, 1902-01-16
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 the
matter may consume In committee.
Hence there is no probability that the
Senate itself will be able to reach that
question for some time.
The creation of another assistant
postmaster generalship, to have charge
of the free city and rural delivery
service, is contemplated in a bill
shortly to be 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 MS the naval rep.
resentative to attend the coronation OF
King Edward. and General Miles ne
the representative of the army. Ad.
miral Dewey, il is almost certain, will
go over in the Brooklyn, Schley's flag
ship. The representative from civil
life has not vet been chosen. Reports
have connected ex-senator Wolcott and
eX-President 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 $1,000 for the civil.
ian's expenses. but II is said hat this
Is only a bagatelle compared with the
amount that could he and possibly will
be spent by the civilian who represents
this country.
The United States Supreme Court
has rendered an opinion holding as
valid the state constitution of Ken.
lucky concerning long and short hauls
by railroad companies and statutes
enacted under that provision of the
constitution. The case on which the
decision was rendered vas II proceed
ing against the Louisville Il Nashville
Railroad Company, which company
was indicted under the law upon the
charge of making a greater charge for
II short than for a long haul, and n
fine assessed. Justice Shiras in his de
cision said: "When citizens of Ken
lucky voluntarily seek and oh.
tain n grant from the state
of n charter to build and main
tain a public highway in the form
of a railroad. II would seem to he evil
dent that they take hold and operate
their road subject to the constitutional
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without power to challenge it's valid
ity."
The United States Supreme Court
has refused to interfere in the case of
Captain Oberlin NJ. Carter. The de
cision was rendered in the proceed
ings instituted by Captain Carter for
the purpose of securing n writ of ha-
heas corpus that would release him
from prison ut LeavenwOrth, Kansas.
The Court also affirmed the decision
of the United States Court for the
Southern District of New York in the
case of Benjamin Greene and John f.
GaynOr, William T. Gaynor and l.. IL.
Gaynor. Greene and Gaynor are
charged with being in completely with
Captain Oberlin NJ. Carter. now scrv-
ing n term in the United Stntes prison
mt Leavenworth. Kansas, on the
charge of defrnuding the government
of a large sum of money while super
intending public works mt Savannah,
Georgia. Greene and Gaynor have
sought habeas corpus proceedings in
New York to avoid being sent to
Georgia for trial. The New York
court refused 90 grant the writ, and
the opinion confirms that verdict.
There is much discussion in rcgar
to who will represent the army and
navy of the United States at King Ed.
wards coronation. 1t is stated that the
navy department is devising n plan by
which Rear Admiral Crowninshield
will be in command of the squadron
which will represent the United States
In Ii naval demonstration in honor of
the coronation of King Edward. He
will not be the naval representative of
the United States ut the ceremony.
This plan is intended to remove the
objection which could exist If Crown.
inshield We're put in smell position by
he navy department as that he must
necessarily be the representative at the
coronation. If that scheme were
pushed the navy department knows
that the nomination would not be con.
tirmed by the senate. So far MS can he
learned now. Admiral Crowninshield'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 he
does not appear at court.