The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-25
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Department of Justice Discovers 11E pss e: s
Method for Action = BY
8S5 Government.
10 PROSECUTE WITH v'lG0R
Republicans May Contest Seats
ofsNuinbcrS of Democratic "a
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OF N ttirl ('I 1&l1ellloCra aug
8858 Representatives.
81 n ftrrorl & our Regular Corrcspondent.) ss
IVA sHI N3TON i, y. C., March 2a,--, = he
Department o. y stcc Is resolve to- pro-
coed against the lyncllers Of Ed. john
A son. who was hanged at Chattatooga (, on
thuSnight after II stay OF cxecu on mao ull
teen granted BY the Supreme Court 81
& tl,o%united stntes There has been some
u d,,pstion as 10 whether tho Federal att ~;
u thOrities would have any right 70 pro- ~,
d Ieec against the lyrclicrs, as nu r 70 & -
crime against State laws and Tor when
St,ly accused must ArBWer to n state ~! ~
&thoritIes. Tho Department U Of Justl q
however, has found o. way to- bring the "
,HlyncI,ery Into tho Federal Court. = Ii isJi
also probable thatbthcS sheriff &of lIamil-}'
4 toI, county, Tenn, will he ruled to show
cause why he is not in contempt q court llt 4
for being dereliUt in his duty In prot oct
Ing tho prisoner. h III 4. n, 81
The Department Of & Justice Will !. base 1tEst'
IL operations ,on two sections Of the re- Is
Syised statutes 81 tho united tates, sec;
( lions J5cs ana 550s. rhescs make IT It 9
felony for two Or more ne rsolnntR 70 con-
spire, TO irjure, Cypress, scr. en- or
4 intlniidate any citizen In the emo i1le e
Of the rights priv fle ges Y secure 81 Z, g
#himasby tho Tuition or laws % the ut'3
United states a or u 10 SO attempt to- in;
N1ure him for having exercised such rig hts.
The last mentioned section provides that liaIt
y II any othcr5folony ~ conimtte ted by per :.
sons who are congplrators wit hin the
meaning OF the foregoing Sc: ton, that &
X l,cy may be punished with the punish--
n,ei,ts attaching To- such felony under the.
state law es tho State wherein the Of Of
fengc ISL commit ted. his the8# Depart 'sl'st
SInent5 or Justice will hold, mai cs case.
gg Both these sections have been held con- g 4
Sstitutional blythe Supreme court#of the IN
United States. s8 Sijs n S5s
lynchcrH will DC charged witt, cons,
%xpiring to injurc Ed. 4 Johnson because no
had exercised Ills constitutional right q
appeal To the Supreme Court from the tn
4 denial OF the applicat ion for !, O writ ~ OF
haLeas corpus Il IN 4. he 5 over Feder q. y
4 Court. Az tho consplra tors. 30 cons rued,
killed Johnson, they will BIO held to- q NJ (
swcr5{ to the charge Of murder, the case
to be tried VT, the lnitcdE states courts
under the laws of f Tennessee Isl
Secret service men a re liz CHATTANOOGA ga
&and arrests are expected to be nude! me ne
executive & ad rs ilstrntions and the sAl--$$
I'd EElnS the i ca Sc fand the prosecution will
proceed wilt " :;s IN
Causes Comment
,83sG The action Of Tho House Commit &c on
Elections. No. 3, o-day VI in adopting III q
resol,,tjon 10 the eject that sam Houston
4 tRepublican) swnsl notS elc led ITO Congress
from, the Second tTexna District, ana 5st oI'TS
ping short III that.als creating comment
4 about the Il Capitol, especial y Az among
A Southern members Ia Tha e tho resolution
did mot 20 80 U IA r as to y decla re hat
y Moses sLEcnrgus Brooks $(Democrat)$an anu
y sitting member. WAS cleo ted, 10 causing
the trouble IN the mlnds Of those e, Demo;
era Is referred to- It ID claimed 70 be
the Intention OF tie r Republicans 70 con.
test the right III of "a large number Sofs
Democrats to hold their seats IN the next
N Congress, ifsthe Republican mhjortt " In
that bod y shall be cut down II to such an 4
extent that the accomplishment OF legls-8
laion will be fraught with xtreme diffi-
4 culties. vs. PSI
rs Texas has a law making the payment
4 sc The poll-tax prerequisite TO- voting
Nearly all tho Southern States ~ We the
same law. ~ lis feared by some that the
3yRapublicans will attack tho constitution
8nity Of this provision a ffecting tho privi-F
Slege OF the ballot and make It. the ground
|: eor3unseating enough Southern Democrats
to- give the Republicans Ia good work king
ma jorty. ~ !.
+. Az q matter OF fact. the Elections Com
mIttce did not act wi thout precedent ~, 4
adjoining a resolution Of II the character
adopted by the COMMITTEES to-day. It has
been done many times III year past, and 4
nothing has come Of IT, II Isl possible D
II that tho leaders OF the Repub lea y party
4 contemplate throwing the election laws
Of some OF the Southern States into the
,.,tir, NJ hao
~ Committee to-da y lis no e taken TO indi-
cate that fact. It Is very probe Die that
\ those who takethe opposit q View simply
rs Eound a mares II eat. y, l Sa S
]: Car for President.
Representative John Wesley Gaines q 81
Tennessee. Is 4! Ia earnest re gardlng his
proposed amendment to he leg lsla i've
appropriation bill. swing tho President I
4 Of the United States a. Sra way car a
& be used when he rayels. and TO cost slco.
900. MI. Gaines said to-day that 9it WAS vas
< recognized that there were many 4 coca
!; Bons when tho President had to 90 a wa vi
from washington, and that It was not
4 right that he should be made to pay his
q avn expenses Of travel. when other MI
cials travelling for the government re-
ceives mileage aud other expenses at was vas
equally unbecoming to have the PRESIDENT
s carried FREQ by the railroads. The gov
\ ernn1ent p,oy!des nm! executive oftice for
the President In the White House yard,
said Mr.. Gaines, to the Times-D Dispatch
n correspondent, and why not ono .iSS q on ~
wheels. TO be used when lie travels In,
the discharge OF ibis oficlal dutlesY. 6of
(: course, the President. said Mr. Gaa1es,
sho~ld pay his own expenses when he
travels for pleasure, and 1t is to ho sup
posed tina he Will do 80, The government
4 places n vessel OF the navy at ! his dis
K posal when Ito goes tY water, why
not slye him means Of transportation
4 when he travels by land also2 ,.4llf
The MayflowerY the j thouse tender
! which has been used by several OF DIR
II Presidents, especially the present exc
e cuttve. is now ut Fernandina, III Ia, q walt
+ Ing the arrival of Mrs, Roosevelt, and
8 three, possibly four OF the children. who
i Will be taken aboard, "a for q leisurely.
A cruise through tho " est indies The ex-
penses OF the trip Will be borne, out
5l OF the nat ional ,tTea sury, .;s III