The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-26
CONTEMPT OF U. S. COURT.
Legislation Looking to the Rcgula-
tion of Strikes.
DrBS NOT AN INTERESTED PARTY.
Tho Measure backed by tho Engineers.
Conductors aud rrainn,cn.- Defend
ants 70 he Owen Legal Righ q.

Tcrrc Hau,c. Ind, April o. T. w Harp
or. attorney for the brotherhood of Loco
IL tive Fircmcn has retained from WASH
ineton. where he WAS called for Sc ond
conference with those senators aud mcm-
hors who have become actively Interested
I'm the hill which lie prepared, and which
/ l. Cn,itled IA hill concerning the trial and
pHnis hmcnt of con''upts In ihc United
States court" The hin ia the result OF the
decision OF the grand officers OF the various
railway labor broth,ihoods 10 secure lcg,s-
latlon which Win prevent FoSeral Judges
! vNrrisng autocriilc power IN Furnishing
railway employees. Mir Harper was as
sulsd that the hin would hc reported iayor-
I ally 20 the house and senate 10y the re-
spcetivc judiciary committees and he is
! vOutilCn M that II will become law.
The iii provides that in cases of inji-
! rec, cuniompt ct the Federal court the per
son charged herewith shall be entitled
1 before ANSWERING thereto, To have served
upon him rule Of TIN court arainst witch
| the alleged CON mpi may be commttod
| which rule shall cl'arlv aud distinctly vet
| forth the fi,cts which are alleged to con-
stitutc the contempt. aud shall specify the
time aud place of such facts. with such
reasonable certainty ms to inform the de-
PENDANT of the circumstances. ana shall
specify tim" and place at which he ia
required 10 show cuti-e why he should not
be punished for contempt. Tn. defcnbtut
may ne u "'m"tr'r 10 me statement "'
facts for the reason that they do not con-
siitutc Il cont cmut Of the court. az he may
answer denying ar explaining or confess
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PENDANT. II he demands the same. shall Ice
allowed a trial hy Jury. If the iury find IN
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ne supreme court Ewing su'h hunds as
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,
act shall not Apply where any person has
'h|'I TO aip'Ar as witness or To mint or
vnN'rl! any r"''tniht hHliAs' ANY "i'i-
''i "i INC 'puri i'i i''flNi'' I" p'fi'fm ms
GUY ~ ~ aiso prov "'i mat ~ cues OF
df'e' c'H''lnp' at Court no 1iud9N' or
H.'h IN Whiting shail h' i'irii i, hut IN
eQNi' shaii d's'ineiN state the "c, "or"'
3ik'lS OF gestures nf 'ohiu'' "ioH'l 10
'onshtu'" ihr contempt ana inc state
n'ht siili NN ird"'.' 10 "f'"R anu 'e
N"hsi ahNuiiN s't ip'ih III me o'n'r "I we
court Nfr'h"' Win amy s'hien'pt "i1"h |
the defend"pt shan mah", and the ioa'i- |
nilhN 81 ihef" nies,Ui may De reduced 70 |
MFtlhE on i'uh"Nt OF IN" ntl'N'i"t' u |
iqund F"Hly 'he ee'rn''n' shai' NAY. th'
flsh' ]" .Nepid 10 UNI luus'u'hi on lnr |
court. and IN all cases whore tac me u 500 |
or mo- or iniirlr9Hfh'hi. ne sii'il nave nc |
right TO ME a bli OF exceptions az ia c,hef |
eiNli "tVohs ana Il WIN al error sha'i ne |
th.ieupon TO INC supreme court,
lhe puip-s" ~ TN law. ~ snort, - 70
meet such cases as those o' i''pS ana his
ass Gates IN JndEr Woods court Inc
supreme court IA thoN1 cases hnii thfic |