Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-25

the opening of the .. S. Supreme Court
to dav, attracted there by the idea that
a decision would be rendered In the
case involving the constitutionallty OF
the income tax act. Among the crowo
were observed many who had attended
the sessions of the court when the case
was being argued, apparently iaDorins
under the delusion, alluded to by
witty young Alexandra lawyer
Of the time. that those who saw
them there would suppose that they
were subject to the tax. Severai
on;nions we're rendered, but not
III the cnse referred to. The matter OF
the petition of Eugene V. Debs, presi-
dent of the American Railway Union,
and other officials and members OF that
organization, for release on habeas cor,
ms was the first case on the call, and
the argument in it was begun. Counsel
FIR the petitioners attracted consider
able attention, the senior being Hon.
LYMAN w. Trumbull, the venerable ex-
Senator of Illinois, who, despite his adj
yanced age, appeared quite vigorous in
his address to the court. He asked, as
had been expected, that the court would
,rmit three counsel to be heard on a
81 lie. and that the time be extended in
order to give them all sufficient oppor
tunity to express their views. Attorney
General Olpey interposed no objection,
and the chief justice announced that
the request would be granted. This
will carry the argument over until 3
o'clock tomorrow. The argument was
begun by Mr.. S. S. Gregory, for the
petitioners. He will be followed by
Mr.. Trumbull and the case closed by
Mr.. C. S. barrow. For the government,
Assistant Attorney General E. 3.
Whitney, Special Assistant Attorney
General Edwin Walker and Attorney
General Olney will speak. The case, as
is we'll known, grows out of the strike
at Chicago last summer, when for days
railroad traffic was suspended by the
orders OF Debs as president of the
American Railway Union. The Gov
eminent finally went into court and
obtained writs of Injunction restraining
Debs and his associates from interfering
with the movement of trains on rail
roads engaged 10 interstate traffic.
Ignoring these writs, the petitioners
were arrested for contempt Of court and
sentenced to various terms of imprison,
ment by Judge Woods, Of the circuit
court for the Northern District OF
| linois. To be relieved of the
terms of the judgment in their
several cases, Debs and his as
sociates petitioned the Supreme
Court for release on writs of habeas
corpus. Pending theI hearing OF the
case on its merits, the principal ques.
ton being as to the jurisdiction OF
Judge Woods in the premises, the Su,
preme Court ordered their release
| from Jail under bond.
Colonel Selden, the popular proprie-
tor of the Metropolitan Hotel here,
and his wife, left here to-day on trip
to Havana and other parts of Cuba.
A meeting of such officers of the
House as are still in the city was held
in the hall of the House this afternoon,
at which appropriate resolutions were
adopted in respect of the memory OF
the late Mr.. Dalton of Indiana, post
master of the House for several years.
Death will soon claim George D.
Blhen, the foot ball player, who was
seriously injured in game be-
tween Georgetown University and
the Columbia Athletic Club last Thanks
giving Day. Bahen was playing with
the former team and received injuries
in rush for the ball. Since then he
has been in the hospital. He has been
delirious for the past few days, and the
surgeons of the Emergency Hospital
predict his demise within week, il
not sooner.
Colonel Ike Hill, deputy sergeant-at.
arms of the House, and we'll known to
every prominent democrat in this coun-
try, says he will leave for his State,
Ohio, next Sunday, to vote at the local
election to be held there on the follow
ing day, and that he is sure the demo-
cratic vote there will be much larger
than it was at the last national election,
and that the democrats will carry four
cut of every five towns in the State.
He says the "abolitionists" can only
carry his State when the democrats
there are provoked by mugwumpism
here.
The U. S Supreme Court to-day de-
cided that Sidney 1. Wales, who claim
ed 500, 900 as per centage on claim
of Maryland against the government,
for the direct land tax, can get no more
than the $4,000, which was allowed
him by the legislature of Maryland.
Brigadier General William Smith, pay
master general of the army, will be placed on
the retired list tomorrow, having reached the
age of sixty-four years.