New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-31
WASHINGTON.
Continued Illness of Admiral Porter

Continued Illness Of Admiral Porter.
WASHINGTON, March 3d. Commodore
Porter is more comfortable, but his friends
have little hope.
The Deficiency Bill
The Committee on Appropriations is con.
sidering the deficiency b'l. Attorney Cen
eral Williams was before them, explaining
about the $4,000 deficiency for United
States courts.
The South Carolina Taxpayers.
The South Carolina taxpayers delegation
visited today Vice-President Wilson,
the Cabinet officers, Senators CARPENTER,
icans. They repOlt that they were every
where received with marked cOnsiderst ion
and expressions of cordial sympathy. Their
memorial will probably be presented to
Congress tomorrow. - .
Supreme Court Decisions.
In the case of the United States against
Jonas from the Circuit Court for the dis
trict OF Louisiana.-The government sold
tract Of land to Jonas at public sale, and
rendered him deed from Solicitor Banfield;
this he declined to accept, on the ground
that 1t did not appear that the Secretary
OF the Treasury had authorized the
sale. Hereupon the government resold the
property for less sum than bid by Jonas
and brought this action to recover the differ
ence. Upon this state of facts it was held
below, and is affirmed here that Jonas was
not in default and was not therefore
liable, because there was nothing to
show that the consent of the secretary
had been obtained; and it is said that if the
sale had been delegated to the solicitor
alone, and its exercise contded to his dis
cretion. his acts would carry with them
prima facie evidence that they were with
the scope OF his authority; but where the
power Is divided there must be Joint action
before any presumption can arise.
Mr.. Justice Davis delivered the opinion.
In the case of the Dubuque and Sioux
City Railroad Company VS.. Richmond and
others, from the Supreme Court of Iowa,
the court sustains a contract made between
the parties in 1860, in pursuance of WI 'ch
the defendants have erected an elevator at
DUBUQUE for the use of the company on a
stipulation that they shor'd have the hand
ling OF all through grain at one cent per
bushel for term of fifteen years.
The company sought to avoid the con-
tract on the grOnnd tlat it was cont ary to
public policy to allow the defendants to be
tax gatherers on the grain coming over the
Mississippi at Dubuque, and in conflict with
the acts OF June and July, 1866, regular 1g
commerce among the several States.
The decision is, that VILE these acts
were designed to remove L.ammels on i'm
portation between different States previ- |
ously exi sting, and to prevent the creation |
Of such trammels in future, they were not
intended, even if it were competent for |
Congress to authorize, to invade the do
main OF private contracts, and annr' all |
such as had been previously made on the |
oasis of existing legislation.
Mr.. Justice Field delivered the opinion.
The Galveston POstofIlce.
Senator Flanagan and Marshal Ochiltree |
lad an intery Jew with the President to-day.
t is rnde stood the President has request !
ID the Postmaster General to instruct |
'heatridge to investigate the alleged sheriff |
of Mr.. Hall; pending this u
Iestigation there will be no action taken in |
he Galveston postotfice affairs.
The Southwestern people here are all |
vell.