New-York tribune., 1873-03-13
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
CONSTRUCTION OF THE XIYTH AMENDMENT.
by TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEl


by TELEGRAPH To THB TRIBUNEl
WASHINGTON. Wednesday, March y. 1873
The Supreme Court OF the United states will soon
decide three very important already argued
coming the provisions OF the first section Of the
xIvh Amendment 20 the Constitution. AS this section
has yet construed by the Court the importance
he decision on the cases cannot be overstated The
Of these three cases is known the NewOrleans
saugeI-house case. The Legislature OF Louisiana, IN
ls chartered an organization known the Slaughter
Euse Company, and conferred upon II the exclusive
r-at Of providing all landing places for live stock
coming 20 SewOrieans. and also gave II the exclusive
nght OF building and furnishing OF ali buildings
wherein The killing Of animals for food should be
allowed. The corporation was required 70 pro
vide. under penalty, sufficient landing room
81d adequate quarters for the slaughter OF
s animals required for food in the city The butchers
SewOreans claim that this act Of the Legislature Is
81 exclusive privilege and that the restraint them s
svoon Of the section Of the Constitution cited above,
Which Is ar follows No state shall make or enforce
any lsW which shall abrdge the privilege immuuiues
o, ctzeus OF the United states, shall any State de-
pye any person Of e liberty or property without due
pOcess Of law, deny person within us iuris-
lS0u the equal protection Of the laws Another case,
nvoiv ~ the construction OF that portion Of the
scon abOve quoted which las been argued is that OF
5arieiueyer t The state OF Iowa The piant1n calms
pai under that section he can recover the value
.o' certain hquOrs belonging TO him which were
5d aud destroy ed under the State prohDltory liquor
law The thrd case is Important setting the question
= 70 The citizenship Of women and indirectly AZ 70 sur
Iagt, anc entitled Mrs. Myra Bradwel Of Chicago
a.. tHe slate Of Illinois" Mrs. Bradwell, who pub
Asoes a creditable law magazine made application for
s1mlssOn the Tor the purpose OF praCticng
law She was refused not or the ground that she was
DOT learned IN the law and fully competent bat because
se was woman. The question 10 be decided whether.
under the following paragraph in the Ist section Of the
fourteenth Amendment. woman Is citizen Of the
Ilsed ates. All persons born nsturalized IN the
C1ens VI the United states and Of the state wherein
ny reside" IL s expected that the Court will nnisn
Is Dusiness 80 as 70 adjourn by The lst Of NAV.
SENATOR COMBINES PERTTNACITY.
Although he has three times been Repubi
can ana that body adjourned de- Senator
Conkling Is sill on the warpath pursuit OF Sergeant
atArns French. The patronage OF this Office ia o0nsd-
cradle. ana though IL is nomialy disposition
gentleman Who nils II, u IL really distributed among
Republican Senators, each Of his private sec
rsary on the rolls a. assistant dOorkeeper messenger
clerk and thus hls services al the pube ex
Deuse Nj COnkng has had shz-e Of the patronage
though be has in instances dispensed IL in ae
eordance with any sound principles OF civil service bur
IN hs contest with Mr. Morton leadership NJ the
Senate NJ. COnkling s determined % take advantage
Of every circumstances that assist him II he could
have Mr Kennedy Of Chautauqua Co, n. Y, his par.
Ucuar friend. elected Serseantat Arms, the latter
would lse under so many obligations 10 him that while
toe fayOntes OF other Senators would have 70 be
taned Mr COnking would gei the lions share OF the tat
places aud control an other appointments. No one NOT
familiar 9Th the influences thAt are used 70 control
senator's m their action appreciate how much this Is
worth II Mr. CouklIng could dismiss clerk Of any
oelatOr who refused vote az lt desired OF reward
senator who supported one OF his measures win an
Extra place Tor friend, would ada
Rrcdty 70 his power. and no one dOAbih thai
Ae would take .ovata0e Of H. Mr French las
r.ta seAo seilaEo ~ -, - i,o..t,se hs
would not allow himself % be used Oy 1r Conklng ne
A' nearred hls dspeasure There ar also some iacts
1',a some Of the men whom Mr.. C0nklIng has Kept
1'et Tine seuate which are not exactly complimentary
~ sstHef M. Csnklings plan now Is tgcQnFsfs Dy
tAirai aud promises. enough Of those who have sup
ieftso kf. French and then call another caucus hls
1~ were very inaustIIo0slS al WORK TINS aterh0OA'