Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-04
IN the HOUSE.
Indignation Over sena.s's usurpins Inaugural
Control 0alzelt Defends Justice Shirss.

! Washington, March 2.-The old coptro-
versy between the Senate and House over
! the matter of the control Of the ceremon-
| les In connection with the inauguration
when the House re-axsembIed. at ~ this
morning. in continuation Of Mondays
Legislative session. Dockery offered a
resolution. which was referred to the
committee ON rules. directing the COM
mittee to investigate and report by what
authority the inaugural stand was being
erected wholly in front of the Senate
wing of the Capitol. q departure from the
invariabie usage since the building was
erected. and also to inquire and report
whether the House had any control over
the inaugural ceremonies.
The naval and District OF Columbia
appropriation bills were received from
the Senate. The House voted to non
concur In the amendments made by that
body, and asked a conference.
AT lilo. the House adjourned until ".
When the House convened for Tuesdays
session. Dalzeil. Rep. Of Pennsylvania.
IN accordance with "a promise made some
days ago, replied 10 the structures passed
upon Justice Shiras by McMiliin. Dem.
OF Tennessee. and DE Almond DEM. OF
Missouri. in connection with the decision
Of the supreme court of the United States
upon the income tax case.
He said that IL had been charged that
Justice Sfiiras had changed his mnd up
on the rrsiin question In the income tax
case. IL WIS not an unforgiveable Of
Tense Tor Judge 20 change his mind:
many Judges had changed their minds.
There was not the slightest evidence In
the record OF the case 10 show that jus
tice Shiras had changed his mind. That
record did show that another justice had
changed his mind. and the latter received
no censure because his change carried
him to the side of the question sustained
ny the gentleman from Tennessee me
Miilin). The charge that Justice Shiras
had changed his mind could not be made
upon knowledge but hearsay. and that
t.s... NIL, 4.
lying reports of a Popocratic reporter,
first printed in Popocratic paper.
Daizc!l reviewed the history OF the pro-
sress 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 PROPOSE
lions involved in the case on which the
court was divided otherwise than equally
No n.~outside The court could say how
The Justices stood upon equal division.
There WIS a change on the part of Jus
iice Brown. who standing with the ma
Jority OF six of the court in the first in
stance. Joined the minority in the second
instance Justice Shiras on the second
decision went with the majority with
which be was associated In the first de-
cision.
Daizell said q great injustice had been
done Justice Shiras. The American peo-
pie. he said. loved Justice and fair play.
and would not accept an unfounded as
sault upon the most august tribunal in
the world. nor condemn an individual
member 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 of blameless
life.
DaIzeli was heard with great interest
ana deep attention and at the close the
Republicans greeted him with loud APP
Dlause.
McMilln and DeArmond refused to ac-
cept the statements of Dalzell and reaf-
irmed the charge. DeArmond said the
charge against Justice Shiras would be
repeated. and the preventive lay in the
hands Of the justice himself. He ought
10 announce his attitude because ii was
the right OF the people to know how the
Justices stood upon the question.
Aldrich cndeavored TO get up the bill
prohibiting Transmission through the
nails of Illustrated and elaborate ac-
counts of prize fights. Dockery moved
10 take a recess until SO. which pre-
vailed. - to 81
When the House reconvened the Sem
atc amendments to the Notifications bill |
We're non-Concurred in, and conference
asked. |
sherman. Rep. of New York. moved to |
suspend the rules and pass the House |
oil authorizing the secretary of the |
treasury. whenever state defaults in /
payment on interest due on Indian trust l
funds, instead of instituting action /
against the state to recover the money |
TO sell the bonds and compromise the |
claim against the state. He explained
that the states materially interested in |
the bill were Arkansas, Florida LOUISE |
ana. North Carolina South Carolina.
Tennessee and Virginia. and the total /
amount involved was S2015.0OO After
considerable debate and various futile eff l
forts to amend the bill, the House refused |
TO suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Tie House took a recess until $50