New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-28
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, Monday, Dec. p, 1879.
One OF the important that has come before
Supreme Court for years will be argued In that court
On the OF January 1t from the District Court
in California and involves the right Of any State TO enact
statute excluding certain persons from landing wlthn
her borders. Some years ago California passed Ia"
prohibiting the landing Of Chinese women IN that state
subsequently % Chinese were taken in an effort
20 land Judge Field OF the Supreme Court while hold
ing court on his circuit discharged 20 Of the women
tanning the others i'll order that the case might be brought
20 the Supreme Court On account OF ts Importance
has been advanced ON toe calendar ana VIII DC at
the time stated. Attorney General PeTTepOnt VIII argue
the against the State of California; and he today
finished his brief The direct bearing OF the case is on
treaty stpuatons with China, and raises inc qes
not land on the shores OF the United STATES Judge
PenepOnt will argue that the action OF california hOt
only violates treaty provisions with China, but also
the Federal authority. CmefJustlce 1aney once az
slavery, holding that State had the hight " exclude
anybody from Ler territory.
The two Adars and the two Roses are here as dele
CATION from the Indian Territory, seeking to have Fed
sra Court established in that Territory for the trial of Of
lenses BY treaty of 1865 the Indians agreed that
such a tribunal may be provided by Congress. At pres
oenses the tory tried at Fort Smith, Ark
Instances are known where alleged criminals and wit
have been Obliged TO travel 800 miles TO Fort
Smith, some Of them horseback. At the present term
Of the court there 700 Witnesses and on the ls
Of December, l25 PERSONS Indians whites ana negroes
were In ja awaiting trial Fifteen twenty criminals
had that date been tined and sent TO tDe penithy
Tue delegation urge that much money would oe sve TO
the General Government by establishing court IN the
Indian country, and long and expensive Journeys anu
Parker subject VI praise among the law sDidhS III
dams.
Gen. b. r. Cowen Assistant Secretary of the Eterior
says In regard the charge OF Issuing Agricultural COL
ese scrip to Arkansas defiance Of the expressed will OF
Congress "The article lacks one item OF importance to
completion OF the history namely the fact that the
and bonds Of Arkansas held by the Secre
sry OF the Interior IL lrGe' %slS Viii an aTrange
before the Agricultural scrip was released lhOuXh
not completed till aerward. Tie Secretary OF the lnte
holds the bonds at this time There was no nm
propnety in the action Of the Department IN regard 70
The matter and the whole transaction WAS REGARDED ~
the time aud Is still upheld as proper, regular ana
ktriotiy legal"
Messrs Webb 4 Yznags filed bill to-day for Dmon
Hubbard Of San Francisco against Osgood Stetson
Senator Cole, Secretary Brstow, and Controller r. W.
Taylor Injunction to prevent the payment to or
by defendants Of certain moneys. During the war, Hub
bard purchased certain goods IN Boston, which were cap
tHed by the Rebel vessels Alabama and Fl0rlda lie
filed O claim in the Alabama Court and in 1870 he az
sgned IT Osgood stetson to secure loan Of 5000
Hubbard claimed that the assignment WAS made rs col
lateral but OsgOOd StesOn claim that 1t was bona
nde purchase by them. The Alabama Court dismissed
Hubbards claim and awarded the assignees $1,000 and
Hubbard now applies to the Equity Court OF the DISTRICT
oiColmnba-
The published report that some forty clerks in tho
Patent Office served with notices of summary dis
issal the day before Christmas Is No dismiss
ais made that day, have any been ordered
for several weeks except IN few individual cases The
enees oi the secretary OF te INFERIOR Asseo ~ ne
interior Department have day been removed from tne
OF the budDg " the southern front IN the corner
heretofore occupied by the Commissioner OF Patents and
hs immediate assistants, who now move TO the rear
The Railway Mail Division Of the Post-Ofice Depart
nent will hereafter require all railway postohce clerks
and route agents ~ stamp the word mssenF on every
tter newspaper into their hands errone
eusy having been found that this practice In some Of
the large pOstOioes has proved beneficial in stimulating
the Inquiries and complaints the part OF the public
which considered desirable IN regard 10 all short
eOEugs in the service Two thousand hsndstamps have
been procured at small expense for tbs purpSse and VIII
shortly be distributed.
There foundation for the rumor In st. Louis, No.
That Mr.. hsT1scal. the Mexican Minister, has made
contract With Gems Shelby and Bacon Montgomery for
emigration 10 Mexico. Mr. Nariscal says he has In
strucons into such agreements AMI there
Official agency for emigration 10 Mexico established In
this country.
The President has appointed Edgar Mills and Christie
phcr Green OF Sacramento, and Jacob Ref Of Auburn
Cal, commissioners examine and report twenty
additional miles Of the California and Oregon Railroad
beginning st Vius, Tehana County, Col, and making
Total OF ll7l2 miles reported completed up To date
devotional meeting. under the auspices Of the No.
mans Temperance uHoD held last evening, having
Eor s object to plead against the use Of Intoxicating
liquors at New Year calls.
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