New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-23
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS-.
THE RAILROAD POOLING BILL FAVOR
ABLY REPORTED N THE SENATE.
\ PROTEST FROM SOUTH CAEoLlNA-THE PUBLIC
PRINTER -ItRIEs AND THE LAVA LIGHT
HOUSE FOR DIAMOND SHOALS.

\ PROTEST FROM SOUTH CAEOIlNA-THE PUBLIC
PRINTER -ItRIEs AND THE LAVA LIGHT
HOUSE FOR DIAMOND SHOALS.
Washington. Jan - The friend. Of the Pooling
biz gained a victory this morning By securing 4
favorable repor on the bill Il passed the House
When the committee met this morning various
amendments were offered. among them that sug-
,est,d by Commissioner Morrison. which gives the
Interstate Commerce Commission the authority To
control and regulate the rates established Delorr
they have been put b. the railroads instead Oh
afterwarI. "a the bill s:ipulates. Railroad
men looked upon this striking at The very 's-
sence Of the measure ana directed their Efforts
toward preventing this particular amendment lhe
vote this and all other amendments was '"c
same. 10 =. and for that reason lost lhose
who voted to amend the bill were Messrs "orhidn'
Smith. Chandler. Wilson, Lindsey. Those VINO
vo.ed for the measure just as 1t came from the
House were Messrs. Brice. Camden, Wolcott BUT
Ter and Higgins. Then. when 1t was seen that the
bin could not he amended at all the vote was taken
on the proposition to report II 10 the ''''','
Messrs. German. Lindsey and wilson entered the"
protest against the passage OF IN" bui "iIio"'
amendment but said that they would vote Tor a
report because they thought the Senate ought ,o'
be permitted to act finally. ana that the bill ought
not TO be smothered in committee. Ihey stated
however. that they would offer their amendments
in the Senate and oppose the bill there AS 'so'
ously as they had in committee. Inc ioho"'"s
amendment offered by Mr.. Chandler and lost was
introduced by him in the Senate later In the DAY
Preliminary 70 the fling OF any sacn sslon
tie parties thereto shall present 10 me it,,
schedules of their existing rates Oh lai, a,u r1s,
upon the classes or passengers anu ~ -
which the contract Is appicablc anu !. IN LII,
OF dsapprova shall be made the COMMITS SION shaii
certify In writing upon the contract tna' , ,,, -
listing rates OF fares and frelghs are upon me ic
then appearing Just and reasonable. f.HeiS ~"
contract shall be made for a fixed period OF tlme
not exceeding four years. "nI shaIl hot ~, nf
fares ana ireEhts existing AZ the TINE Of mahing
such contract shall not in any case be rd.S'n u ,h
Commission certified in writing ana hed Win '"e
contract
Senator Butler laid before the Senate today tine
pettion Of Sampson Pope, late candidate FOR cover
nor OF South Carolina. on the Denocra'" ''"e"
The petition says:
The undersigned respectfully represents that ne
Is n citizen OF tho STATE OF South Carolina and that
-, ,b ni,~, cr hold i'm that state November d. 1914,
%e wae n candidate for the Office OF Governor and
was as he believes defraud"d ~ 'ald citct'"n -
sicb an extent r. 70 deprive him Of said ohice il"t
,,e,hnrs of The Gen, raj Assembly were elected ~
the same election Hho have recently "l"ctru u, =.
T,lman a Tinted States senator. that thousands
of voters were prevented from casting their DAii2S
at said election 10y reason 81 ifauI io''e az i,
timidation: that thousands Of ballots were thrown
ont or destroyed and IN many instances othrt pnil
lots substituted for them ~ ma ',,-,,ai
states and OF the state OF South Carolina ana me
gaTded; tha' these irHt'1 M, =. ,,"rnor
The direction Of Benjamin Il IIlnan theh ,,o'rlny
NJ
chairman of the state Executive COMMITTEE. who -
a member 81 you. honorable body Wherefore. on;
h. v"ur honorable body charged with examining
INTO Tho conduct Of said election. with power 70
- ,b so rcport Of SAID committee that such action
may he taken in the premises a. the report VIII
justify.
4 new SO counterfeit silver certificate. well *
ecuted has been discovered by the Secret Service.
1t first made its appearance IN Nrw-NoTk 'it!.
MIR QUAY to-day introduced in the Senate bill
which his 70. It's purpose the adjustment OF the
office OF Public Printer ard the recreation OF the
office Of Congrcssonal Printer. such per'on Is to
$500 per annuin.
Among the important cases decided by the su
preme Court yesterday one determining tn
century-old question: Are juries judges OF the
law "a well az Of fact In criminal cases. IL was
decided in thr negative. with two dissenting opin-
ions The question came before the Court on APP
peal from the Judgment OF the United states Court
for the Northern District Of California. sentvnc-
ing Hermsn sparf and Hans Hansen TO death for
the murder OF Maurice Fitzgerald on the bark
IIesper while on the high seas. on Janunl H.
1893. In the course OF IN" trial. III" Defendants
being tried Jointly. confession u Hansen r. made
mitted. Tho judges charge contained paragraph
TO the effect that the jury could not. under ~"
OF homicide lighter than that with which they were
charged. Mr.. Justlc- Harlan delivered the Julg-
court took the view that there was .-ror az to
sparf IN the admission Of Hanaen's confession AMI
m. case was rev rscd TO him with Instructions
to grant a new 'r.al A9 - Hansen, ~ Wa h'li
thar the instruction Of the court referred To VA
not error and II. judgment was affirmed Justices
Brewer and Brown cOnrurrcd with the court a. 10
Hansen. and IN the position taken upon ihe rune,
law and OF the jay d'termin- questions Of faci
bat the judgment respecting the eject 81 Ne
shii 'n ~ ymrhf BE- true mat the confession was
he
tornoys had not asked n" court 80 To- stat" -
he iIiry 'and / never heard" he said. that It
was error for court refuse 20 give !nstruc-
ton not asked for by counsel. and which the "a"
does not compel the court to give" They thought
the Judgment should have ben affirmed as to !
both Justice Gray and Shlras dissented from ne
Judgment OF thc court as TO Hansen. they h'I
that both appellants should have been granted = |
now trial fret for tho reason mat The function oi
and second that tie charge Of the Judge Withdrew
from the jury the decision upon e question OF
fact.
CAPTAIN Wills engineer secretary Of the Light |
house Board has returned from an official trip OF
to Diamond Shoals OF cape iiattcras''
y g. lie reports the result OF his invest- |
cations as to the character Of the sands and coast:
that he found nothing 70 change he opinion o' |
ne ,agn,mouse apa,o o ths sbnnis Congress
work and limitrd the total cost to S1O0OO The |
plans are in an advanced state OF preparation.
The law imposing taxes upon corpora lions doing !
business in Mississippi was sustained by a decision !
OF the Supreme Court OF the United States yestcf-
day The Postal Telegraph and Gable Company |
was sued in Kinds County. by Writ Adams. reve-
nue. agent. to recover S7S2 5s. the amount OF tax
assessed against the company for the years lS,"
and 1891 He recovered J9dgment which was ,f az
company appealed. contending that the
i1 TIE judgment Of the state court was ar
hrmed. the opinion being delivered by Chef-JuS-
tice Fuller.