New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-05
THE DUKE OF AOSTA PRESENTED
LIVELY DISCUSSIONS IN SPAIN
DAY OF MOURNING IN GALVESTON
Long John Wentworth in the Field
WASHINGTON.

Ofleans-CO.Operat1On OF BOutweII on
National Immigration COnventi0n-Ini-
pOrtant cases before the Supreme
Court-Constitutional of the Cotton
Tax Law-Constitutionality of the
Confscation Act-The Civil Rights
Bill-New Orleans Slaughterh0use
Case-AIstfon to Restrain state Courts
Two Weeks Asked by the Slau&hter-
house to Answer Judge Campbell
Motion to Dismiss the Case for Want
Of Jurisdicrion-The Hospital Tax-No
Official Confirmation Of the Armistice-
Proceedings in the Slaughterhouse
Case-An Important Texas Suit.
WASHINGTON, November 4.-There was
a full Cabinet meeting to-day, with the
exception of Delano.
Secretary Boutwell, leaves tonight.
The commanding officer at New Orleans
has been ordered to employ troops, if
necessary, to enforce the federal election
laws.
Judge Nelson will not take his seat until
December.
Nothing further has been received from
Chief Justice Chase.
Secretary Boutwell, writes the depart
ment that he will cooperate with governors
who have called a national immigration
convention
Three important cases are set for an early
hearing at the December term Of the
Supreme Court. The first involves the CON
stitutionality of the cotton tax law, and
will be argued by Judge Curtis and Mr..
Evarts against the government. The second
concerns the cOnstitutiOnality OF the cOntis
cation acts The case will be conducted by
Messrs Curtis and Gushing against the
United States. The third comes from
Kentucky, and involves the civil rights
bill. This special case being white man
tried in the United States Court for the
murder OF a negro.
Judge Black appears against the govern
ment, and will hold that it is uncOnstitu-
tonal to try in the United States Court
citizen OF u State for murder, when the State
courts are open.
The New Orleans slaughterhouse case
came up, on a motion to restrain the New
Orleans courts from interfering with the
rights of the New Orleans butchers, secured
them under the constitution OF the Cuited
States.
weeks to answer Judge Campbelfs argument
in support Of the motion.
Judge Black will move a dismissal Of the
case for want Of jurisdiction.
The Secretary of the Treasury issues in
structions that the collection OF the hospital
tax of forty cents per month, commenced
August last. The vessels subject to taxa
ton are registered vessels OF the United
States, and vessels enrolled and licensed,
but does not include whaling or fishing YES
sells not engaged in the cGasting trade of
the United States, or between the United
States and foreign ports.
No official confirmation OF the armistice
vet between France and Prussia has been
received.
TIE following statement of the proceed
ings in the New Orleans Slaughterhouse
case has been prepared by lawyer:
The first case involving the fourteenth
constitutional amendment. came before the
Supreme Court to-day, upon a motion of
Judge Campbell to arrest the action of the
State courts of Louisiana until a writ of
error, in which there was q supefsedeas,
could be heard. Jurisdiction was claimed
upon the first section of the fourteenth
amendment to the constitution mo State
shall make or enforce any law which shall
abridge the privileges or ilnmunities of
citizens of the United States, nor shall any
State deprive any person OF life, liberty or
prosperity without due process of law, nor
deny to any person within its jurisdiction
the equal protection Of the laws
The question arose on a law Of Louisiana
which gave Il monopoly of the whole cattle
business in the municipalities in New Or
leans and deprived a thousand persons of
their well established business and property
in receiving and slaughtering cattle.
Judge Campbell ably argued that the in
habitation was upon the States, hence the
court has jurisdiction under the twenty
fifth section of the Judiciary act.
The subject elected profound attention.
Judge Black takes two.weeks to answer
the motion.
No A. original, State of Texas VS.. White
Chiles ct al. In this cause Mr.. Durant filed
motion for a rule on George w. Paschal,
requiring him to pay over to the clerk of
this court, for the benefit Of the State, GER
tain sums of money received by him as
counsel in the case.
The arguments of the motion was set
down for next Friday.