The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-02-05
I'M THE SENATE.

The Treaty eff Arbitration iReported',ba
Sherman-Tslidisy 81 rth Nichols Law
in Ohio Afirm I'd In the Supreme Court. |
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-1mmediately
after the senate convened at noon Mr..
Sherman moved an executive session.
stating that it would require but q
short time. When the doors were
closed he reported the general treaty
of arbitration as amended Saturday by
the committee. The first of these
amendments as previously stated in
these dispatches address at the end OF
the first article the clause:
but no question which. affects the
foreign or domestic policy of either
of the high contracting parties or the
relations of either with any other
state or power, by treaty or otherwise,
shall be subject to arbitration under
this treaty except by special agree
ment"
The second strikes out, all reference,
wherever it occurs, to the king OF
Sweden and Norway as the umpire
where the tribunal fails to agree upon
such umpire.
After the report was made Mr.. Sher-
man asked, that inasmuch as the text
of the convention had been made pub.
lie the injunction of the secretary be
removed from the text of the amend
ments, but Senator Morgan objected
and the request was denied. No at
tempt was made to arrange a time for
the consideration of the treaty nor was
anything said about debating it in
open session.
Important Supreme Court Decisions.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The supreme
court Monday by bare ma jority, af-
frmed the validity of the Ohio law
regulating the taxing of express, com.
panies, known as the Nichols law.
Mr. Justice White, for himself, and
Justices Field, Harlan and Brown, dis.
sented. The effect of the courts de-
cision, he said, if carried to its final
conclusion, meant that our institutions
were failure and that the constitu-
ton should not have been adopted.
It would destroy the coordinate dig
nifty of the states and sow the germs
of evil that it would be impossible to
eradicate, as they would be taken out
of the domain OF remedial legisla-
tion.
The court also sustained the Indiana
law taxing telegraph companies, which
was brought up for review by appeal
from the Judgment of the Indiana state
supreme court. From this decision
Justices Harlan and White dissented.
Presidents Appoint ments.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The president
Monday sent to the senate the follow
ing nominations:
Martin A. Knapp, OF New York, to
be an interstate commerce commission
er (re-appointment).
f. w. Kick busch, jr., of Wisconsin,
consul at Stettin, Germany.
H. E. Davis, of the District of Column
bia, to be attorney of the United
States for the District of Columbia.
W. 81. Munger, of Nebraska, to be
United States district judge for the
district of Nebraska
Col. John M. Wilson, corps of engi-
neers.tB be chief of engineers with
ranlz9of brigadier general, Lieut. Col.
C. A. Wyckof to be colonel, Maj. c. C
Hood to be lieutenat colonel.
Capt. Constant Williams to be ma jor
n CiOn.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The exchange
of views between Controller Eclzels
and members of the banking and cur
rency committee on financial questions
was continued Monday. Mr.. Eckels
expressed the opinion that the only
way to solve the present financial con
dition would be through a proper
banking bill.
In reply to a question regarding
bank issues he said that if holders O.
notes knew that banks were able tt
pay in gold they would prefer paper t.
coin. Business people also preferred
paper to metallic money. Proportion
ally to the amount of business don,
the amount of gold was practically
nothing. AS the system of clearing
houses was developed the exchange o
gold in the settlement of difference
was still further reduced. He saiC
that Great Britain had nearer reached
perfection regarding credit facilitie
than any other country. America cam
next with Germany and France thirC
and fourth.
Dr. Newlands, of the committee, as
sumed that we would require $3.50, 900,
600 in gold to establish the system pro
posed, and asked Mr.. Eckels where h,
would get the requisite amount. Mr.
Eckels replied that he would get i
from England, France, Germany, O
some other country that had gold t,
sell.
The Cramps to Repair the Brooklyn.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-Secretary Her
bert has accepted an offer prompt.
made by the Cramps Monday througl
Lewis Nixon to make the cruise
Brooklyn as good as new in the short
est possible time at actual cost. TIL
Cramps are deeply concerned in tn
welfare of the vessel which is thei
own construction and for which the,
will not be fully paid until the vesse
has had her final inspection at sea sew
eeral months hence
Mr.. Nixon had visited the ship be
fore hurrying to Washington with tn
proposition and found that about ID
feet of her 0utar Mating on each sid