, 1873-03-13
WASHINGTON,
The Revised Senate Commit
tees---Severa1 Changes.
Test Cases on tho Fourteenth Amend:
mont Before the Supreme
Court.
The Reissue Of Greehbaeks Com.
menced to Meet Treasury Needs.
Discussion In tho Senate ON tho
Caldwell Cnse.

WARRINGTON; u. O., MRrbh 12:-Tho burr6nla
Court Of tho United States will eoon decide On
those very important cnses already Grgucd'
coming within tho provisions OF Tho first acosion'
of tho Fourteenth amendment to tho Consttu-
tion. As this section haBnot yot been construed
by tho Court, the Importance Of tho deolaion In
tho casea cannot bn ovorstatod. Tho first OF
these threo casos is known rs tho New Orleans
Slaughter 1fouso Case" The Legislature Of
Louisiand; Id 1854, chartered IN organization
known as tho " tialghter House Company" and
conferred upon 1t the exclusive right Of pro.
vidlng Ill landing places for live stock coming to
Now Orleans, and also gave. 1t tho exclusive
right. Of building and the furnishing, Of all
food should DO allowed. The corporation was
required to provide, under penalty, sufficient
landing"room and adequate quarters for tho
slaughter Of all hnima1s required for food In tho
city. Tho butchers Of Now Orleans claim this
act Of the Legislature ia ~ exclusive privilege
ahd that tho Restraint on them is violation Of
tho section Of THO Constitution cited above,
which a as follows:
No stato shall make OF enforce any law which slali
abridge tho privileges Or tmnuncs Of cizena Of hd
United States, nor shall any State deprive my person
Of lifo liberty, or property without die process Of
equal protection Of Tho laws.
Another case, also involving the construction
OF that portion Of the section above quoted,
which has been argued, is llat Of BARTENDER
against the State Of lowe: The plaintiff clainiH
Of certain liquors belonging to him, Which were
seized md destroyed undor tho State prohibit
ory liquor Law. The third case is important as
settling tho question ad' to the citizenship Of
entitled "a1ra. Myra Dradwo1l, Of Chi
cago, against tho State of Illinois,"
Mrs. Bradwell, who publishes credit
able law magazine, made application for
tising law. She was refused, not on the ground
that sho WAS not learnod in the law and fully
competent, but because she WAS woman. The
question, therefore, to bo decided is whether,
Of the Fourteenth Amendment, d woman is =
citizen Of tho United statess
All persons born nauralized In tho United 8tates,
and subee to tho Jurisdiction thereof nse citizens Of
The United staeS and OF tho stase wherein they re-
tits expected that tho Court will finish its
busineas 80 as to adjourn by the lot Of May.
aREENDAOK AE1BsuE.
Since the adjournment Of Congress- tho Secre-
tary Of tho Treasury has iasued 81 060 900 Of tho
reserved groonbaok fnnd. Mr.. Boutwell, aaya
this ia TO meet the immediate demands on the
Treasury. and las not any: behring on the con-
dition Of the money market, boing merely for
Immediate use, and to be returned in q fow days.
The funds wore necessary. in order. to pay the
ineroaae Of ealariea provided by Congress. which
amount to noarly $2,000,000.
SENATOR BOUTWELL,.
Mr.. Boutwell, received the 1lew6 Of his election
to the Senate by the Legibtrture Of KasBacGI-
setts with great sang frold, being engaged at the
time in hearing IN argument BY IN attorney in
case Of Importance: Ho continued to listen to
tho case, and performed his usual routine du-
tics. He was Congratulated by the President,
Treanurer Spinner, several membera OF tho Cab
met, and by his attached friend, Charles Sum-
ner, who visited tho Treasury for that purpose.
Mr. Boutwell, is this evening engaged III nrrang-
inn ffH E11a and 1pi11 far1ar
resignation Us Secretary Of tho Treasury. On
Friday, If his credentials arrive, he will be sworn
in, and take his sent as Benntor for six years.
There Is no onssf ay aoub ths 5ndo Rich
nrdBou, tho Assistant Secretary. will 6o pro-
motod to tho secretaryship, and that his name
WILDE sent to tho Senate before the ndjourn-
mont Si3 which will probably take place somo timo
THE CALDWELL CASE.
AS the Caldwell debate progresses, it bocomcs
more and mora evident that Morton md tho mn
jority Of tho Committee On Privileges and Elec-
tion declaring Caldwell's election to havo beon
illegal instead OF recommending expulsion, IT,
indeed, they were not tho victims
of a trick, prnctised by eomo Of tho
tor. II the debate wore disclosed two things:
First, that many Senators who believe Caldwell
guilty, and would vote to expel him, do not be-
neye that the Senate haa right to go behind
bis certificate Of election aud examine the mo-
tives that Influenced members Of tho Logela-
ture in voting for him. They hold that tho only
questions tho Senate oan ask are, whether the
body choosing the Senator was tho legal Logisla-
ture Of the Rtate or whether tho legal forms wero
compiled with. If both Of theBo questions
ara answered in the affirmative, then the Soma
tor who received majority Of the votes
WAS only and legally elected. No matter what
may have boen the character of the motives
that Influenced the members in thoir votes, tho
United States Senate, they say, can not try tho
members Of the Legislature and reyiew their
action. There la no power in tho land that can
sot asdo that action. It would 30 Just taa proper
to say that law passed by the Legislature, and
signed by the Governor. could DO declared void.
because some Of the members WHO voted
fos 1t were brlbod to do SO; In
either case, these Senators say, tho Logs-
latura can punish its membors for TO-
ceiying bribes, and the Senate. without passing
on tho validity OF tho election OF Senator
may protect itself by expelling man who has
obtained his election BY bribery: The other
thing disclosed by tho debate today was, that