New-York tribune., 1871-05-02
T. s. SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
CONsTITUTIoNALITY OF THE LEGAL TENDER ACT
THE REVENUE LAWS OPERATIVE IN IN
DIAN TERRITORY.

CONsTITUrIoNALITY OF THE LEGAL TENDER ACT
THE REVENUE LAWS OPERATIVE IN IN
DIAN TERRITORY.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-There WAS a large
gathering Of tho members of the Bar present at the
Supreme Court Chamber to-day, including Solicitor
General Brisow and Senators Trumbull and Cole as
was known the Court would announce many opinions
nrepared during the weeks recess previous to adjourn
I'm until the 10th OF October next All the Judges were
on the bench with the exception OF Mr. Justice Nelson
who ia absent from the city. The ChiefJustce retired
at about O'clock none Of the opinions being announced
by him. -,,,,,rn ,r-
At o,clook Mr. Justice Clifford read a brief paper in
e loea, tender cases of Knox agt Lee and Parker AZ
Davis, as follows
In these two cases two questions were heretofore @
directed to be argued, namely fTs; is tne acs oi or
Contracts made before its passagci Second is IL xau
as applicable to transactions since Its passage tee
onestions have been considered by the Court,
and both have been decided ~ & tne pssacb1.
sets in the case OF Parker agt Davis Is therefore az
frmed and the Judgment OF the circuit SU. " I Ino
United states Of the Western DSit Oh iesag sse
Nelson clifford end Field dissent from the majority
OF the Court upon both anu s 70
tracts made before the passage 10 ne %
sttuton and yod ana aso ts .ppcabe TO Contacts
made since its passage. The opinion OF the court ah
tho reasons for dissent will be read before the close II
VIZ GOLD CONTRACTS.
Tn Dunning ag- Sears and others, two cases nom
tbc supreme Court OF Michigan, the contracts were for
the delivery of specified weight OF gold, solyable as
coined money The Court below held that they were dis
cSarCed bv the payment treasury nOtee equivalent III
rket vaue To the value Of coined money OF the stpu-
lated weight OF pure gold. This Court reverse that
dncut holding that IL should have been entered Tor
coined dollars and parts Of dollars In accordance with
mo dccision in Bronson agt Rhoades and Butler sgt
Horwitz Il Wall, 229 and 26s MI Justice strong dey-
cred the opinion.
INDIANS LIABLE Foa REVENUE
Tn Roudiuot agt. tho United States the question
was whether the revenue tax the claimants tobacco
uas legally laid the claimants being Indians within the
Indian eouutry The Court sustain the tax and that
the act xtends the laws the Indian Terri
torr, only as to liquors and tobacco In all other re-
snects the Indians exempt As regards those articles
only the duties exacted as from our own ctt
,ens The burden must rest somewhere. Reye-
nne ia iud spensibe Ia meet the public necessities
4. that this small portion OF II should fall
non he Indians The frauds that might otherwise bo
there by Others with and without the guise
~ Indian Names and simulated Ownersnip Is also
sidaration NOT without weight. No npuiatlon Is made
non the claimants In "a not free from doubt and
dfrulty they acted under honest mtappreh hensi0n
~ their egal right. The Judgment below was affirmed
Mr. Jnstice swayne delivered the opinion of the Court
Tustices Davis and Bradley dissented.
number of other OF minor import nee were de-
eided The civil rights from Kentucky the in
yolyna the constitutonalty OF Mr brakes auendment
against The considerations VI the eject of pardon and