollard herself, who left the court
room A. soon a. she learned the pro.
gram. The entire day was dragged
out by tho reading Of dispositions, all
aimed nj two pOinis-tO prove that
Miss Pollard did not give birth TO n
child at Norwood convent In 1855, aud
thtt she 10 other than she represents
herself 10 be.
There will bo nothing more for the
Jury until Monday, As tho court In.
lends to adjourn Friday and the ses.
tous Saturday viii be- devoted 10 argu.
ments over the admissibility Of deposi.
tons 10 show that Miss Pollard had
been intimate with other men than tue
defendant, 20 which the plaintiff has
given notice Of objections.
Judge Bradley has been the recipient
since the commencement OF tho trial
Of an unusual large correspondence
concerning the case. Many Letters come
from religious people, urging him In
tue interests Of the morals of the com.
munity TO exclude newspaper reporters
from the court, power which the
Judge says In not In his power toIexer.
else. One missive, which has caused
the Judge TO smile, was signed by n
woman member Of the bar, aud sug'
grsled that since he excluded all wv.
men from the court when Miss Pol
lard gave her testimony, that tue men
should DO treated likewise and the
women admitted when Colonel Bfeck.
iuudgo takes the stand.
Will VETO THE NIL.
CHICAGO, March 22.-The Pos,is
Washington: The President will veto
the BlaHd bill. lie reached this con.
eiusion last night. lie has prepared
the draft Of the veto message, anu will
submit II to the Cabinet tomorrow. For
this statement there l. the authority OF
one Of tho closest financial associates Ol
the President.
BERfsG SEA AFFAms.
wAsuiS0ToE, March 22.-SscTetafy
Gresham was before tho House com.
mittec on foreign affairs today concern
rug the status Of Boring sea affairs.
There were brought out important de-
volOpments ne 10 tho manner ia which
her msJesty's government was eKecut.
ing the award Of the Boring sea court
OF arbitration.
Itappsats that by tho terms Of the
treaty u arbitration, both Great
Britain and the United States bound
themselves TO abide by the decision
VI the court OF arbitration. II has teen
contended that this court was 30 bind
ing that no court Of law or parliament
was needed TO carry cut the decree OF
tho court.
senator Morgan OF the arbitrators
has taken the ground that the deci.
sion In Itself was part Of the organic
law OF both countries, based on the
original treaty, which has the came
binding effect asa state law. Secre.
tary Gresham deemed II wise, however,
10 nave Congress pasaa law carrying
out tbs COURTS decision and the meas.
uTe was drafted anu submitted TO Con-
gress. Hut the secretary expressed
surprise that Great Britain has yet
presented no such legislation, ~ lar ~
was officially known.