, 1875-04-24

Shepherd Won't Guk Iatm-'Tic Dis-
Irlck Q0t1rt Fins Not rlkuictfOi.

Shepherd Won't GUk Ihtin-Thc Dis.
trlct Gourt fsns Not lurlsuictsoii.
New YonK, April 2i.-Ih tho cass Of Charles
A. Dana, whD waa held in custody by tue Uutted
statos Alaruha!, uuder MI attachment from, thu
Supreme Court Of tho DlaLrict Of COLUMBIA for a
refusal to obey itB process, Judge DlaMhfuid to-
day delivered an elaborate opinion, dlacllarxing
Dam from custody. Judge Diatchford hotds
from AntB Of Congress, and not directly from tlo
Constitution, aiil that thore Is u0 act III exlst-
once conferrlue power on the 6upro'no Court ol
tho District Of Columbia to issue or enforce pro-
ceaa to OF III auothos dlstrict. Tho Judge, fn lls
opluiou, saysi
By the act Of Sept. a. 1885, It was enacted that all
tbs uourls of ta. ulie4 sates that
IL. tho supreme Court, Oircnit Couss, aud District
haicas corpus, a I'll osher wTits no. cspecisy pro.
vdtd for " ststutos which may be Aeee4s1Ty fur tho
10 tue principle aud uaAges Of law. Uy tns s1t sec-
tion Ut Tie Of March y l7D3 Il enacted tat
snbsrnas for witnesses Wuo nay DO requested to NJ,
rrcof n.ay run Into Any other A!aric provided that
IN csti casEs, tt6 wltursAea lvinS out of tho strci
IL Which tho Court L holing do pct ru at greater
distance than lD1 uies tron the place OF holding kuo
Uy tho stnlA section Of tho act OF Feb u, 1sol a
of tbe United tsIatsa, recognized BY at syt wvrs
In ia Circuit Coufts u ths Untti Slate. Dy iils
nth section. act Of ApE9J, 1867, The Circuit Courta of
ths United satos. cosiatu.e BY that act {Hubss.
italy IN form iu Which tuey a rclsinin) ure Invested
with all powers withln .hp sc1crsl strcls VI nv s,t-
iys circuits tl4t bs1ore Fan is, ls9, belonged to lns
Circuit Court OF the United btatcs.
uonatess hs5 power, by ths Consultation. to sxer-
lhr District Of uutnbA, ,aul uust ihst 8raut Ut pow
hA1 authority to esta1sh iu thst District,
~ asr nGs ~ " II s
are ecoutss Of tho United States. Tho Iuslsalcion
srr!sed ty the Court of tho District Of Columbia and
iSa:'1 or A' ''sF
w. - hsld " ts supFso Court n olta'Sn M =;
totiu courts Of utah. 10 ia regard to tie 1urcrn-
nelltai courts III Montaua In lIurntuuks ". Toomas
q oongrs.s r.psol'na proceedings IL eourta of tue
phtG4 atAes did lot spFly to such TesroEa! COURTS
T. 70 hoiaSG T. uvssrp4sd re tlor case O.
WALLACE 6lo1.
Judge D!atehtord goca op 10 say;
These v!ow9 necessarily apply to ths sixth section Of
W sct Of March l7ss. IL scsAs1 to subpoena. fof
tile United statea in any dtsticl thereof and which
authorizes sneh .ubpnaA Ia criminal essss 10 tnn
atauce Ie-euzcted iu &c. sid Vt ihe Asyl.tl STAT
ntss. Tue supreme Court Of TIC Di.Hc ct co!unlhia
1. thessforc not " court Of lhu untsa s'ate. with
III LIE language Of the Revived atatuss, and btu no
powss a. court Of the United States to aUn1 u cr1-
inal matsss aublrnaa for wtnesses Into dstrcts In
It rslnaius. then, 10 ssa1nias whrthsf, under llo
se!s q congEesa constituting tho sarsens Court o.
ths District e ca!ulnba, snl ceafes!!ng poweF. upo
saeb .athar4y hsa 70 tusAa.isy to tnioise sae
H. ii!
review q ths legislation IT congress III regard to sha
Criminal cousts Of lhs Distr!et VI Columbia.
Judge blatchford traced al! the laws passed
since 1929 defining the po"ers and dutses Of
unlted Rtates coufts, and the provisions of tna
law creating tho Court OF the District OF Goluu-
hia, from which tho pEocesa tasued aud posnts