, 1875-04-01
Arguments For and Against Tho Con-
stitn!ionaffty Of the Enforce
mcnt ACtSs
Prominent Points Made by David
Dudley Fold in the Latter
Direction.
W. o. kvery, Of Chicago, Named as
Commissioner Douglass
Successor.
Tho supromo Court Decision Denying
Woman tho Rig ut Of saiErago.

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tHE NfohGENGN VI ..'. ~ a1.,. -.
TEST cAsE IN TIE SUPREME COUNT
SpFe4at Ds1AEeh To 1hs Chtca5o TRIBUNE.
Waun1xoTos, D. G., March 31.-The United
Htatos S,,nrotuo Court was occnp,cd to-day in tho
l,oaring Of arguments in tho no.oa Grant parIah
case 'nso'SaoS .ne cons'na'ionaa.y " 'no 1n'
forccment net Of May 81, 1870. soiicltor-doner-
al Phillips addressed tho Court in behalf Of tho
Government, and Messra h. II. MARI of Louis
,ana' a"o nos,o Daa'oy Iro'o' u w" iosA, ~
bohais o1 'ho defendant. ilo argument OF Mr'
Phillips was OF legal and technical nature en-
t'relf. 1'e conceded that Congress- had tho pow
..;o,,,.. ~ ,na .o,.,it,t,nn., ,rrs,5.
'ialoi'' w. 'uo 'enn'lsut'o"oA ,,'1.N. ''A' a..
mcnts, anu sho 1hdlcsmoht On 'ne
detective % m ciain,od M in nth tho 10 lower Court. Mr.
1rarr and Mr. Echl af1dcd ,nnc, tn tin interest OF
s,a,- ~, aaso,a.a a1.. .hn ,nti.;,.
ansI y M n.o tnS a
TINT oil tho amendments to tho Constitution,
from tho First 10 the Eleventh. had been intcnd-
ri n nro,,,t;t tl,o f1onsr., rovorn,ncnt from TIM
cxorr;,a ~ ~ co-,n,, mr. ~ nay.ra Tho Turtnont1,
Fourteenth. md Fifteenth Amendments only
restricted tho States from exercising certain
powoys, THO rirht Of tho States
roma;nca M toforo u;,b t1a NJ.
.onasS .eass.s'a 10 sD'oio' W. Wv
seP!lon o. tho 1estnctionb eonthneo
N t1eso amendments. Congresa undor them
h1d NO power 70 enforco punitive measures
nnisanee OF the dovornment and tho iberttos OF
'no paop'o "oso ~ htsEo 10 lAe!f aec'a1on'
aus. FIELDS ARGUMENT
Has e!o1uent hnu imntossiso. 10 sa,a tna
wno!o purpose ana inolse o. ING mo amona
msnts .i "as ~ laau tne lIeedmali 70 m oqnas!ty
%a'h lao Wnites. "nen tno Mat "as over ana
IN results mado plain, tAoIe Were Two
e9aa,se sHnt.ea sai,. opGnix, un9 , VIZ 70 taxo Tue
inc ioaesal .,j.2' u9seEnmen1 ana tho other wes
sno Gaateo "thcm t was naop,ea, 20 declare that
s;e States III tiolr gndonhtea power to regulate
IT, NV" amats II n0n no1 49 r., ee1eam tnhSs
aaa M ~ esltn matters e ye a Lad aI~ays - afo .o
Iatn9a 10 tlom: II It WAS Otherwise then tho
KAole DOMAIN OF personal and political right VAS
n', .1's.,uiut1eu 20 .ne reaerM ~; uoVotnment. me
tu!ohatleht EnVo ConGfo6a THO power 70 carry
uut thelr pTosislonB ny appropriate Legislation.
tnd tao legislation e.seetod must not
ee "a -, o. t,on na.nso psoh3tnHoa Dy gu,
s1ther positively or by implication tho connec-
ao'. t!o feforrsd to the opinion OF tho su-
9ne o ssaaes e gato Io adt o. o
1Ao OBJECT OF tho constitution is mt to build up
great coatIal government &C washington, but
70 preserve tho rights OF 81! tue mempors OF the
ieaa nusarnnsah' no eGlnea thnt at tho earlier
s! ~ 10 -.-.-..--
ehesESf THE EScaoAcusESra OF THE FEDERAL
49, .,.o-,.,, @ rowkR ,
tuage Ct tl.e iate amendments dooa not Justify
s,sintaiaed tlat ths piain iatereneo Is tut Ito
, ssatea Maat 10 aone act 20 hb!tdso tho rishts
s;an M ,mnnitloa gnaran.oen by tho anaandnenta
si, ws'sih,Hou. lne Conasiation SAID no State
a. snouln L'oss hu o1.poat 1912 law or Dill OF
~ stH.u"e5: ~ Aa.o wore pfohlb;tiona TO tAn power
hrt ~ consrasa ~ ~ ~ sao Io a%enamonts
.mht1ns ..h1s. enaet logisiat!on on those
5no5esss. lhactaGn W State 10 no ground
s9s .a,st @o,agtessoua! action: Penusylyauia and
No conrts of eou,tv va,,T, .,'r ~, aor1 Hno
so say saat Conetoas could Ahyo PROVIDED courts
nt equity TOT these ssatca7 Tho wlolo duty Of
Lons!eaa anoef shoae halendmsnts IL to
fhoVtpk Eoa ENFORCING THE suLL1rY or ANT
STATE LAWs
IN doTogation OF them; to atop tho c1ccution Of
such lA"s. Juztleo Miller aslcd Mr.. HELD, II his
Meuaaei!. %aa correct congress lad no right
70 p3sa an ahlrmstlyc Legislation, what resneiy
would hove accrued to tho Kontucky negroes
mAoso cases wore recently bofofo tho Court.
ME. 14esd aaa ho dia not know tho
tAat tho ncgtoes had been dopsiyoa Of tho right
70 voto through the neglect OF refusal Of The
htato oflcets to take from tbom tho poll-tax.
shich thoy had tondofod aud tho neglooa had
:, III. Justice Miller said tho State Ind passed no
hw denylng tho right to theso mcu, mud thoro-
Tore. uudor tho Wow OF Iii. Fold, thoy would DO
h!t1ous any reusoss.
ar. Field said they had the aamo remedy as
EAtto !ncu had. TAey could enter
lheE suit in tue 6tate Court for DAM
lges. ffo eatd also TINT, il 100000 yotcrs
.t psen aocatoa entitled ttas sa the bess argument
H. ti IoJ e. nut "vttuy u tucm. II INC court,
w 6aaa, Aulua6eu tnaa enforcement not to ho