New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-24

ARGUMENT IN THE DEBS CASE BEGINS
= TOMORROW.

JAMAICA RAISING THE TARIFF on AMERICAN
PRODUCTS SPRINGER AND KILGoRE SWORN
IMAM EDITOR CONVICTED OF LIBEL
Washington, March 23-An the counsel engaged
In the Dabs habeas corpus have arrived IN the
CITY and will be present In the Supreme Court on
Monday when the arguments VIII begin. In cohse
auence of the extreme importance of the case the
Court will probably allow ample time Tor counse
TO present their views. The petitioners Will DE rep
resented by Lyman Trumbull the venerable ex-
Senator OF Illinois and Messrs. Gregory and Oar
rah. and the Court will be asked to permit all OF
them TO be heard. The rules Of the Court govern
ing oral argument in ordinary cases limit the mum,
Der of counsel on side 10 TWO DGt .hey arr VI zen
aside where the Importance OF me ISSUES IN M
he heard The ciovernmens case will be presented
by Attorney General Oney Assistant Attorney zen
sistant Dlstrict-Attorney who prosecuted the com
plant against Debs and his associates at Chcaso
protect railroads engaged in interstate commerce
from the effects OF strikes in which tner ePo ;n
participate is lnVoNed III Inc determination u ''
case.
The Departrn ant of state to-day received report
from Consul Eckford at Kingston. Jamaica, inclos-
ing d copy Of the message of the Governor OF the
island 10 the Legislative Council The Governor
says tina, "the withdrawal of the Government OF
the United States of America from the reciprocal
arrangements with this colony, entered into IN lS9l
and the reimposiiion OF the duty on sugar. ieave
free restore to our tariff some OF the sources
OF revenue abandoned under that arrsn l1 l
the Legislative Council which, in some instances, in
creases the duties upon many articles imported eN-
clusively from the United States.
The President to-day denied applications Cor the
pardon OF jefferson Paulding, convicted of utterng
counterfeit coin in South Carolina. and sentenced
in January 1885, TO six years in the Ohio Peniten-
tiary and George Chandler convicted in Tennessee
for breaking into United States postoftce and
sentences IN July, lSi TO q eHaT anu I, u" eais
Pardons have been granted to Frank Adams, OF
Kentucky sentenced in January. lSe' to t~o years
for stealing money from regsteTfd letters abd TO
Court Of Keeping an unlicensed bar, and sentenced
in December. 1894 to ninety days ~ 1ail and $500
prisonment Adams il suffering from pulmonary
complaint. and Eler is also in bad health. and his
family needs his assistance.
Controller Bowler. of the Treasury, has decided
that the new salaries OF the old United States
Indian Territory officials take effect when the new
officials qualify and the officials begin 10
draw their salaries when the new courts are or
ganzed. The judges-Messrs. Springer and XII
goreit is understood, have taken the oath OF office
here The officials expect 10 assume their du-
ties early in April.
The Secretary of the Interior to-day approved. as
a basis for a patent clear list No. 70. embracing
1882 acres. selected by the Northern Pacific Rail
grant in the Chelalis and Vancouver land dis
tricts. State of Washington Also 100 acres within
the St. Paul and Sioux City Railroad.
W. Calvin Chase. the colored editor. who was
convicted of criminal libel on c. II. J. Taylor. the
colored Recorder of Deeds some days ago. was
sentenced to ninety days in jail by Judge Cole in
the Criminal Court. Part ii. to-day.
DoCKERY's REMARKABLE STATEMENT.
AND SOME IMPORTANT FACTS WHICH HE OMITTED
TO MENTION.
Washington March % (SpeclaD. The final number
of The Congressional Record" containing pro-
ceedings and alleged proceedings OF the Lilo Con-
gress. was issued on Thursday. 1t contains on its
first page Congressman Dockery's remarkable state
ment in which he euogizes President Cleveland
payment of the public debt under the revenue re-
ceived from the Republican tariff bur omits TO
make any reference his increase of the public debt
under a Democratic tariff. He says that the bonds
purchased during President Cleveland's first term
amounted S3$S 07is50 while those purchased under
President Harrison amounted 10 $25S.O9S,65O. And
there he stops. He makes no reference to what
President Cleveland has done since Demo-
cratic tariff was in force, either actual
or prospective for 1t is conceded fact
tina: a prospect OF Democratic tariff began
to make its effects apparent upon the receipts OF
the Treasury within short time after the election
Of 1892. The election of Democratic Congress and
President in November followed by rapid
reduction in the receipts of the Treasury. the re-
ceipts OF the following year falling S300oO000 below
those of the year just preceding that election while
those OF the year in which the tariff law was actual
ly enacted fell s6j 100000 below those of the year
prior 10 the election of Democratic Congress and
President II Mr.. Dockery had made his statement
absolutely fair and accurate it would have stood
about follows:
Cleveland's reduction Of the public debt under
Republican tariff, s2SS. 1850.
Cleveland's increase of public debt under a Demo
cratic tariff, SlGi,21.S5l
If he had carried the statement further he would
have shown that Mr.. Cleveland in his present term
has constantly violated apparently mandatory
law with reference TO the sinking fund. The act
OF February 2 1862 establishing the sinking fund,
which stands without modification upon the statute
books. provides:
That all duties on imported goods shall be paid
in coin or in notes payable or demand heretofore
authorized be issued and by law receivable In
payment of the public duties, ana me CON so pald
shall! be set apart as =" sPec.a. iHha ana sha' DC
d) To the payment in coin OF tre interest the
bonds and notes OF The UnI.ed state:
To the pGrcaase or Pay5Sns e. per be cent matt Of
Within each fiscal year afier: July. 1852. which
is be set apart as sinking fund. and the inter.
est of which shall in like be applied to the
purchase or payment OF the puohc debt as the
Secretary Of the Treasury shall from time 10 time
(s The residue thereof shall be paid into the
Treasury of the United States
So Il appears from the reading OF this law that
duty OF the Secretary OF the Treasury is first TO
deduc; from the customs receipts enough money 10
pay interest on the outstanding debt, and then to
take from that fund enough TO pay into the sinking
fund / per OF the outstanding debt and the
full Of interest upon the bonds purchased for
O sinking fund, thus paying TO itself interest upon
the bonds which nave been from year 10 year pur-
chased for 4 sinking fund Under TINS law me
During President Harrison's term there was set
year for a sinking fund. SINCE the beginning OF
President Cleveland's present term, howeyer ,he
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