The Lamar register., 1902-01-15
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

The Senate committee on the Philip
pines will take up the Philippine tariff
question very soon. but there is yet no
Indication as to how much time tho
matter may consume in committee
Hence there is no probability that tho
Senate itself will be able TO reach THAI
question for some time.
The creation of another assistant
postmaster gencralship. to have charge
of the free city and rural delivery
service. is contemplated in bill
shortly to he introduced in the House
by Representative Watson of Indiana.
The new officer. If the bill shall pass,
will be the fifth assistant postmaster
general.
1t is generally thought that Admiral
Dewey will be sent rs the naval rep
rcscntative to attend the coronation of
King Edward. and General Miles as
the representative of the army. Ad-
miral Dewey, 1t is almost certain, will
20 over in the Brooklyn, Schley's flag
ship. The representative from civil
l!fe has not yet been chosen. Reports
have connected ex-senator Wolcott and
ex-Presidcnt Cleveland with the honor.
The latest report is that the President
may select Andrew Carnegie. The i'm
preston is that the man chosen must
be rich. There will probably be an
appropriation of $4,000 for the civil
ian's expenses. but it is said that this
IT. only n baGatclle compared with thu
amount that could be and possibly will
be spent by the civilian who represents
this country.
The United States Supreme Court
has rendered an opinion Eoldlng as
valid the state constitution of Ken.
L., 1, 10
by railroad companies and statutes
enacted under that provision of tho
constitution. The case on which tho
decision was rendered was II proceed
ing against the Louisville " Nashville
Railroad Company, which company
was indicted under the law upon tho
charge of making a greater charge for
n short than for n long haul, and a
fine assessed. Justice Shiras in his de-
cislon said: "Whcn citizens of Ken
lucky voluntarily seek and OBJ
tain grant from the state
of charter to build and main
tain n public highway in the form
Of a railroad, 1t would seem to be evil
dent that they take hold and operate
their road subject TO the constitutional
inhibition we are considering, and aro
without power to challenge its valid
ity."
The United States Supreme Court
has refused to interfere in the case of
Captain Obcrlin NJ. Carter. The de
clsiun was rendered in the proceed
lngs Instituted by Captain Carter for
the purpose Of securing. n writ OF ha-
bcaS corpus that would release him
from prison at Lcavcnworth, KANSAS
The Court also affirmed the decision
Of the United States Court for the
Southern District of New York In tho
case of Benjamin Greene and John II.
Gaynor, William Il. Gaynor and IL. ii.
Gaynor. Greene and GnynOr arc
charged with being in completely with
Captain Obcrlin NJ. Carter, now scrv.
ing n term in the United States prison
at Lcavcnworth, Kansas, on tho
charge OF dcfrauding the gOvernmcnr
of n large sum of money while super
intending public works at Savannah,
Georgia. Greene and Gaynor have
sought habcas corpus proceedings in
New York to avoid being sent to
Georgia for trial. The New York
court refused so grant the writ, and
the opinion confirms that verdict.
There is much discussion in regard
to who will represent the army and
navy Of the United States at King Ed.
wards coronation. 1t Is stated that tho
navy department Is dcvising a plan by
which Rear Admiral Crownin.hield
will be in command Of the squadron
which will represent the United State,
in the naval demonstration in honor Of
the coronation of King Edward. He
will not be the naval representative oi
the United States at the ceremony.
This plan Is intended to remove thu
objection which could exist if Crown.
inshlcld were put in snch position by
the navy department as that he must
necessarily he the representative at tho
coronation. If that scheme wcrd
pushed the navy department knows
that the nomination would not be con.
firmed by the senate. So far as can bG
learned now, Admiral Crowninshicld's
friends wish TO get him In command OF
the European squadron, have him on
the scene without any friction, and
let him have the honor Of being in
command Of the squadron, even If ha
does not appear at court.