The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-20
Frequently Interrupt the Attorney
General I'm His Argument on the
Philippine-PortO Rico Cases.
LIGHT ON SEVERAL POINTS
WHEREIN TERRITORIES DIFFER
FROM STATES OF THE UNION.
Plea Against Strict and Narrow Con.
struction of the Constitution i'm
Times Like the Present.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The Supreme
Court again was crowded to fits full ca
pacity to-day to hear the concluding ar
guments in the cases involving the status
of Porto Rico and the Philippines. Among
those who secured points of vantage In
the area reserved for the bar was Judge
Day, who. as secretary of state during the
days Of the critical stage of the war with
Spain. and who later as a member of the
commission which negotiated the treaty OF
peace at Paris was one of the most in
fiuential factors In shaping the conditions
now under discussion before the court.
Judge Day gave attentive ear TO the ar
gument>of the attorney general which took
up the events following the treaty of peace
and maintained the right of the govern
ment, pursuant TO that treaty and to
the Constitution, to follow the bill of ac-
ton which had been taken in these cases
relative to the Philippines and Porto Rico.
Near him sat former Secretary Carlisle
and other prominent members of the bar
and Of tho two houses Of Congress, while
the small circular area open 10 the gen.
eral public was filed with spectators.
Attorney General Griggs. who began the
governments presentation yesterday, had
four hours remaining. He spoke in the calm
and argumentative style adopted yesterday.
occasionally, however, throwing great
earnestness OF voice and gesture into the
assertion of the governments right to pur-
sue the policy thus far taken. The attor-
ney general elaborated the points enuncl-
ated yesterday. One of these. TO which es-
pecial attention was given, was the dis
a
unorganized territory under the jurisdic-
ton of the United States. Justice Brewer
had asked the attorney genera! to make
clear his views on this distinction.
LIKE FOREIGN STATES.
Mr.. Griggs then took up Territory after
Territory, showing that 1t. the Terri
tory. came under the operation of the laws
of the United States by an act of Con-
gress specifically extending the laws TO
the Territory and not ex proprio vigore
He said that while Rhode Island and South
Carolina stood outside or the Union they
were treated as foreign states, and when
they ultimately assented to the Union Con-
gress passed a law extending the revenue
laws TO them. Vermont had, prior 10 its
admission as a State. been a part OF the
territory belonging to the United States.
IL the revenue laws were applicable TO the
Territory of Vermont proprio vigore il was
an act Of supererrogation TO extend them
TO the State. In the case of Louisiana, the
attorney general pointed out that all the
declarations of Jefferson were to the ef-
feet that In order TO come under the op-
Grafton OF the laws OF the Uniled States
those laws must be explicitly extended TO
new acquisitions. Jefferson selected certain
of tobasco sauce on a spoon. but was not.
forced to do II. He took IL himself at the
order of two upper class men. Ii was hot.
but did him no harm.
did you see Cadet Booz after the fight
with Keller" asked the recorder
Yes sir; his left eye was blackened"
The witness went on TO say that he had
never known Booz TO be abused or III
treated. and denied that Booz was inter-
fered with on account OF his religious prac-
tices. In reply 10 Commandant Heine the
witness said he had known cadets. as we'll
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