The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-02

Adjourned until tomorrow morning, at II
o'clock.
SUPREME CoURT OF THE DISTRICT OF Co.
LuxmIA.-All the justices Of the Supreme
Court of this District sat In bane on yes
| teyday. =
/Joseph T. X. Plant made an application
to be appointed a commissioner Of this
court.
The Chief Justice said that the court had
considered this application, and they wished
him to say that they considered Mr.. Plant
fully competent and Intelligent enough to
discharge the duty Of commissioner. They
had, however, determined not TO depart from
the rule they had established In relation to
such applications. That rule was to bestow
these appointments upon members OF the
bar exclusively.
\ CONSTABLE APPOINTED. -
o. Kimmell was appointed county con-
stable.
THE MONTANA NAIL CASE.
Altman vs.. Huntley. The argument In
this case was concluded by Mr.. N. Wilson.
The Court took the papers and held the case
under advisement.
Adjourned.
Confederate Treasury Hoiss-They are He'd 10
Haze Been Valid Currency In The sosah Dur
Harrington vs.. Smith Il Hartley. This
action was upon a note for tlo,ooo, made at
| Montgomery, Alabama, 10 November, 1864,
payable one day after date. The note was
land The defence was that at the date Of the
note there was no lawful currency In circuia'
ton In Alabamai that the medium OF ex-
OF the Confederate States, and that the con.
tract was made with the understanding and
| agreement that II was to be discharged In those
States.
The court below held the contract In the
note to be wholly Illegal and void, hsyins do,
treasury notes: Appeal was taken to this
court, where It was now decided, the Chiei
Justice delivering the opinion.
q de Jdeio government. whose power over the
citizen was such as to relieve him from all re-
iS5 sy In 1%
money the Confederate notes were deemed to
be. The note being for Confederate money
money %s' he Gsd q ssSas I1s
The jadsnent wa, reversed aud tho cause
conformity with the opinion. ---
Virginia iaDi In respect 81 foreign insurance
Samuel ID, Paul vs.. the state OF Virgin
The plaintiff In error was indicted under tn,
law of Virginia for violation OF her insur
hnce laws regarding persons acting as insur
license. The plaintiR acts for certain New Yorl
companies, and had applied fora license, bu
had been refused because his eompsnie. Ia.
not complied with another statute OF TIT
State, requiring certain deposits Of bonds to b.
within the State, The piain,ir In error wa
! affirmed the conviction.
The defence was that these laws OF Yirgini
are unconstitutional, because In violation o
7 the citizens OF each State shall be entitled 4
all the privileges OF the citizens OF the sewers
States, and the further clause prohibitin
| At fra
Of commerce. Mr.. Justice Field new deiivere
the opinion Of the court, holding that thos
= | laws were not in violation OF either clause o
: the Constitution mentioned. The corpora
h tons OF the different States are not citizen
outside OF the limits OF the State creaiin
= to refers and applies Only to natural person.
|, | nor are Insurance policies articles Of cor
; meree In any respect. They are simply cor
them. That clause Of the Oonstitutl lon foste
Ing commerce is not, therefore, violated.
!. The judgment below WAS aihrmed:
! haHdamus TO eJorss eonrad OF me Seie
Furmnn, Green OF al. vs. The Clerk OF Dayi'
son county, Tennessee. In 1883 the Legislstur
of Tennessee created the state Bank OF Tel
L nessee, guaranteed Its circ ulation, aud pledge
itself to take the bills OF the bank in pay meI
flakes, In 1866 the reconstr uoted state,
her Legislature, repealed so much OF that la
l. as guaranteed the. circulation aud stipulate
to receive the Issues Of the bank in payment !
taxes. In 1866 the plsintiffs in error applied
4 the clerk OF their court for = license as Who'll
sale merchants, and rendered the bills Of III
bank, issued before the repeating act OF 1856
aud even before the rebellion. The clerk d
n Giined to take the bills because they were NJ
j. at par, and refused the license. MandamI
WAS applied for to compel the clerk to AcceI
the money and grant the license, which WI
Iefused, and appeal was taken to this court
: II Is now held that this obligation OF III
l. state to receive these bills for taxes existe
10 until the repeal, at least, of the law eata
!; fishing the court. These bills were issued h
In fore the rebellion, and the question OF III
effect OF that act upon them was therefore nc
involved, The state was under obligation
= therefore, to accept this money and grant tn
u license. The judgment lien was reversed an
J. the cause Temanded, with directions to III
court below TO Issue the writ OF mandAmu
q Mr.. Justice Davis delivered the opinion,
number OF other opiniOns were delivered
I'd having only a local interest.
o. Hon Thomas Ewing was In court during u
10 day, and appeared to be 10 his usual health.
o. o. SPIoER, 45S Ninth street, between
aud + streets, has just received lot ,
choice Butter In both large and small paei
a ages. Special inducements In price,
I. "BURT's SHoEs."-Burts beautiful httil
N boots for ladies, any style or width A
y Immense new stock Just received ~ ia
IL trells, $40 Seventh street, corner OF street
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