, 1875-02-19
AtaENDATORY ACTS.

INTERPRETATION OF TIE CONSTITUTIONAL FRo-
VISIONS Dr TIE noCsr JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
speetas Dtspatsh 10 The chfaaao Tt.aute.
ePl1S1ylH1D. Fob. 18.-Connolly will make bis
report tomorrow on tic cona.itutlonalsY Of the
amendatory statutes in Which tho original statute
is nos embodied. Tho report Ia a. follows:
Tns Comuittce Of judiciary, in rnapause to tie fol-
lowing resolution Of ths House, ysa.:
It il re.ostd, That tue cJmu'lttee On tho Judiciary
hs 70 sonR a aaa tep .ae ,ios 81 ~
read. therein .. follows: "Antf 10 Inv shall l's
Lw reyt.sd or the secttoa amended su ba ia1estta
Tue scope and object Of this resolution ne under
stand 10 b. to seaulrs report 10 the proper mode
10 lie requirements x i'll eon.ttat!on. psos.ion.
Does this raris!on rolnlse he anenatory at 10 srt
~ Te9s sauesosly sac sesreo
e smesnis, n ~ E. ef a p,osis9n t IT sas
s os f9 70 T. !. 1sf he
eanot 10 sa!d 10 abaolulaiy ssltle ua he courts
ia hS p.5sa. is T. u, n.es..ry 'bs 1s
hsst paaael upon and construed by tie Ltgis-
can posai1y a.iss n the outts; hui after essiaya
eons.snctson "a. bcen Ius upon an ambiguous coI5t
sdopteI !, asrs t aoa ios a eoa..4
aI length of lime, tle courts Invariably scguieace u
to ayssshrow i y tho nos nessya reasens ''sss'
J,,dse Cooley. IN hs eseaiant wSsk On 'con,tilu.
s ma!a,ea; psxs g.. ~ upon III. aao!sst.
curfra eonsesupossneoualy with ths so.ilon Of lie
understand tho intention Of tbs uIfu1neut il Ii mol
u be denied thss strong Prssntnpon e1!se that Ii
o. thts ground alous tas suprsma Court Of tho
United Bsaes III tue case q ntswart Laird. Ctanc,
Usart Lid .ho Hight uuder Tho Constitution to 1T :;
Circuit Judges In thts caso tae couts ssY: "It Il
aae!sn 70 osrye shss pfsfss, I'D asnssssnse
vii, tue organization Of ts jullc'. .ssten aGold III
t,ressbs answer, aud hAs tuhsed h1ed tls oons.fuc
tiop His contemporary inte prot4tlon Of ,hs 1oat
fSsciLe nature Th|s practical sloaiion u TOO sFons
md oLatinsts 10 10 controlled" ~0.
asatss ia ths uol1u, abound IN alall!af d,cisiaus
tson.i pso,isoas, sn.aa aud saops ths sopstustion
placed upon thetn ~ Congress Or w. LeRistatales.
Il II: se e ass ,s.ts,
privileges insy ne formed unosF esIsf*l hxs but
shall not 10 cErate5 ty spa ta acts s.ss1 foI mlui 4
ias Ge,s1u. Is.snby. thu oDtcets Of !hs corporation
cannot be a!talnea under general l4~s."
taIs section special sci Of would mi
30 constitutional nnloss Tho dsncr4l Assembly pas.ng
preamble Of ohsFx.s ths'. ~ i. Jaaaa*at stitef
qf hs eo4poyation could not b atanti b. ctAs'as
I posats 81 ihs IinSt. centsa @ K11oai Company ~
pissed, with pres.nhls 70 that steef, !rspsssd by
and placed lhsss II ts instance Ut Judge Hftsse ult
tbs legllutes, unl that Constitution u not Uni.
furuly onerSs that rula, Gy means aud u 1879
th!s clause e.nc btsoss ous Hupreos Court tps con-
s.suctlon In ths Of Johnson Tho joliet Cnl-
| csgo ll4tlsoad Company, y III. p. :o', and iu
that cass tbs Court hy brrese, Judge ~:
III u nov too iats 70 mike this objection. tiaee
| By tta acton Ut The 4enstul Assembly, under A1a
clause spse1a aets hsve Letn long ores cf shs
day. and thu lulang pssMoa with every 1egtslature
| wAich Asa convened ludss tha Constitution, until
sr,r ~ II nf this description ali huge AID niMhaca
volume, aud Important aud yAlaahs lights sIo clans-
e. saasi tas no, etal Rsesa 3 eu@psnS %
wss pes1 hsrs by Tbs writer Of tLia 6pintou, md
would hass tsudared II Rsces4ry iu every subsequent
set N1t ths Le6tuxs u thsiF xiadoua Lave tAuuxAI