New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-26
THE DEBS CASE TAKEN ".
ARGUMENT BEFORE THE UNITED SlAi ="
SUPREME COURT REGCN.


UNION LEADERSHIP GOVERNMENTS
SIDE PRESENTED BY ASSISTANT
ATTORNEY GENERAL WHITNEY
AND F. r. WALKER
Washington March 2-The matter OF the pei
ton Of Eugene V. Debs. president OF the America"
Railway Union. and other officials and members ~
that organization for release on habeas corpus
was the first case on the call Of the Supreme court
OF the United States to-day. The court was men
with spectators and attorneys at the opening Of me
argument. the attendance being nearly as large az
that when the income tax cases were argued. Inv
senior counsel for the petitioners IL Lyman rum
bull. the venerable ex-senator from ILLINOIS,. ne
asked as had been expected. that the Court wou'd
permit three counsel 10 be heard on each side ana
that the time be extended in order 20 give sufficient
opportunity TO express their views. Attorney-'reh-
eral Oney interposed m objection. and inc '''''
Justice announced thar the request "oui1 y
granted
The case. as is VII known grows ont e tho
strike al Chicago last summer. when for days iall'
road traffic was suspended by the orders of pens
as presdon Of tn American Railway Union. l"v
Government finally went MO court AMI ob'a"''
vrts OF Injunction restraining Dcbs and MS asS'-
ciatcs from Interfering with tho movement ~ trains
on rli!roals engaged in Interstate traffic. Ignoring
thesc wits the petitioners wsre arr s;ed for con-
temp, of court ami sentenced TO various terms 'i
Imprisonment by Judge Woods. Of the tircui' ''''
for tho Northern District Of Illinois. To be relieved
Of the terms Of the Judgment Deos ana Ms ass
c.a;os pe;itionel the SGprem Court f1r release IN
wits OF haboas corpus. Pending the hearing ~ IN"
case on - merits the principal question being A. 90
the jurisdiction OF Iulga Woods in the p~e'n's q IN"
Supreme Court ordered their release from Ja nnief
bond
Mr. Trumblil began The arg 'ment for the p'h-
toners. H. reviewed the history o. The pchs case
charl,tcrz.ng the original bin under which ''"'
res o. AS . I
grc1' question IN The whether a court %
equity has jurisdiction T. ISSUE an Injunction ~ me
character issued by the court below. Inl~ court
hal attempted 10 exercise Jurisdiction over matters
In which II no; Compcten; - act, ana @" e\-
erclsc a Jurisdiction which under ihe Constitution
Congress Itself could no, give II the court II %"
~. son'3s were guilty OF stopping the mas me
e.atu:os OF the United states provide for the pun
s..lent ot the offence anu they could Oe I'D, req
under such si4tI,c.. Mr rrumbuil quoted the oI'n-
.o.s of :.r Supr, COirt N 80 ana 100 io t''
CSC: ihat Congress had no po"e- over the raj
roads o. the Highways OF the country, 10" I va
attempted - snow that the reverse was t"c 'iSe
Was 10 ~; tine f,r the supreme court 10 i".iiet
the Latitude taken u the construr ;i,n o; %. '''
s:i.u..oa, Il WI. ms moIern construction ~ me
Constitution WI . haI caI-eI tnc caofWouj
amount Of railroad litigation AMI thrown - mlAy
D. ne roads into Tie haui~ ~ receives lie 80.
under winch tc,s biz against peo- ~ 'i''s"'
was aimed p, sal. A. trusts. monopoies ana ''i-
b.natons. AMI rot aH orgtn..a ION IKE inc N"'
go" ...,,,... T,c fs..ln.. ~
H.. .~t.a...,u a -ai. case Has VOID. i've .n4-e b. ''-
y, ,ro.. ul:. II Is..'. H .''t..' ol 100" 'I". "'
CONGRESS NJ Tr'ub.' ri,seI af us in'ai 81 .''
an! ~. fo..oweI by tss.-'.l' ttor.c' -''"" a. j.
T. Wh..u,.. NJ N"..""' '-''i'' ."''
Wi 10: go further luiI go, .Ih,rc' ~ "I,''.'-
-, striker. .a.u v.s necessary % decide ta.- case
49, 49, ... r... .,,s -,. . ..n....
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strike uat Das Dor~iI.Ae} i' "'' '., ."' ''"
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49, y. ., , ,h.,. ,,,.. u fn. pr.Itole.. a.~
cots D. api''I'I '"'' "''' 40 80. ....
~ .aiares Thoy sought fp fof. rhiir'ii- I'D "i''"
' ... a.. T., altman ,.,ut,.t.t I-i .u
carrying on This pol.cy h'I sI'c.'l"i 70 .''.'
,t. r,I-,a4 bls.r..s between Cl.-'e' ""i ''"
Pa'.N' ''"'' u b" . ..
cfa'ren. -.""''i .H '..' ......
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jur" 70 public interests Ef'"'"F ''-
r-nn,rybc IN its cnlrl -ter-vF* I'D St.t' t"'' pro
v.oH' coh'',''"' '"' ,.. .,t,, "a. l-.t,,,c-
IN ihs country ''' ''"'''' .r.., 80, De-
....o, b., .,.t ,rtt The ela.p.rlcf cne r"rr'l
49, 49,. a., .,. ,flo, =, c,ntr3. tae whole railroad
business o. the coI.'ry "1s .l"sH N'''"'. 81
nc Jaw ~ Strike. nor he I"w ~ h'yro1s ''fo''
the ''i'' i"i A'.''''''" -, n,. .,,. ,.,t,
conI' was VIC ."'' q ' ....,. ,r..
", . .., ..,.. ID, detail ,ir. W1'tnr- c'1-
- ,,.. ,.,s ono IN which }. WIS proper
t''''l 'i. "' =. .... ., ,r ...n, d.
to lgvoA- the Al4 oi an rl"..' '''. ' 40.
.,s, ~ ,ran.la, an Injunction. leaving ne criminal
I'"S' ." o.. ,. ,.,. tiercJ ny 4 criminal
t''t-rc- az 'h' 'i-' - "
corr. .s
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, %. ,.,,f os the petitioners
gregory VINO - -" go, a.. b., mo .ast we're f""
He sad ihai WI" 80" -" ,,, trouosit.ons INTRO
ana easy q" az ''l"'' ,..'.l In rs .o.-aIcr'-
au.'I 10y ~, ,c,, and novel one o: The qncS-
non % mem N''' -. 49, 80. tr,f ,,.th watch Nh
Ton. ""l' ,.iI' 49, ,rr',u,u, All wien hc would
b" r 81 20 ',"'d,' i' IN NV o. he .nilv!IuiI
MN n ,- aS o., the civI liberty. Wa ma
am ln, 49, a., 4, fn,,,,lru Has nor before
the shh''ei'sF o. III, ~, nr ,no.Iflor amounted
the con- i. - ,,urt n.nf punish w,th"u.
10 iI' ',,, sor viih.ut regard t. law.
I"%dIl - a. am .,d -, C,urf UIfa advisory
ana ma w. , o'' ' r,i.t' .,,.rf.re These mon
supervisory p)"e ms, .,,ar, r,, Tor crI mi
nai been punIn"', "a " 80, tRc. hal violated
nal ar or ,,' t,nci,'m m r.,rI Ia a strike in