New-York tribune., 1869-05-11
ASSEMBLY


the Senate the Assembly will adjourn sine de at IL
The SPEAKER appointed the following as the Commit
tee of Conference the tax levies Messrs La Bau W.
e o ba snp an ba3 and uuon
Teassembling the Assembly cOncurred in the report OF
the Committee OF Conference on the Canal Appropriation
BILLS ORDERED TO A THIRD READING.
the charter be sold at auction Mr. Frear asked and
obtained unanimous consent that said blu have now IT'S
third reading. and the bill passed, Mr. selkreg alone
voting No. xo sDso,oy
LEyIEs.
W. W. CAMPBELL OF the Committee on Conference on
tho Tax Leyes, made unanimous report cutting down
the City levy 81 sOOOO0 and the County levy about s6o0
The report Of the City levy eoneurred in 9t
ss to IS.
The Senate bill to protect the fishing interests in Lake
Ontario, its bays and estuarles aud the river 81 Law
Messrs Rich, Hustled, and Ferris were appointed
committee inform the Senate that the House was
ready to adjourn aud Messrs. Hixon and Miller were
also appointed committee to inform the Governor the
MIR. JACOBS called up his resolution instructing the
nS for the state grain elevator IN Buffalo The resou-
tion was adopted-t3 to a.
Tho Committee OF Conference on tho Canal Ordinary
Repair Appropriation b reported their failure 10 agree
laid on the table, and Snn Dill keG h EareTe speeeheS
The Speaker Mr.. Younglove made the closing speech
aud at 1870 declared the Assembly adjourned sine die
IMPORTANT DECISION OF CHIEFJUsTICE CHASE
RICHMOND, Va, May 10.-Chief-J Justice Chase
this morning delivered opinion on an appeal from
Judge UnderwOods decision IN the District Court, de-
clarlng mil sentence of Judge shefey Of the state
Court the ground OF Sheffey nelgbilty under tile
Fourteenth Amendment. The case was that OF Cesar
Griffin. anegro, who sentenced to the PenitentaTy
for shooting The Chief Justice read the opinion
OF the Court holding that as tho state Goyernment IN
Virginia had been recognized during the By Congress-
first at Wheeling. and then ut Alexandria, and the action
OF the Government In dividing the State had been recog
nized by the Federal Government, and Senators
and Representatives elected by that Government had
been s seats se N aS Ssn TS hder and % h
therefore legal Judge far as the state Govern
ment concerned The question now came up
the operation OF the Fourteenth Amendment; The
United states District Judge had decided that he was
but In tho examination OF questions OF the sort great at
tention Is properly paid TO the argument OF ihcohVeh
ence and construction which must necessarily occasion
great public and private mischief must never be pre-
ferred TO construction which will occasion neither, In
soutely require such preference The opinion mere
shows the anarchy which would be produced IN State
by declaring past legal yO T ssS0S ~ iSI SI 5e
Fourteenth Amendment which are declared 10 De prm'
tive. aud such construction is clearly against the pro
Visions Constitution which deny to the Legislative
authority power 10 deprive any person OF his liberty OF
property without due process OF law or TO pass G posi-
1deio laws and these II there other groundsare
reasons for seeking Interpretation OF the Amend
ment than that asked by the previous cOunsel:
The Fourteenth Amendment Is not seHenforclng, ana
needs further legislation OF Congress TO enforce IL ana
two months after the Judgment now being revised was
delivered Congress passed joint resolution providing
for the removal OF all lnelgiOe oincers showing tnas nay
and also providing the for their removal by
the military. The Court said the Supreme Court had
unanimously concurred In the opinion that a prisoner
sentenced by judge dc Iaeio though not judge de ,
could be reached by hdbeds corpus The decision OF
the District Court reversed, and Cser GTlnn was
remanded 10 the State authorities.
In the United States Circuit Court this morning peter
Phillips, TO be hung next Friday upon writ OF hGoeds
corpus. remanded 60 the State authorities. on the
ground that ho was sentenced before the Fourteenth
Amendment was promulgated.