The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-06-11
LAST DAY OF CONGRESS.
The Present Session Ends at -Four
O'Clock This Afternoon,
TRIAL BY JURY FOR CONTEMPT.

The BIZ Limiting the Power of Judges Goes |
Through the senate-Under Its Provis. |
ions Eugene V. Debs Could Not Have Been
Sentenced to Prison Except After a Trial
WASHINGTON Tune 1.-THE senate yes
5erday disposed of the last of the appro.
prlatlon bllls, and fixed 4 p m. today as
the time for final adiournment After be.
ing in session throughout the day night
session was determined upon in order to
ADJUST the many minor differences be-
tween the two houses.
A number Of bills were passed during
the day. including the important bill civ.
ing trial by jury and other safe guards in
prosecution for contempt of court The
measure has been vigorously urged NV
labor interests, particularly railroad en-.
ployes 1t is the result of the agitation re-
sulting from the imprisonment of Eupene
v Debs for contempt of an injunction is.
sued at the time of the Chicago strike.
The bill as passed continues the power
of summary punishment when an offense
is committed in the immediate presence
of a judge. But in direct contempt, such
as violation of an injunction, the bill pro.
vides that the accused shall be given full
hearing, with opportunities to summon
witnesses and offer a defense An amend
ment was made by Mr.. Cannon, of Utah.
giving the accused the right of trial by
jury on application. In case of conviction
an appeal is provided to the supreme court.
Senators Hill, Butler and PETER sup
ported the bill and Mr.. Platt opposed it as
revolutionizing the judicial system.
Another general bill passed during the
day increases the salaries Of letter car
riers, fixing the amount according tolength
of service.
An enormous amount of business was
transacted by the house yesterday, in order
to clear the desks for the final adjourn
ment. The absence of Mr.. KEN permitted
members to pass bills in the closing hours
in which they were vitality Interested
There was a great clamor for recognition
Fifty-three bills and joint resolutions were
passed, the most Important of which was
probably the bill appropriating $500 900 for
the trans Mississippi exposition at Omaha.
Mr.. Allen, of Mississippi the wit of the
house, enliyened the day with hui
morous speech Chairman Cannon, of
the appropriations committee, made gal
liant fight to induce the house to stand out
against the senate public building items in
the sundry civil bill, but the members
outvoted him by 100 to 49,
After the conference report on the Dis
trict of Columbia bill containing it's com
promise on sectarian charities had been
presented, Mr., Cannon precipitated a
heated discussion of the political situation,
in which Mr.. Dockery, of Missouri, and
Mr. Dingley, of Maine, participated. The
conference report on the District of CO.
lumbia bill was adopted The senate reso-
luton for final adjournment at D. m
today was passed. The house held ses-
sion at 9 80 p. m to enable the speaker to
sign the enrolled bills.
The victory in the joint adjournment
resolution, if there be one, rests with the
senate for its dozen amendments to the
sundry civil bill making appropriations
for public buildings in western cities were
accepted gracefully by the house, while
house leaders still insisted upon the pre-
rogative of their body to originate appro-
priations Both factions to the contest
over government aid to church institu-
tions claimed to have prevailed in the
compromise Of the District of Columbia
bill, which continued for one more year
the disbursals to church charitable institu-
tions, coupling the extension with a dec
laration that the governments policy is to
eXpend no more money in this field.