The Portland daily press., 1897-03-03
IN THE HOUSE.

In the House the old controversy be-
t ween the Senate and House over the
matter of the control Of tie ceremonies
IN connection with tie Inauguration of
the President, came to the surface wien
the House re Assem- bled at ten this morn
ing in continuation OF Mondays legisla-
tive session.
HEMr. Dockery, Democrat of Missouri,
offered resolution which was referred
to the committee on rules, directing tine
committee to investigate and report by
what authority th g inaugural stand was
being erected wholly in front of the Sem
ate wing of the Capitol, departure from
the invariable usage since the building
was erected, and also to inquire and re-
port whether the House hau any control
over the inaugural ceremonies.
The naval and District of Columbia
appropriation bills were received from
the Senate. The House voted to noncon-
cur In the amendments made by that
body, aud based for conference. At
II. 10 the House adjourned until twelve.
When the House convened for Tues
days session Mr.. Dalzell, Republican of
Pennsy lvania, 1in accordance with a
promise made come days ago, replied to
| the structures passed upon Justice Shiras
| by Messrs. MoMillin, Democrat OF Ten
| nessee and De Almond, Democrat Of
Missouri, in connection with the decision
| of the Supreme court of the United States
upon the income tax case.
| He said it had been charged that JUS
| tice Shiras had changed his mind upon
the main question in the income tax
case. 1t was not an unforgiveable offense
| for 3 judge to change his mind. Many
Judges had changed their minds. There
was not the slightest evidence in the
record of the case to show that Justice
Shiras had changed his mind. That rec
ord did show that another justice had
changed his mind. The latter received
no oenaure because his change carried
him to the side of the question sustained
| BY the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr.
MoMillin.) The charge that Justice Shiras
had changed his mind could not be made
upon knowledge but heresay, that hear
| say, Mr.. Dalzsll said. rested upon the
| lying reports of the Popocratic reporter
| first printed in Popocratic paper.
MIR. Dalzell reviewed the history of the
progress of the case before the Supreme
court Of the United States to show that
Justice Shiras had not differed from the
| majority of the court upon any .propo-
sitions involved in the case on which the
| court was divided otherwise than equal
~. No man, outside the court could say
| how the justices stood upon equal divi-
sion. There was a change on the part Of
Justice Brown, who standing with the
majority of six of the court in the first
instance, Joined the minority in the sec
ond instance. Justice Shiras on the Sec
ond decision went with the majority
| with which he was associated in the first
decision.
Mr.. Dalzell said that great injustice
I, Tr1oico GhiraG The a marr
lean people, he snid loved justice and
fair play, and would not accept an un-
founded assault upon the most august
judicial tribunal in the world, nor con-
denim the individual mem DER of that
court who had risen to his high place
because Of his merit, who for more than
three score years had borne the white
flower ofia blameless life.
Mr.. Dalzell was heard with great in
terest and deep attention, and at the CLOSE
the Republicans greeted him with loud
applause. Messrs. McMillin and De Ar
mond refused to accept the statements
of MIR. Dalzeil and reaf1rmed the
charges.
against Justice Shiras would be repeated
aud the preventive lay in the hands Of
the Justice himself. He ought to an
nounce his attitude because it was right
of the people to know how the Justices
stood upon the question.
Mr.. Aldrich endeavored to have taken
up the bill prohibiting transmission
through mails of illustrated and elabo-
rate accounts of prize fights. Mir. Dock
cry moved to take recess until 3.30
which prevailed 90 to 33,
When the House ra-convened the SEN
ate amendments to Notifications bill
were non-concurred in and a conference
asked.
Mr.. Sherman, Republican of New
York, moved to suspend the rules and
pass the House bill authorizing the Sec
rotary of the treasury whenever state
defaults In payment Oil interest due in
the Indian trust funds instead of insti-
tuting action against the state to recover
the money to sell bonds and compromise
the claim against the state. He explained
that the states materially Interested in
thegbill were Arkansas, Florida, Louisi-
ana, North Carolina, South Carolina.
Tennessee and Virginia, and the total
amount involved was s2,075, o0o- After
considerable dsbate and various futile
efforts to mend the bill. the House e