Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-01-30
THE COURTS.
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stats Of Iowa Mt. Justice field delivered tho
| opinion Of the court, revealing the Judgment Of
/ the said supreme Court and demanding the
| cause for further proceedings IN conformity with
No 81 The Nicholson Pavement Company,
plaintiff In error, Va. Chas. y. jenkins, In error
10 the yitenlt Court Of the District Of Oallfor.
MIA. Mr. Justice Davis delivered the opinion Of
the court reversing the Judgment q ne Circuit
\ 10 award = uenire faelas de novo.
No a. The Barque Delaware, Sei Nicholas
Birehard claimant appellant Va The Oregon
q he United sss for ,hs pi aS Of csior
mia. Mr. Justice Ulinord delivered tho opinion
q the court afirmlns the decree q the said
No q, original. The Commonwealth Of Ken.
tnoky petitioner, Va George 5, Boutwell, ses!e.
Chief Justice Chase announced the order Of tho
court, granting rule 70 show cause why man.
damus should not lssae 70 the defondans
No. III. The United States, appellants, vs..
John A, Klein, surviving sdminlstfator Of Vic.
tor .. Wilson deceased. Appeal from the Court
the opinion o. The court, ami ming the decree Of
the said Court OF Claims IN this cause. Dissent.
ing, Mr. Justice Miller and MI. JuS'ioO bradley.
M az A NM Al rtSSoS5n 0G PRsllsPS S
Circuit Court Of the United states for the south.
eIn district Of Alabama. Mt. Chief Justice
Chase delivered the opinion VI tho court, dis
| missing this appeal with costs.
No. ~. Lemuel W. Mason, appellant W., Ed
ward A. Rollins, Commissloner OF Iutornal Rev.
No, 50. Parker r. Mason, appellant, vs.. S. s.
Mann, Deputy Collector OF Internal Revenue,
No. 81. Parker r. Mason. appellant Va. P.w.
hArt, Deputy Collector Of Internal Revenue, OF
/ al Appeals from tho Circuit Court Of the Uni.
iet statea for the Northern district q Illinois.
/ Mhyohief Justice Chase delivered the opinion
otthe court affirming the judgments Of tho said
circuit oohrt In those cases with costs.
No. t6I The NorthWestorn Union Packet
Company, plaintiff In error, va the Homo Insur.
ance Company, In error 70 the supreme Court
orthe state Of Iowa Mr.. Uhlef Justice Chase
delivered tho opinion Of the court, Diminishing
No. b25 The First National Bank Of wash.
lnHton Of al, plaintifs In error, va the State Of
Texas. Mr.. Chlcf Justice Chase announced the
?r'ist Of court denying tho motion to dlsmlss
No, 80. The Norwich and New York Trans.
portation Company, appellants, Va William A.
continued by Mr. U. II Ingersoll Of eou nsel Tor
| tho appellants, and concluded BY Mr.. Jeremiah
Hslssy Of counsel Tor the sPPeliants.
road Company, plaintiff In error, vs. henry II.
WILTON, admlnntntor, ec. The srgnmepto Of
us cause vas eOmmeneed By MT. D. o. Howe
Adjourned until Tomorrow at II o'clock.
surREHE CouRr or rms DISTRICT or 90
LuMBIA IN GENERAL TERM-Chlsi Justice
Cartier and Justices wylie, Humphreys and
Macarthur sat in baHe at the opening Of the
| rms oHILDsyrRisr CASE.
/ Mr.. DuTant desired TO say TO tho court that he
had no digestion % = 70 hearing q the appeal in
| The Court said It would listen 10 q re-argu.
ment u the time Of the court sufneed for that
Alexander ct al. vs. Distric, Of Columbia. The
following Is q succinct rsSups Of tho case, which
attracts much attention:
The Legislature q the District q Columbia,
imposing license on trades, business and pro
iessions practicod carried on In the District Of
Columbia" which was approved Aug. %, ISL.
relevant to this case are the lollowlnEi
"Be " Enacted BY hs Leqitiaffpe lssssibiy Of
As Di,irtei 81 colHmbia. That no person shall
hereinaitor mentioned until he shall have Oh.
lalned license therefor, hs hereinafter pro
ssoo. l. AndBs % JariAsr enacted, That every
person liable for license tax who falling 70 pay
tho same within thirty days after the same haa
become due and payable, lor such neglect shall,
OF penalty Of not less than ave nor more than
my dollars, and ,ks nne or penalty for every
1See. ii. And 81 4 n0iAer enacted, That a II.
cense tar shall be, and hereby is, Imposed as
follows, that 10 10 iayr
"Foriy.Seventh. Patents shall pay twenty. ave
II i o prOcars patents shsii Be rsssrisd a;
No attempt was made 10 enforce the penalty
Of the an section, or TO interfere In any manner
Yet, on tbs asth Of September, lsTl, nearly a
month AFTER the publication Of the notice, tho
| cOmplalnanu nled their bill
l. A restraining order vas isyued, and hearing
of the case set Tor October y isIl
On that day the demurrers, ke., Of tho District
October 4 decree rendered, euioinlng the Dis
| tiiot IRON demanding or collecting from tho
pSsasndi,e q sl.hs sp a Se License fee
| out any reference 10 the class which they as.