The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-20

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The Great Spring Freshet.
Discoveries of New Iron Fields
Ohio Legislators at the Capital.
The Supreme Court and Legal Tenders.
Financial and Commercial
Etc, ETC.. ETC.. Etc, Etc.
Discoveries of New Iron Fields
Ohio Legislators at the Capital.
The Supreme Court and Legal Tenders.
FROM WASHINGTON.
The LegaI-Tender Cases.

Despatch TO the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, April 20-In the Supreme
Court of the United States this morning. Mr..
Chatfeld of the counsel for the appellants in
the cases of Latham and Deming against the
United States, declared that the appellants had
determined their own appeals in these cases,
and, therefore, moved to dismiss them, and filed
notice OF withdrawal There were present
Attorney General Hoar for the United States,
and Messrs. Chatfeld, McPherson, and Merri-
man for the appellants The Hon. Clarkson s.
Potter was also in Court by leave, to discuss the
legal-tender question If heard. After the motion
was made to dismiss, Attorney-General Hoar
expressed his opposition to it; but desired, in
case the Court concluded to dismiss these ap-
peals, to grant the motion he made last week to
rehear Mr.. Potters case-that of Hepburn vs.
Griswold-which was still undecided.
He urged that the argument ought to be heard
involving so many important interests, and espe-
cially in view of the fact that the fourteenth
amendment of the Constitution has been rati-
fed. The Legal-tender act of Congress, and the
validity of this issue of the public debt, to the
full measure of its statutory qualities could no
longer be questioned in the courts.
Justices Miller and Bradley suggested doubts as
to the rights OF the appellants to withdraw the ap-
peals, and asked for conference. After brief
conversation among the judges the Chief Justice an
nounced that the court would retire for consulta-
ton, which they accordingly did.
They returned in few minutes, when the Chief
Justice said the motion to dismiss the appeal was
unanimously concurred in by the Court as the abs0
lutte right OF the parties, and he at the same time
announced that the Court had determined to deny
the motion of the Attorney General for a rehearing
in the Hepburn and Griswold case This is the case
in which the Court heretofore decided that the
Lega-tender act s invalid as to contracts made be-
fore its passage.
The Chief Justice said as the reason why the re-
hearing was desired was that none OF the four
Judges now on the bench who concurred in the
opinion in that case desired to have the case
heard under the rule OF the court, without the con-
sent of some one Of the judges who cencurred In
the decision Of a case, it could not be reheard.
Justice Bradley said according to the practice to
could not be dismissed without the consent Of
the other party but as the practice OF the supreme
Court was ne n naa nee
as it was heretofore made In the Hepburn-Griswold
case.
In one Of these two appeal cases withdrawn, that
OF o. B. h o. S. Latham vs the United States, the
Court OF Claims had ruled, as conclusion OF law,
that the United States notes offered to and received
by the claimants were legal tender in payment OF
any debt due the claimant in the premises, whether
due under the special contracts set forth In petition
or in any other manner whatsoever The Especial
contract" above referred to contracts in which
the Secretary OF the Treasury in the years 1855 and
1856 agreed behalf OF the United States to pay to
the Lathams good and lawIul money or the coin OF
| the United States.
this morning the counsel for the appellants instead
of proceeding to argue in support OF their appeals
moved to dismiss the same, and the motion was
allowed, so that the judgment of the Court OF Claims,
including the points above stated, remains undis-
turbed as valid Judgment of the law OF the laud.
| The Ohio Delegation.
Special De8putcH 10 Ihe EUeJltTJ Iete9TGpR
WASHINGTON, April 20.-The members of the
| Ohio Legislature, with their friends, are CON-
fortably quartered at various hotels, and are
| creating quite sensation. At 10 o'clock this
morning they proceeded in a body to the White
| House, accompanied by Senators Sherman and
| Thurman and Congressman from Ohio. Arriv-
| ing at the East Room, they were first intro
duced to Senators Thurman and Sherman by
| General Schenck.
The President, with Secretary Cox, made his
appearance about halfpast 10, when the mem
bers of the Legislature were severaly introduced
| by Senator Sherman and General Schenck
After shaking hands with the President they
were conducted through the Executive Mansion
by General Dent. They then made the tour OF
the public buildings and were introduced tc
various members of the Cabinet winding ur
with visit to the Capitol. During the morning
they were photographed in groups, by Brady, al
| his gallery on Pennsylvania avenue.
This evening receptions will be given in theil
| honor by Senator Sherman, General Schenck
| and General Sherman. Tomorrow morning. a.
| 10 o'clock they will take boat and proceed K
Mount Vernon. In the evening, after returning
from Mount Vernon, they will be given granC
reception at the Masonic Temple by the Ohio
State Association. The members of the Legis
lature are pronounced a fne-looking body o
men, and they are behaving themselves will
great dignity and decorum.