New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-22
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS-.
THE SUPREME COURT ADJOURNs FOR
THE HOLIDAYS
INDICATIONS THAT \ PETITION FOR \ WRIT o.
HABEAs CORPUS FOR ET.vERTON n. CHAP
MAN MAY BIZ ENTERTAINED-cEN-
TRIAL PACIFIC BONDS AWARDED
NOMiNs TIONS AND con
FIRnATIONs MISS!S
sIPPI RIVER IN

Francisco Chayes in the Territory OF New ejco.
unless the President niorvenes In their benalf The
SUprme Court of the United States to-day. through
the Chief Justice. announced It's approval OF the
proceedings in The Territorial courts leading to their
conviction and sentence. and the subsequent refusal
Of he supreme Court " the Territory order their
release Oh petition for q writ OF nabeas corpus.
The application for the writ based on the tech-
meal point that tae judge WAC conducted the trial.
Icing resiGsn. OF the judicial district IN which
it acid. not authorized 10 sit thereon and
that the special term Of court WAS Illegal The
question Of Jurisdiction " the oIpreme court ot the
Inl..d S.atcs 10 en- ~ Tain iAe appca! from the
Territorial Court was raised by motloi. 10 DISMISS
the appeal. ine Cnief justice. sayIe mat the Su-
preme Court OF III. CE.ed States nAd Juis d.ctIons
announced tnai the motion 10 dismiss "ogd Le dc,
MED. but record the Judgment OF the Ierrtoriu
Sgprcme Court would be affirmed the decision
and action cf the supreme Court OF the tnit.d
states IN this is taken oy attorneys 20 Indicate
corpus the case OF Elverton x. Chapman. the
New-iork broker, VINO IL under sentence IN tae
District here for refusing to testify in the
Senate Sugar Trust investigation Two weeks ago
review the judgment of the District Court on writ
Of error. holding that 1t had no jurisdiction over
criminal cases IN the courts.
In an opinion flied by Justice Brewer OF the SUI
preme Court OF United States. to-day. the valid
iy of the laws Of the Territory Of Arizona relating
to the collection Of delinquent taxes is sustained.
The Courts mandate was ordered 10 issue az once
in the appeals OF The Western Union telegraph
Company from the judgment OF the supreme Court
OF OHIO affirming the TAX law of that State. Last
week the telegraph company save notice that II
would abandon the appeals.
Socitor-'iencra. Conrad moved the Court 10 set
aside its judgment in the OF tn. Northern
Pacific Railroad Company against Leonard T. Col
burn and grant rehcaring. because OF newly dis
covered interests OF the United States. The time
within which the mandate Of the court should
issue its judgment in favor of colburn was
extended sixty days.
The case OF T. I.a-KooJei-Lee. an Alaska Indian
under sentence Of death fer murder was set for
argument the first Monday in March. This -
the first capll case from Alaska .
Cour, for the Northern District OF Illinois in favor
of the Chicago. Rock Island ana Paoiac Railroad
the railroad company TOR tho amount Of tolls re-
ceyed b. for tran.p2g IEn oarr 81 MIS-
sissipp River at Rock Island, but the 'ircuit
Court dismissed the bill ana row II stays dis-
Tho case of the Cunard Steamship Company
against cyprien Fabr': nanaser etG: an ,nr Sa-
argument on the question Of the fault OF the
Al the conclusion of the session to day the court
adjourned Until the first Monday in January
Bids for 81 $4,000 first mortgage bonds now held
I'm the sinking fund of the Central Pacific KALI
road Company opened at the Treasury De-
partment to-day. and this afternoon awards were
made as follows ser S9d a NsTra ptn Interest;
intorest Kuhn. Loeb 4 Co. New York Union
Pacific 1895 and 1887 ss Go al io;yS lni2n az "a
iS'f 81 70 "a .' ~, lSs Asei & CO. NewYo,k Kansas
Pacific 49, SIS 900 at l0j5 The iovernsen' o re
rrosrective bidders were Informed that bios be-
low this would be rejected T9e Tbny ssred
TO take all the bonds at par and interest az irast
A computation showed tnat c,r nr,m
Lids I'm each group would net the Fos''hhlehs
about 500 more than the Morsan Euarantee' ana
the awards were made as stated. Morgan q ~
orer amounted 10 lO-S
The Tennessee Centennial bill. which carries an
aopropriaton of $4,000 for a Government ou'idihs
and yhlb., at the Nashville Exposition. when will
o,or in MAY next was signed by vice-President
Stevenson and Speaker Reed to-day. ana az O'CLOCK
sent 70 the While House Messrs washington ana
MGMin as ~ VEL r. Mhom have bored INCREASINGLY
secure favorable action on the measure, vii VIII f S,s
President Cleveland in the morning ."' "'s' "-
immediate approval OF the Dill
Mr. Dan,ord crop Ohio) introduced in the House
to-day bill prepared by the National "oo,-",o"ers
,ss1.,a,,on nrcvidng for duties wool. duty
- 70 cents pound is asked for wool OF ne nrs cia,s
and cents pound for wool OF ine se'ohi '''' anu
other wool according 10 its grace
rb. President to-day sent TO the Sena'e nominal
lions Of Lieutenant-Colonel David Perry 70 %
colonel. Majors J. NJ. Hamilton and T. A baio"'n'
to be ieutenant-coones: captan nsrI r. .nie~an,s
and p a. p re- fqFS D Parker and Brown y
- ror.oirs. Second Iieutenants I. H. iNho"'S, W.
s WOOD and r d. Webster. to be frs, iieutenah"'
Tho United States cruiser Minneap'hs "'t
smvrna this morning for Alexandra. All the otncr
vessels Of Admiral Selfridge's squadron nave oeen
mo,ioness at smyrna since SctooSr No. VA ,a,naS
Esncroft arrived there from New-iCrA alI lo'nsI
&c Ssn Francisco and the Gin i"nat, when had
reached the rendezvous the preceding cay NO eh-
PLANTATION Of the inactivity 81 th' n.Vt 'xn,o,ned
thar the Minneapolis with her tripie screws u tnS
most economical cruising mp %, ,h. o,hers She
only return ed to Smyrna on b"ceh.per ~ atsI
similar cruise along the syrian coast nc gumppoas
l.f Sua W o-aa
she will be locked
Tn. Controller OF the Currency has issued call
on National banks for reports showing tneir con-
dillon at the close OF business on December H.
The Senate Committee en- Commerce this morning
ordered a favorable report on the bill appropriating
for the stoppase Of the crosasse In the mouth
of the Mississippi "A; Point lOutie. Messrs taf.
fiery and Nelson appointed a subcommittee -
draft the bill The hearing OF the matter was
closed this morning. Major Quinn. OF the corps ot
Engineers In charge OF the Work al that point sauo
mai the creyasse was 2VJ feet long and Was draw.
ing away the water thu. secured the south fasA
io thought II absolutely necessary 10 make the
during the lime OF ESds estate obligation. which
expires In IA little less than three years, put thAs
after that period the channel might be maintansc
at the requisite depth Major Quinn believed the
work could be done for something less than the
amount asked for Mr.. McHenry. representing the
Eads estate said that by dredging. when the es.
tate was now doing they could Keep the channei AZ
twenty-slx feet as required under the contract lie
admitted, however. that the stoppage Oh the Gre
believed this evidenced by the Tact that tney
had II ole attempt expended $1,000 90 stop the
break when the work was torn away 9y q sornn sr
cane wiped II all out. lie oontended that the LADS
people were not legally bound TO stop the creyasse
70 long as they maintained the depth Of water -
o.<Sna IN