, 1873-09-19
CREDIT MOBILtER,
Hearing on a Motion to Dismiss thu
Cases in the United States Circuit
Court ut Hartford.

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: Special Dispatch to Tho Chicago Tribune.
HARTFORD, Ct, Sept. 1s.-Tho Circuit Court held
half an hours session this morning. This Court ruled
that tho motion to dismiss, in tho Credit hlobtliol
caBes, should 10 1rst heard, and TINT all argument.
must be closed BY tomorrow night counsel to nppor.
t!on their OWL tins. Rowland G. Hazard read d
brief in his behalf. Attorney General Willisms
and tho full Government counsel wero prostnt; also
William Maxwell Evsrts, associated with Curtis i
BARTLETT Sidney Dartlostt r. D. Hubbard, Louis Bris-
fhe Court resumed It's M sessions @ Sta' nt o'clock in Tho
afternoon Mr. Evarts spoke for nearly two hours,
proving ths Ct Tho act under which
nut living within tho District Of Connecticut. He lai
especial ress the nets Of 49, aud tho arttco Of Tia
also, tho act TINT person could bo held to an
swes n any eonrt except within bis own district; also
ho act iss whereby II is 1es0d not that
single pe1son-the Attorney-deneral- bring
tho suit wherever ho, peascs. Eo characterized
sn i waa hospsby antor{aaed It's vssits la 'uda Fht
not bo unfreluant. 1t was dangerous persons and
property, "aa wholly unwarranted, unprecedented,
The roen vaa crowded. md tho remarks we're ro-
position untonabc. MT. Ashton took lcss than an
hour Ho Wa 90 unwe that ho got through the argu-
n MI ;osy nss.y followed few nato'' whom tho Court
Perry confined hmsoH to the bill, apd said nothing
81 the legality OF the net reply to Evarta. Perry
Attorney General Williams, 0urts, and bartlett speak
MAa71onn. Sept 1s.-rho Court resumed session a.
$50 p. m. The Government was renrssonted by
Attorney-dcuera William and MesarH Perry, Jenckes
IT, az ashon Judge ,a m oas aS hs on Sidney Dart
resented trty-threo Of the defeuanta who have nled
motion to dinmiea. Ten other defendants will also be
controlled hy tho decs!ona Oh this general argument
Tho Hon. William III. Evarts opened his argument by
saying: Thia suit is brought Under authority of tho
expiring Congress- pQitRtal with it8 ranutatfon
It has no precedent no attendant, mud will have no
ha Il: IL s10ff ns '9 81 h01 o .a 5r.
casseh.those defendants III their own right those as
adm!nistrasors and interpretations outside Of Con-
Of Congress under tho Constitution By special act
Of retrospecyc legsnsion to athorizo suit III belaf
Of the Government againas certain dcsiynatcd indi-
respect Of tho suit from tho operation Of o goneral
md esta1lished law OF tho lan both Of procedure aud
now rs. sren from tkoso % herutetoro a1p ad unI s IN
force for the government Of all ether suits and Ill s
.sst .sf Of tt ts people o. tho United s!ses e
particular person. ndt appcabio to ii orsons Il SIM.
over ner1oua aud corporations now moving for dis
m!ssa save III this very case, supposed to be war
fanea T. 6y e act of and ha , .ct Of oonseas
80 unconstitutional mud void that Congress could no.
confer upon the Attorpey0 power to determine
70 Congress-; that administrators equally protected
from deprivation Of right without due pEoccsa Of
law, aud that m administrator appointed In 9Ato
y not liable to DO tried In that capacity Of tho uria
diotion Of The State by whose authority 10 wes ap-
Eolnto. Thia s also applicable to executors deriving
tA0!r poW0ra from lettcrs tcstameutary.
s1r. EvartB waa followed By Mr.. Ason, who was,
soon After beginning taken alt9ony ack. Tho Court
offered to suspend, but he still argued for sou,o timo,
until he was finally compelled to STOP.
Mr.. perry followed, as senior counsel for the doV-
n,encel speaking. 1t meets Tomorrow 1t 4. H.,
wien ar, Perry Will rcaume his argument.